Austin Fashion Week designers announced

Austin Fashion Week 2013, which kicks off May 4, has announced its opening and closing night designers.

For Saturday’s opening event Noir, a dinner and runway show at Brazos Hall, designers Ross Bennett, Gail Chovan for Blackmail, Jessica Ciarla, Sarah Eileen, Stephen Moser, Sarah Parrott, Amber Perley, Rare Trends, Kendra Scott, Teddies for Bettys, Tess Designs and Megan Summerville will show all-white looks in the Blanc Runway Show.

Austin Fashion Week concludes with the Austin Fashion Awards on May 11 at Austin Music Hall. The runway show promises to reveal never-before-seen complete collections from Gail Chovan for Blackmail, Stephen Moser, Kendra Scott, and Dawn Younger-Smith for Boudoir Queen.