Style X Adds Emerging Brands, Panelists, and Tech Partners to Roster</h1> <article> <h1>Style X Adds Emerging Brands, Panelists, and Tech Partners to Roster</h1> <p>jon — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:14:20 +0000</p> <p>Style X just keeps getting bigger and better (as promised) with today's announcement that editors from GQ, Elle, NYLON, Huffington Post, Refinery29 and founders of Nice Kicks and StyleCaster are set to join its panel roster. </p> <p>Fashion industry leaders like The Man Repeller, Marcus Troy and Grungy Gentleman were previously announced as guest panelists. They will now be joined by fashion PR star Crosby Noricks, Elle.com editorial director Keith Pollock, emerging designer Sarah Nami Ahn, and countless other industry leaders.</p> <p>Be sure to stay tuned for more updates on Style X's panels and the showcase itself, which is set to take place Friday & Saturday, March 16 & 17 in the Austin Convention Center. The event is open from noon to 8 p.m. both days and is completely free to the public. Emerging designers and brands will be selling their wears onsite, and each night ends with runway shows featuring SXSW Showcasing musicians as the models.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-frontimage"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Image: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-frontcaption"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Caption: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Style X 2011 audience courtesy of AvecMode. </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Style X Panels to Feature Emerging Fashion Brands, Bloggers and Musicians</h1> <p>joah — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:28:05 +0000</p> <p>What Goes Around Comes Around and Piper Gore to Zanerobe and Taylor & Stitch, we now know to expect of the top emerging brands at this year’s Style X. Today, the official fashion showcase of SXSW announced a slew of panelists sure to make this year’s event even bigger. </p> <p>The Man Repeller, Grungy Gentleman, Marcus Troy and JFK Jean, some of the top emerging bloggers on style will be coming to Austin to speak on panels discussing menswear, street fashion and technology. </p> <p>“Style X is truly a platform for finding and sharing insights from emerging brands and industry thought leaders, both new and established, on what’s next in style,” said Joah Spearman, co-founder and executive producer of the second-year event. “These panels, like the rest of Style X, are free and open to the public, offering a deep glimpse into the oft-exclusive world of fashion right here in Austin during SXSW Music.”</p> <p>Last year, Style X included three panels which covered the intersection of music, fashion and technology and the resounding success has led to the doubling of the panels, to six. </p> <p>Nora Abousteit, co-founder of online sewing community BurdaStyle, Lily Mandelbaum of StyleLikeU, Indiana Adams of Adored Austin, and Kyle Vucko of Indochino will also serve as panelists.</p> <p>Noble Gentlemen’s Daniel Maynard, designers Jason Ferro (Gap), Seth Weisser (What Goes Around Comes Around), Leith Testoni, Junior Scott Pence (We Are All Smith), and musicians Mike Lee (Letting Up Despite Great Faults) and Troupe Gammage (SPEAK) will round out the panels with insights from their design and music backgrounds.</p> <p>Like the rest of Style X’s showcase – which also includes runway shows with musicians as the models – these panels are free and open to the public in the Austin Convention Center. Style X will take place March 16 & 17 from noon to 8 p.m. both days. Come to discover, shop, experience, and, most definitely, learn.</p> <p><span class="caption">Photo of Chloe Dao (Season 2 Project Runway winner) and Tunde (designer behind 2011 Showcasing Brand Fresh.i.am)</span></p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-frontimage"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Image: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-frontcaption"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Caption: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Chloe Dao and Tunde. Photo Courtesy of Brook Baker of AvecMode. </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Style X Adds Top Emerging Brands from Australia, US</h1> <p>joah — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:41:13 +0000</p> <p>Style X, the official fashion showcase of SXSW, announced the addition of some of the world's top emerging brands to the 2012 event to be held on March 16-17. Charming Charlie, the fast-growing Houston-based company, will serve as the Official Fashion Accessories Partner. Also, Zanerobe, the premium menswear brand out of Australia, and What Goes Around Comes Around, the vintage inspired collection with a celebrity fanbase, will both showcase at the event, which is free and open to the public. </p> <p>Piper Gore, the casual men's collection out of Southern California, Jolie and Elizabeth, the Southern dress maker out of New Orleans, and several other brands will be in attendance selling their wares onsite.</p> <p><span class="caption">Photos (L) What Goes Around Comes Around (R) Zanerobe</span></p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-frontimage"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Image: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-frontcaption"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Caption: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Photos courtesy of What Goes Around Comes Around, Jolie and Elizabeth, Charming Charlie and Zanerobe. </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Style X Back for SXSW 2012</h1> <p>joah — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:09:47 +0000</p> <p>Style X will be back for more action after a successful debut in 2011. In 2012, the event will feature double the designers, double the panels and even bigger runway shows which feature SXSW musicians as the models.</p> <p>A major new segment of Style X will feature showrooms and collectives of emerging designers such as <a href="http://thefndtn.com/index.html">The Foundation</a>, a showroom that represents streetwear brand <a href="http://playcloths.com/">Play Cloths</a>, Super sunglasses, Urbanears headphones and Native shoes. Also showcasing will be the <a href="http://durablegoodsconcern.com/">Durable Goods Concern</a>, a collection of primarily San Francisco-based designers and labels such as ready-to-wear shirt maker Taylor Stitch. Additional emerging designers already confirmed to showcase at Style X in 2012 include handbag label <a href="http://shopbryna.com/">Bryna</a>, fashion accessories maker Hex, and innovative house wares manufacturer <a href="http://museumofrobots.com/">Museum of Robots</a>.</p>  <p>Back by popular demand from the 2011 showcase will be Austin-based brands <a href="http://helmhandmade.com/">Helm Handmade Boots</a> and <a href="http://tikkrwatch.com/">Tikkr Watch</a>, New York-based sunglasses maker <a href="http://lumete.com/">Lumete</a> and shoe line <a href="http://www.bedstu.com/">BedStu</a>, Charleston, S.C.-based women’s label <a href="http://www.cavortress.com/">Cavortress</a>, Atlanta streetwear label <a href="http://www.wearetheprocess.com/">We Are The Process</a>, and jewelry and accessories maker By <a href="http://www.bysamiiryan.com/">Samii Ryan</a>. <a href="http://tortoiseandblonde.com/">Tortoise & Blonde</a>, the emerging eyewear brand started by optometrist Dr. Steven Weisfeld and his son Evan, will return along with <a href="http://www.krochetkids.org/">Krochet Kids</a>, the hat maker that empowers women in Northern Uganda with job assistance and training.</p> <p>Emerging designers interested in showcasing at Style X are encouraged to apply here: <a href="http://sxsw.com/style_x_application">http://sxsw.com/style_x_application</a></p><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-frontimage"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Image: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-frontcaption"> <div class="field-label">Frontpage Caption: </div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Image courtesy of Style X and Style X participating Designers. </div> </div> </div> </article> </main></body></html>