Austin Fashion Week may be known for its haute style and glitzy events. But, this year’s Austin Fashion Week is being elevated, from design to execution, with the help of special, custom runways courtesy of Caplan Miller Events and Strong Events. The two teams are working in tandem to present Austin Fashion Week participants with [...]
We’re only 5 weeks from the 3rd Austin Fashion Week, coming August 20 – 27. We’ll be giving you weekly updates on our progress and give you some inside scoop here. Here are the fun announcements from the last week: TICKETS: All tickets are now on sale! VIP, Badges and Kickoff / Awards individual tickets. [...]
Join Launch787 as we host the first MIX: Celebrate Texas Cocktails Presented by Google Places on Friday, June 17, 2011 from 9:00 pm – midnight. Enter into the historic Mansion (Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs, 2312 San Gabriel) and sip custom-made specialty libations from 13 of Texas’ home-grown distilleries. Mixologists like Jason Stevens from East [...]
Tickets for the 2nd Annual Outdoor Living Tour are on sale now! The event will take place on May 21st from 11am to 6pm. Advance Tickets: $15 (plus a $2 service fee) Day-of Tickets: $25 To PURCHASE TICKETS, go here: http://www.outdoorlivingtouraustin.com/tickets.html Highlighting 9 stunning residential outdoor spaces, the Outdoor Living Tour expands WAY past a [...]
Join Launch787 for the first-ever MIX: Celebrate Texas Cocktails! We at Launch787 thought there wasn’t enough drinking, so we’re bringing you the event to end all drinking events. That might be a bold statement. If you fall in that category, please take a cab. On June 17, join 14 of Texas’ favorite distilleries as they [...]
SECRET CIRCUS A Modern Take on Pre-WWII Cabaret With An Array of Entertainment, Live Music, Original Art and High Fashion Valentine’s Day Event: Tickets on Sale Now! Collaborators Mark Younger-Smith (Billy Idol), Matt Swinney (Launch787), Gary Dorsey (PIXEL PEACH STUDIO) and Dawn Younger-Smith (Boudoir Queen) announce Secret Circus a decadent evening in the spirit of [...]
4th Annual Modern Home Tour Saturday, February 5th Presented by The Art Institute of Austin Founded by The GoodLife Team and co-produced with Launch787, the fourth annual Austin Modern Home Tour will showcase sixteen architecturally progressive and contemporary homes throughout Austin on Saturday, February 5, 2011 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Rain or Shine). [...]
Interested in scoping out amazing Austin modern homes and meeting new people? Well you’re in luck, because we’re currently searching for dependable and fun volunteers for the 2011 Austin Modern Home Tour. Date: Saturday, February 5th, 2011 Shifts: 10am-2:30pm, 2:00pm-6:30pm or both! Volunteers will be stationed at a house with one or more other volunteers. [...]
Introducing SIP & SAVOR AUSTIN: Brought to you by the creators of Austin Fashion Week, Modern Home Tour, Outdoor Living Tour and more. Sip & Savor Austin is a city-wide food and drink celebration with one goal – to get the most “people in the door” of participating restaurants and bars, surpassing any food and [...]
The GoodLife Team and Launch787 are excited to announce that the 2011 Modern Home Tour Presented by Art Institute of Austin has been scheduled for Saturday, February 5, 2011 from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. The 2010 Tour featured 16 modern homes by some of Austin’s greatest architects. Over 2500 attendees came out for this [...]
Launch787 and DANA are proud to announce that tickets are on sale now for the Seventh Annual Downtown Living Tour! On Sunday, October 24 from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, you are invited to tour 13 of Austin’s most unique downtown living spaces. The following properties (including units in each of the buildings) will be [...]
Va va voom… Mandy Lauderdale, the fiery redhead who puts the cream in cabaret, will host the Austin Fashion Awards on Saturday 8/21 in Dell Hall at the Long Center for the Performing Arts. When the lights go down and the show heats up, this siren will keep fashionistas entertained with a voice that sizzles [...]
The countdown to the kick off is on! This Saturday, August 14th, catch looks from Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent and Robert Stock for Robert Graham at the Official Austin Fashion Week Kick Off “Bright Lights, Idea City” at GSD&M Idea City. To be featured on the runway that evening, looks from twenty-four Austin Fashion [...]
Now’s the time to have your voice heard! Vote online for your favorite designer, store, photographer, hair stylist, make up artist, model and more by going to Vote For Participants. You can also vote for your favorite image from local Mash Up Teams of talent by going to Vote for Mash Up Teams. The People’s Choice Awards are [...]
JUST ANNOUNCED: The Austin Fashion Awards After Party will be at PGI — literally the VERY TOP FLOOR of the Frost Bank Tower. How do you get tickets? You can ONLY buy them through the VIP packages. To top it all off, for the next 10 people to purchase a VIP package, we’re throwing in [...]
We’re only 3.5 weeks away from Austin Fashion Week! We’re busy little bees in the Launch787 offices getting ready. AFW is broken into three major categories, so here’s the skinny: BRIGHT LIGHTS, IDEA CITY: THE OFFICIAL AUSTIN FASHION WEEK KICKOFF EVENT. Saturday, August 14 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm at GSD&M. Tickets are $75 [...]
Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent, Robert Stock for Robert Graham and 80s pop icon TIFFANY — OH MY! Flashbulbs will pop at Launch787’s 2nd annual Austin Fashion Week, showcasing inspired and imaginative style, August 14-21. Jump-start the week at a fabulous, show-stopping Kick Off Party: “Bright Lights, Idea City.” The event will take place at GSD&M Idea [...]
If you are a retailer, salon, spa, designer, photographer, hair stylist, makeup artist or model interested in participating in the 2010 Austin Fashion Week (August 14-21), please sign up before June 1, 2010! All participation details may be found by going here: http://fashionweekaustin.com
Austin Shines: Celebrating Austin’s Jewelry Design Community!
Ok folks. Last chance to buy discounted advance tickets for the first-ever Austin Outdoor Living Tour (Saturday, April 17). Come check out 9 of Austin’s most stunning locations for landscape architecture. Just $12 in advance or $20 at the door (advance tickets are available through Friday, April 16 at 5:00 pm) As a continuation of [...]
An inside peek at the first Outdoor Living Tour properties.
Austin Outdoor Living Tour April 17
Austin Shines: Celebrating Emerging Jewelry Designers
Launch787 / Wyatt Brand Power Up Lounge March 15 & 16