Lesbutante and the Boss + Lesbians Who Tech + dapperQ Official SXSW Soiree will include a Meet & Greet Queer Style with the DapperQ Queer Fashion Panel and other special guests.
***Photos for event photo courtesy of DapperQ***
Below are the details:
The Meet and Greet will start promptly at 9pm CST and end at exactly 10pm CST. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE LATE if you are interested in this portion of the SXSW event. It will be in the VIP lounge upstairs at Highland Night Club. Admission is FREE. 2...
Lesbutante and the Boss + Lesbians Who Tech + dapperQ Official SXSW Soiree will include a Meet & Greet Queer Style with the DapperQ Queer Fashion Panel and other special guests.
***Photos for event photo courtesy of DapperQ***
Below are the details:
The Meet and Greet will start promptly at 9pm CST and end at exactly 10pm CST. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE LATE if you are interested in this portion of the SXSW event. It will be in the VIP lounge upstairs at Highland Night Club. Admission is FREE. 21 & up only. No exceptions.
dapperQ is is the most widely read style and empowerment website specifically for masculine presenting women and trans-identified individuals. Dubbed GQ for the "unconventially masculine," DapperQ was among the first digital spaces to champion "menswear" for those traditionally under-served by mainstream menswear media and designers.
Owner & Editor in Chief: Anita Dolce Vita
Panelists:
Anita Dolce Vita
Anita Dolce Vita is a writer, speaker, producer, and consultant focusing on LGBTQ entertainment and fashion. She has produced some of the largest queer fashion shows in the United States held at world renowned institutions, such as the Brooklyn Museum and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. In 2016, Anita produced and moderated the first ever queer style panel to be featured at the South by Southwest's (SXSW) official Sxstyle week. SxSW has invited Anita back for 2017 to produce and moderate a panel showcasing leading queer fashion thought leaders and entrepreneurs who will discuss approaches to anti-oppressive LGBTQ marketing. Often called upon as an expert to speak about or comment on queer style, Anita has spoken at SXSW, the Brooklyn Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Refinery29 panels, the Museum of the City of New York, the Brooklyn Historical Society, and is scheduled to speak at the ClexaCon Media and Entertainment Convention for LGBTQ women in 2017.
Currently, Anita is the Owner and Editor in Chief of dapperQ, a leading online queer style magazine, and a contributing fashion editor at Curve, the nation's best-selling lesbian print magazine.
You can find more about Anita's speaking portfolio here: https://www.anitadolcevita.com/speaking/
https://www.sxsw.com/conference/style/
Casey Legler
Casey Legler is an artist living and working in New York City. Her upcoming short memoir 'Godspeed' of growing up in girlhood will be published by Simon&Schuster (Fall 2017). She is a former Olympian (Atlanta 1996) and the first woman to be signed exclusively to the men's board at a major Modeling Agency (FORD models 2013-2014). Currently represented by her literary agent Bill Clegg at the Clegg Agency and her manager John Reynolds.
Peche Di
Pêche Di—is a model, activist, fashion videographer and entrepreneur. Pêche came to the US in 2010 to study English and film at NYU. As a fashion model, some of Pêche’s career highlights include being photographed by Bruce Weber and Mariano Vivanco for Barneys’ Campaign and the cover of Candy Magazine respectively. Her latest venture is Trans Models New York, the city’s first transgender modeling agency. In a relatively short time Trans Models has been featured in The Atlantic, Forbes, Time Out NY, The Daily Mail, Huffington Post, New York Times, Refinery 29, NBC, and across many other elite publications and outlets worldwide. Under her guidance, Pêche seeks to turn a burgeoning agency into an industry leader and to carve out a more inclusive space for transgender people worldwide model. She recently co-founded Teadate application, a transgender relationship dating app www.teadateapp.com
Sara Geffrard
Sara is a creative, an artist, and a style expert. Hailing from the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sara moved to NY as a teenager in pursuit of an architectural degree. Wanting to share her passion for style, she launched her blog.
A Dapper Chick is a creative outlet which she uses to share her personal style and influence. Since its launch, ADC has since evolved into an outlet for women empowerment and a guide for women and men who want to live a stylish, and fulfilling lifestyle. Sara has been featured in numerous online publications such as The New York Times, BuzzFeed, Girlboss, Huffington Post, and more. Sara is also the founder of The Dapper Chicks - a group of women who stand in style for causes like women's equality, bullying, breast cancer, etc.
Also, joining from NYC are special guests:
Danielle Cooper
Danielle Cooper is a creator and lifestyle influencer. She launched "She's A Gent" in order to share her love for menswear and style through one outfit at a time. She sees herself as a person who has the ability to connect not only those who appreciate fashion and menswear but understand that it is not limited to one gender. Danielle has been featured in numerous media outlets such as The New York Times, Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, and Curve to name a few.
Debbie-jean Lemonte
Debbie-jean Lemonte is a Lifestyle Photographer and Writer, who advocates for People of Color + the LGBTQ community through her art and through public speaking opportunities. After graduating with a degree in Dance and Psychology, she focused her passion for both studies and infused it with her art, using it as a therapy for individuals who have suffered emotional/mental trauma. Her photography has been featured in GQ Report, Timberland, Huffington Post, DapperQ, Go Magazine, Refinery29, BuzzFeed, Mic, to name a few. Her photography series, We Are Queens, has been recently featured on renown site, ForHarriet, receiving various praises for its inspiration to women of color. Debbie's enthusiasm for inciting ingenuity is a combination of fashion, media, art, and travel.
Meet & Greet hosted by Kelly West & Michelle Solorzano Daly AKA Lesbutante and the Boss. Official VIP lounge & bottle service sponsored by Smirnoff.
Other sponsors: TomboyX, WolfPack Productions, LLC