Yes, it started out in 2009 on a bumpy road, only catering to those who paid to participate, but each subsequent year has brought vast improvement. Fashion in Austin has evolved as fast as Austin itself, and Austin Fashion Week's goal is to make our town a couture capital. Completing it's sixth and largest year last May, AFW's Matt Swinney has wrangled a partnership with the UT Apparel Design program, including it in future fashion weeks. The goal moving forward is to constantly elevate local designers by exposing their work to all-star-level and emerging designers from outside Austin. All of this national attention is great, but where are the buyers? By expanding into Dallas and working with FIG (Fashion Industry Gallery), AFW's Dallas events this year will attract a huge buyer population, hopefully encouraging buyers to also travel to Austin next Spring.
