Wednesday the new Saturday?

If you are in the loop in the Dallas fashion scene then you were no doubt at one of the many fashion events that took place last night. Forty Five Ten held an event to show off their new collections for fall (Marchesa, Miu Miu, Y3 women’s, Tim Hamilton, Yigal Azrouel men’s, Aristocrat Denim, and more) and the expanded menu at the T-Room (new signature cocktails, wine, and Palais du Thes tea). Unfortunately I missed this event, but I did make it to Victory Park for two fabulous fashion parties.
Dallas Fashion Incubator and the Art Institute of Dallas are searching for the Next Top Texas Designer (judging takes place in September and October and a winner will be announced in November), and to launch the search they held a fashion show presenting last year’s winner, Abi Ferrin‘s resort collection (forty looks in all). I don’t know how the girl finds the time, but word is she was able to put this collection together in less than two weeks. Impressive. It was a great turn out even though, due to weather threats, the event had to be moved from outside at Victory Plaza to the Platinum Club inside American Airlines Center. After that we hopped on over to LFT‘s Universe Party, where a very fashionable, versatile, and rather large crowd was gathered to see designer Cynthia Vincent’s holiday collection, dance to the tunes of Grammy Award-winner DJ ?uestlove , and sip on various cocktails. The party was still going on when I left at 10 and from the looks of it, was the place to be. We headed to Henderson Avenue to grab a late-night dinner and that too was packed. We had to forgo The Porch due to a 30-minute wait for a table outside and headed to Cuba Libre instead.