dusk before fashion

....8:15pm to be precise. Forget Milan, New York, or Tokyo. Last Friday night, the fashion capital of the world was most definitely relocated to MLK Boulevard in the Blanton Museum.Tribeza Magazine hosted a world-class event replete with all the beautiful people in Austin, plus a few tourists that wandered in by mistake.Why is it that a stiff cocktail adds 4 inches to those svelte runway models as they careened down the runway like wayward jets coming in to land at La Guardia?
The music, the crowds, and the pret-a-porter collection came hot off the racks from Estilo, Garden Room, The Girl Next Door, Keepers, and one more -- I forget who. All that fashion gave me temporary amnesia, the swirling dervishes of cotton, silk, and suede clouded my thoughts. Thank god someone had the foresight to remove the tags.

Front row seats allowed us a close up view of the very hems which were graced by these beautiful gazelles, as well as the scuffed shoes of the male models -- something that was not lost on those of us at sole level.In the end, despite one technical hiccup that resulted in one retailer being confused for another -- similar to Nordstrom's being mistaken for Wal-Mart -- the evening ended on a high C.
Drinks, laughter, and gaiety ensued at the Belmont, and then the rest is documented in some binder down at central booking.