COMPILED BY MEGHAN YOUNG
Published: 9:27p.m.Saturday,Aug.27,2011
Awards cap Austin Fashion Week
Austin Fashion Week came to a close Saturday evening with the Austin Fashion Awards, held at ACL Live.
Austin's Linda Asaf was named the industry choice Best Women's Designer. Celebrity photographer Timothy Whitepresented the inaugural award bearing his name, for best mash-up team photo, to Wild Horses.
The ceremony included a special presentation by White as well as fashion showings from Austin designers Asaf, Gail Chovanand Michelle Weisman.
Read more about the third Austin Fashion Week and see photos of runway shows and other events at statesman.com/life/style.
Coppola weds in southern Italy
Filmmaker Sofia Coppola went back to her roots for her wedding Saturday, marrying rocker Thomas Mars in the remote, southern Italian town where her great-grandfather was born.
Coppola's famous filmmaker father, Francis Ford Coppola, escorted down the aisle to a waiting Mars, lead singer of the French band Phoenix and the father of their two young daughters.
The early evening ceremony took place in the garden of the palazzo that the elder Coppola renovated in the historic center of Bernalda, a city near the Gulf of Taranto in Italy's Basilicata region, according to Mayor Leonardo Chiruzzi, who performed the ceremony.
Gibson, Grigorieva reach deal
Mel Gibsonand his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva have reached an agreement after days of negotiation, Los Angeles Superior Court officials said in a statement.
Details were not announced, but a hearing will be held Wednesday to discuss financial terms.
The contentious issue of custody of the couple's infant daughter will be handled in closed session, the court said.
The actor-director and Russian musician have been at odds for more than a year over custody and financial issues in a mostly secret court proceeding in Los Angeles.