Cowgirl Up!: Fashionable Hats and Designer Pillows at Beyond Tradition [Fashion Preview]

Published Aug. 4, 2009 at 4:06 p.m.

Pillow by Deborah Main Designs, hat by Milli Starr (photograph by La Pistola Photography) Cowboy Chic
Wednesday, August 5
Beyond Tradition Austin (221 W. 2nd. St.)
6-9pm, free
[info]This year's Austin Fashion Week has ended, but two of the event's most notable designers are keeping the glamor alive with an upcoming event...On Wednesday evening, Deborah Main and Milli Starr will show some of their fabulous Texas inspired designs at Beyond Tradition, a boutique in the 2nd Street District...

Deborah Main makes decorative pillows, often incorporating vintage textiles and accessories...For tomorrow's show, Main has created a line of pillows made from retro souvenir scarves...Laura Del Villaggio, the milliner at Milli Starr, is a Austinite who quite literally wears many hats...Milli Starr's designs range from ornate fascinators to sophisticated felt blocked cloches and flowing straw sunhats...In keeping with the Cowboy Chic theme of Wednesday's show, Del Villaggio has made couture western hats based on the classic Stetson form.

Cowboy Chic will kick off at 6pm at Beyond Tradition, a boutique specializing in artisan jewelry, designer accessories, and wearable art...To fit evening's western theme, fourteen year old fiddle virtuoso Ruby Jane Smith will indulge the audience with Americana and Bluegrass tunes. Hors d'oeuvres, refreshments, and treats will be provided by III Forks, Cantina Laredo, and RIX Chocolates...

...


Back | Read more at Austinist