Style X Brands
American Apparel
American Apparel heads back to StyleX with a whole new attitude. Visit their booth to design your own one-of-a-kind tee and to print on your favorite American Apparel products. While you're there, pick up a few last minute festival must haves and exciting SXSW exclusives.
Barefoot Wallets
Fresh from Antarctica, Barefoot Wallets has arrived and is ready to bring you “Terra Nova” - the original adventure-travel wallet. After years of extensive testing and meticulous modification, we are proud to unveil the ultimate meld of style and function, wrapped in a wallet that has brazenly trekked across the native tracks and cultural entrails of all seven continents.
Terra Nova directly translates to “New Land,” and this sense of exploration and discovery are at the core of every wallet. The integration of high-tech materials with our signature travel-specific features, make every Barefoot Wallet impervious to the dirt, moisture, and red wine that adventure-travel inevitably brings, and our bold, daring color-ways are fused with a contemporary design that is sure to seize both the attention and imagination of all who see.
Bed Stu
At Bed|Stü it's not about where you came from, it's about where you've decided to go. Bed|Stü is lean, fast, and tough like the streets that inspired our shoes from day one and as long as we can make our way, we will make shoes and other products for those who have no use for the beaten path. Bed|Stü footwear is handcrafted of the finest natural materials available. With two lines to choose from – Bed|Stü and Bed|Stü Cobbler - the company offers a broad choice of styles and price points. Each piece possesses the craftsmanship that Bed|Stü's creations are known for as well as the diversity and identity of those wearing the product.
The Cobbler and Bed|Stü products are like the people at Bed|Stü - Unique. The shoes are meticulously made one pair at a time with scratched, worn, and comfortable look. The body and the sole of each shoe forms to the shape of your foot. Once you wear them you’ll understand the meaning of custom made footwear. The Bed|Stü products have the same hand finishes, vegetable tanned leathers, and minute detailing inspired by the bench made footwear, but at a more accessible price.
Bolingo
Bolingo Bags is a line of ostrich, crocodile and Napa leather luxury handbags crafted by fair trades craftspeople in South Africa from designs created by San Antonio native Susan Todd. Susan works diligently creating two handbag collections per year with fresh designs and colors, while maintaining the quality and classic lines of each piece. Bolingo Bags are produced in limited quantities maintaining the appeal to the discrimating woman.
The name bolingo means love and comes from the Bantu language, Lingala, which is spoken throughout the northwestern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, and areas of Angola. The name ‘Bolingo Bags’ is meant to represent the love and devotion to style, color, texture, and craftwork that is built in to every bag.
Bryna
BRYNA is a San Francisco-based leather handbag company who's design goal is to create a stylish handbag collection that portrays the mood of the woman carrying the bag. This mood can be confident and strong, innocent or playful - it is always a little funky and somewhat functional. The woman we design for has a strong personal style and is fashionable and worldly. She appreciates fine fabrics and detailed construction. Our pieces are meant to last from season to season, rather than fade with the latest trends. They are classic yet expressive and can represent personal changes in style from one outfit to the next.
Bucketfeet
BucketFeet connects consumers with talented, yet unknown artists from around the world. Based in Chicago but reaching as far as Brazil, Argentina, Oakland, Houston and beyond, artists spread their work on high quality, comfortable shoes.
Bullets2Bandages
Inspired by sacrifice, and designed to fuel change Bullets2Bandages is a socially conscious, apparel, and accessory company, founded by two former navy bomb technicians, that is dedicated to raising both awareness and money for non-profit organizations that serve the veteran community. Through the sales of our apparel, and accessories Bullets2Bandages is able to help Veteran Charities advance their mission through monetary and non-monetary donations.
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By Samii Ryan
By Samii Ryan Inc. is a culturally inspired accessory and clothing line. Every piece of the collection has a specific spiritual meaning in regards to Native American Culture. Combining great quality and unique work, By Samii Ryan has caught the attention of celebrities and trendsetters around the country.
Popular to celebrities such as Ke$ha, Victoria Justice, The Olsen Twins,Lucy Hale, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato,Chloe Bridges, and Mandy Jiroux of BG5. Samii has been popular for using natural colors, and bold designs to catch the eye of these public figures.
By Samii Ryan has also been seen in J-14 Magazine, Lucky Magazine, Seventeen Magazine, AP Magazine, Teen.com, Gurl.com, luxx.com, and Modoration.com. This small town brand is now available in Nordstrom and Von Maur Department stores throughout the country. Expect great things to come from By Samii Ryan.
Cavortress
The word 'cavort' means to prance and caper boisterously about and a Cavortress is the girl who does just that. Cavortress of Charleston, SC offers conspicuous swimwear classics that are perfect for fun in the sun. Swimwear prints are designed by Cavortress's owner and founder, Julie Wheat. All pieces are made in the USA with fabric and hardware imported from Italy. The 2012 collection was dubbed one of CDFA’s ‘favorite at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week’ last July. Cavortress Swimwear was created due to popular demand from Cavortress clients Julie has worked to source and style vintage clothing and accessories for. Cavortress Vintage pieces have been carefully curated worldwide for more than a decade and have been spotted on the red carpet at the Grammy’s, some of the South’s top stylists, PR representatives, designers, event planners, models, actresses, and tastemakers. At SXSW Cavortress is featuring some of their most coveted vintage clothing and accessories including many of America’s top brands from days past (Pendleton, Levi’s, Gloria Vanderbilt, Sears, Wrangler, Zodiac), leathers, furs, silks, both real and faux jewelry. Fashionistas are sure to find something that’s proper, not prim, ladylike yet licentious, refined and renegade.
Chuck & Jake
Founded in 2009, our company is an Austin, Texas clothing and lifestyle brand influenced by the unique and vibrant ethos of our eclectic city. Everything started on a sleepy cul-de-sac one day when we saw a new take on the traditional pocket tee as a way to connect to the wonderfully varied tastes in the Austin community and the world beyond.
With one sewing machine, some fabric, shirts, and thread, our vision of Chuck & Jake had begun. We make apparel that draws upon timeless fashion sensibilities of youthful casual elegance. Comfortable clothes for any person that through the details of the custom pocket, hint at the finer, blithe side of life. We do not reproduce the same style twice; each line is made up of limited numbers so once a style is gone, it’s gone. When you own a piece of C&J apparel, you are among a small group of people wearing that item. In addition to the custom pocket, our brand is also about our blog. The blog shares the same qualities as the pockets: varied, lighthearted, and youthful. It’s all about that which inspires us, interests us, and who we are. We aim for those same impressions to be reflected in our apparel. We hope you enjoy our clothing and blog as much as we enjoy making them.
"Everyone deserves a pocket."
Dandy's The Gentlemen Store
Dandy’s The Gentleman’s Store offers 1870’s to 1930’s inspired bespoke, reproduction and vintage gentleman's garb. Inspired being the key element as the initial image one conjures up is likely to be costumed period attire. However, from the modernized cut of their 1870’s style Sack Suit and ready to wear shirts, casual fabrics and prints used to outfit their handmade bow ties and wallets, to the casual shape and mix of textures of their spat inspired boot, the line is stylishly wearable for the modern dandy and his comrades who fancy manly and affordable opulence.
A fate of the husband and wife’s turn of the previous century inspired nuptials in 2010 and the lack of options for men in the hue and the old time fashion they so feverishly sought for most of the previous year, they dreamed of one day filling the gentlemanly void and with a handsomely accessible price tag. The stars finally aligned in 2011 and the Mr. and Mrs.’ mutual passion for all things old worldly, vintage, style, fashion, music, and to be entrepreneurs while continuing to be happily coupled throughout an extraordinary life together, Dandy’s The Gentleman’s Store came to exist.
deeFind
"Inspired by living in San Francisco, I wanted to design shoes that were quite unique, works of art and offered accessibility to women to really bare all in deeFind shoes. Conceptually futuristic architecture has always been appealing to me: dynamic angles, bold lines, audacious structural gestures – all frequently reflected in my design aesthetic. In keeping with the sensibilities of futurism exploring, the desired outcome was incorporate sustainable materials, while providing drop-dead sexy, eco-conscious products. Working hard to produce the most refined designs I am capable of, as I fanatically search for alternative materials and creative methods. Each handmade pair of deeFind shoes is constructed in humane working conditions with comparable wages. deeFind will donate a percentage of proceeds to environmental conservation and women's services." - Dierdre Wallace, Owner/Designer:
Dimovi
Designed by Amanda Dimova and made in her family's Texas shoe factory (which has been making shoes in USA for 25 years), these ain't no cowboy boots. Bizarre material and color mixtures makes for a funky twist on the ueber classic desert boot pattern. With colors like neon green, metallic magenta, and giant fuzzy jaguar, some people think they can't pull off the look, but never fear, there is always a toned down version each season, like industrial grey felt or incredibly supple pebbled brown.
The fit is closer to a sock than a shoe, because the incredibly soft upper stretches and forms to give the wearer a custom fit. The natural crepe rubber soles absorb shock while allowing the boot to be so flexible it can roll up like a taquito. It's time shoes are made to fit feet, and not the other way around.
Effie's Heart
Our motto at Effie’s Heart is classic, radical, modern, practical. In This we mean that we create classic timeless clothing that will be in style for years to come. We aim to design fashion that is radically different from what is on trend to help our customers display their unique style. We use modern fabrics, inventive closures, and current style lines to help ensure that our clothing is practical, flattering, comfortable, and easy to care for. Our first samples are created in house here in Northern California. We have a personal relationship with our manufacturers and our very proud of their ethical social integrity and meticulous quality control standards.
Ezduzit
Elliott believes his art/designs are divinely inspired by his love and passion for pop culture, music, world peace and a green earth. Elliott, over the years, has designed everything from clothes to clocks as well as a fashion accessory line that has sold in better boutiques, airports and gift stores worldwide.
Elliott is proud and honored to have done custom collections for museum stores from Canada to California, including the Newseum in Washington DC, the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Dallas Woman’s Museum ,the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada,the McNay Modern Art Museum in San Antonio and the Blanton Museum on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin.
G-shock
G-Shock are the masters of making watches that integrate highly fashionable designs with extreme durability. G-Shock is a subsidiary of Casio, a long-trusted company renowned for long-lasting electronics. That's why G-Shock Casio watches are the choice for active people who want to look good while they're in action. A wide array of people trust in G-Shock watches, from paramedics and firemen, to snowboarders, surfers, and divers. Most G-Shock watches are built with 100-200 meters of water resistance, and all are equipped with heavy duty shock-resistance. Hence the name, G-Shock. Most G-Shock watches also come fully loaded with other goodies, including world time, daily alarms, and backlighting for those moments your action leads you into the dark. Your G-Shock watch will become your on-time friend, with a long-lasting battery and all the construction designed to make it withstand almost anything you put it through while you're working hard or having the time of your life. So, find the G-Shock watch that suits you best, put it on, and know that you're gonna look good, and your watch will stick with you through thick and thin.
Haute DJ
Haute DJ was created with the marriage of two of Texas Next Top Designers top ten finalists from 2009. Darian entered with her contemporary clothing line and Jessica with her urban gypsy jewelry and accessory line. Partnering together to form Haute DJ in 2010 they entered again Texas Next Top Designer again and again placed in the top ten for Texas Next Top Designer 2011.
Haute DJ specifically refers to the creation of a contemporary, full lifestyle line of exclusive clothing and accessories. It is a cool lifestyle brand for men and women. We are directly inspired by and made for musicians, DJ's,artists, festival goers and music lovers everywhere. Look, Feel, Rock and be Haute!
HELM
“I've been touching and talking about shoes for almost two decades" - Joshua Bingaman, Founder of HELM Handmade
HELM is the classic male boot reinterpreted. Launched in December 2009, HELM is a handmade, high-end luxury boot for the male footwear connoisseur who will not sacrifice comfort; A merging of traditional hand-made craftsmanship and clean modern lines which fills and refreshes a void in men’s boots. HELM is the result of Joshua’s lifelong passion for men's shoes and boots and his own personal search for a classic, well-made boot with modern flourishes.
HELM is about stylishly unpretentious integrity: From historic design inspiration, through expert leather craftsmanship, down to the sweet familial call names, designed in Austin, handmade in Istanbul, with materials sourced from Europe and Australia. Each boot starts when Joshua turns the shoe dreams inside his head into sketches that are sent to the artisan shoe makers who craft the signature lasts per each design. Hand-fabrication of one pair of HELM takes five days. The leather is cut by hand, the leather pieces are hand-stitched to together and nailed to the last, shaping takes place over 3 days and finally, the boot is removed from the last, brushed, cleaned and polished - and boxed off to you.
Hex
Established in 2010, by the trend setting folks at August Accessories in Oxnard California, HEX is proud to bring fashion forward thinking to the often mundane world of tech apparel and merchandise. With more than 20 years of experience within the fashion and accessories industry, August has sprouted a brand that is taking the market by storm. In such short time, HEX has already partnered up with key influencers from within the action sports, lifestyle and music markets and is supported by those whom seek to blend fashion and function into their everyday lives with the use of technology. HEX boasts a collection that showcases ever modern iPod nano® watchbands and a stylish array of bags and wallets, through fusing technology and fashion, HEX has created some very innovative products that will provide top-quality storage for all of your tech devices without damaging your street cred. We’re here to serve.
HoodieBuddie
HoodieBuddie was created from an idea that was thought to be impossible. When we finally realized that we could put
headphones in our hoodies we said…‘‘YES” and made a bunch of them for you all to wear. Fortunately the headphones are washable (thanks to HB3 technology) otherwise the idea would be pretty weak. HoodieBuddie knows it’s not easy out there.
That’s why we continue to innovate and create rad things to help make your life easier. HoodieBuddie is located in Los Angeles, CA and is sold in stores worldwide.
Jamie Slye Designs
Fusing together real vintage elements with her own unique, modern flair is the passion of designer Jamie Slye. Her collection, Jamie Slye Designs, is composed of one of a kind, hand sewn head pieces made with real vintage lace, buttons , brooches, shoe clips, and feathers combined with high quality fabrics. While the components are unique to each piece the result is always the same – a showcase for your own unique style, and an accessory that is anything but mainstream.
KICKBARS/SNEAKBARS
Nothing is sexier than the perfect piece of bling, and KICKBARS creator, Robert B. Martin Jr. has designed an accessory that exudes not only sexiness but also style and sophistication. KICKBARS, diamond encrusted bars that lace through shoe-laces, are giving ordinary kicks an extraordinary statement. Robert was raised in the grand ol’ state of Texas which is partly to credit for his unpretentious and endearing personality. As a child, Robert’s eye was drawn to the shine of his mother’s costume jewelry. He would adorn a glitzy ring to the shoe-laces of his sneakers, creating his own unique street-style. An ordinary childhood short on luxury but long on creativity, eventually led Robert to a career as an actor in Hollywood. His interaction with celebrity style has given him a unique perspective from a designer’s standpoint. Never forgetting his love of street-style, the desire to re-invent his “shoe jewelry” took over, thus, KICKBARS was born.
KILLSPENCER
KILLSPENCER® is a design and manufacturing company that locally hand-crafts every product in their Downtown Los Angeles WorkShop. Each product is created with longevity in mind, sourcing out ultra durable military spec materials and hardware. KILLSPENCER® started as a personal project by owner, Spencer Nikosey, to locally craft the perfect sustainable and waterproof backpack, and quickly blossomed into a fulltime business. He is an industrial designer and craftsman at heart, striving to bring a high level of performance, functionality, and quality to everything he does.
Krochet Kids International
Krochet Kids intl. is a cause-driven accessories brand that is working to eradicate poverty through sustainable economic development programs and unique, one-of-a-kind products. The organization is currently working in Northern Uganda and Peru to fulfill its mission statement – to empower people to rise above poverty. Each item is handmade and signed by the woman who made it, allowing consumers to meet their product's creator and learn how their purchase is directly impacting their lives and their futures for the better.
Leaders in Leather
Leaders in Leather® is an international leather manufacturer founded in 1991 by Chilean Designer, Ricardo Zuniga. While acquiring his MBA from the University of Texas, Ricardo made several trips to Paraguay where he would eventually open his leather factory and begin designing backpacks, bags, and small leather goods. Bringing his bags back to the US, one of Leaders in Leather’s first major accounts was Whole Earth Provision, who is based in Austin, TX. For the past 20 years, Leaders in Leather® has taken this time honored art form and created beautiful, interesting, and functional leather bags with a contemporary twist. We promise you’ll find something you love!
Lumete
Based in New York, Lumete is an independent sunglasses brand for women, by women. A favorite of style icons such as Ms. Dita Von Teese, Lumete's innovative handmade sunglasses combine sculptural detail, symbolic ornamentation and ultrafemininity. The name Lumete is derived from amulet, which means a precious object used for protection and luck, and lumen, meaning light. Drawing inspiration from alchemy and Gnostic symbolism, co-founders Clara Herrera and Barbara Warren conjure designs evocative of their reverence for eyewear.
Lumete sunglasses are made in the USA of globally sourced materials, and they are meticulously designed to ensure proper and comfortable fitting. The handmade zyl acetate frames are adjustable and prescription-ready. In flattering gradient hues, Lumete lenses are optical quality CR-39 material, featuring scratch resistance and 100% UV protection. Treasure your frames with Lumete’s signature hard clutch and soft pouch cases.
Manic Trout
Locally and hand made, artisanal jewelry with a vintage edge: Manic Trout creates looks that are colorful, unique and incorporate unusual combinations of materials, textures and styles. Materials are what inspire the jeweler, designer and independent artist behind these handmade pieces: Sierra Bailey.
Her unerring eye for whimsical design comes to expression through unlikely elements such as vintage buttons and textiles, chandelier crystals, bottle caps, Venetian glass, and gunmetal wire and aluminum chains. Manic Trout balances the industrial with the beautiful: perfectly calibrated, vibrant retro chic.
Marrying the old and the new….novel expressions of texture and color…the classic with the unexpected: the Indie Manic Trout jewelry brand brings a certain funky finesse to a clichéd medium. Sierra riffs on traditional motifs, a 34 year old who puts her individual stamp on vintage and one-of-a-kind, with a quirky and individual twist.
Museum of Robots
Museum of Robots creates retro-futuristic housewares and accessories to complement modern living. Our focus is designing functional, well-made products that have a sense of humor and experiment with materials and design motifs. It's inspired by our fascination with robots: they're modern and nostalgic, futuristic and retro, technical and playful, functional and entertaining.
What is Museum of Robots?
It's what happens when a sci-fi fan girl marries a vintage toy robot collector and they create products they'd like in their home.
Who is Museum of Robots?
We're Vicki Küng and Richard Küng, designers and robot collectors. Richard has been collecting robots for 25 years; Vicki is a lifelong sci-fi fan who got her first robot at age 6.
Where do you get your ideas?
We collect toy robots and mid-century modern chairs, so we're surrounded by inspiration. Add in a love of technology, sci-fi books and movies, vintage cars, modern design, Googie architecture and Disneyland, and the resulting mashup is Museum of Robots products.
Is there really a Museum of Robots?
Someday. We've started with the gift store and we'll bootstrap a museum you can visit from there.
NOOKA
NOOKA believes in the power of universal languages— as used in math, science, and commerce—to increase understanding and enable diverse groups of people to work together. The universal visual language of NOOKA creates
a communication tool for all of mankind, promoting the exchange of ideas across the globe through great design.
Inspiration: NOOKA sees the whole world as inspiration; it absorbs energy from it and creates new forms. New technologies
and materials inspire new interactions and ways of thinking. Inspiration is a valuable resource we utilize. We see all design as interactive design. NOOKA products change the brain states of anyone they comes into contact with by presenting alternatives to accepted norms in visual Universal Communication.
Oliberte
The concept of creating premium goods comes from the idea of skilled craftspeople molding the finest of materials into exquisite design. Oliberté embodies that concept melding the heritage of African artisans with forward thinking technique and design. Every product of Oliberté is made with 100% natural leather and is constructed with over 1,000 stitches by men and women that are paid and treated fairly - all part of our belief that Africa is full of pride, power and liberty.
In 2012, Oliberté will be opening up its first factory in Ethiopia, employing 40+ men and women, while continuing to work with it's partners in Ethiopia, Zambia, Kenya and Liberia, as it continues to grow as a brand, a family and a champion for change for manufacturing and fashion coming from Africa.
This is Africa. This is Oliberté.
Piper Gore
Casual sportswear has always been top of mind for fashion designer Piper Gore who began her career in fashion working for Lucky Brand Jeans and Levi’s in her adopted home of California. After spending a several years in the fashion industry and corporate world, Piper partnered in the creation of the popular sportswear label Oliver Rayn in late 2007. After seeing the brand to success, a yearning to express her own singular vision developed into the building of her own signature sportswear apparel line that would fill a unique void in the market for women and thus found the creation of Piper Gore.
Piper Gore is a mellow adaptation of trends. A sophisticated and insightful clothing line made to make people look and feel beautiful. Transcending fabric, Piper Gore is a lifestyle brand about being fulfilled in all aspects of life and living life beautifully. With the majority of the collection made in the USA, emphasis is placed on premium fabrics of cotton Leather, Wool, Canvas, and Silk. Each piece of clothing is made to carry the wearer through a life in motion - from the office to yoga to a night out on the town – the brand is always ready with a comfortable, effortlessly beautiful and pulled together look.
Raven + Lily
Raven + Lily is a socially responsible brand dedicated to empowering women through design partnerships and sustainable economic opportunities. Founded by Kirsten Dickerson and Sophia Lin who share a close friendship and passion for fashion and ethical design, Raven + Lily was created as a platform to utilize those passions to alleviate poverty among women.
In addition to creating sustainable economic opportunities for marginalized women, Raven + Lily is dedicated to returning proceeds to our partner communities to fund education, healthcare, and micro-loans. By purchasing R+L products, consumers are part of breaking the cycle of poverty and transforming the lives of women and families.
Our current collections feature exclusive handmade and eco-friendly jewelry and accessories from North India and Ethiopia. The beauty of each modern, organic design reflects the beauty and culture of the woman who made it.
The Ethiopia Collection is comprised of statement necklaces, earrings and bracelets crafted with handmade beads + charms from melted bullet casings and vintage silver coins. This collection empowers HIV-positive women in Ethiopia.
The India Collection features gorgeous recycled cotton papers, hand-carved wood journals, metallic leather jewelry and hand-milled natural soaps. This collection empowers marginalized Muslim women in Northern India.
San FranPsycho
Originally San Franpsycho began as surf films featuring a group of San Francisco surfers in all their glory of good waves, partying, and wild lifestyle throughout the city. San Franpsycho has quickly evolved into a lifestyle brand and will continue to be driven by multimedia showcasing core aspects of SF and those that reside within it's universe of fast living, surfing, partying, music, skating, art, and more.
San Franpsycho believes that if you want something done you just have to figure it out and make it happen. Today San Franpsycho has grown from printing in their small basement to having 2 spaces in the city where everyone can come and enjoy all they have to offer.
Sea Pony Couture
Shoulder dustin' and ink-pushin! Sea Pony Couture, is a self owned, one woman operation out of San Francisco. A company owned by California native, Fatima Fleming. This antique incorporated fashion and jewelry label is filled with prisms, pyramids, mixed and heavy metals. Inspired by everything from vintage westerns to Rockabilly. Hand made, hand picked, hand printed and hand sewn.
A vintage-modern-geometric-metal-mash-up! A multi-faceted diamond, in rough world of fashion crazes. Crossing over
many genres and cultural waves and living the vintage lifestyle in a modern setting. HOTT !
Shimmer and Bliss
This Austin, Texas-based versatile line of eco-chic scarves for women originated from My-Cherie loving all that shimmers and her constant pursuit of bliss. Her passion for scarves started as a young girl when her mom used them to wrap her hair. Professional model turned fashion designer, My-Cherie Haley, has carried on that tradition with Shimmer and Bliss. Each scarf she makes is one-of-a-kind, full of love and inspiration. Made from hand-dyed air-silk, they are light as a feather and flow sweetly in the wind. The unique dyeing process consist of mixing colors and working in small batches. Adding a modern spin to this classic accessory, Shimmer & Bliss scarves can be transformed into tops, skirts, sarongs, shrugs, belts or head wraps and come in recyclable stainless steel canisters. They are colorful, lightweight, irresistibly soft and can be worn all year around, accompanying any wardrobe.
Shira Melody Jewelry
Shira Melody's inspiration comes from its namesake designer Shira Wasserman. Over the last decade, while traveling the world from South Texas to Tokyo and living between her hometown of Kansas City and fashion hub New York City, the seeds for Shira's collection were firmly planted.
Now living in Austin, Texas, Shira has brought her collection to life after spending 10 years designing and creating jewelry as a hobby. This jewelry line was created for the fashion-forward shopper with both quality and value in mind. Shira felt there was a gap between inexpensive, poorly made jewelry and high end costume jewelry that would last more than a season but for a higher price tag. So she took matters into her own hands and created an on trend, edgy line that will last many seasons to come, but at an affordable price. The necklaces, bracelets and earrings that make up this collection were designed to be worn and layered together to suit each customer's own individual style. Metal chains, semi-precious stones and genuine leathers are combined for a one-of-a-kind, edgy look that you will not find anywhere else.
shoveIt Designs
Ride. Wreck. Reincarnate. Memphis-based Shannon Cable and Dawn McKay of shoveIt designs transform broken skateboards into wicked wearable art. This evolution emphasizes the boards’ bright graphics, colorful layers and rail-worn history.
Ride. Ask 25-year skater Shannon about perspective, and he’ll tell you that skaters see things differently. A planter or handrail takes on new purpose as the skater calculates angles and lines. Similarly, Shannon and Dawn study each deck and approach design as an emergent process.
Wreck. Something beautiful and brutal happens when a skater connects with his/her board and the street. shoveIt designs are never made from new, undamaged boards. They use skateboards with history.
Reincarnate. Graphics, layers of Canadian maple, battle scars—shoveIt takes this raw material from skateboard to eco-fashion. The process is OG woodshop. You won’t find any computers or lasers in shoveIt’s work space—just some blades, blood and creativity.
Tar & Feather
Confident people dress for themselves. With this in mind,T+ F create stand out separates that can be worn anywhere and any which way. Their mission is to create something fresh and conceptual each season.
Tar and Feather consider themselves offbeat renegades from the vast desert of Arizona. Not only their common hometown, but the love of clothing and design brought them together at a young age. Spanning the country for influence and adventure, they eventually settled in Brooklyn to create Tar and Feather. With the successful launch of the line in Fall 2010, Tar and Feather has made a name for itself. All clothing and accessories are made locally in NYC. They are proud to provide clothing for both genders.
TCD: The Convertible Dress
November 21st of 2010. A style was born. A conceptual design that caters to an ailing economy. Adding value to the Little Black Dress (LBD) legacy.
Founded by San Francisco design house Cat + Jack™, with a passion for sustainability, form + function. This is your ultimate travel garment. Featuring hidden passport pockets, built in gloves, innovative seaming that flatters the figure and over 50 different ways to wear the one dress. A dress that allows you to pack less, you will never have to check your luggage again! ::TCD:: is knitted from a patented wood cellulose fiber with eco-luxe on the mind. It is one of the most luxurious fabrics your traveling hands you will ever touch.
Tikkr
TIKKR (Tik-ur) is a fun, funky watch that adds a twist of customization with each of its interchangeable bands. Out of Austin, TX; TIKKR is clean, simple, and most of all GETS NOTICED! They come in 23 RAD colors and can represent any mood. One day you can be in 'The Limelight' and the next you might go 'Plum Crazy.' TIKKR is a watch that turns heads and definitely delivers the most compliments per dollar. BORED PEOPLE ARE BORING.
Tortoise & Blonde
Tortoise & Blonde is a modern alternative to classic eyewear. Designed for functional versatility that expresses the Tortoise and Blonde in all of us. Made to appeal to a new generation of tastemakers. Void of ostentation. Grounded in craftmanship and details. Tortoise & Blonde affords the exploration of the duality that exists in all of us. Within the simple addition of frames to face, change occurs in compelling and formative ways. It is in this notion that one should never be restricted to wearing only one pair of frames. Switch it up. One Today. Another Tomorrow.
To Write Love on Her Arms
To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inspire, inform, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. Six years ago, TWLOHA began as an attempt to tell a story and a way to help a friend. We started selling t-shirts to pay for our friend's treatment. Since then, our team has responded to more than 170,000 messages from 100 countries and given $1,000,000 to treatment and recovery.
Urbanears
Urbanears makes headphones that fit your everyday life. With a legacy in functionality, we supply the perfect listening
device for anyone with a pocket full of music and a wish to make the most of it. Our four models all display individuality and expression to match preferences in size, style, design, function and relation to music. Urbanears is not intended for any specific sub culture, age group, sex, religion, race or nationality. Rather, we make headphones for anyone who is inclined to listen to music, no matter what kind.
Much more important than anything else, we make Urbanears for you. We know for a fact that you are carrying a few weeks worth of music in your pocket, or maybe audio books, language courses or simply a radio receiver. Statistically you are a city dweller listening to whatever this device holds going back and forth to work or school, at your desk, walking, riding your bike, running, traveling or just sinking in to your music with full attention. However, just as likely you live in a remote forrest, it really doesn’t matter. We are convinced that you would consider the aesthetics of any type of hat before you bought it and put it on and that you feel the same way about a headphone. No doubt you have very little interest in bold logos printed over something you wear on a daily basis.
Vinca
In 2006, then a college sophomore at UT, Amanda Dimova decided to officially start her own business after a comment by a classmate, “You keep talking about it, either shut up or do it.” She filed for her DBA that month. By utilizing leather scraps from a nearby shoe factory, she created a line and dubbed it Vinca, after the five petaled flower cut-outs she punched out of the leather. After pedaling the line around to several local shops she got a few accounts here and there, but shortly ran out of ideas with which to use the little flowers. So she started cutting shapes out of the leather; bunnies, fish, panthers, faces, etc. The rule being, if she’d seen it before, think of something else. Now the line is known for exuberant use of tiny animals, mismatched earrings that go together (like the fox head and tail), as well as wild materials like glitter acrylic and exotic woods.
We Are The Process
Georgios Saliaris, Jorge Menes, and Larry Luk are proponents of the collective rise of Southern talent and use that passion to fuel the brand, We Are the Process. "Together we will rise. Let's find ways to mutually support each other & the community we love." states Jorge.
As sons of immigrant families, the trio blends their heritage, sports aesthetics, and dark themes into the We Are the Process brand story.
Participating in StyleX 2011 has amplified the brand's presence throughout the South as the brand shines in benchmark storefronts in Atlanta, Charlotte, Charleston, Dallas, and Fayetteville.
The We Are the Process Spring 2012 collection drops in March and can be found in select retailers as well as WeAreTheProcess.com
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What Goes Around Comes Around
Founded by college friends Gerard Maione and Seth Weisser, What Goes Around Comes Around (WGACA) began as a meticulously edited vintage boutique in SoHo, New York. After more than a decade spent traveling the globe in search of the finest vintage clothing and antiquities, Maione and Weisser launched the WGACA Collection, a vintage-inspired line for women and men. The founders’ vast knowledge in fashion history coupled with their keen focus on current trends inspired a modern collection with a vintage aesthetic.
WGACA has become a renowned name in the vintage clothing industry since the opening of its SoHo store. With over 17 years of experience collecting and selling vintage, the co-founders expanded and opened a second retail store in Los Angeles, CA, created a wholesale division and developed an appointment-only Archive in New Jersey to service the fashion industry. WGACA’s creative hubs house one of the most extensive vintage clothing and textile libraries in the world. Vintage aficionados from across the globe, editors, stylists and the industry’s top designers frequent WGACA to delve into its world-famous collection.
Winifred Jewelry
Winifred designs and hand carves her Loveknuckles, Snakes on a chain, and Fruitskulls in Portland Oregon. Her affordable line of double knuckle rings and Cartoon like pendants are worn by both men and women alike alongside a number of musicians actors and comedians across the globe. Her New "Not Quite Neon" Collection of Rings and Pendants will be debuting at SXSW and will include Stealth Bombers, Sci-Fi Egyptian Hawks, and One-Eyed Grinning Lighting Swords! All pieces are manufactured here in the United States.
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Zanerobe
2012 marks the tenth anniversary for Sydney based label ZANEROBE, which was created by Leith Testoni and Jonathan Yeo. What originally began as a small shirting label has now grown into an internationally recognized men’s wear brand. ZANEROBE’s aesthetic today encapsulates a love and inspiration of fashion, music and art. The name has become synonymous with strength and masculinity and their ranges are well known internationally for their point of difference, quality workmanship and clever, bold designs. ZANEROBE is now hanging in the cream of department stores around the world, including David Jones (Aus), Nordstrom, Kitson (US) and Barneys (Japan), as well as thriving within many fashion forward boutiques around the globe.
