For Mom

Designer Toni Whitaker makes a dramatic comeback after a forced hiatus from fashion

By Darla Guillen

05.19.13 | 5:55 pm

“It’s good to know you’ve been missed,” designer Toni Whitaker says of the show marking her triumphant return to the fashion scene. Whitaker took an almost four-year, fo ...

Fashion Houston 2011

Fashion Houston roundup: Carmen Marc Valvo (alas, with no Dolly), Kate Kills Pretty and Saks menswear

By Clifford Pugh

10.12.11 | 2:51 pm

There were rumors that Dolly Parton, who was performing across the street from Fashion Houston Tuesday night, might slip in to watch the Carmen Marc Valvo show after she finished at Verizon Wireles ...

Runway Sneak Peek

Designing trio — Aries Milan, Toni Whitaker, Lauren Craft — readies Kate Kills Pretty for Fashion Houston

By Heather Staible

10.04.11 | 5:44 pm

When Kate Kills Pretty hits the Fashion Houston runway next Tuesday, Aries Milan will finally be able to exhale—just a bit. The Coquette Boutique owner’s collaboration with leg ...

Retail Therapy

Freezing for fashion: Toni Whitaker & Aries Milan team up and enter a Lady Gaga universe

By Heather Staible

02.11.11 | 4:49 pm

To those who skipped Wednesday night’s Fire & Ice fashion presentation by Toni Whitaker and Aries Milan because of the chilly Houston temps, here’s a newsflash: You wouldn’t h ...

Retail Therapy

Houston designer Toni Whitaker stretches her feather wings at Coquette

By Heather Staible

01.06.11 | 8:04 am

Even before the New York Times declared ballet-influenced fashion was on tap for spring, local designer Toni Whitaker had already taken to flights of fancy, landing at Coquette boutique. Whitaker&r ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Vamps and vampires romp through H-town with a posse of Chilean miners & sexy playmates

By Shelby Hodge

11.01.10 | 12:39 pm

Who was that masked woman that so coyly greeted me on the steps of the Corinthian? Frankly, I had no idea who she was nor most of the 750 other costumed strangers packing the party venue for the Un ...

Fashion Houston 2010

Runway confidential: Scenes from Houston's first fashion week

By Clifford Pugh

10.16.10 | 8:27 am

There was a lot to like at Houston's first-ever fashion week. Here are some of our favorite moments. ...

Designer Dish

If the shoe doesn't fit: Drama on the runway; shopping nearby at Houston fashion week

By Heather Staible

10.14.10 | 4:17 pm

The energy is palpable on the Audi Fashion Houston runway and beyond, but sometimes the most exciting moments are behind-the-scenes and unplanned. Kicking Up Some Runway Drama Marc Bouwer&r ...

Cliff Notes

Beefcake, Bouwer & the Project Runway connection liven up Houston fashion week

By Clifford Pugh

10.14.10 | 2:06 am

Day Three of Fashion Houston offered something for everyone: A couple of local designers-done-good, two Project Runway winners and even a little beefcake. But during the last show of ...

Cirque De MOCAH

10.30.10

The Museum of Cultural Arts Houston invites you to a masquerade ball featuring Toni Whitaker's 2010 fall/winter collection and "Artist of the Year" John Ross Palmer. DJ Sun & The