Katy Bader & Kristin Light

Katy Bader: Katy Bader has founded a successful group of companies including boutique hotels, a European home furnishing venue in Round Top Texas, real estate development company, a civil construction company, and commercial ranch operations. Although each company is a different industry, Katy has brought an element of her own unique brand across them all. Details are her deal breaker.

Kristin Light: SISSY LIGHT is the founder of a hat and accessories brand based in Round Top, Texas. Her brand is inspired by the west coast style she cultivated while studying at FIDM in L.A., blended with her West Texas roots.
The SISSY LIGHT fusion: West Texas meets Palm Beach. Her hats are designed in Texas and handmade in Ecuador from the palm fronds of native coastal plants. In addition to hats, SISSY LIGHT offers carry-on hat baskets that are handwoven in Mexico, and scarves with custom designs hand painted by New York artist Lauren Bisaccio.

Kristin has worked with hundreds of designers, influencers, and shoppers who frequent her pop-up space in Round Top, TX. Twice a year during the world-renowned antique show designers and vendors from all over the globe meet to shop, collaborate and get inspired.

With a degree in Fashion Design from FIDM in Los Angeles, CA, Kristin has a decade of photographing and interior design under her belt. She has been featured on platforms like Style Me Pretty and Southern Weddings Magazine. Since 2015, Kristin has executed major design projects like The Frenchie Boutique Hotel, which has become Round Top’s most desired place to stay by designers and influencers all over the U.S.