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INVISIBLE STYLE Cloaking yourself in scent offers its own transformative pleasures.
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Austin’s streets ooze eclec tic fashion, so this month Tribeza's staf f is capturing look s that inspire us around Austin with our iPhones. Exhibit A : Jalen Rocha, all in white, a communications major at Incarnate Word U niversit y. “ Ever yone always wears black ,” says Rocha . “ S o I always wear white. I like what it s ymbolizes: qualit y, purit y and simplicit y.”
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rowing up, my mom laid it down when it came to five kids and clothing options. She’d point to the Sears catalog and say, “I’ll buy you clothes
from here or buy you the material to make them.” Fear struck our hearts. It was the teen years where you bivouacked between fear of peer rejection and wanting to chart your own style. My sisters and I fought for time with the solo Singer sewing machine as fiercely as we did for the last tube squeezes of flesh-colored Clearasil. There were wins and losses. Those jeans we altered with the triangles of bandana fabric inserted from the hems to the calves? Mine jutted out like pup tents without a home. That peasant blouse of eyelet lace? Don’t use cheap elastic or you’ll get sent home from school. I’ve got an old farmhouse in the country that always needs maintenance, so my weekend uniform these days is more beat-up Red Wing boots with shorts or Carhartts as I ramble the aisles of Home Depot. This ensemble silently screams, “No kidding, she’s doing it herself!” in the style department. Everyone has style. Some express it through their gardens, with music they make,
Tribeza’s 13th annual Style Week highlights our month o’ style. Gather with fellow fashionistas at a kick-off party Friday, Sept. 23, and our signature fashion show on Thursday, Sept. 29. There are shopping district-hosted events all week that will benefit Dress for Success Austin. Go to tribeza. com/style-week-2016 for the scoop.
meals they cook, art they create, the design of their homes or how they choose to nest. The people we profile in this issue are those whose fashion sense leads when you meet them. They get that first impression rose. Advice we got from a few people we profiled: it’s important to be comfortable in what you are wearing. When you are comfortable, you are more confident. And confidence in any outfit elevates you from, say, pedestrian grocery shopper to rocking the produce department runway. Austin is busting at the seams with individuals who rock their personal runways every day. Stylistas who set an Olympic-record worthy fashion pace and don’t look back give the rest of us permission to go more boldly outside of our clothes racks. They are highlighting all of you in this issue, but you know who you are. And we thank you.
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We loved working with the über talented photographer Randal Ford and his crew, John and Matthew, to shoot our style icons feature. Randal has 20 Texas Monthly covers and one Time Magazine cover to his credit. The photos inside are a real treat. This behind-the-scenes shoot pic is fashion designer Daniel Esquivel comparing facial hair with another subject, snapped on my iPhone.
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Social HOUR HASKELL HEALTH HOUSE DESIGN PREVIEW PARTY The flavors of the Philippines were brought to Austin on July 3 when the Haskell Health House held a pop-up Filipino dinner night. Chef Yana Gilbuena, a nomadic chef recently profiled in The New York Times, made meals at the Haskell Health House for guests while they enjoyed a night of culture and cuisine.
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DUCKTAIL COCKTAIL PARTY The Austin Boys and Girls Club celebrated its third annual Austin Duck Derby on July 29 with food, cocktails, speeches, photo ops with Derby Duck and even mini rubber duck races. The “yellow carpet affair” ended as a success with $80,000 in net proceeds raised for college scholarships and support for the Austin Boys and Girls Club.
HASKELL: 1. Fritz Hinze, John Teinert, Jen Weaver & Chris Pellegrino 2. Joseph Gomez 3. Michael Driska, Elliott Counts & Kristen Hoffmann DUCKTAIL: 4. Lex Beattie & Joe Barlow 5. Marcus Walls & Gina Hill 6. Jacqueline Storey, Nikki Bonner & Krissi Reeves 7. Faith Frianco & Brittany Lay
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2ND Street District hosted its annual White Linen Night on August 6, raising $13,000 for this year’s beneficiary, the Sustainable Food Center. Some of the featured cuisine for the summer party included restaurants like La Condesa, Searsucker, Alcomar, and drinks from 4th Tap Brewing Cooperative with wines from Rodney Strong Vineyards, Kobrand and many more.
AUSTIN ART BREAK: 1. Morgan & Ian Joherty 3. Rick & Jo Ann Reyna 3. Stacey Abel & Emily Wardell WHITE LINEN NIGHT: 4. Samantha McWilliams & Joe Magdaleno 5. White Linen Night 6. Nicole Jensen, Cheri Horner & Heather Hartigan 7. Mark, Kathy, Mimi Faucett & Sheli Bloemer 8. Todd Carlstrand & Thom Vaughn 9. Lauren Gray & Megan Goodman
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PAY IT FORWARD WITH DANIEL CURTIS BENEFIT On Aug. 11, the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation threw its sixth annual event with Daniel Curtis to help raise awareness and funds for spinal cord injuries. Festivities included a live performance by the five-piece female band The Mrs. and cuisine from some of Austin’s finest restaurants, such as the Carillon, Barley Swine, Odd Duck, Second Bar + Kitchen, Vox Table and more. The night ended as a success, with $54,000 raised.
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PAY IT FORWARD: 1. Jonathan Flores & Johnny Benitez 2. Party Goers 3. Rachel Lee & Weylin Lee 4. Kate Schirm & Stephanie Coseriu LAMBORGHINI: 5. Connie Saleh & Paula Davee 6. Abe Levitz & Kevin Sustala 7. Rob Estrada & Shelley Cammilleri 8. Steve Pyle & Anne Marie Pyle
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FASHIONING a Family by Kristin Armstrong I L LU S T R AT ION B Y K R I S T E N MCG I N T Y
AS A YOUNG MOM, I remember trying like
hell to get my son and twin daughters up, fed, dressed and ready for preschool. The expression “herding cats” hardly does those mornings justice; it was more like herding velociraptors. They went to a hoity-toity preschool in central Austin. The pretty mothers in the drop-off line were showered and well-dressed with fi xed hair and makeup, frothy Starbucks lattes in the cupholders of their clean SUVs. I showed up in running clothes or pajamas, with rumpled hair, no makeup and a cup of home-brewed coffee doused with almost expired creamer sloshing between my legs. The mug, made by small hands at Ceramics Bayou, wouldn’t even fit in the cupholder of my dirty car. Other children hopped out of cars with pressed
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monogrammed jumper dresses with wellcombed bobs adorned with matching giant bows, folded white lace socks and shiny black patent leather Mary Janes. And then we rolled up, always toward the end of the line. My son insisted on wearing long, baggy Nike shorts and collarless T-shirts. I gave up on preppy-ing tribeza.com
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O N E T E AC H E R R E P R I M A N D E D M E FO R S E N D I N G [ MY DAU G H T E R S ] TO SCHOOL IN POTENTIALLY FLAMMABLE, PERILOUS, INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL.
him, and turned my attention to my darling
flammable, perilous, inappropriate material.
I swear her tan buns closed on the outside of
little girls. I bought them cute dresses and
Mid-divorce, I wasn’t in the mood for that, and
her shorts hem like a clam. I nearly drove into
laid them out, hopefully, on their closet floor.
so, on my last sparking, fraying nerve, I invited
the curb, and I am middle-aged woman whose
They were having none of that. The only things
her for coffee at our house to see if she could do
recent blood work suggests I am rather low on
they would wear — for the better part of a
better. For some reason, she never showed. I felt
testosterone.
year — were green rubber frog rain boots, and
legitimately proud of myself for getting my kids
And don’t even get me started on “ACL
flammable pastel tulle Target princess dresses.
to school, relatively on time, at all, ever. Every
fashion.” My girls comb the internet for months,
They adamantly refused all else. Just as they
step forward was a major victory back then. I’d
looking for the perfect festival attire, which
refused to have neatly combed or parted hair,
peel out of the circle drive, knowing I had three
usually means jean shorts with a cropped tank
pigtails, braids, barrettes or bows. “No, Mama,
precious hours before I was back in line again,
top, or an off-the-shoulder Free People number
NO!”
usually still unshowered.
that is going to cost me a number. I want to
You may raise a smug eyebrow here, wondering how small children can successfully
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My girls have had their own unchangeable style ever since.
stomp my foot or roll my eyes, but I remember being young and beautiful and unaware and
rebel against parental authority. Remember
Teenage girl style is intriguing. It seems my
free. They are so lovely. I miss the frog boots
the old cartoon “Wonder Twins”? Where the
twins currently favor a long, one-length, thick
and syrupy hair. They are so excited to grow up
superhero twins would yell, “Wonder Twin
curtain of hair that hangs more than midway
that they cannot fathom why I’m nostalgic. I try
powers activate! Form of … an iceberg!” (or
down the back of their Seaside T-shirts.
to explain how that is my style, how I’ve always
whatever would handily thwart the enemy at
The T-shirt is size large and formless, and
been the observer, the chronicler, the historian
hand). Well, my wonder twins would activate
no one knows for sure if there are shorts on
and the seeker of meaning and metaphor. I
their powers and transform themselves into the
underneath because there is nothing but a long
try to stall time by rooting in the present and
Great Wall of China, a tsunami, a tornado or a
expanse of legs between the T-shirt and their
reflecting on the past. My baby girls are about
forest fire. So they ate sticky waffles off paper
Converse sneakers. The shorts are so short
to start high school. They are more than ready.
plates in the car wearing princess dresses as we
they would give my father a heart attack, if he
I am not.
careened through Tarrytown, and wiped their
ever saw them, which he doesn’t, due to said
Whether it’s princess dresses or short-shorts,
pudgy, Aunt Jemima-syruped hands in their
long T-shirts. I don’t know how teenage boys
holding on or cutting loose, the most important
curly, unruly, bedhead hair.
breathe, study, play sports or focus on anything
thing about your style, no matter what your age, is that you own it.
I received sighs and “Seriously?” looks from
at all with perfectly curved young bottoms
the teachers on car seat-unbuckling duty in
barely hanging out of fraying, faded jean shorts.
the pickup lines. One teacher reprimanded
I once saw a beautiful young girl walking into
me for sending them to school in potentially
high school when I dropped off my son, and
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Linda ASAF by Anne Bruno
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A PAT T E R N OF COM M U N I T Y BU I L DI NG
IF AUSTIN HAD ITS very own dictionary – one
that defined who we are, what we do and how we do it – two words would surely have the longest entries: "creative" and "entrepreneur." And while the list of notables who exemplify our city's “if-you-can-dream-it-you-can-buildit” attitude could fill several pages, few names would have quite as many cross-references as Linda Asaf. A self-described "natural connector," Asaf is primarily known as an award-winning designer of couture bridal and evening gowns, as well as ready-to-wear collections. Her client roster runs the gamut from international celebrities to Austin's Fire Chief, Rhoda Mae Kerr. Other fashion-focused
entrepreneurial
ventures
include the international Full Tilt fashion show which she founded and produced for four years during Formula 1 weekend and the Design Lab concept store she started in 2014 to showcase up-and-coming Texas designers. Asaf also happens to be a seasoned commercial real estate professional, having helped birth today's vibrant downtown as a retail development advisor for the Downtown Austin Alliance in the mid-2000s. With MBAs in Finance and Marketing from Columbia
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Business School, she is a realtor with Southwest Strategies Group where
in New York City. As it happens, one of my former Columbia professors
she specializes in the retail industry.
introduced me to a designer and I ended up running her business.
Between her eponymous couture business and real estate work, Asaf 's
Many people see a successful, creative entrepreneur and imagine a
schedule has few empty slots. However, in typical make-it-count style,
straight line from identifying one's passion to a lucrative career. Did
she fills those spaces with pursuits that both inspire and feed her soul.
it happen like that for you?
In addition to serving as mentor and fashion show judge for students
Ha! No, it definitely did not! My own route has been filled with plenty of
enrolled in UT's Division of Textiles and Apparel, she's also been involved
twists and turns. The only reason any buyers ever agreed to meet with me
with the City of Austin's Small Business Development initiative for years.
in the first place is because I took the time to make appointments instead
Somewhere in there, Asaf races sailboats. An intense sport by nature, on
of just showing up at their store with my trunk of clothes. Seriously, I tell
Friday nights it's all fun when she and friends from Austin Yacht Club hit
people who are just starting out that simply respecting someone else's
Lake Travis for the club's weekly Friday Night Beer Can Race.
time goes a long way. When I got to my next big step of visiting a national
After an impromptu lesson on how to tie the perfect bow at the waist
showroom in Los Angeles, I nearly didn't make it off the elevator. The
of a dress (Asaf is also a natural teacher), we sat down for a visit. Amidst
doors opened, I saw the logos in the lobby of the contemporary major
yards of fine Alençon lace, lush velvets, silk ribbon and every imaginable
labels they represented like Perry Ellis and I broke out in a cold sweat,
color of thread, we discovered Asaf 's creative reach extends far beyond
thinking "I don't belong here!" But that didn't stop me.
the blush-pink walls of her West Sixth Street studio.
Obviously, you got off that elevator and kept going, and you've been
In 2006 you were named as a Designer to Watch by Women's Wear
showing others how to do the same ever since.
Daily; since then you've received numerous awards and accolades. Have you been able to build what you dreamed?
It's an amazing gift to be in a position of sharing what you've learned. A lot of entrepreneurs and designers play it really close to the vest — many
I've had lots of dreams and I didn't always know which ones I should
successful people feel like if they share what they know, somehow they'll
pursue. I think you come to points in your life where you look at several
lose out. I absolutely can't operate like that. I have an open heart; I don't
options and say, "Ok, I'll give that one a try." Growing up, I was a math
let fear drive me. I've learned how to put on my oxygen mask first so I can
girl. I just loved school and was an honor student, but my favorite class
help someone else. I've always believed that helping others come along
was art. When I'd go shopping, I always wanted something that wasn't
on their path just increases the gene pool overall; it's better for everyone.
in the stores, so I decided to try making clothes for myself. The first time
Austin's proven that. It really is special, you can do anything here because
I ever sold something I designed and made was at a garage sale when I
the community is uniquely supportive. I've never seen anything like it
was 15.
anywhere else.
But you revisited those math skills in graduate school and beyond,
Many of your interns have gone on to work for famous fashion houses
right?
such as Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Fossil and
Absolutely. In the cutting room and in running a business, numbers matter and I definitely share that with the students and young designers I mentor. I worked for Fortune 500 companies in New York for 10 years
rising stars like For Love & Lemons. Do you teach job hunting along with design skills? I teach by doing and that means when my interns see me taking out
before I moved back to Texas and started my design business here.
the trash, they get that doing whatever needs to be done is how you build
Besides paying attention to numbers, what other skills does anyone
a successful business. I love working with young people and I've been so
interested in working in fashion need?
lucky to have some incredibly talented and wonderful interns who want
You really do have to listen to your instincts, to your inner voice. I'll
to learn. When I tell them there are no stupid questions, I really mean
never forget sitting at my desk one day and feeling as though a little
it — you have to ask or how will you ever know? I'm a believer that no
inchworm had crawled up on my shoulder, whispering in my ear that no
matter where you are or what you're doing, there's something for you to
matter how great my career at an international bank in Manhattan was, I
learn if you open your eyes to what's around you.
knew what I really wanted to do was work in fashion. I absolutely couldn't ignore it any more! So, I enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology
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PUPPY LOVE When Catelyn Silapachai, co-founder of jewelry and home goods shop The Distillery, and writer Melissa Masello teamed up to start the 1 Dog 1 Hour campaign, they wanted to make volunteering as easy as a walk in the park. Through their
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dogs, giving them some exercise and raising their profi les for future adoption. For more information visit 1dog1hour.com
by Nicole Beckley
“I love people; that’s my number one passion,” says Estilo owner Stephanie Coultress O’Neill. With a background in psychology and
“Blush. Besides lip gloss, it’s the only other makeup I carry. A little touch up of rosy cheeks
working with people with her eye for fashion,
makes anyone look and feel more revived.” “Zadig & Voltaire snakeskin mini wallet, it’s
downtown, the boutique moved to Tarrytown
just big enough to carry my ID, credit cards,
in December 2015. “It’s been nice to grow the
business cards. If someone compliments an
store into more of a lifestyle boutique now,”
outfit or the studded clutch, I defi nitely have a
O’Neill says.
card with me to show them where they can fi nd
Here O’Neill shares what she carries with her for a night out: “My new obsession is the Streets Ahead
it.” “I carry an extra hair tie at all times. When we go out it often incorporates dancing,
studded clutch. It subtly adds an edge to any
because I love to dance, so it’s a necessity to
outfit, whether I am wearing jeans and t-shirt or
have something to put my hair up.”
a sweet little dress.” “Rimix vinyl lip gloss in Side Dish is perfect
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There’s an old adage that fashion runs in cycles, and if you hang onto a piece, it comes back into style. But why wait? Since starting Material in 2003, while a student at Texas A&M, designer Kellie Lewis has utilized parts of old pieces to give them new life. “In Austin people are always looking for something that’s more eco-friendly and green,” Lewis says. Lewis raised the bar on this version of “upcycling” with her launch of new brand Twelve in 2015. Twelve includes elevated, travel-inspired pieces and fabrics from around the world, with some proceeds benefitting the Susuma
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While penning The Austin Chronicle’s style column, “The Good Eye,” writer Amy Gentry also set designs on tackling the literary scene. After earning her Ph.D. in English and writing academic papers at the University of Chicago, “writing the style column gave me a real sense that I was talking to an audience that was interested in what I had to say,” the Texas native says. That audience widened as Gentry released her debut novel, “Good As Gone,” in July. The domestic thriller, about a girl who reappears eight years after her kidnapping, has landed on The New York Times’ recommending reading list, and earned praise for its plot twists by Kirkus Reviews. How does Gentry feel about moving from the fashion world to the fiction world? “One thing that’s so great about Austin is there’s so much cross-pollination when it comes to arts here,” Gentry says. “It feels like all the scenes kind of lead into each other, and I think that’s incredibly productive.” For more information visit amygentryauthor.com
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Entertainment MUSIC PAUL OSCHER
September 1 C-Boy’s Heart & Soul MILD HIGH CLUB, ROTTEN MANGOES & TAMARRON
September 6 Mohawk
JOANNA NEWSOM
September 7 ACL Live
PITTSBURGH NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
September 9 McCullough Theatre CYNDI LAUPER
September 10 ACL Live
GOO GOO DOLLS W/ COLLECTIVE SOUL & TRIBE SOCIETY
September 11 Statesman Skyline Theater at the Long Center
MIKE POSNER W/ ADAM FRIEDMAN
September 11 Emo’s
CRYSTAL CASTLES
September 14 Empire Control Room ROOMFUL OF TEETH & MOZART REQUIEM UNDEAD
September 16 Bass Concert Hall
MIRANDA LAMBERT W/ KIP MOORE & BROTHERS OSBORNE
September 16 Frank Erwin Center
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KING KONG September 3 The Paramount and Stateside Theater
NEWSIES September 27-30 Bass Concert Hall
KRONOS QUARTET CONCERT
ON DANGEROUS GROUND September 4 AFS Cinema
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD September 2-4, 8-10, 15-17 Trinity Street Theatre
KANYE WEST
A BEAUTIFUL PLANET 3D Through April 28 Bullock IMAX Theater
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM September 2 and 30 The North Door
AUSTIN MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL September 7-10 Various locations
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS September 1-4, 8-11 The City Theatre
AUSTIN GAY AND LESBIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL September 8-11 Various locations
SISTER'S BACK TO SCHOOL CATECHISM: THE HOLY GHOST AND OTHER TERRIFYING TALES September 30 The Long Center
TEGAN AND SARA
September 17 Stubb’s BBQ
September 20 McCullough Theatre
September 21 Frank Erwin Center NATURAL CHILD AND FAUX FEROCIOUS
September 23 Barracuda
ALABAMA SHAKES W/ CORINNE BAILEY RAE
September 23 Austin360 Amphitheater
SUE FOLEY BAND W/ THE 24TH STREET WAILERS
September 23 Antone’s
THE MAVERICKS
September 24 ACL Live
THE LUMINEERS W/ BØRNS & RAYLAND BAXTER
DRIFT-IN THEATER: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE September 9 Laguna Gloria Lagoon FATHOM EVENTS LABYRINTH 30TH ANNIVERSARY September 11 and 14 Various locations
OUT OF BOUNDS COMEDY FESTIVAL August 30 - September 5 Various theaters
FANTASTIC FEST September 22-29 Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas
LEWIS BLACK September 9 Paramount Theatre RON WHITE September 24 Bass Concert Hall
September 29 Austin360 Amphitheater
THEATER FILM LABOR DAY WEEKEND: FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF & GARTH MANOR September 2 Blue Starlite Austin
COMEDY
THE TOTALITARIANS September 9-11, 15-18, 22-25 The Off Center RICHARD III September 21-24 Shakespeare at Winedale Theatre Barn
LOVERBOY IMPROV Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28 ColdTowne Theater THE MEGAPHONE SHOW: STORYTELLING AND IMPROV COMEDY Saturdays, September 3, 10, 17, 24 The New Movement
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ODDBALL COMEDY & CURIOSITY FESTIVAL September 24 Austin360 Amphitheater GOOD FIGHT Wednesdays, September 7, 14, 21, 28 The New Movement Theater OVER THE LEGE Fridays & Saturdays, September 9 - October 1 The Institution Theater
CHILDREN SUNDAY SUMMER ANIMATION SERIES: FANTASTIC MR. FOX September 4 Yarborough Branch Library STORYTIME SUNDAYS Sundays, September 4, 11, 18, 25 Half Price Books - North Lamar BLACKLIGHT SLIDE September 24 Travis County Expo Center EXPRESS VS. REDBIRDS: HEB KIDS DAY September 4 Dell Diamond
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OTHER 4TH AND GOAL GALA September 2 AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center TEXAS LONGHORNS VS. NOTRE DAME September 4 Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
PRATHAM AUSTIN GALA 2016 September 17 Hyatt Regency For the month of August only, Pratham Austin Gala is selling individual tickets : www.eventbrite.com/e/pratham-austingala-2016-tickets-25277837693 I LIVE HERE, I GIVE HERE’S BIG GIVE September 9 The Sunset Room LONE STAR LE MANS Sept 15-17 Circuit of The Americas CASA SUPERHERO RUN September 18 Domain Central Park TEXAS TRIBUNE FESTIVAL September 23-25 Hogg Memorial Auditorium TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS FESTIVAL 2016 September 24 Fiesta Gardens 9TH ANNUAL WORDS OF HOPE DINNER September 29 Hyatt Regency Downtown Austin WHISKIES OF THE WORLD EXPO September 29 Four Seasons Hotel Austin
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El Cosmico 802 Highland Ave. Marfa, TX 79843 S E P T E M B E R 2 2 -2 5
by Derek Van Wagner
It is almost that time of year when adventurers, hippies, fashionistas, families and music lovers from Central Texas make their annual westward pilgrimage to Marfa for the Trans-Pecos Festival. This will be the 11th year running for the now-iconic, three-day festival that started as a glimmer in Liz Lambert's eye when she created glampsite El Cosmico in 2005. This year festival organizers have packed more activities in than you can shake a stick at. Festival-goers have the option to take workshops that range from candle making to desert yoga to welding for beginners. Other perks include a vast array of clothing vendors, access to ready and waiting YETI coolers filled with beer, a community pig roast with Lou Lambert and a sandlot baseball game that has grown legendary. Hell, Trans-Pecos even organized RISE private jets to bring in some high rollers who prefer to skip the drive. Lineup includes soulful R&B combo Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Adrian Quesada's new psychedelic project, The Echocentrics, Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves, raconteur Neko Case and festival mainstay Ben Kweller. Check the website for the dos and don'ts of desert living and remember to bring your freak flag, because at Trans-Pecos Fest free spirits soar. tribeza.com
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Arts August 27 - September 25 ART on 5th
September 8 Women & Their Work
Through September 3 Wally Workman Gallery WILL KLEMM: SOLO
THINKING
RECEPTION
By Holly Cowart
Yard Dog Art Gallery
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Some paintings challenge the viewer like a Cracker Barrel brainteaser. Others are utterly transporting, like a new vista on a long road trip. Harry Underwood’s work, featured at Yard Dog this month, falls into the latter category. His scenes become a swift current of nostalgia, yanking us to a small-town diner where locals feel like family, and the smells of home-cooked meals float through the air. Or we are filled with warm pictures of summer days long past, the sun-kissed girls in corset swimsuits lined up along the pool. Through pencil, latex paint and wood, the self-taught painter and Florida native creates vibrant, timeless scenes that beckon. When creating his pieces, Underwood says that he often reflects on his past, drawing from his experiences
SARAH FRANKIE LINDER
September 2 Modern Rocks Gallery A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
Through September 18 Art.Science.Gallery. HAMMER/HEFNER
Through September 17 Davis Gallery PAINTERS PAINTING PAINTERS OPENING RECEPTION
September 24 Davis Gallery
to build a slightly altered version of reality. “It is sort of like when you're dreaming of a place that you know very well,” says Underwood, “However, in dreams, there are always doors or colors that are not accurate. So I am using substitutes.” The interpretation of a memory, Underwood’s work suggests, can be just as indelible as the memory itself. “Harry Underwood: A History of Wishful Thinking” opens Sept. 7 and runs until Oct. 14. The opening reception is Sept. 10, 7-9 p.m.
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HARRY UNDERWOOD:
September 10 - October 14 Yard Dog Art Gallery
O P E N I N G R E C E P T IO N
The People’s Gallery AMERICA MARTIN: SOLO
A HISTORY OF WISHFUL
1510 S. Congress Ave.
September 30
RED DOT ART SPREE
OPENING RECEPTION
H A R RY U N D E R W O O D : A H I S T O RY O F WISHFUL THINKING
ART AFTER SIX
ENGAGED IN
CONVERSATION: KATIE MARATTA + SYDNEY YEAGER
Through September 10 Gallery Shoal Creek
SHOW OPENING
September 10 Wally Workman Gallery GOYA: MAD REASON
Through September 25 Blanton Museum of Art
XU BING: BOOK FROM THE SKY
Through January 22 Blanton Museum of Art ELLIOTT ERWITT: HOME AROUND THE WORLD
Through January 1 Harry Ransom Center
ICONS & SYMBOLS OF THE BORDERLANDS
OPENING RECEPTION
September 16 Mexic-Arte Museum
FRIDA KAHLO'S SELFPORTRAIT WITH
THORN NECKLACE AND HUMMINGBIRD
Through December 31 Harry Ransom Center
PHOTO COU RTE SY OF YARD DOG ART GAL L ERY
WILD WILD WEST SHOW
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Art SPACES MUSEUMS THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN: LAGUNA GLORIA 3809 W. 35th St. (512) 458 8191 Driscoll Villa hours: Tu–W 12-4, Th-Su 10–4 Grounds hours: M–Sa 9–5, Su 10–5 thecontemporaryaustin.org
S T O RY B A R ' S F E S T I VA L N I G H T by Brittani Sonnenberg
Google Fiber 201 Colorado Street S E P T E M B E R 1 3 , 7-1 0 P. M .
Narrative forms the backbone of most human interactions: from your Powerpoint presentation, to your boyfriend’s lame excuse for not calling you back, to the story your parents tell about how they first met. “We have found that no matter the medium, be it performance, literary or visual art, the same inherent goal is being pursued: expression through art using a creative portal to tell a story,” says Erin Hallagan, the co-creator of Story Bar, an arts initiative she founded with Adam Sultan. This year, as a lead up to the opening of their permanent space in 2017, Story Bar is throwing monthly “Story Mixers.” Their September event will feature numerous Austin festivals (including the Texas Book Festival, the Austin Film Festival, Frontera Fest, Fast Forward Austin and Fusebox Festival) presenting readings, films, dance, art installation and a one-act performance. “With so many festivals that take place in Austin, it’s hard to stay in sync with all the incredible opportunities that are happening on such a regular basis,” says Hallagan. “We’re looking forward to showcasing some of the great events that exist in our own backyard.” Story Bar’s last mixer, at the Shambhala Meditation Center, included live Butoh dancers and a rousing nyckelharpa performance (a traditional Swedish instrument with a fiddle-like sound), among other narrative-driven delights. We can’t wait to see what Story Bar has in store for us on Sept. 13.
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THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN: JONES CENTER 700 Congress Ave. (512) 453 5312 Hours: W 12-11, Th-Sa 12-9, Su 12-5 thecontemporaryaustin.org BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART 200 E. MLK Jr. Blvd. (512) 471 7324 Hours: Tu– F 10–5, Sa 11–5, Su 1–5 blantonmuseum.org THE BULLOCK TEXAS STATE HISTORY MUSEUM 1800 Congress Ave. (512) 936 8746 Hours: M–Sa 9–5, Su 12–5 thestoryoftexas.com ELISABET NEY MUSEUM 304 E. 44th St. (512) 458 2255 Hours: W–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5 ci.austin.tx.us/elisabetney FRENCH LEGATION MUSEUM 802 San Marcos St. (512) 472 8180 Hours: Tu–Su 1–5 frenchlegationmuseum.org
GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MUSEUM 1165 Angelina St. (512) 974 4926 Hours: M–Th 10–9, F 10–5:30, Sa 10–4 ci.austin.tx.us/carver HARRY RANSOM CENTER 300 E. 21st St. (512) 471 8944 Hours: Tu–W 10–5, Th 10–7, F 10–5, Sa–Su 12–5 hrc.utexas.edu LBJ LIBRARY AND MUSEUM 2313 Red River St. (512) 721 0200 Hours: M–Su 9–5 lbjlibrary.org MEXIC–ARTE MUSEUM 419 Congress Ave. (512) 480 9373 Hours: M–Th 10–6, F–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5 mexic–artemuseum.org O. HENRY MUSEUM 409 E. 5th St. (512) 472 1903 Hours: W–Su 12–5 THINKERY AUSTIN 1830 Simond Ave Hours: T-Fri 10-5, Sa-Su 10-6 thinkeryaustin.org UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN & MUSEUM 605 Robert E. Lee Rd. (512) 445 5582 Hours: T-Fri 10-4, Sa-Su 12-4 umlaufsculpture.org
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GALLERIES 78704 GALLERY 1400 South Congress (512) 708 4678 Hours: M-F 8-5 78704.gallery ADAMS GALLERIES OF AUSTIN
900 RR 620 S. Unit B110 (512) 243 7429 Hours: T–Sa 10–6 adamsgalleriesaustin.com ART AT THE DEN 317 W. 3rd St. (512) 222 3364 Hours: Tu-Sa 10-6, Su 12-5 artattheden.com ART ON 5TH 3005 S. Lamar Blvd. (512) 481 1111 Hours: M–Sa 10–6 arton5th.com ARTWORKS GALLERY 1214 W. 6th St. (512) 472 1550 Hours: M–Sa 10–5 artworksaustin.com AUSTIN GALLERIES 5804 Lookout Mountain Dr. (512) 495 9363 By Appt. Only austingalleries.com AUSTIN ART GARAGE 2200 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. J (512) 351-5934 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–6, Su 12–5 austinartgarage.com AUSTIN ART SPACE
GALLERY AND STUDIOS 7739 North Cross Dr., Ste. Q (512) 771 2868 Hours: F–Sa 11–6 austinartspace.com
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2324 S. Lamar Blvd
227 Congress Ave., #300
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bigmedium.org CAPITAL FINE ART 1214 W. 6th St. (512) 628 1214 Hours: M-Sa 10-5 capitalfineart.com CO-LAB PROJECTS: PROJECT SPACE 613 Allen St. (512) 300 8217 By event and appt only co-labprojects.org DAVIS GALLERY 837 W. 12th St. (512) 477 4929 Hours: M–F 10–6, Sa 10–4 davisgalleryaustin.com DIMENSION GALLERY
SCULPTURE AND 3D ART 979 Springdale, Ste. 99 (512) 479 9941 dimensiongallery.org DOUGHERTY ARTS CENTER
1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4000
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LORA REYNOLDS GALLERY
SPACE 12
AGAVE GALLERY
502 W. 33rd St.
360 Nueces St., #50
3121 E. 12th St.
208 E. San Antonio St.
(512) 215 4965
(512) 524 7128
(830) 990 1727
Hours: W-Sa 11-6
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space12.org
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LOTUS GALLERY
STEPHEN L. CLARK
ARTISANS AT
Hours: M-F 10-5, Sa 10-3
COLLABORATIVE (512) 453 3199 By appointment only
702 San Antonio St. (737) 703 5632 Hours: Tu-Su 10-6 gallery702austin.com
1009 W. 6th St., #101 (512) 474 1700 Hours: M–Sa 10-6 lotusasianart.com
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4301-A Guadalupe St.
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507 Calles St. Hours: F 5-8, Sa-Su 12-5 massgallery.org MODERN ROCKS GALLERY
916 Springdale Rd. #103 (512) 524 1488 Hours: Tu - Sa, 11- 6
dougherty-arts-center
2213 E. Cesar Chavez
(512) 815 2569 Hours: Tu-Sa By appt. only eastsideglassstudio.com FAREWELL BOOKS 913 E. Cesar Chavez St. (512) 473 2665 Hours: M-Sa 12–8, Su 12–7 farewellbookstore.com
yarddog.com
1137 W. 6th St.
MONDO GALLERY
3401 E. 4th St.
Sa 11–6, Su 12–5
Hours: Sa-Su, 11-4
GRAYDUCK GALLERY
STUDIO
Hours: M–F 11–5,
FINE ART
austintexas.gov/department/
EAST SIDE GLASS
(512) 912 1613
(512) 900 8952
(512) 477 9328
modernrocksgallery.com
F 10-5:30, Sa 10-2
1510 S. Congress Ave.
2235 E. 6th, Ste. 102
2830 E. MLK Jr. Blvd.
galleryshoalcreek.com
Hours: M-Th 10-9,
YARD DOG
Austin, TX 78702 (512) 826 5334 Hours: Th -Sa 11-6, Su 12-5 grayduckgallery.com JULIA C. BUTRIDGE GALLERY
1110 Barton Springs Rd. (512) 974 4025 Hours: M–Th 10–9, F 10–5:30, Sa 10–2 austintexas.gov/department/ doughertygallery
4115 Guadalupe St. Hours: Tu - Sa, 12- 6 mondotees.com OLD BAKERY & EMPORIUM
1006 Congress Ave. (512) 912 1613 Hours: T–Sa 9–4 austintexas.gov/obemporium PUMP PROJECT ART COMPLEX
702 Shady Ln. (512) 351 8571 pumpproject.org
FREDERICKSBURG
russell–collection.com
GALLERY
ROCKY HILL
1101 W. 6th St.
234 W. Main St.
(512) 477 0828
(830) 990 8160
Hours: Tu–Sa 10–4
Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30, Su 11-3
stephenlclarkgallery.com
artisansatrockyhill.com
STUDIO 10
FREDERICKSBURG
1011 West Lynn (512) 236 1333 Hours: Tu–Sa 11–5 studiotenarts.com VISUAL ARTS CENTER 2300 Trinity St. (512) 232 2348 Hours: Tu–F 10–5, Sa 12-5 utvac.org
ART GALLERY 314 E. Main St. (830) 990 2707
Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30, Su 12-5 fbartgallery.com INSIGHT GALLERY 214 W. Main St. (830) 997 9920 Hours: Tu-Sa 10-5:30
WALLY WORKMAN
insightgallery.com
1202 W. 6th St.
LARRY JACKSON
GALLERY
(512) 472 7428 Hours: Tu–Sa 10–5
ANTIQUES &
ART GALLERY
wallyworkman.com
209 S. Llano
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TheStyle Curator Is In Interview by MP Mueller If Ann Kasper was a Venn diagram, she would emerge in the brightly colored area where three things overlap: a cellular-level love of fashion, luxury retailer management experience and devotion to a blind pug named Stella who wears a metal halo to help her get around. Kasper ran the Saks Fifth Avenue store here in Austin and has worked with numerous others, including Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and Anthropologie. She got her fashion start in Los Angeles, learning the cashmere sweater business from her uncle, and counts Eileen Fisher as a mentor. She and Ms. Fisher are still close. No surprise, Ann loves to shop. Kasper lives in a modern garden home just east of I-35 with her husband Lee Einsweiler, an urban planning consultant. Their home is filled with lots of natural light, art and family photos. A crystal chandelier hangs over a table on the outdoor patio. We sat down with her to talk about fall fashion, developing a personal style and if bandage dresses will ever be moving from the catwalk to a gangplank. The following interview has been edited and condensed.
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Ann Kasper in her home.
Kasper On Developing Your Own Style Most people have locked in the foundation of their style by the time they are
Pay attention to what you get complimented on. Most people find that when they go shopping, they get excited and buy things but they never wear them.
34. You kind of know what you’re wearing to parties, and to work. Your 20s are
That should be a cue and a sign that it’s not your style. If you have a sister,
for experimenting. Trying different things, living life to the fullest; your clothes
girlfriend, stylist, personal shopper who will be honest with you – not everyone’s
change with your experiences, your lifestyle.
honest – get them in a room with you and your clothes.
It’s not about spending a lot of money; it’s about finding your fashion zone. You
I truly believe women dress for themselves and their girlfriends. The core of
are more confident when you are in your fashion zone. And it’s not about being
fashion is when your girlfriends flock to you when you walk in to a party and say, “I
flamboyant. You can be quiet in your fashion, too. It’s about bringing out the
love that dress, you look great!” We all love that acknowledgement.
essence of you. It’s important to have your core wardrobe and have those fun, “wow” items that make you laugh and smile. You know what? Maybe you’ll wear those once, maybe you’ll wear those 20 times because that’s what fashion is all about. It could be a splurge, or not, but it gives you great joy. Pay attention to how you feel in the clothes. If we put things on and take them
We all remember certain moments in our lives and what we wore: you know, those big moments. Tailoring is Your Secret Weapon. A lot of people talk about tailoring, but few realize the difference that a small hem or minor tuck makes to give your clothing a little bit of shape. Nothing coming off the rack is going to fit you perfectly unless it’s some oversized tunic.
off before we go out the door for an event, or at the end of the day or evening
I always tell people to “find a good seamstress or good tailor.” The majority of us
you are squirming in the clothing and can’t wait to come home and take it off, it's
always grab those same five items in our closets, even though you may have 100
a sign that you’re probably wearing something that is not your style. When you
items in your closet. When a garment fits you well, you wear it.
are uncomfortable, it doesn’t allow your personality to shine through. Your mind is
It’s amazing what a side slit will do for the proportion. Or raising or lowering a
focused on fussing with your clothing or thinking about how you are going to sit,
hem based on your legs. If you are short, bringing that hem up right above the
or stand or go to the bathroom because you have so many layers of Spanx on. No
knee makes a huge difference. Otherwise, it pulls you down and you look shorter.
modern day woman should have to worry about those things.
Little Known Fact: Handbags and Shoes Dictate the Seasons’ Colors There’s this little secret in the fashion industry: color really starts with handbags and shoes because they have a longer lead time to production. So colors are chosen, then all the designers work off those colors in their collection. Freelance fashionistas and the press are constantly talking to each other and throwing out ideas, so by the time the runway shows are shown and things come out, you see the majority of people saying the same fashion story. So it’s rare to have someone too offbeat or too off-center. Once you become a successful designer, the goal is to stay true to your creativity but also be successful. Because, after all, it is a business. Put Your Money in the Bags (& Shoes) You can mix high and low as long as you have great accessories. Like your mother always told you, “have a great handbag and a great pair of shoes.” Putting your money there is my recommendation for someone just out of school starting their careers. Invest in a couple pairs of great shoes and a great handbag. On Investment Dressing Focus part of your wardrobe on what they always call investment dressing: pieces that can be on trend, but won’t really go out of style. You can have those pieces for a good 20 years. There are a lot of women who know what I ‘m talking
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about when they mine their mothers’ closets – shift dresses, great simple gold bangles. Chanel handbag, Hermes scarf – those things never go out of style. Blazers are a little harder because of the shoulder-pad factor. But certainly a great trench coat? Never goes out of style. I don’t care what anybody says, we all have our insecure moments – even Iris Apfel, whom we all love and adore … she throws it on with abandonment. I’m sure there are times she’ll take something off based on what a friend said. You have $500. What to Buy This Fall? Buy a top or a jacket. I believe pants you can buy anywhere. You get a little more bang for your dollar with a top or a jacket. I’ve already bought a couple of jackets in Paris for the fall: one, of course, is black. Another is a striped day jacket that comes down to above the knee. I love it because I can wear it with jeans or black pants. I will probably buy something brocade or velvet, too. Because I’m shorter in stature, I don’t wear a lot of plaid. If you see something in a magazine or in a luxury store that you love … most likely, if you have time to shop, you will find something similar at a lower price. In today’s world, things get copied immediately. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of time between the runway and the stores. The luxury outlet stores will usually have some of the top sellers that the regular price stores have 30 days later. So if you can shop on a regular basis, you will find some really wonderful, on trend items. Especially from contemporary brands like Vince, Diane von Furstenberg. She keeps reinventing herself: she’s amazing. Eileen Fisher. Rag and Bone. Otherwise, the best thing to do is connect with a great sales person from one of Austin’s top specialty stores and shop when they have their designer sales: make sure you are there. The only caveat is if there is one item and you love it and they have it in your size, you should buy it. Guaranteed it won’t be there when the sales come. It’s okay to say every fall I’m going to spend X amount of money on my wardrobe. You have your little chunk of money and you go buy. That’s the way the Europeans do it. The 24-hour Shopping Rule Some people have the 24-hour rule. You see it, you love it. if you go home, can’t sleep and still have that same feeling about it, then you go and buy it. Those people are ultimately happier with their purchases because hopefully, they’ll truly love it. It’s great to find something on sale, but if you find something regular price Ann gets ready to shoot an ensemble for her lifestyle blog, prunelladarling.com
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and it’s right for you and you wear it … better than to have five that are maybe so-so and you spent all this time trying to find things on sale.
Her Designer BFFs In today’s market, fashionistas get paid to wear things. They are all working with stylists and brands. Instead, I follow designers and brands. I’m a huge fan of Etro from a creative and artistic standpoint. Love what Gucci’s doing to turn that brand around. I like Max Mara, too, even though they are a little classic. Vetements has
woman should go and even those I call a taxi-to-table shoe. Fashion Politics Pantsuits will be popular again. It’s been a number of years: that look that was very popular in the 70s. It’s time for it to roll back around and be reinvented. We’ll definitely see more of them, but again tailoring is so important. Hillary
been doing a lot of really amazing things, too. I love Celine and Dolce & Gabbana.
could use some good tailoring.
I buy Akris for myself; I bought a jumpsuit from them. I put it on and it fit and I
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didn’t care what the price was. The Age of Athleisure? Fashion really starts from the street and from art and culture and trickles down
There’s a trend of lifestyle shops with an edited point of view. Shops are now offering truly edited point of view clothing, furnishings, stationary, dining. It’s really what Barney’s used to be and what they are trying to be again. Restoration
and flows up. The whole athletic trend, which is now a lifestyle, really came from
Hardware is coming out with clothing because they consider themselves a lifestyle
the street and most of the urban kids wore inexpensive track pants, hoodies and
brand.
they sort of made it their own. Athleisure. It’s absolutely going to be here to stay.
Just as in life, you have to be open to the possibilities and open to the surprises.
It’s only been around a few years now, but it’s only building momentum.
It’s not about the brand, it’s not about the label, it’s not about the price. It’s about,
Grrrr ...
“Is it the right thing for you?”
Never, ever, ever toss anything animal print in any category because it never goes out of style. Especially the leopard. If Someone Never Wears This Again, it Will Be Okay With Me. I would be pleased to never see stirrup pants again. But they were on the runway this year and we’ll see what happens to them. Don’t like bomber jackets; I don’t think they look good on anyone. I don’t like the big five-inch heels with the big platforms. They are not flattering to a woman’s leg and they are dangerous
Denim Reigns (again) and Austin Breathes a Collective Sigh One of the things I love about Austin is you can wear denim 24/7, and it’s one of the HUGE trends for fall. You can mix with a Chanel jacket, a great pair of shoes. I think we all know shoes and jewelry make the outfit. Bandage Dresses— Will They Ever Be Banished? No, as long as we have New Jersey, Atlanta and Orange County. If you have a figure, they are very forgiving. It’s Spanx in a dress. No judgment.
to walk in. A high heel at three to three-and-a half inches is probably as high as a
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Invisible Style: Trailing Your Own Scent
By Alyssa Harad, author of the memoir "Coming to My Senses" Illustration by Kristen McGinty
Five years ago I sat in a borrowed studio at KUT Radio and listened to a BBC World Service announcer tease me, live on the air, about the smell of Austin. “Does it – ” he chuckled to himself, his co-announcer tittering in the background, “ – smell of beer?” “I’m sure that’s the scent memory some people have of Austin!” I said brightly, thinking of sticky bar room floors. “After all, we are the Live Music Capital of the World!”
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I had been invited on the show to discuss the scent of Lithua-
house in an unstained garment. When asked for a one-word
nia. I was writing a memoir about my obsession with perfume,
description of my style I said, “Rumpled.”
and Lithuania had issued a fragrance they claimed encapsulat-
Then I stumbled across my first perfume blogs and the witty,
ed the scent of the nation. Since none of us had smelled it (it
unexpected descriptions. Soon I was devouring the archives and
turned out to be a room spray smelling vaguely of false flowers,
sending away for samples of perfumes that smelled not just of
stainless steel and clean public bathrooms) we chatted about
flowers and resins but of tar, salt, packing tape, bubble gum and
smells and memory, and whether it was possible for a perfume
wet earth. Perfume, I discovered, was an archive of the world’s
to represent a place. I told them about scent artist Sissel Tolaas,
collective scent memories.
who reproduced the smell of the subway exchange platform
And perfume was glamour in the old, magical sense of the
between East and West Berlin — a smell that was, for her, the
word. It was a spell, an invisible costume that allowed me to
scent of Communism. Then I told them how Swiss perfumer
become a new person without changing the shape of my body,
Andy Tauer grew up loving Texas and cowboys and how, after a
the color of my hair or even leaving my office. French perfumes,
long-awaited trip to our fair state, he created Lone Star, a per-
especially, had personalities. A dab of Tabac Blond from the
fume smelling of leather, campfire smoke and sage-scented air
grand old perfume house of Caron and – no matter what I was
on a hot night in Marfa. From there it was a short hop to Lone
wearing – I was suddenly in a leather jacket riding an Italian
Star Beer and we were off.
motorcycle down a narrow street. A spritz of Chanel’s No. 19,
I didn’t mind. By then I’d had a lot of practice dealing with
and I was a well-tailored blonde, all sharp cool greens and
jokes about perfume. In fact, the idea of my loving perfume had
impeccable iris and I straightened my spine to better protect
seemed, for a long time, like a joke of the best possible kind. I
my secretly tender, rose-scented heart. Frederic Malle’s Carnal
moved to Austin in 1995 to get my doctorate in English with an
Flower bloomed into great armfuls of tuberose in Austin’s heat,
emphasis on women’s and gender studies, and my part of town
a diva in white satin. I shimmied a little as I walked into the
smelled like sweat, coffee and the occasional cloud of patchou-
grocery store.
li oil. No one in my circle wore perfume — they were more
Perfume was ridiculous. Perfume was gorgeous. Perfume was
inclined to mutter about chemicals and allergies. Perfume, I
invisible – until it wasn’t. When anyone commented on how I
thought, was for women who had to figure out how to blow dry
smelled I blushed because it felt like they could see the inside of
their hair and wear heels every day. I was lucky to leave the
my head and because it still felt wrong to wear perfume in Aus-
Soon I was devouring [perfume blog] archives and sending away for samples of perfumes that smelled not just of flowers and resins but of tar, salt, packing tape, bubble gum and wet earth. Perfume, I discovered, was an archive of the world’s collective scent memories.
tin. But it made me laugh, and that laughter blew the remains
the scent of her studio. (I have a small bottle — it is great in
of my academic career out an open window. It loosened up
winter and only gets sexier in the summer swelter.) But I meet
my writing and my sense of who I was. It carried me to New
people who have been here all along, too, like glitter witch
York, where I acquired an agent and an editor. The grand old
and artist Angeliska Polacheck, who read my tarot cards and
department stores on Fifth Avenue turned out to be a lot of
showed me a cabinet crammed with almost as many magic
fun, and walking down the busy, scent-crowded streets in my
perfume bottles as I own.
own small cloud of perfume felt absolutely right. While I was going through these changes, Austin changed,
I don’t buy much perfume anymore. Right now, I’m less interested in becoming someone new than remembering and
too. It still smells of barbecue and, yes, it smells of beer, but
expanding the selves I’ve been. It’s the perfume equivalent of
it also smells of wild boar done three ways and kombucha
finding the right cut and color in clothes – you know what
cocktails. Perfume does not feel as out of place here as it once
you need. I’m getting through the summer in Parfumerie
did. The growing number of indie luxe niche perfumes that
Générale’s smoky tea L’eau Rare Matale and Maria Candida
pride themselves on their weird, non-commercial beauty and
Gentile’s citrus-spiked resin, Gershwin and Hermès’ salty
beautiful all-botanical lines are a particularly good fit. In
Eau des Merveilles. When the fall finally comes I’ll smell of
spite of challenges like our endless summers and crazy pollen
leather, tobacco, spices and honey. And in spring I’ll break
counts, I keep meeting people in this new Austin who are
out Aftelier’s Honey Blossom, which captures the gentle haze
in love with perfume, like my friend Natalie Davis, a leather
that hangs over a sun-warmed field of bluebonnets. Because
worker who collaborated with natural perfumer J. Hannah
Austin smells like that, too.
Co. to create Skive, a rich, resinous perfume that captures
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Fa s h i o n Fr o n t RUNNERS Photographs by Kate Zimmerman
September ushers in a new fashion season, and gives those weary of the ever-extending political season a needed bump. We took a poll of what people will be wearing this fall. It’s a landslide win for style.
Photographed at the Old Blanco County Courthouse, Blanco, Texas. Models: Linda Beecroft and Shane Hendersom (Brown Agency) Stylist: Britt Towns Hair and Makeup: Kelsey Rubio, NAAVA Salon & Spa
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Oh, Say Can You Style? ON HER: TOP BY BALENCIAGA, $565; DRESS BY NILI LOTAN, $695, BOTH AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. VINTAGE BANDANA, $30, AVAILABLE AT STAG. SHOES BY PRADA, $825, AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM. ON HIM: JACKET BY ACNE, $690; T-SHIRT BY SIMON MILLER, $150; SHOES BY ALDEN, $520, ALL AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. JEANS BY RALPH LAUREN RRL, $390, AVAILABLE AT STAG.
Stars and Pants Forever SHIRT BY THEORY, $190; JACKET BY CURRENT/ELLIOTT, $273; PANTS BY ROBERTO CAVALLI, $1,190; SHOES BY YVES SAINT LAURENT, $795; NECKLACE BY ASHLEY PITTMAN COLLECTION, $645, ALL AVAILABLE AT NEIMAN MARCUS.
Skirting The Issue TOP BY A.L.C., $225; SKIRT BY STELLA MCCARTNEY, $880, BOTH AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM. SHOES BY CÉLINE, $870, AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE.
All-American Anthem VEST BY RALPH LAUREN RRL, $390; SHOES BY H BY HUDSON, $195, BOTH AVAILABLE AT STAG. SHIRT BY GITMAN BROS., $185; PANTS BY FABRIC BRAND, $330, BOTH AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE.
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Primary Colors ON HIM: BLAZER BY ETRO, $1,665; T-SHIRT BY JOHN VARVATOS, $68; JEANS BY AG JEANS, $178; SHOES BY GIORGIO ARMANI, $595, ALL AVAILABLE AT NEIMAN MARCUS. ON HER: JACKET BY BALENCIAGA, $995; SWEATER BY PROENZA SCHOULER, $490; TANK BY TOME, $425; SKIRT BY CÉLINE, $1,700, ALL AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. SHOES BY PRADA, $825, AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM.
Change Agents ON HER: GRAY TOP BY CO, $745; BLUE TANK BY CO, $295, BOTH AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. PANTS BY THEORY, $285; SHOES BY VINCE, $295; PURSE BY JIMMY CHOO, $765, ALL AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM. ON HIM: SWEATER BY DRIES VAN NOTEN, $410; PANTS BY DRIES VAN NOTEN, $670, BOTH AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. JACKET BY FILSON, $260; SHOES BY H BY HUDSON, $195, BOTH AVAILABLE AT STAG.
Canvassing For Kicks ON HER: BLOUSE BY ISABEL MARANT, $480, AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. SKIRT BY A.L.C., $396; JACKET BY THEORY, $595; PURSE BY STELLA MCCARTNEY, $1,375; SHOES BY NEW BALANCE, $79.95, ALL AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM. ON HIM: SHIRT BY SIMON MILLER, $315; T-SHIRT BY A.P.C., $95; PANTS BY FABRIC BRAND, $330; SHOES BY GOLDEN GOOSE, $545, ALL AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE.
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Platforms We Like DRESS BY ORGANIC BY JOHN PATRICK, $900; JACKET BY BALENCIAGA, $995, BOTH AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. SHOES BY PRADA, $825, AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM.
Special Interest Grouping JACKET BY ALAIA, $1,680; PANTS BY ISABEL MARANT, $785, BOTH AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE. SHIRT BY NORDSTROM SIGNATURE BY CAROLINE ISSA, $399, AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM.
Party Boss TOP BY ISABEL MARANT, $550; SKIRT BY LELA ROSE, $1,695; SHOES BY PRADA, $750, ALL AVAILABLE AT NEIMAN MARCUS. PURSE BY STELLA MCCARTNEY, $1,375, AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM.
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Rallying The Dress DRESS BY FRAME, $370, AVAILABLE AT NORDSTROM. BANDANA BY RALPH LAUREN RRL, $65, AVAILABLE AT STAG. SHOES BY CÉLINE, $870, AVAILABLE AT BYGEORGE.
FOOD, WAT E R , STYLE. Interviews by MP Mueller and Brittani Sonnenberg P h o t o g r a p h s b y Ra n d a l Fo r d
An individual’s style is a view into their inner workings: their unique story. Defining our own style is not so much about finding ourselves, but about creating who we are. What we choose to wear is the silent broadcast of what makes us feel strong and completely at home in our skins. In the months leading up to this issue, we canvassed stylistas and thought leaders, asking which Austinites they felt most embodied style. On these next pages, you’ll meet six of your neighbors, most of them photographed in their homes, in their favorite outfits. With wonderfully diverse styles, they all seem to have tweaked Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, injecting style to immediately follow food and water. We thank them for sharing their stories. And to Randal Ford for these iconic images, mil gracias. The following interviews have been edited and condensed.
Dr. John Hogg serving Ginger and Ava at their home in Westlake.
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Jane Sibley Philanthropist, former president and chairperson of the Austin Symphony Orchestra, founder and sole member of the Buzzard Society. Back in the 30s, when I was a little girl, my mother had a friend who
I began wearing my buzzard feather in the seventies. My husband
[subscribed to] Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, even though she didn’t have
and I were living at the Glass Mountain Ranch and our visitors were all
two dimes to rub together. She would pass the magazines on to me.
kinds of wildlife: porcupines, panthers and lots of birds. We couldn’t do
I think that’s how I developed my eye for fashion. Everyone’s fashion
much riding, so I would walk, staying close to the ranch house, and just
options were limited [because there was so little money], but women
enjoy watching the buzzards. Buzzards are beautiful soarers; they just
made do with a few pieces of good jewelry.
sail through the sky. I would pick up their feathers, clean them and wear
I was an art student in college, and we tended to wear red and purple
join, but I told them, “I’m sorry, but I’m the only member.” Now if I don’t
make a strong first impression. After that, it’s up to your personality.
wear the feather, everyone wants to know: where’s your feather?
I believe in investing money in good clothes with excellent design. Christian Lacroix was my favorite: beautiful fabrics and excellent colors. Everyone around me got in the habit of wearing a little black dress, which I thought was ridiculous.
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them. Later I decided to start the Buzzard Society. Everyone wanted to
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Nobody should be intimidated by fashion. That’s a lot of baloney. All you need is a good imagination. Mrs. Sibley's make-up by Chris Cates, Neiman Marcus.
Cristina Facundo Fashion stylist, LoveChild.com proprietress, street style thrill seeker. Style comes down to self-expression: people who dress how they want, people who are not afraid to take chances. My love of style started when I was in New York City. I moved there in 2008 to teach kindergarten. The culture, the people, the street style … it’s hard not to be drawn to it. I enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology there on the weekends, nights and summers while teaching full-time. After I graduated, I moved back to Austin, to the comfort of my family and to start my business. I’m drawn to bold colors, bold patterns, very minimal jewelry. I like things that tell a story and have a pop of color. If I’m wearing a neutral dress, I’ll bring color in with a clutch or jewelry, or vice versa. Sunroom is my go-to store. Lucy Jolis, the owner, gets my style – “Less is more, but make a statement.” Love Child is a website I started for women like me who don’t want to lose themselves in their pregnancies. I started gathering information on how to take care of myself and maintain the lifestyle I was living: being social, working out, fashion styling. I put all the things I learned into one centralized place and shared with my friends. Austin style is effortless, colorful – especially coming from New York where everything is black – and eclectic. You see a lot of influences from other places blended here. For fashion inspiration, one of my favorite places to hang out is Jo’s on South Congress. There are a million different walks of life: tourists, shop owners, Austinites. I was on South Congress yesterday and it was hard not to get out of my car and ask one woman where she got her outfit. tribeza.com
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Dr. John Hogg Radiologist, philanthropist, former Yamboree participant. I grew up in Gilmer, a small town in northeast Texas, and my earliest
year, designed by Cody Sanderson, wound up in the “Definitive Book of
to-do, we’re talking high camp. Freda Hogg, my cousin, ran for the
Southwestern Jewelry.” You’re attracted to certain aesthetics, proportion
Yamboree Queen one year in a silent bid. I’ll never forget it – my family
and scale, and you learn how to listen to that.
put in an amount they thought would win, but the Hoggs were always
When you grow up tall, you realize that you’re going to stand out
tight, so they didn’t go a penny above that amount. Well, another family
no matter what … so you might as well have fun doing it, give people a
had gone to the horse races and won, without telling anyone. And that’s
smile and wear something a little outrageous.
how a Proctor girl became the Yamboree Queen for the first time in 20
A girlfriend of mine once told me that whenever she felt down, she
years – big drama. But we Hoggs were still determined to have the most
got in bed and put on all her jewelry. After that she was cured. Some-
stylish float.
times you just have to get out your toys and put them all on. You don’t
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and jewelry, but I’m just not. A carved sterling belt that I bought one
fashion memories center around the Yamboree Pageant. It was a big
have to go anywhere, just wear your jewels (real or costume, doesn’t
pieces that have an interesting story, and I gravitate toward a glam sort
matter) around the house, and you feel better. I’m telling you: it’s great
of look. People, especially men, are often intimidated by bold colors
therapy.
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Nikisha Brunson Health and wellness influencer, apothecary owner, extraordinary camera-lens tamer.
I’ve always been interested in style. It’s part of growing up in New York
birthday party in New Orleans recently. We had to wear beiges, whites
City, but I didn’t start experimenting with things I loved until I was
and church hats. People now are leaning toward classic staples that are
in my late 20s. I’m influenced by classic Parisian style and '90s Calvin
ethically made.
Klein ads. Style is the first thing people see when they meet you, so it’s a rep-
I love my spaces to be open and bright, like a blank canvas. I grew up around clutter … the city of New York can be grimy and dark. I love
resentation of how you feel about yourself and the world you live in. It
minimal, very comfortable style and European interior design – it’s
says something before your mouth does. You need to be comfortable
never trendy, and they mix the old and new so well. But minimal can be
with who you are in order to have healthy relationships with other
sterile and cold if you don’t do it the right way. Doing tone-on-tone in
people.
whites and creams makes a place feel bright and calm and that’s really
My grandmother was from England, and I’m wondering if something from her came down the line. [British people] are very well put together. I’m a person who is put-together, even though it’s laid back and comfy – it could be some cool, drop-crotch pants. I went to Solange’s
important to me [since] I work from home. This backdrop lets live things – like fruits, plants and flowers – stand out. Art, health and creating are the things I’m passionate about. I don’t touch anything unless I’m passionate about it.
Jenny Woys Stylist, unrepentant coat addict. When I was nine or ten, I told my mother that I would be dressing myself from now on. She would pick out the ugliest stuff for me to wear: oversized, baggy shirts; neon with khaki. So I said, “Mom, no more. I’m
combined with an artistic side that doesn’t always match up. The older I’ve gotten, the less I concentrate on trends. My focus has
choosing my own stuff, sorry.” Now I help her pick out clothes. She has
shifted to higher-quality investment pieces. In my '30s, I’ve stepped
a problem that plagues a lot of women: she’s not used to clothes that
away from the pattern-mixing that used to be my signature look.
accentuate her shape. I’ll pull out something that defines her waist and she’ll say, “No, that’s too tight.”
The rise of style bloggers initially served as inspiration for me, and the positive feedback I received online was helpful in nurturing my own
The only fashion tie to my Midwestern roots is my immense love for
look. But now I have the feeling that [social media] is oversaturated,
coats, which is irrational in Austin because you almost never need one.
so I try not to engage too much with it. Before the rise of [sponsored
I probably have 20 coats. It’s a top piece that can be so much fun – pat-
posts], Instagram was a more creative space. There’s a need for a more
terned and a little crazy.
authentic fashion community. Online is fine, but it’s nice to have an out-
In college, I was a triple major in political science, German and so-
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Daniel Esquivel Fashion designer, 2012 “Project Runway” finalist, couturier of the shower-curtain shift dress. Growing up in Austin, we didn’t have money. I made my own clothes to go out clubbing at Club Iguana. I’ve always been inspired by the '40s, '50s Hitchcock style that Edith Head did for his films. My mom is a big fan. I learned to sew from her when I was eight. I consult with her on everything I do. I made it to the final four on “Project Runway” and they still let me show my collection at the New York Fashion Week on the runway. I got to go to Berlin with the show and it really changed my life. My favorite piece is a guayabera from Christian Dior from the '60s and '70s. I got it at Goodwill. My dad wore it, so it’s sentimental to me. Instead of wearing head-to-toe-designer, it’s all about mixing pieces and how you put it together. I also work at David’s Bridal. Most people don’t know who I am and that’s good. I just helped a bride who had nobody there with her; her mom had just passed away. I often cry with customers and get emotionally attached for those few minutes when they find their dresses. When I first got off “Project Runway,” I had no money and was couch-hopping. I made a collection in my friend’s apartment. I used a zebra-print shower curtain from Target and made a classic shift dress. It showed at Austin Fashion Week. I had several ladies come up and say, “I want that dress.” I told them where the fabric came from and they didn’t care. I go back to that story because it humbles me. You can have everything and not have everything. And you can make something from nothing. No deer were harmed in the making of Daniel's jacket. tribeza.com
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One Nation, U n d e r Wa t e r B y Ta y l o r P r e w i t t
Personal style, no matter how personal, is something that must be put on. Each morning, we slip into the identities we’ve crafted to represent who we are to the rest of the world. Some of us slip on tails.
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At a base level, we’re all playing dress up. Some
“Frozen” of an entire generation – a generation often
of us just take it to another level. Like merpeople – a
characterized by its desire to individualize and amplify
select cohort whose aesthetics envelop not just the
identity. And while Ariel pined for human legs, thou-
mythical creature they emulate, but an entire mer-life-
sands of leg-having humans want nothing more than a
style that has grown online, internationally and here in
mermaid tail – the perfect vehicle for both expression
Central Texas.
and escape. Luckily, Sirenalia isn’t staffed by sea witch-
“I think [the] fantasy carries over from when I was a child,” says Jenna Cundy, a self-styled mermaid, and part of the local merpod helmed by Sirenalia, an Aus-
“We all want to believe in something and [adults] don’t get to, without seeming silly,” says Darling, who
and you can do whatever you want with your money
paints tails at Sirenalia’s Holly Street studio and acts as
and your time.”
a mermaid handler at their events. “Right now identity
In the realm of style, there are shoe people, there And then there are those who purchase a $2,000-plus,
is such a thing ... people are really concerned about being their best identity.” For Sirenalia’s clients, mermaidism is a way to be
custom-made, fully functional and environmentally
their best selves. People who buy the tails and partici-
friendly, silicone mermaid tail.
pate in the culture aren’t just fascinated by mermaids.
Because there’s something about the mermaid – a
They didn’t just watch “The Little Mermaid” as chil-
perennial favorite of children everywhere and the
dren. Instead, they emphatically tell Russo and Darling
summer season’s perpetual “It Girl” – that’s just plain
– and really anyone who asks – “I am a mermaid.” And
appealing. After all, her mythos originated with sirens,
so they are.
the inconceivably alluring sea nymphs first mentioned
As far as self-expression goes, full mermaid regalia
in Homer’s “Odyssey” in 800 B.C.E. (and still she
lets you bring it in a big way. In addition to sending in
doesn’t look a day past 20 centuries old).
27 different measurements, Sirenalia invites clients to
She also has great hair.
use crayons (another childhood throwback) to shade in
Perhaps it’s the fantasy of transformation that keeps
a form with the exact specificities and colors of the tail
Sirenalia, founded almost five years ago by Austini-
that best represents them – making the act of identi-
tes and partners Maria Russo and Jason Darling, in
fying as mermaid a kind of hybrid performance and
business. In addition to serving as live party decor
multimedia art form. Both Russo and Darling consider
and hosting mermaid retreats in Belize, and soon,
themselves artists.
San Marcos, Sirenalia also creates the custom silicone
Mermaid Dorothy Rose
own) – they’re fine with a check.
tin-based mermaid tail company. “Now you’re an adult
are bag people, there are, God help them, hat people.
Sea Fair
es with a taste for collateral (and a campy style all their
“You’re making their dreams come true, you want to
mermaid tails that allow people like Jenna to explore a
make it right, exactly the way it was in their imagina-
whimsical side of their identities.
tion,” says Russo.
When considering the mermaid’s appeal, fantasy
Donning the tail (which slips on like a condom in
can’t entirely account for the communal power of mass
a process that takes about five minutes), applying the
media to fan the flames of adoration. Disney released
makeup, wearing the hair accessories and putting on
“The Little Mermaid” in 1989, making it the idolized
the iconic shell bra are also part of the identity process
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– a kind of caterpillar-to-butterfly, mere-mortal-to-mythical-creature
those that see themselves as a merpeople, there’s a huge international
transformation that explains the fascination with the mermaid meta-
network of others that feel the same.
morphosis.
“Fifteen years ago, if someone was like ‘I’m a mermaid,’ and they’re in
“The way your body moves in water is very different,” explains Elona
a small town, people would be like, ‘OK, you’re the weird one in town,’”
Rose, a Sirenalia mermaid and tail and bra designer who is attracted to
Darling explains over FaceTime from Belize, where he and Russo are
the aesthetic nature of the gig. “You may be very awkward on land, but
planning next year’s retreat. “Now you can get on forums and there’s
the idea that you could get in the water and your hair would flow like a
thousands and thousands of people who are like, ‘Oh yeah, me too,
ribbon and your tail will just gently undulate behind you … I guess that's
totally,’ and they can make friends and do mermaid stuff together.”
a very attractive concept to people.” The community mermaidism offers is also part of the appeal. For
That communal aspect has been gratifying to Russo, who never imagined that creating a “badass mermaid tail to swim in” for herself would lead to a network of some of the closest friendships she’s had. But she’s glad it did. “Just being a part of something fantastical [is] fun,” says Russo. “We have these amazing moments together where we’re like, ‘Oh my god, we’re like mermaids underwater swimming next to a shark in paradise right now … this is really our life right now.’ And we do it together.”
Mermaids Elona Rose, Lilly Russell, Maria Russo and their gill-ty pleasure.
Washed Ashore: Lilly Russell, Jessica Mendiola, Chelbi Peña and Maria Russo
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Lilly Russell
"They didn't just watch The Little Mermaid as children."
STYLE WEEK no . 13 Tribeza Style Week is a celebration of the city’s independent spirit through art, food, design and fashion. Now in its 13th year, Style Week is Austin’s definitive week of dynamic events showcasing what’s happening in style throughout the city. This year’s events begin with a kickoff party at 3TEN ACL Live and end with a signature runway show at Brazos Hall. On the days in between, Austinites are encouraged to shop around town on designated District Days that will spotlight six of Austin’s premier shopping areas (South Austin, the 2nd Street District, Westlake, the Domain, the West 6th Design District, and Central Austin). Join us for #tribezastyleweek! 78
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KICK-OFF PARTY Friday, September 23rd at 3TEN ACL Live from 6:30 p.m.to 9 p.m. We’re thrilled to bring you a DJ set by Kyle Dixon of S U R V I V E, the prolific Austin experimental synth quartet, to kick off Tribeza Style Week. Dixon is one half of the duo who recently scored the soundtrack for the Netflix hit, “Stranger Things.” The party happens at 3TEN ACL Live, the most recent addition to Austin’s best entertainment address. You and your fellow Tribezans will enjoy bites from some of our favorite restaurants and specialty cocktails featuring Deep Eddy Vodka and more. Tickets: $25 Purchase tickets starting Tuesday, September 6th at tribeza.com
DISTRICT DAYS Get the most out of Tribeza Style Week #13 with District Days We’ve partnered with some of our most beloved retailers in Austin’s hippest shopping districts to bring you in-store workshops, pop-ups, specials and more. The season’s newest trends will be on display so if you haven’t finalized your own ensemble for Thursday night’s Fashion Show, District Days are the perfect time to complete your look! You can feel good about your shopping knowing participating stores are making a donation to Dress for Success Austin.
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Jean Jones, a simple red rose is the ultimate expression of what she calls “that sort of deepin-your-soul kind of aesthetic” – the personal taste that informs each of her pieces and the driving force that leads her to create. The flower – timeless and elegant, full of texture, but marked by clean lines and a stark color – is an everyday extravagance whose pleasure anyone can afford, and Jones is clearly a fan. She plants red roses outside the window of her private home studio and adorns her collections with its petals, utilizing their deep red color, if not the actual bud itself. The red rose also serves as the logo of her selftitled clothing line, now entering its seventh collection. Filled with modern classics like the wide-leg trouser, the pleated skirt, the white shirt, and made with feel-good fabrics like silk, Italian cotton and English crepe, that upcoming collection, and her label as a whole, represent the culmination of a life she has devoted to creating and enjoying simple, but enduring pleasures. As she puts it, what she does now is what she’s always done.
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The signature rose-print lining of a blazer reflects Jones' painstaking attention to detail.
Jones learned to sew as a young girl before going on to apprentice for a handweaver and launching her own business selling handwoven accessories at trade shows and art fairs. It was through that venture that she recognized a lack of information on using handwoven pieces to create well-fitted women’s clothing. She set out to learn about the couture garment construction that inspired her and launched her ready-to-wear Jean Jones brand five years ago. Pieces from the line can be purchased on her eponymous website, as well as at the Design Lab on Lake Travis. Her artisanal background gave Jones an eye for detail and a yearning for quality that informs not only the clothes she creates now, but the spaces in which she creates them, both in her home and in the adjacent studio. tribeza.com
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Jones' Inspiration Board “All the roads lead to the same place for me,” she explains. That place is one filled with texture, a soft white color she is “addicted to” and inspiration she has gleaned from all over – from everyday life, essentially, but also from recipes, garden design and the random stranger glimpsed while traveling. Her sense of style is straightforward: “Just appreciation of beauty, like for yourself, not for showing someone else” and her reasoning for adhering to it even more so: “That sort of sense of enjoying fine details just feels really good.” That sense is one that she hopes to imbue in the woman she imagines wearing her clothes. She’s “somebody that enjoys the simple pleasures as well,” says Jones. “I think of my clothes as a little gift to her.” That embrace of life’s simple pleasures is on display in the “aura of domestic bliss” she creates for herself at home and in her adjacent private studio. The “Design House,” which she shares with a daughter, identical twin sons, a husband of 26 years and a cat nearly as old, feels lived-in, lovedin and enjoyed. “Nothing's absolutely perfect in my home. It's a real home,” says Jones. And in this way, the philosophy of the red rose is one that encapsulates not just her style, but her life, too. Enjoying the finer details, and taking time to embrace the smaller things – to smell the roses, if you will. “To me, it's all just the ingredients of a good life."
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STYLE PICK | LIFE + STYLE Nina Gordon, Shari Gerstenberger and Laura Uhlir, respective owners of Take Heart, Charm School Vintage and Olive.
WHILE EAST 11TH STREET may be best
known for its world-famous brisket, the street savvy style of the neighborhood extends far beyond pitmaster Aaron Franklin’s signature hip glasses. At shops like Charm School Vintage (1111 E. 11th), Olive (1200 E. 11th) and Take Heart (1111 E. 11th), Austinites can get a dose of the city’s eclectic style and charm from three local, badass, female business owners. “I like that we have several female-owned businesses on this street,” notes Nina Gordon, who opened her gift shop, Take Heart, in 2011. “We all took a chance to be a business owner, which means we probably have some characteristics in common.” Indeed, they do. Gordon, Shari Gerstenberger and Laura Uhlir may own three distinctly different shops, but they are all incredibly thoughtful curators. At Take Heart, you’ll find a bounty of
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minimalist, well-designed gifts from makers around the world. There’s an emphasis on Japanese design. Pieces like little wooden, hand-carved Kokeshi dolls peek out from behind stacks of linen tea towels, adding a sense of playfulness to the shop. Gordon describes her style as “very feelingoriented.” And carefully selected. “In a line of cards, I won’t pick all the cards,” she explains. “I’ll pick the five I really love.” Next door, at the sunny and plant-filled vintage shop and apothecary, Charm School Vintage, Shari Gerstenberger takes a similar approach. “We curate really beautiful but really wearable clothing,” she explains. Every piece at the shop strikes an artful balance between bohemian and timeless, from patterned maxi dresses to perfectly broken-in wooden clogs to vintage turquoise. There are crystals and tinctures, too, artfully arranged and complete with instructions for self-care. “Reminder:
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complex recently borne from an abandoned power plant on the shores of Lady Bird Lake. The 1950s structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a glorious example of Art Moderne architecture and now houses residences, offices, retail stores and restaurants like True Food Kitchen. The spacious restaurant incorporates eco-friendly materials like reclaimed wood floors and dining chairs made of recycled soda bottles. Its neutral décor is brightened by unexpected
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pops of color, like a graffiti mural by local artist Samson Barboza and lime green upholstery, reminiscent of fresh alfalfa sprouts. An airy patio spills out onto a lush green courtyard. For starters at True Food Kitchen, try the tender dumplings stuffed with silky
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pureed edamame, the grilled avocado on a cloud of truffled goat cheese or the glorious basket of farm fresh crudités served with
TRUE FOOD KITCHEN IS AUSTIN at its schizophrenic best. Start with a health food menu
tzatziki and black olive dip. Entrée salads
based on the woo-woo principles of a bohemian wellness guru, then serve it up in the stylish
are unconventional and outstanding, like the
surroundings of downtown’s chicest new entertainment district. It’s beatnik meets bourgeois.
Summer Ingredient salad, loaded with roasted
Weird meets well-heeled. Today’s Austin personified.
vegetables and tossed with manchego cheese,
True Food Kitchen is the love child of holistic evangelist Dr. Andrew Weil and Arizona
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pistachios and mint in Sicilian vinaigrette.
restaurateur Sam Fox, who partnered to create a restaurant inspired by Weil’s anti-inflammatory
The Ancient Grains Bowl is one of True Food’s
diet, touted for helping prevent various ailments and diseases. Obviously, the concept clicked.
most popular items, as is its signature Inside
Started in Phoenix in 2008, True Food Kitchen now has a dozen locations around the country,
Out Quinoa Burger: tomato, cucumber, red
with a dozen more coming soon.
onion, avocado, hummus, tzatziki and feta
Austin’s outpost opened in March in downtown’s Seaholm District, a sprawling mixed-use
stacked between two quinoa ”buns.” Grilled
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True Food Kitchen's menu offers a delicious mix of textures and flavors.
fish tacos – also available with grass-fed steak – are a delicious mix of texture and flavors. There’s also pizza, wraps and burgers. And for dessert, check out the homemade ice cream, like the unbelievably creamy pistachio sorbet. To whet your whistle, there’s a selection of healthy fruit and veg drinks, like Pomegranate Limeade, Watermelon Coconut Soda and local Kombuchas. There’s also a nice offering of Austin craft brews and a wine list focused on organic, biodynamic and sustainable farming. Cocktails – like the Blueberry Royale – are dangerously good: organic vodka shaken with fresh blueberries, lemon and mint, then topped with prosecco. It struck the perfect balance of sweet and tart. Naughty and nice. Just like True Food Kitchen.
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Anita Price lives with Sasha (13), Arlo (12), Theo (10) and their three dogs in Austin where she writes, tinkers and does marketing at Indeed.com.
T H IS MON T H ' S
Dinner
CONVERSATION SH A R I NG A TA B L E FOR S U N DAY FA M I LY DI N N E R S A DDS A W HOL E LOT MOR E T H A N J US T SE AT S . by Anita Price Photograph by Casey Chapman Ross
SINGLE PARENTHOOD LOOKS AS MUCH like the “Gilmore Girls” as the average female
body looks like Barbie. That’s what I learned from binge-watching all seven seasons with my daughter when they came out on Netflix earlier this year. And at no point in my day are the differences more stark than at dinnertime. If there were a recipe for most weeknight dinners at my house, it would be something like: “Take a small table. Add a 12-year-old with lots to say about video games. For texture, chop in a 10- year-old who appreciates shock humor. Mix in the sarcasm of a teenaged girl for acidity. Combine with the fluid movements of a working single parent and bake at 76 degrees in a tiny house.” With three kids in the throes of adolescence, our weekday dinner vibe is definitely more “Hunger Games” than “Gilmore Girls.” But once every couple of weeks, dinner is different. For the past seven years, on most
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Sundays, my kids and I create a little more space
dinners feature “wow moments” that I cannot
asked the first gently prodding, thoughtful
for ourselves by being part of a tradition bigger
reproduce at home. Le’s homemade ice creams
questions. Sunday dinner gave my children
than our family. With two of my closest friends,
and her husband Gary’s paella, for example,
the opportunity to process the loss of the only
Rebecca and Le, their kids and husbands, we
are beyond me. But the best moments are often
dog they’d ever had, with a designated lap for
participate in the planning and execution of
mishaps. Rebecca’s husband may never live
every kid as they cried. And at our last Sunday
a meal as a group. Surrounded by this tribe
down the failed “grilled pizza experiment,” no
dinner this summer, we took turns spending
built on friendship, I get closer to fulfilling
matter how long his run of perfect follow-ups
time on the floor with Rebecca’s dog, who died
the potential of dinnertime as a chance to let everyone be seen and heard. The tradition started not long after my son Arlo began pre-K and became friends with a cherubic kid named Sam. I got to know Sam’s mother, Rebecca, and in a year of firsts, she and I jumped at the chance to reinforce our boys’ special friendship. Our low-pressure family dinners together allowed us to socialize with
quietly days later. She had been an energetic
Perhaps more than anything, Sunday dinner is when I am able to model for my kids the most powerful force in my life: friendship.
kids in a controlled environment. By the time
puppy when Sunday dinners began, and saying goodbye to her was a heartbreaking reminder of how long these dinners have been a fixture in our lives. Perhaps more than anything, Sunday dinner is when I am able to model for my kids the most powerful force in my life: friendship. Le, Rebecca and I have supported each other as mothers through some of life’s most trying
we got to know Le, whom we met volunteering
milestones: divorces, job losses, dying parents,
at our kids’ school, Sunday dinners were a
continues. For years, every dinner began with
sickness and every parenting challenge you can
comfortable habit. Seven years later, they are
fashion shows put on by the kids, and let’s just
imagine. I have always had great friends and
an institution.
say that most of those trends never exactly
enjoy the traditions and habits that buttress
At the big, indestructible, concrete-and-
caught on. Finally, no history of Sunday dinners
long-distance friendships. But Sunday dinner
wood table around which we gather, kids get to
would be complete without a mention of the
has been a unique convergence of personalities
weigh in on big topics alongside adults. I get to
police coming to the door during dessert when
and proximity and gives my kids a sustained
watch my kids talk to other people, and I watch
my five-year-old experimented with calling 911.
view of how friendship makes us stronger.
for clues about how they are experiencing and
But it’s not all laughs and easy conversation.
The more complicated motherhood becomes,
making sense of the world. Sunday dinners
Sunday dinner is where my daughter was
the more I need these sustaining relationships
have helped my kids feel more at ease when
finally able to tell me about her struggles in
and the rituals that make them real. That’s
talking to adults, at the table and elsewhere.
middle school. And when I didn’t immediately
what the “Gilmore Girls” gets right about being
I am not too proud to admit that Sunday
know what to say, it was Rebecca and Le who
a single mother. Your village is everything.
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ALCOMAR 1816 S. 1st St. | (512) 401 3161 Chefs Alma Alcocer and Jeff Martinez serve up some of the city’s best Latin American-inspired seafood. Stop by for lunch, happy hour, dinner or weekend brunch, and start your visit with blood orange margarita and the crab and guacamole. ANNIE’S CAFÉ & BAR 319 Congress Ave. | (512) 472 1884 Locally minded American offerings in a charming setting; perfect spot for a decadent downtown brunch.
GUSTO ITALIAN KITCHEN 4800 Burnet Rd. | (512) 458 1100 Upscale-casual Italian in the heart of the Rosedale
FONDA SAN MIGUEL
neighborhood. Fresh pastas, hand-tossed pizzas, in-
2330 W. North Loop Blvd. | (512) 459 4121 | fondasanmiguel.com
credible desserts (don’t miss the salted caramel budino)
Our talented pastry chef creates hand-made desserts
and locally sourced, seasonally inspired chalkboard
fresh daily. Experience exquisite interior Mexican cuisine
specials. Full bar with craft cocktails, local beers on tap
in a rich environment to stimulate all the senses: stun-
and boutique wines from around the world.
ning fine art, lush tropical plants, sparkling light from traditional tin chandeliers.
APOTHECARY CAFÉ AND WINE BAR
24 DINER
4800 Burnet Rd. | (512) 371 1600
600 N. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 472 5400
Apothecary’s soothing ambiance and excellent wine selec-
Chef Andrew Curren’s casual eatery promises delicious
tion make it a great spot for drinks and bites with friends.
plates 24/7 and a menu featuring nostalgic diner favorites. Order up the classics, including roasted chicken, burgers, all-day breakfast and decadent milkshakes.
NAPA FLATS 8300 N. FM 620, Bldg M, Ste. 100 | (512) 640 8384
Chef Matt Gallagher brings f lavors from different cultures to create a menu featuring items from ceviche to an ahi tuna roll.
Fresh, savory cuisine inspired by California flavors with 34TH STREET CAFÉ
an Italian flair. Made-from-scratch dishes are prepared
ASTI TRATTORIA
1005 W. 34th St. | (512) 371 3400
in an open kitchen over a wood-fired grill. A unique 12
408 E. 43rd St. | (512) 451 1218
This cozy neighborhood spot in North Campus serves up
tap wine dispenser offers a complete complement of high-
soups, salads, pizzas and pastas — but don’t miss the
quality wines by the glass. Finish off the meal with the
chicken piccata. The low-key setting makes it great for
world-famous gelato.
weeknight dinners and weekend indulgences.
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The chic little Hyde Park trattoria offers essential Italian dishes along with a variety of wines to pair them with. Finish off your meal with the honey and goat cheese panna cotta.
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BAR CHI SUSHI 206 Colorado St. | (512) 382 5557 A great place to stop before or after a night on the town, this sushi and bar hotspot stays open until 2 a.m. on the weekends. Bar Chi’s happy hour menu features $2 sake bombs and a variety of sushi rolls under $10. BLUE DAHLIA BISTRO 1115 E. 11th St. | (512) 542 9542 3663 Bee Caves Rd. West Lake Hills, TX 78746 A cozy French bistro serving up breakfast, lunch and dinner in a casual setting. Pop in for their happy hour to share
LAS PALOMAS
a bottle of your favorite wine and a charcuterie board.
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THE SOUP PEDDLER
One of the hidden jewels in Westlake, this unique
4631 Airport Blvd. | 501 W. Mary St. | 13219 Hwy. 183 N.
restaurant and bar offers authentic interior Mexican
2801 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 444 7687 | souppeddler.com
cuisine in a sophisticated yet relaxed setting. Enjoy
The Austin foodie legend of the boy and his soup delivery
family recipes made with fresh ingredients. Don’t miss
bicycle lives on in four brick and mortar locations. Argu-
the margaritas!
ably Austin’s finest juice and smoothie bar complements the famed soups and housemade stocks. Eclectic grab-
BANGER’S SAUSAGE HOUSE & BEER GARDEN
and-go salads and an array of griddled sandwiches round
79 Rainey St. | (512) 386 1656
out the menu.
Banger’s brings the German biergarten tradition to Rain-
BRIBERY BAKERY
ey Street with an array of artisan sausages and more than
2013 Wells Branch Pkwy. #109 | (512) 531 9832
100 beers on tap. To get the full Banger’s experience, go for their weekend brunch and indulge in the Banger’s Benny, the beer garden’s take on eggs Benedict. BARLEY SWINE
MANUEL'S
310 Congress Ave. | (512) 472 7555 10201 Jollyville Road | (512) 345 1042
Pastry Chef Jodi Elliott puts a fun spin on classic confections. The Mueller location is a Candy Land-esque space where diners can sip on cocktails, beer, wine and coffee.
6555 Burnet Road ,Suite 400 | (512) 394 8150
A local Austin favorite with a reputation for high-quality
James Beard Award-nominated chef Bryce Gilmore en-
regional Mexican food, fresh pressed cocktails, margari-
BUENOS AIRES CAFÉ
courages sharing with small plates made from locally-
tas and tequilas. Try the Chile Relleno del Mar with Texas
1201 E. 6th St. | (512) 382 1189
sourced ingredients, served at communal tables. Try the
Gulf Shrimp, day boat scallops, and Jumbo Blue lump
13500 Galleria Circle | (512) 441 9000
parsley croissants with bone marrow or Gilmore’s unique
crab, or Manuel’s famous mole. Located downtown
take on fried chicken.
at the corner of 3rd and Congress Avenue, and in the Arboretum on Jollyville Road. One of the best happy
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hour deals in town.
Chef and Argentine native Reina Morris wraps the f lavors of her culture into authentic and crispy empanadas. Don’t forget the chimichurri sauce! Follow up your meal with Argentina’s famous dessert, alfajores — shortbread cookies filled with dulce de leche and rolled in coconut f lakes.
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CHINATOWN
COUNTER CAFÉ
4807 Airport Blvd. | (512) 474 2029
3407 Greystone Dr. (512) 343 9307
626 N. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 708 8800
Chef Shawn Cirkiel transports diners to the south of Spain
107 W. 5th St. | (512) 343 9307
1914 E. 6th St. | (512) 351 9961
for classic tapas, including croquettes and jamon serrano.
Some of the best traditional Chinese food in town. Fast
It’s nothing fancy, but this tiny shotgun-style diner has
The white-brick patio invites you to sip on some sangria
service in the dining room and delivery is available. This
some of the city’s best breakfast offerings. This cafe fuses
and enjoy the bites.
restaurant boasts an extensive and diverse dim sum menu
American diner food with a global touch. Make sure to or-
for customers to munch on!
der their famous pancakes and burgers!
CAFÉ JOSIE 1200 W. 6th St. | (512) 322 9226
CLARK’S OYSTER BAR
COUNTER CULTURE
Executive chef Todd Havers creates “The Experience”
1200 W. 6th St. | (512) 297 2525
2337 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 524 1540
menu every night at Cafe Josie, which offers guests a prix
Small and always buzzing, Clark’s extensive caviar and
An East Austin haven for vegans and vegetarians, Counter
fixe all-you-can-eat dining experience. The a la carte menu
oyster menu, sharp aesthetics and excellent service make
Culture provides internationally inspired vegan options
is also available, featuring classics such as smoked meat-
it a refreshing indulgence on West Sixth Street. Chef Larry
with organic and local food. Daily specials are shared
loaf and redfish tacos.
McGuire brings East Coast-inspired vibes to this seafood
through their constantly updated Twitter feed.
restaurant. CAFÉ NO SÉ
DRINK.WELL.
1603 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 942 2061
CONTIGO
207 E. 53rd St. | (512) 614 6683
South Congress Hotel’s Café No Sé balances rustic decor
2027 Anchor Ln. | (512) 614 2260
Located in the North Loop district, Michael and Jessica
and a range of seasonal foods to make it the best place
Chef Andrew Wiseheart serves ranch-to-table cuisine and
Sanders bring craft cocktails and American pub fare to
for weekend brunching. Their spin on the classic avocado
an elegant take on bar fare at this east side gem. Take your
drink.well. with a seasonally changing menu. Snacks to try
toast is a must-try.
pick from the exquisite and bold cocktail menu and grab a
include fried chickpeas and house-made Twinkies.
spot on the expansive outdoor patio. CENTRAL STANDARD
EAST SIDE KING
1603 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 942 0823
COUNTER 3. FIVE. VII
2310 S. Lamar, Suite 101 | (512) 383 8382
Between their full dinner menu, impressive raw bar and
315 Congress Ave, Ste. 100 | (512) 291 3327
Winner of the James Beard Award and Top Chef, Paul Qui
craft cocktail offerings, Central Standard at the South
Belly up to the counter at this 25-seat space for an intimate
offers out-of-this-world pan-Asian food from across town
Congress Hotel is the perfect place to spend a night on the
dining experience that’s modern yet approachable. This
trailers with fellow chefs Moto Utsunomiya and Ek Tim-
town.
unique eatery gives three, five and seven-course tasting
rek. Try their legendary fried Brussels Sprouts!
menus in an immersive setting.
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FOODHEADS
1100 E. 6th St. | (512) 467 4280
2219 Manor Rd. | (512) 382 3797
616 W. 34th St. | (512) 420 8400
Enjoy delicious vintage cocktails, 1930s- and 1940s-in-
1623 East 7th St. | (512) 334 9660
Fresh and inspired sandwiches, soups and salads in a
spired music, and cuisine by Fermin Nunez at East Side
All-day breakfast tacos and festive paleta f lavors make El
charming refashioned cottage and porch. This local sand-
Show Room. The small outdoor patio and cozy fireplace
Chilito an Austin staple. If you’re looking to spice up your
wich shop on 34th Street is the perfect date spot for you
are perfect for breezy nights or casual drinks.
caffeine fix, try the Ojo Rojo — an horchata drink with a
and your book. Don’t forget to check out the daily soup
shot of espresso. Don’t forget to dip some chips into their
specials!
EASY TIGER
exotic salsa, the winner of Austin Chronicle’s Hot Sauce
709 E. 6th St. | (512) 614 4972
Contest.
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC 306 E. 53rd St. | (512) 459 1010
From the ELM Restaurant Group, Easy Tiger lures in both drink and food enthusiasts with a delicious bakeshop up-
ELIZABETH STREET CAFÉ
Small, neighborhood restaurant in the North Loop area
stairs and a casual beer garden downstairs. Sip on some lo-
1501 S. 1st St. | (512) 291 2881
serving unique dishes. Chef Ned Elliott serves thoughtful,
cal brew and grab a hot, fresh pretzel. Complete your snack
Chef Larry McGuire creates a charming French-Vietnam-
locally-sourced food with an international twist at reason-
with beer cheese and an array of dipping sauces.
ese eatery with a colorful menu of pho, banh mis and sweet
able prices. Go early on Tuesdays for dollar oysters.
treats. Both the indoor seating and outdoor patio bring EL ALMA
comfort and vibrancy to this South Austin neighborhood
FREEDMEN’S
1025 Barton Springs Rd. | (512) 609 8923
favorite. Don’t forget to end your meal with the housemade
2402 San Gabriel St. | (512) 220 0953
This chef-driven, authentic Mexican restaurant with un-
macarons.
Housed in a historic Austin landmark, smoke imbues the
matched outdoor patio dining stands out as an Austin din-
f lavors of everything at Freedmen’s — from the barbecue,
ing gem. The chic yet relaxed setting is perfect for enjoying
EMMER & RYE
to the desserts and even their cocktail offerings. Pitmaster
delicious specialized drinks outside for their everyday
51 Rainey St. #110 | (512) 366 5530
and chef Evan LeRoy plates some of the city’s best barbe-
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. happy hour!
Named after two types of grains, Emmer & Rye brings
cue on a charming outdoor patio.
their farm-to-table menu, in-house fermentation and dim EL CHILE
sum to diners craving wholesome and innovative cuisine.
GERALDINE’S
1809 Manor Rd. | (512) 457 9900
This whole-animal butchery is also home to Kevin Fink, a
605 Davis St. | (512) 476 4755
The extensive menu features Mexican classics, including
cook named as one of Food & Wine’s best new chefs.
Located inside Rainey Street's Hotel Van Zandt, Geraldine's creates a unique, fun experience by combining cre-
ceviche and tamales, and creative drinks like the cantaloupe margarita. Their daily happy hour offers sangria,
EPICERIE
ative cocktails, shareable plates and scenic views of Lady
micheladas and margaritas.
2307 Hancock Dr. | (512) 371 6840
Bird Lake. Enjoy live bands every night of the week as you
A café and grocery with both Louisiana and French sen-
enjoy Chef Frank Mnuk’s dishes and cocktails from bar
sibilities by Thomas Keller-trained Chef Sarah McIntosh.
manager Jen Keyser.
Lovers of brunch are encouraged to stop in here for a bite on Sundays!
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GOODALL'S KITCHEN AND BAR
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1900 Rio Grande St. | (512) 495 1800
123 W. 6th St. | (512) 660 5390
1906 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 605 9696
Housed in the beautiful Hotel Ella, Goodall’s provides
Chef Andrew Curren of 24 Diner and Easy Tiger presents
Though it may not be as famous as that other Austin bar-
modern spins on American classics. Dig into a fried mort-
simple, rustic Italian plates. Don’t miss the sweet delica-
becue joint, La Barbecue is arguably just as delicious. This
adella egg sandwich and pair it a with cranberry thyme
cies from Pastry Chef Mary Katherine Curren.
trailer, which is owned by the legendary Mueller family, whips up classic barbecue with free beer and live music.
cocktail. JEFFREY’S HILLSIDE FARMACY
1204 W. Lynn St. | (512) 477 5584
LA CONDESA
1209 E. 11th St. | (512) 628 0168
Named one of Bon Appétit’s “10 Best New Restaurants
400 W. 2nd St. | (512) 499 0300
Hillside Farmacy is located in a beautifully restored
in America,” this historic Clarksville favorite has main-
Delectable cocktails, tasty tacos and appetizers all in-
1950s-style pharmacy with a lovely porch on the east side.
tained the execution, top-notch service and luxurious but
spired by the hip and bohemian Condesa neighborhood in
Oysters, cheese plates and nightly dinner specials are
welcoming atmosphere that makes Jeffrey’s an old Austin
Mexico City. The elevated Mexican experience includes a
whipped up by chef Sonya Cote.
staple.
tequila and mezcal menu, so be sure to experiment!
HOME SLICE PIZZA
JOSEPHINE HOUSE
LAMBERTS DOWNTOWN BARBECUE
1415 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 444 7437
1601 Waterston Ave. | (512) 477 5584
401 W. 2nd St. | (512) 494 1500
For pizza cravings south of the river, head to Home Slice
Rustic, continental fare with an emphasis on fresh, local
Tucked away in the historic Schneider Brothers Building in
Pizza. Open until 3 a.m. on weekends for your post bar-
and organic ingredients. Like its sister restaurant, Jef-
the Second Street District, Lamberts doesn’t grill up your
hopping convenience and stocked with classics like the
frey’s, Josephine House is another one of Bon Appétit’s “10
typical barbecue fare. Theirs has an Austin twist, like the
Margherita as well as innovative pies like the White Clam,
Best New Restaurants in America.” Find a shady spot on
rib-eye glazed with brown sugar and mustard.
topped with chopped clams and Pecorino Romano.
their patio and indulge in fresh baked pastries and a coffee. LAUNDERETTE
HOPFIELDS
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JUNIPER
2115 Holly St. | (512) 382 1599
A gastropub with French inclinations, offering a beauti-
2400 E. Cesar Chavez St. Ste. 304 | (512) 220 9421
Culinary magicians and James Beard-nominated chefs
ful patio and unique cocktails. The beer, wine and cocktail
Uchi alum Nicholas Yanes cooks up northern Italian fair
Rene Ortiz and Laura Sawicki surprise diners at this east
options are plentiful and the perfect pairing for the restau-
on the east side. Juniper’s minimalistic menu reinvents the
side gem with menu items like crispy pork ribs and a birth-
rant’s famed steak frites and moules frites.
Italian classics.
day cake ice cream sandwich.
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MOONSHINE PATIO BAR + GRILL
OLIVE & JUNE
1807 S.1st St. | (512) 215 9778
303 Red River St. | (512) 236 9599
3411 Glenview Ave. | (512) 467 9898
A gorgeous spot to enjoy a luxurious French-inspired prix-
Housed in the historical Hof heintz-Reissig store, Moon-
Celebrated Austin chef Shawn Cirkiel created this south-
fixe meal in an intimate dining room and table that seats
shine’s decadent Southern comfort food is a downtown
ern Italian-style restaurant with a menu that highlights
just 34 diners.
favorite. Belly up to the bar and indulge in their famous
local, seasonal ingredients with dishes like saffron ricotta
shrimp corndog appetizers.
ravioli and pork meatballs.
88 1/2 Rainey St. | (512) 571 4588
NORTH
PARKSIDE
This cute walk-up kitchen and patio fuses traditional
11506 Century Oaks Ter. | (512) 339 4440
301 E. 6th St. | (512) 474 9898
French and Southern cuisine. Think late night Parisian-
Enjoy modern Italian cuisine in a sleek interior at this Do-
Chef Shawn Cirkiel’s f lagship restaurant, featuring a hap-
style burgers with frites or rosemary biscuits and gravy for
main standout. Go during happy hour for a glass of your
py hour with half-price oysters and tasty cocktails, is a lo-
Sunday brunch.
favorite red and an exceptional cheeseboard.
cal favorite. Don’t overlook the dessert menu, with delecta-
LUCY’S FRIED CHICKEN
ODD DUCK
5408 Burnet Rd. | (512) 514 0664 &
1201 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 433 6521
PERLA’S SEAFOOD & OYSTER BAR
2218 College Ave. | (512) 297 2423
Famed food trailer turned brick-and-mortar, Odd Duck
1400 S. Congress Ave. | (512) 291 7300
2900 Ranch Rd. 620 N
was the first venture from acclaimed chef Bryce Gilmore.
A South Congress staple, expect the freshest fish and oys-
Straight-up Southern goodness, from moon pies to fried
Expect seasonal fare and drinks with a Texas inf luence at
ters f lown in daily from both coasts, carefully prepared
green tomatoes and the house specialty: fried chicken.
this South Lamar oasis.
with simple yet elegant f lavors by Chef Larry McGuire.
ites and serves them up with inventive cocktails, like the
OLAMAIE
QUI
peach cobbler martini.
1610 San Antonio St. | (512) 474 2796
1600 E. 6th St. | (512) 436 9626
Food + Wine Magazine’s best new chefs Grae Nonas and
Both a James Beard-award recipient and winner of Top
MONGERS MARKET + KITCHEN
Michael Fojtasek create a menu that will leave any South-
Chef, chef Paul Qui’s namesake restaurants is one of the
2401 E. Cesar Chavez St. | (512) 215 8972
erner drooling with a dash of contemporary culinary con-
hottest spots in town for an unparalleled dining experi-
Chef Shane Stark brings a casual Texas Gulf Coast sensibil-
cepts. The dessert menu offers your classic apple pie, or
ence set under an airy, beautiful backdrop.
ity to East Austin by slinging fresh seafood in the kitchen
alternatively a more trendy goat cheese caramel ice cream.
and at the counter.
Also, do yourself a favor and order the biscuits (they’re
L'ESTELLE HOUSE
ble items such as a brioche beignet and chocolate mousse.
Chef James Holmes puts a fun take on our Southern favor-
worth every delectable bite).
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SALTY SOW
TAKOBA
1917 Manor Rd. | (512) 391 2337
1411 E. 7th St. | (512) 628 4466
WALTON’S FANCY AND STAPLE 609 W. 6th St. | (512) 542 3380
Salty Sow serves up creative signature drinks, including
Takoba delivers bold, authentic f lavors with ingredients
This cute downtown café serves a mean morning shrimp
a Blueberry-Lemon Thyme Smash. The food menu, heavy
imported straight from Mexico. Head over to East 7th
and grits — your perfect hangover remedy. Walton’s also
with sophisticated gastropub fare, is perfect for late-night
Street for tortas, tacos, margaritas and micheladas.
offers an array of delicious pastries, fresh brewed coffee and staple sandwiches for lunch. Be sure to pick up a fresh
noshing. THE CLAY PIT
f lowers from their f loral shop on your way out!
SECOND BAR + KITCHEN
1601 Guadalupe St. | (512) 322 5131
200 Congress Ave. | (512) 827 2750
Zip in for a buffet-style lunch or settle in for a traditional
Another venture from James Beard-nominated chef David
dinner of both classic and contemporary Indian cuisine.
519 W. Oltorf St. | (512) 487 1569
Bull, Second offers a swanky bistro experience in the heart
Stick to the basics for the chicken tikka masala and experi-
Named as one of the top 20 wine bars in America by Wine
of the 2nd Street District.
ment with their chai spice creme brulee.
Enthusiast, Winebelly boasts an international wine list
SWAY
UCHI
maintains a local feel with it’s comfortable, laid back in-
1417 S. 1st St. | (512) 326 1999
801 S. Lamar Blvd. | (512) 916 4808
teriors.
The culinary masterminds behind La Condesa cook up
Chef Tyson Cole has created an inventive menu that puts
Thai cuisine with a modern twist. An intimate outdoor
Uchi foremost among sushi spots in Austin. Grab a date
WINK
area, complete with a Thai spirit house, makes for an un-
and treat yourself by splurging on nationally-recognized
1014 N. Lamar Blvd. Ste. E | (512) 482 8868
forgettable experience.
sushi.
With a rotating daily menu, Wink celebrates true farm-to-
WINEBELLY
and Spanish-Mediterranean small plates. The bistro
table meals. Stop in for their incredible happy hour, or stay UCHIKO
a little longer for the 5- or 7-course chef ’s tasting menu.
SWIFT’S ATTIC
4200 N. Lamar Blvd. Ste. 140 | (512) 916 4808
315 Congress Ave. | (512) 482 8842
The sensational sister creation of Uchi, and former home
Overlooking Congress Avenue, Swift’s Attic draws from
of Top Chef Paul Qui and renowned chefs Page Presley and
WU CHOW
global inspirations and serves up inventive cocktails in a
Nicholas Yanes. Uchiko is an Austin icon that everyone
500 W. 5th St. #168 | (512) 476 2469
historic downtown building.
should visit at least once. Try the bacon tataki!
From the curators of Swift’s Attic, Wu Chow is expanding Austin’s cuisine offerings with traditional Chinese dishes sourced from local purveyors and farmers. Don’t miss their weekend dim sum menu.
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A LOOK BEHIND...
FA S H I O N F R O N T RUNNERS These fall looks have our vote.
O N E N AT I O N , U N D E R WAT E R A swelling number of merpeople are making their live if find a lifestyle.
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AUSTIN STYLE MAKERS Six local icons reveal how dressing up is all about channeling yourself.
FA S H I O N F R O N T RUNNERS These fall looks have our vote.
O N E N AT I O N , U N D E R WAT E R A swelling number of merpeople are making their live if find a lifestyle.
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AUSTIN STYLE MAKERS Six local icons reveal how dressing up is all about channeling yourself.
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Yes, AND Photographs by Randal Ford
15 YEARS
CHOOSING A COVER IMAGE is always
them both.” We leaned back, laughing: of course!
agonizing. In a good way. For this issue Randal
Style – at its most human, most creative, most
Ford’s stunning shots of local style icons Jane
revolutionary – demands choosing both, that old
Sibley and Nikisha Brunson made it downright
improv theater adage of “yes, and.” Not insisting on
impossible. As we stared silently at the images –
one trend or one impossibly expensive brand, but
one of Austin’s great philanthropists, in her ninth
embracing the classic and the quirky and whatever
decade, exuding confidence, wisdom and sly wit;
succeeds in richly expressing oneself. So we did it:
and one of an innovative apothecary owner and
we cut the baby in two and created Tribeza’s very
health and wellness influencer in her early thirties,
first twin-cover issue. We couldn’t be more thrilled
with inarguable poise and an arresting gaze – MP,
by our dual divinities.
Tribeza’s creative director, declared: “Let’s use
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Willie Baronet: Friend to the homeless, supreme doodler, egg taco maker. Shown with: The artfully clever Moooi Altdeutsche clock.
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