Austin Fashion Week Mixer

I'm the type of a person who doesn't have any knowledge of business or concept of money, and yes I had a hard time adjusting to this so called college life. If I have a 20 dollar bill in my pocket, it would definitely be gone in matter of an hour on useless things. According to a personality test that i was forced to take by my management professor, I'm just an impulsive person who genuinely enjoys life and appreciates the meaning of life altogether, which I agree one hundred percent, but it comes with consequences. If i were to own a brand, don't I at least need to a little bit of knowledge about this dog-eat-dog world?

University of Texas at Austin allows non-McComb's students to minor in business with a certificate program called Business Foundations.

( Isn't our business school like pretty up there in ranking?)

WHAT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY.

I mean, it only helps the fact that my Fashion Design degree plan has 4 out of 5 classes we need to take in order for me to receive the certificate but I am learning so much about the business world that I was never even interested in. One thing both of my marketing and management professors emphasized on is net working. During the Austin Fashion Week Mixer, Mary and I met so many local people that were into different businesses and it was quite nice talking to them about the fashion industry and share each other's ideas and about their lives in general. What else would you call this than net working?

I'm excited what other people we're going to run into in the future.

Meet Shristi Devu,

CLASSY. OVERSIZED. RAVE.

Name: Shristi Devu

School: University of Texas at Austin

Major: Biology Pre-Med

Wearing: Rompers from Wish ( Local Austin Boutique ), OVer the Shoulder from BCBG Generation and Shoes from Urban Outfitters

Current Obsession: Stereo Love by Edward Maya and Thai Tea from Coco's Cafe

Shristi's ultimate goal in life is to figure out what her goal is.

Meet Martha,

SASSY. POLISH. COLORFUL.

Name: Martha Lynn Barnes

Occupation: Hairstylist/Make-up Artist at Luxe Apothetique

Wearing: Dress from Urban Outfitters, Shoes from Nordstrom, sunglasses from Raybans

Current Obsession: scarves, Blue toe nail polish, People

Martha wants to own a salon in Austin to make the fashion industry more inclusive. Check out her website! marthalynnbarnes.com.

Meet Nicole,

SPUNKY. FUNNY. LOVING.

Name: Nicole

Occupation: GSDM Advertising Agency

Alma Mater: Vanderbilt University in Advertising

Wearing: Dress from Urban Outfitters ($10), Boots from Suculence.

Current Obsession: Tim Delger

Meet Tim,

A. REAL. MAN.

Name: Tim Delger

Occupation: Art Director at GSDM

Alma Mater: University of North Texas in Communication Design

Current Obsession: Beer (I always have a beer in my hand).

Wearing: Shirt from Club Monacco, Belt from Dillard's, Jeans from Imogen and Nelly (Custom Made), Shoes from Gilt Groupe.

Meet Ivy and Jonathan (left to right),

Name: Ivy Kim

Occupation: Hairstylist

Website: www.redhairsalonaustin.com

Wearing: Dress from Forever 21, Bag from BEBE.

Name: Jonathan Reyes

Occupation: Photographer

Website: www.flickr.com/lustrephotography

Meet Kellie,

QUIET. FUN. INDEPENDENT.

Name: Kellie, Lewis

Occupation: Fashion Designer

Website: www.material-clothing.com

Current Obsession: high waisted shorts, Vintage, whatever fabric she's working with (pattern/colors)