Who We Are:

K. is for kelly.

Kelly Hays is the epitome of a social butterfly.  If she’s not making friends laugh or meeting someone new, she’s probably enjoying her time as a newlywed with husband Drew.  She has a bad habit of Googling random facts, and is always discovering the latest and greatest social media tools.  Originally from Atlanta, her love of all things fabulous began at a young age, and only grew, despite her college student budget, while working on her Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations from WKU.  She would describe her style as “where bohemian, classic and edgy intersect. Like a fat Rachel Zoe.” She vehemently insists she was wearing owl jewelry before anyone else.  Her favorite drink from Starbucks is Caramel Apple Cider and the only bone she’s ever broken was her leg while on a trip to India.

Holla >> kelly -at- hauteintexas -dot- com

A. is for aquila.

Aquila Mendez-Valdez knows how to keep busy. In addition to graduating from Western Kentucky University with a B.A in Public Relations and a Minor in Psychology, she’s had knee surgery to correct a torn ACL sustained while playing Volleyball for her alma mater, became a basketball wife to Xalapa Halcones player Orlando Mendez-Valdez, gone on a honeymoon to Tahiti, and enrolled in Gonzaga’s Master’s program for Communication and Leadership.  Out of all these big changes, a few things haven’t– her love of classic, feminine fashion with the occasional wild streak. She is 6’0, has the longest legs in the world, a Kim Kardashian backside and a killer smile. She is business savvy, an excellent communicator and writer, and a pleasure to work with.

Holla >> aquila -at- hauteintexas -dot- com

Our Mission Statement:

We believe women of all sizes, races and backgrounds deserve the right to luxury and glamour, and that both luxury and glamour are available at any price point.  Fashion and beauty know no boundaries, but the best look for a woman is always confidence.

We call this Chic-Equality.

We believe in quality versus quantity, that “clothes” is not the same as “fashion”, and “make-up” is not the same as “beauty”, the words “flattering”  and “slimming” should not be anyone’s fashion ideals, that taking risks is essential, and that style is not always equal to trends.

Privacy Policy:

The privacy of our visitors to hauteintexas.com is important to us.

At hauteintexas.com, we recognize that privacy of your personal information is important. Here is information on what types of personal information we receive and collect when you use and visit hauteintexas.com, and how we safeguard your information.  We never sell your personal information to third parties.

Log Files
As with most other websites, we collect and use the data contained in log files.  The information in the log files include  your IP (internet protocol) address, your ISP (internet service provider, such as AOL or Shaw Cable), the browser you used to visit our site (such as Internet Explorer or Firefox), the time you visited our site and which pages you visited throughout our site.

Cookies and Web Beacons
We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit our site.  This could include only showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login to some of our features, such as forums.

We also use third party advertisements on hauteintexas.com to support our site.  Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed.  This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).

You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security.  However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites.  This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts.

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