Maximo Quiroz Hand Paints Beautiful Jean Jackets
Do you have an original painting on your jean jacket? Then you must not own the incredible work from local painter Maximo Quiroz. Maximo paints on walls, canvas and more specifically, denim. You may see him strutting around town in his one-of-a-kind jean jackets, and think to yourself, why don’t I own one of those? […]
Stylish Ever After: Fashion Artist Vogue Vignette Introduces Alice To Gucci
Fashion artist Vogue Vignette puts style to paper. With a swift stroke of her pen, she is able to capture the essence of people based on what they are wearing. It’s true. I have my very own illustration from Vogue Vignette when she drew me after I posed for less than a minute. It was […]
Red Moth Art
Issue 17 contributor Red Moth Art creates hand-painted clothing influenced by Japanese culture. What is your artistic process like? My work blends stories, feelings and worlds together, but I don’t always know which one will start the process at first. A Japanese quote inspired me, “If you do not enter the tiger’s cave, you will […]
Beyond a Sketch: Vogue Vignette Explores the Boundaries of Fashion Illustration
Issue 13 has arrived and in the spirit of the theme, Identity, we’re taking a closer look at the contributors behind each article. A couple of weeks ago we visited Stephanie Jimenez Schiller, better known by her fashion alter ego Vogue Vignette, as she showed us around the fashion department at ACC Highland. Let’s Go to […]
Wet Salon and Studio: Austin’s Most Eclectic Hair Stylists
Eric Massey and Jimmy Haddox have been holding down hair on South Congress for 17 successful years, watching businesses come and go and the economy wax and wane. In July, 2016, in the midst of Austin’s current boom, it came as an inevitable surprise that Wet’s prime SOCO location two blocks from the river had […]
A Passion for Fashion with Kelly Gray
Kelly Gray wears many hats, some she designed herself. She currently works at Google, co-manages RealMusic Events with her husband, Andrew Parsons, and runs the The GoGo Gadgettes, a dance company for which she designs custom costumes. Her work has been featured at festivals like Ultra, Sun City, and Euphoria. KELLY GRAY The GoGo Gadgettes […]
Fashion Illustrations by Kate Wade
Kate Wade is a talented local artist and current UT student studying textile and design. Drawing inspiration from 1920s flapper style, Kate creates outfits that transcend time. Her illustrations have a unique nostalgic feel while depicting fashion that women of any era would wear. Post graduation, Kate plans to launch her design career promoting eco-friendly […]
Betch Tease with Tessa Renee
World renowned fashion designer Tessa Renee has been causing quite a stir with her new fashion line targeted at teens, tweens, twenties, and hunnies. We were lucky enough to be graced with her presence for this exclusive Almost Real Things interview with Zachary Zulch. View her specially curated “Betch Tease” line only available in our Almost […]