Fashion Houston!

It's a little less than a week away and the fashion week excitement is building! With official schedules up on the Fashion Houston website and tickets on sale, Houston is poised to present our first ever fashion week presented by Audi, and shown at the Wortham Center Grand Foyer.

The Audi Pavillion at the Wortham Center opens daily at 5:00pm and closes at 11:00pm from Monday, October 11 to Thursday, October 14. Pop Up shops at Fish Plaza at the Wortham include local boutique favorites, Coquette, More Than You Can Imagine, River Oaks Shopping Center and the Galleria's Pop Up Style Closet.

A look from S/S 11 from Lela Rose

For the inaugural season of Houston Fashion Week, local fashion designers like Chloe Dao, Elaine Turner and Cesar Galindo have are joined by sartorial stars like Lela Rose and Marc Bouwer. Houston's first fashion week, or rather four-day fashion fest, is alost host to the first ever Net-A-Porter runway show! Net-A-Porter is a luxury e-commerce site boasting a plethora of designers.

At Urbanetimes, we are looking forward to Chloe Dao's show, the first ever runway show from Net-A-Porter, Lela Rose and the runway presentation of iconic Houston socialite, Lynn Wyatt's couture gowns from Chanel and Valentino. (Just to name a few)

We're just excited that Houston has a fashion week at all!

For ticket information and the complete fashion week schedule, visit www.fashionhouston.net

Elaine Turner Shoe Sale!

Though it started a few days ago, you can still get your summer IT shoes at Elaine Turner! Their semi-annual sale features shoes up to 70% off! You can't beat that with a bat! So head on over to Elaine Turner's flagship store in Rice Village and take your pick! It ends July 5, just in time for you to get an amazing pair of shoes for 4th of July festivities!

Elaine Turner Holiday Party

Get gorgeous with help from Elaine Turner! To celebrate the holidays, Elaine Turner is giving her customers her own, more stylish version of the 12 Days of Christmas!

Elaine Turner is collecting gently used handbags and shoes for The Women's Home, and in return for your generosity, shoppers will receive Elaine Turner discounts and coupons to be used on any of the glam accessories that are sure to have you feeling festive this holiday season!

So come out on December 10th, bring your friends, and those pumps you haven't worn in years for women in need at the Elaine Turner holiday party featuring native Texan jewelry designer Elizabeth Herff with Hazel Smyth.

Purchase raffle tickets ($5 each) and enter to win a pair of Boo flats in Pailet, Bella red patent leather clutch and Hazel Smyth jewelry. Fifteen percent of proceeds from the evening will go to The Women’s Home.

Happy Shopping!

Elaine Turner Boutique -

Rice Village -

December 10th,2009

from 6:00-8:00pm