Willie Austin
SEPTEMBER 2023, 8 PHOTOS

Collection Two, Perspective Beauty

Shown on September 23, 2023 at Gallier Hall in New Orleans, in a show hosted by NOLA Fashion Week. It was his first runway show and the debut of his women's wear line.

Proud to say my first runway show is complete. With my second collection, “Perspective Beauty,” I aimed to showcase the range of my creativity, demonstrating my ability to excel beyond street fashion. This collection also marks the exciting debut of my women's wear line.

So why exactly did I put a roach on a flyer? Because that's exactly how some people treated me when getting information on manufacturing, sourcing material, etc and I wanted to show that what some people might call the most ugliest, disgusting thing on the planet, I'll turn it into the most beautiful thing, but that's just my perspective on things.

Willie, in his post of September 25, 2023

This piece has to be one of my favorite pieces in the collection. … It's simply because I was able to honor my grandmother on my first runway.

Willie, in his post of September 30, 2023, about the camouflage jacket