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HAUTE TIP: Kendra Scott announces Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at UT Austin

HAUTE TIP: Kendra Scott announces Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at UT Austin

Oct 1, 2019 | Events, Fashion & Style, Haute Tip, True Beauty

Women of the world – unite! Kendra Scott, known mostly for her dainty baubles and self-made success story, held an event last week at the University of Texas at Austin to announce the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (WEL). The WEL...
How to buy your first (or 100th) pair of cowboy boots with Tecovas

How to buy your first (or 100th) pair of cowboy boots with Tecovas

Aug 27, 2019 | Designer Dish, Fashion & Style, San Antonio

When I first moved to San Antonio nine years ago, I was daunted at the prospect of purchasing my first pair of cowboy boots. I grew up on a farm in Indiana, sure, but cowboy boots do not maintain the same level of popularity and passion as they do here in Texas. Not...
Doors opening: A trip to NYC with FGI!

Doors opening: A trip to NYC with FGI!

May 28, 2019 | Events, Fashion & Style, San Antonio, Travel

If you remember way back in 2015, I proudly announced I had joined an organization called Fashion Group International – San Antonio with the mission of designing the future of fashion in San Antonio. 4 years later, this passion project has come a long way....
Raising Texan Girls: Cora’s Introduction to James Avery

Raising Texan Girls: Cora’s Introduction to James Avery

May 10, 2019 | Family, Fashion & Style, Motherhood, San Antonio

There are plenty of ways that my girls are growing up differently than I did. Their childhood is worlds apart, actually, in the literal and figurative sense. I grew up in the cornfields of Indiana, swinging from willow tree branches in the summer and sledding down cow...
Le Brunch des Chapeaux – Fashion for a Cause

Le Brunch des Chapeaux – Fashion for a Cause

Apr 17, 2019 | Events, Fashion & Style, San Antonio

I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say I attend at least one event a week in San Antonio. Be it for business networking, socializing with my girls, or spending time with the family, I’m always out and about to experience all that this city has to...
All I want for Christmas is James Avery!

All I want for Christmas is James Avery!

Dec 14, 2018 | Fashion & Style, Holiday Gift Guides, San Antonio

When it comes to Texas brands, there are a few icons: The Dallas Cowboys, Whataburger, the Spurs, and James Avery. This home grown jewelry company started in 1954 in the small town of Kerrville, Texas, but today they boast over 50 of their own stores in Colorado,...
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Life is a blur with you. 🤩 Happy birthday @omv2 Life is a blur with you. 🤩 Happy birthday @omv2033, thank you for walking beside me all these years, building our family, our businesses, and our legacy together. I know to the depths of my soul that there’s nothing you wouldn’t do for the girls and I, and as much as you drive me nuts sometimes, I’m so grateful for the ways you challenge me and make me better. I love you. 😘
We came, we saw, we @fiestasa’d our hearts out! We came, we saw, we @fiestasa’d our hearts out! 🌈

🎊Volunteered Tuesday night with @marisol_deluna_new_york at @anightinoldsa 
🎊Hosted @bsbsatx at @breakawaybrewingsa for a women’s networking event
🎊 Went to our very first @fiestaflambeauparade, the country’s largest illuminated night parade! Thank you to @gilleymendoza_11 @denissemendoza_ for the fabulous hospitality, we couldn’t have asked for a better experience for these newbies!

In conclusion: I love #SanAntonio and all the threads that make the fabric of our city unique. ❤️❤️❤️
Happy Easter from the Mendez-Valdez crew! 💜🌺 Happy Easter from the Mendez-Valdez crew! 💜🌺✝️🐣 The @the_flower_fields deserved their own post on the feed because it was just too stunning to capture in a vacay roundup. The orchid greenhouse alone was incredible impressive, but then seeing rows and rows of ranunculus blooms was just joy overload. Mother Nature (with the help of many master gardeners, I presume) really outdid herself on this one, y’all. 😍
Amidst the craziness of Spring Break, Issa turned Amidst the craziness of Spring Break, Issa turned 9! We celebrated all week with trips to the @sandiegozoo, @lajolla.ca to see the baby seals, @sdasm, and of course capped everything off with spending her big day @disneyland! My sister was the best host, the girls are obsessed with their cousins, and it is not lost on me that trips like this used to be way more challenging to make happen before @omv2033 retired from basketball. Blessed beyond measure to be in this new season of life, and blessed to have Issa Brooke in our lives. If you know her, you love her. She is the life of the party and personality to the max. It’s crazy to think this is our last year with one of our babies in the single digits! 🥹❤️

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On this International Women’s Day, I could rave On this International Women’s Day, I could rave about all the female founders we work with. Or rage about the inequalities I still see as a female founder myself. But at the end of the day, none of it matters except for these two. Because of these two. Maybe someday they’ll run mom’s company, or maybe they’ll prefer to do literally anything else with their life. 🤣 All I know is I’ll keep showing up every day so they see me do it. So they are proud of me. 💖 #iwd2024 #embraceinclusion #iwd
No🧢, we officially have merch! 😍 Because how No🧢, we officially have merch! 😍 Because how hard can it be? Boys do it. 😉 We’re slinging these cutie patootie ball caps with our iconic “H” for $20 + shipping (if local pick up is not possible), and 100% of the profits from each sale will go towards @nawbosa_hsmp in celebration of International Women’s Day next week! 

If you’re ready to order, just comment “CAP” and we’ll DM you with all the deets! How are you planning to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th? Let us know in the comments! 💖 #iwd2024 #internationalwomensday #femalefounders
Hey @omv2033, yesterday was Valentine’s Day but Hey @omv2033, yesterday was Valentine’s Day but I forgot to post something on my feed making sure people know I still love you. Will you be mine anyways? 🥹😅😘

📸: @dru.photo at the @stablehallsa pre-opening party a few weeks ago!
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Haute in Texas is where savvy public relations meets passionate blogging influence. Owner Aquila Mendez-Valdez splits her time between the Haute in Texas blog and the Haute in Texas public relations consulting business. She writes on fashion, beauty, and motherhood, and helps her clients to achieve their business goals both online and in the community. We’re glad you’re here; come join us in the pursuit of the haute life.
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