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AUGUST 25, 2022
Project Runway’s Sergio Guadarrama Headlines
Toast of the Town
CELEBRATION
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n Thursday, May 12th, 40 guests donned their most fashionable attire for a once in a lifetime runway experience featuring Project Runway finalist Sergio Guadarrama and his dazzling couture label, Celestino.
Sergio has dressed celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Amber Rose, and Billy Porter. His innovative concepts, upcycled luxury fabrics, and unconventional details have been praised in Vogue and The New York Times. The exclusive “Couture Night” fundraiser was co-hosted by Anna and Matthew Lee, Tom & Shonnery Pettit, Lesa and Bill Rossick, and Sydney Lich on the 55th floor of the Austontonian Club. During the event, Sergio showed off the collection he created for his Project Runway finale. Special guest Matt
Julien Huerta, Sergio Guadarrama and Sylvia Huerta
Swinney, founder of Austin Fashion Week, moderated the event while Chef Daniel Gasper of the Emmer and Rye Group prepared a suite of small plates to accompany the show. All the while, the venue’s breathtaking panoramic view of downtown Austin provided the perfect backdrop for the elegant fundraiser. Proceeds from the event go toward the St. David’s Neal Kocurek Scholarship Fund. All proceeds underwrite college scholarships for Central Texas students pursuing their dreams of a health-related career.
P HO T O S A N D A RT IC L E B Y Z O E T HOM P S O N
Brandon Bruce
Lesa Rossick
John Estrada, Bruce Tharp and Matt Swinney
Ray Mashburn, Matt Swinney and Bill Rossick
Chandra Hosek and Ghadeer Okayli
Barbara Porter and Robin Doughty Fancy Mills and Chandra Hosek
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Fancy Mills and Sergio Guadarrama
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