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Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Nicholas K Spring Summer 2012

Mercedes-Benz New York fashion week Spring Summer 2012 shows opened at the Lincoln Center with a collection from Nicholas K. Founded in January of 2003 by sibling Fashion designers Nicholas and Christopher Kunz, Nicholas K is a New York based design company.

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Austin Fashion Week 2011 Dean Fredrick’s The Heist with Vintage Sun and Lana Chu at 501 Studios and Hotel Driskill presentations Janie G Couture, Milli Starr, Rene Geneva, Vastra by Namrita Chettiar, Jun E Caniel, SuKaz, LNE and more

Out on the town this week during Austin Fashion Week, I stopped in to at 501 Studios where Dean Fredrick’s event The Heist was just getting started. The queen of funk and soul in Austin, DJ I Wanna Be Her was spinning until the crowd were treated to performances by bands included White Ghost Shivers, Eric Johnson (legendary guitarist), Smoke and Feathers and Graham Wilkinson.

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Austin Fashion Week Kickoff mashup teams runway show

Austin Fashion Week mash-up teams had their runway show as the final event on the night of the kickoff. Before the models took to the runway, attendees watched models from Wilhelmina Brown walk for Betsey Johnson and Motorclothes by Harley-Davidson.

This year, there were 19 teams made up from participating photographers, models, make up artists, hair stylists and designers. Each team created a look, and did a photo shoot to generate their entry for the competition. The team entries can be seen on the Austin Fashion Week website.

Those looks were re-created one more time for the runway.

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Austin Fashion Week Kickoff live performance by LC Rocks with Betsey Johnson, Harley Davidson clothes and Wilhelmina models

Austin Fashion Week kickoff event at Cowboy Harley-Davidson of Austin had a live gig by 80’s hair band LC Rocks. Listing their influences as including Van Halen, Bon Jovi, GNR, Kiss, Warrant, Def Leppard, ACDC, Journey, their setlist included prefect renditions of ‘Don’t Stop Believing’, ‘Jessie’s Girl’ and ‘You Give Love a Bad Name’. Members of the band, Matt Bray, Chris Max, Paul Cano and Randy Erwiin put on an excellent performance, and were a huge hit with the crowd.

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Austin Fashion Week Kickoff with Betsey Johnson, Harley Davidson clothes and Wilhelmina Brown models

Last night was the kickoff for the 2011 Austin Fashion Week with models from Wilhelmina Brown, clothes from Betsey Johnson and from Motorclothes by Harley-Davidson.

Austin Fashion Week was started by Matt Swinney of Launch 787 3 years ago and it continues to grow in attendance, style and participants. Getting the word out, wrangling the media, and all aspects of PR for the event was executed by the wonderfully helpful and welcoming Kristen Chin of POM PR. This years event was opened by CW star Mandy Dugan.

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Spy Kids 4 Red Carpet Austin Premiere with Robert Rodriguez, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Alexa Vega & Daryl Sabara

Spy Kids 4 “All The Time in the World”, movie director Robert Rodriguez’s latest movie, had its Austin Red Carpet Premiere at The Long Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Walking the red on the night were Robert Rodriguez, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Chloe Bridges, Belle Solorzano, Jett Good, Tiger Darrow, Chuck Cureau, Carl Thiel and Elizabeth Avellán.

The movie opens August 19th and features 4d Aroma Scope, bringing the smells in the movie to the viewer.

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New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Giveaway Presented by Who What Wear and OpenSky

To celebrate the world’s most influential and important fashion shows, whowhatwear is teaming up with OpenSky to give one incredibly lucky reader and guest the experience of a lifetime with their OpenSky + Who What Wear Mercedes-Benz NYFW Giveaway!

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Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week Monique Lhuillier Fall 2011

Monique Lhuillier and husband, Tom Bugbee, founded the label in 1996 by launching a bridal collection & ready to wear and eveningwear divisions were launched in 2002.

Monique Lhuillier fashion designs are chic, glamorous and always luxurious with a corporate culture that thirsts for attention to detail and quality. Unlike the vast majority of labels today, most of the collection is produced in their own facility in Los Angeles.

In the last 10 years, Monique Lhuillier’s designs have brought elegance and style to the wedding aisle of some of Hollywood’s most famous brides. Well known clients of her ready-to-wear line include actresses such as Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Katie Holmes, Jessica Alba and Drew Barrymore.