2009 Statistics

The following statistics are made publicly available from the 2009 inaugural Austin Fashion Week:

50 official participating boutiques

19 official participating salons

69 official participating designers

34 official participating hair stylists

29 official participating makeup artists

66 official participating models

41 official participating photographers

Over 15,000 attendees at over 150 events during Austin Fashion Week

2000 attendees at the Austin Fashion Awards

Over 500 local and national traditional media & social media outlets covering Austin Fashion Week & the Austin Fashion Awards

Over 1 million impressions for sponsors for Austin Fashion Week and the Austin Fashion Awards

Over 40,000 votes cast for the Austin Fashion Awards coming from over 20,000 users

Over 30,000 unique users visiting FashionWeekAustin.com

Over 250,000 page views (hits) on FashionWeekAustin.com

Media partners in print, radio, television and interactive

Over 40 Facebook fan pages created about and during Austin Fashion Week

Over 1000 Twitter mentions during Austin Fashion Week

The longest and most impressive red carpet (80 feet long x 12 feet wide!) in the history of Austin at the Austin Fashion Awards (longer and more well-attended than any red carpet during SXSW)