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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Tributes to an Avatar
The exotically wrapped gifts piled up like tributes to an eastern potentate. Which was apt, because Austin’s bejeweled Style Avatar — the title is derived from the Sanskrit — celebrated his 50th birthday in lavish style, attended by hundreds of his devoted followers Friday. The jutting terraces of the Cat Mountain Clubhouse lit up for Stephen Moser, who is looking sleeker every day.
The Avatar flanked by Mark Ashby (Mark Ashby Design) and Nina Seely (Ralph Lauren)
Mayor Will “GQ” Wynn delivered a plush proclamation in honor of the official Stephen McMillan Moser Day. Big guns in the local fashion industry — Linda Asaf, Anthony Camargo, etc. — were there, as was the evening’s host with the most, Cliff Redd of the Long Center for the Performing Arts. We met shopper to the stars Nina Seely, who said that, the first day of fall, cashmere was bounding off the shelves at Ralph Lauren. Also working the crowd with agility was Andy Brown, candidate for the Travis County Democratic Party chairman. (Check his Web site for his endorsements.)
Scads of smart people grabbed my arm for a chat, and I was overcome by that disconnected feeling no social columnist should ever acknowledge: I could positively identify only one in five faces. Clearly, in each case, we had spoken before, and I was able to pick up the conversational threads after a beat or two, but I must have looked ridiculous on each first encounter. The ways in which I can humiliate myself are countless.
Images — better than the ones I took — are promised from Moser’s talented photographers. I’ll post as soon as they arrive.
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