Coco Coquette

Help Coco Coquette Qualify for a Small Business Grant!

If you’ve been to the shop, you know some of the challenges our space poses; we don’t have a sign, or a wheelchair ramp, and the actual square footage of Coco Coquette is only slightly larger than a postage stamp. Receiving a small business grant would allow us to not only make improvements to [...]
Custom Wig Friday!

As many of you know already, I make custom wigs every day of the week, but I can be bad about taking pictures. So, world, I now declare Fridays as my day to post my favorite wig of the week! May 11, 2012 Bubblegum Beetlejuice: Custom bubblegum pink wig with black and white striped extensions [...]
My Mama was a Showgirl

I have always been drawn to feathers, fringe, sequins and rhinestones. I thought that was just part of being a girl, until about eight years ago, my Mama came to Los Angeles for a visit, which happened to coincide with a burlesque show in which I was performing. I was wracked with nerves, never having [...]
Sugar Skull Shoot w/ AnnaLani!

I remember the day this lady came into my life; she was desperately hunting down some white hair wefting, and popped by the shop to see if I carried such an item. Turns out, I didn’t, but it just so happened that I was cutting up a white wig, so I let her have a [...]
Pulling out the Big Guns: Texas Film Hall of Fame 12

It has taken a full two weeks for me to sit down and process the experience of working on The Texas Film Hall of Fame. Of course, some of that delay could be attributed to the fact that I was run over by the proverbial truck that is SXSW. But aside from the constant shows, [...]
Forbidden Vices

This past Sunday, we shook off our holiday sweaters and slipped into something a little less comfortable to create a tableaux at Vintage Vivant’s Forbidden Vices party. Charm School Vintage and Black Swan Theory curated the silky and salacious wardrobe, while yours truly designed some wigs befitting the denizens of a 1920s opium lair… Some [...]
12 Beautiful Monsters!

Portraits from our last show by Jeremiah Newton! The Bride Dancer: Mari Akita Costume: Sacred Heart Rubber Makeup: Johanna Esper The Mummy Dancer: Lilith Black Designer: Jessica Kitty Buick Makeup: AnnaLani The Devil Dancer: Shari Gerstenberger Costume: CurryBeth Makeup: Johanna Esper Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon Dancer: Ruby Lamb Costume: Lovecraft Vintage Makeup: Ashley [...]
Wig Parties!

Wig Parties are the most fun a girl (or guy) can have. Bachelorette, Birthday, or just a good way to celebrate any given Tuesday… We prove the best part of going out is getting ready! We would love to work with you on whatever it is you want your party to be! Click here or [...]
Best Of Austin

What a day for Maison d’Etoile! 3 wins in the Critic’s Picks for the “Best of Austin” edition. And nothing makes me happier than to see these two ladies on the cover! If you still haven’t been to Vintage Vivant, which happens the last Sunday of every month, what are you waiting for?? Johanna Esper [...]
Dreaming in Color

If you missed “Dreaming in Color,” Coco Coquette’s trip down early 90s Club Kid memory lane, here’s a pictorial recap! The show was funded by vitaminwater, and was to be a designer contest for the best flavor- inspired outfit. I teamed up with Big Green House, Sarah K. Wolf, Tolly Moseley and Mouthfeel ATX to [...]