THE ADVENTURES OF AN AUSTIN FASHION WEEK FASHIONISTA

This past week was the 3rd Annual Austin Fashion Week. Here are a few photos from my adventures throughout the week being featured as a model and just enjoying the scene.

THE PHOTOS BELOW WERE FEATURED FROM BLO!! BY BETSEY- A SHOWCASE HELD AT BLO HAIR SALON AND FEATURING CLOTHING BY BETSEY JOHNSON, LIVE PERFORMANCES, CANDY BAR, SIGNATURE COCKTAILS AND THE CUTEST PINK CARPET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PHOTOS BELOW WERE TAKEN WHILE BACKSTAGE AT THE KICKOFF CELEBRATION OF AUSTIN FASHION WEEK- HELD SATURDAY, AUGUST 20 AT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERSHIP IN SOUTH AUSTIN. THIS EVENT INCLUDED FASHIONS BY BETSEY JOHNSON, HARLEY DAVIDSON CLOTHING AND THE AWESOME MASH UP TEAMS!

 

BACKSTAGE GETTING READY

 

LOOK BOARDS FOR INSPIRATION WHEN STYLING THE MODELS

 

 

MODEL FOOD

 

THE PHOTOS BELOW WERE TAKEN AT THE WEEKLY SHOWCASES HELD AT THE HISTORIC DRISKILL HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN AUSTIN

 THE RUNWAY SETUP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE PHOTOS BELOW WERE TAKEN AT THE ELEMENTS OF AVANT GARDE FASHION SHOWCASE HELD AT HAVEN AND PRODUCED BY MATRIX HAIR STUDIOS AND THE INCOMPARABLE IVY KIM. IT DISPLAYED THE CREATIVE HAIR AND STYLING TALENTS OF HER TEAM AS WELL AS BUTTERFLY ENTERTAINMENT & LEONARDO D'ALAMAGRO AND FEATURED LOOKS BUILT AROUND THE ELEMENTS OF

• EARTH
• WOOD
• FIRE
• METAL
• AIR
• WATER

  

  
  

   

  

  
  

   

  

  
  

   

  

  
  

   

  

  
  

   

  

  
  

   

  

  
  

   

  

  
  

    

  

  Me getting dressed for the Austin Fashion Awards in which I was nominated for the Timothy Smith Award

  
  

   

  Signed Domo

  "Hell Yeah I'm Awesome and from I'm Austin and hella proud of it"

   DeVeReaux

 

MY SEPTEMBER ISSUE: WHILE YALL WERE SLEEPING ON MY SEQUINS PART 2

So have you all ever read the old childrens magazine-HIGHLIGHTS and in the back of the book it has a game- "WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?"...well I want to ask you the same thing but also answer the question at the same time

Q: "WHAT'S WRONG WITH THESE PICTURES???"

 

 

 A: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING

Ok so of course we are vastly approaching the major month of fashion which is duh....SEPTEMBER...for all of my true fashionistas...and the September issues of all the major magazines will be thick and full from cover to cover of couture and ready to wear fashions for all of us to either faint over or forget about....yeah let's be real-sometimes fashion can be a bit ummm FAKE and FRIVOLOUS

but nonetheless I fear the day when its fate is forever gone....anyhow as usual I digress...ok back to my point....so as I glanced over the many magazines I noticed one significant trend 

SEQUINS...damnit...SEQUINS...that is it and that is all-and the four women representing these variety of magazines further prove that you can rock this trend in several ways regardless of your shape, color or size...its all about proper EXECUTION ...I've made my point...and in the words of TIM GUNN...carry on

Signed Domo "DON'T LET ME CATCH YOU SLIPPIN IN MY SEQUINS" DeVeReaux

GET SLAPPED FOR SLEEPING ON MY SEQUINS

Ok so everyone knows that fashion is just like history- hell that's why they even have courses on the collegiate level entitled FASHION HISTORY which I plan to teach- because fashion like general history has a tendency to repeat itself. I for one love when a trend reaches resurgence but find even more pleasure when I have pounced upon it before it has made its  return voyage back to the mainstream masses.

The perfect example is that of BEADING, EMBELLISHMENTS & SEQUINS- but specifically SEQUINS. Now that anyone that knows me knows my true love for anything sached and soaked in them...whether headbands, handbags and especially haute pieces of couture. Whether I bedazzle them myself or someone else has the notion for notions I LOVE anything with sequins. My most prized sequined pieces are my silver sequined bag from my late grandmother, Josephine aka Suga and my black and gold sequined cocktail dress by Tadashi Shoji

Many women shy away from such garb because its viewed as gaudy- but my goodness I can't get enough. Being a 5'10" self-named Glamazon- I charge it to being a drag queen in my former life- stage name Darling Nikki DeVeReaux and took notice of this haute topic trend at this year's BET AWARDS

CHECK OUT FREE- AND HER UMMM "ASSETS" IN THE HUE OF ALUMINUM & GOLD

THEN THERE WAS ASHANTI WEARING A JEWEL TONE TEAL THAT WAS BACKLESS & EMBELLISHED WITH BEADING

YOU HAD TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF CEELO IN HIS SHIMMERING SHELL WHILE IN TRIBUTE TO PATTI LABELLE

LET'S STAY TOGETHER STAR- JOYFUL DRAKE- HAD A JAW DROPPING THREE TONE GREEN SEQUINED COCKTAIL FROCK THAT WAS FIERCE

THE ALWAYS CUTE KEKE PALMER IN A SILVER SEQUINED MINI

LALA VASQUEZ- ANTHONY LOOKED UBER LUXE IN THIS ALMOST LIQUID SEQUINED MINI & GLADIATOR SANDALS

LET'S NOT FORGET THE MOVE MAKING MARSHA AMBROSIUS IN HER ANKLE LENGTH BEADED GOWN WITH THE BOLD BELT- BELTING OUT IF ONLY YOU KNEW- HOW MUCH I DO LOVE SEQUINS BOO

 

AND LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST THE TANTALIZING TOCARRA IN A TURQUOISE TIERED MINI WITH BOLD BLACK & PEWTER PLATFORMS

These trendsetters definitely didn't sleep on my sequins and neither should you. This is a trend that takes confidence and a cute frame to fit it.

Signing off always,

Darling Nikki "HOW DARE YOU SLEEP ON MY SEQUINS" DeVeReaux

(3 snaps in a circle with my hands on my hips) HMPH!!!!!!!