Former Longhorn football player brings custom fashion to South Congress

AUSTIN, Texas — Konnect, a new fashion boutique, has opened its doorways in the vicinity of the South Congress purchasing district.

The boutique is introduced to Austin by Kenny Vaccaro, co-founder of Gamers Initially, an esports business. Vaccaro opened up Konnect with partners, together with area business people Gino Silvas, Will Harper, Jake White and Rafael Mercardo.

The former Texas Longhorn and NFL participant is now welcoming site visitors to browse the new shop, which features a variety of designer collections. 

Konnect will rotate designer numerous models wherever visitors will be in a position to search a collection of footwear, attire, vintage tees, hats, components and a lot more. The place will offer you people the possibility to discover various designers in 1 area with a assortment of clothing for sale including the pursuing brands: Louis Vuitton, Dior, OFF-WHITE, Fear of God, Amiri, Rhude, Just Don and several more. 

Shoes for sale involve Jordans, Nike Dunks and OFF-WHITE collabs, ranges of Travis Scott sneaker collabs, Yeezys and additional minimal-version footwear. In addition, Vaccaro will be planning custom clothing for Konnect and the Kollective termed the “By Kenny” line. Lovers of Avid gamers Very first will also now be ready to discover branded items and symbolize Austin’s esports firm.

Influenced by a lifelong desire in trend, Konnect is a retail outlet Vaccaro says he needs guys, females and children to know you will find a thing for every person.

Vaccaro mentioned he grew up normally loving manner and putting pieces alongside one another but he didn’t have the funds to pay for it. Now, with the opening of Konnect, he wants to provide a unique twist of style to Austin shoppers.

“I want this to be an practical experience. I want it to be special, to be curated. I want it to be significant-finish, but not bougie. We want to treat every person with respect and hold that benefit significant, but at the exact same time maintain a particular model integrity level,” reported Vaccaro.  

Konnect is section of the 22,000-sq.-foot fitness center, the Kollective, and the 5,000-sq.-foot, recently current Gamers To start with facility. 

“Fashion has normally coincided with my adore for both gaming and soccer, considering the fact that these industries are all interconnected. I’m thrilled to introduce Austin to the designer put on that I’ve normally been a admirer of and supply buyers one spot to explore a wide variety of luxury manufacturers,” stated Vaccaro. 

Konnect options a custom made, hand-painted sign by Andrew Manning, a community artist who makes use of standard tactics including hand lettering, glass gliding and customized mural portray. Konnect will increase browsing solutions around South Congress and join other significant-conclude retail neighbors.

Konnect is found at 200 Academy Travel and is open from Monday by Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with online shopping.

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