Tex Saverio (lahir di Jakarta, 24 Agustus 1984; umur 29 tahun) adalah perancang busana asal Indonesia[1]. Ia dikenal terutama sebagai perancang busana pengantin wanita dengan gaya glamour dan penuh fantasi.

Namanya mulai mencuat ketika pada bulan September 2005 ia memenangi penghargaan nasional Mercedes-Benz Asia Fashion Award, sehingga ia dapat bersaing pada tingkat regional di tahun berikutnya[2]. Ketika itu ia menampilkan koleksi-koleksi untuk wanita maupun pria[2]. Kesuksesannya itu dicapai melalui pengorbanan dengan meninggalkan sekolah sejak kelas 1 SMA dan memilih belajar merancang busana di Bunka Fashion School, Jakarta, lalu magang di Phalie Studio[2].

Sejak saat itu, karya-karya Rio, panggilannya, mulai dikenal di kalangan internasional. Karena dorongan dari kawannya, Rio memperkenalkan diri dan karyanya kepada agen Lady Gaga. Mendapat sambutan positif, tidak lama kemudian salah satu karyanya, La Glacon, dikenakan Lady Gaga dalam salah satu fotonya di majalah Harper's Bazaar pada tahun 2011[3]. Selain Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian juga diketahui mengenakan busana rancangannya[4]. Foto perkimpoian salah satu tokoh dalam film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) juga mengenakan busana rancangannya[4].

Sejak 2013, ia memasuki segmen pasar busana siap pakai, yang dipamerkannya di Paris Fashion Week sebagai satu-satunya perancang Indonesia yang dapat tampil di ajang itu, dan juga di ajang Jakarta Fashion Week 2014 yang diadakan bulan Oktober 2013 di Jakarta[5].

Oleh media internasional, ia dijuluki sebagai "Alexander McQueen of Indonesia".

Last week, we were cooing over the frothy wedding dress Katniss Everdeen (aka: Jennifer Lawrence) wears in the new The Hunger Games: Catching Fire character portraits - but who designed it? we asked. Today, we have the answer. While our predictions ranged from Marchesa to Alexander McQueen (Effie wears an Autumn Winter 2012 creation in her portrait), it turns out little known Indonesian designer, Tex Saverio, is the man behind Katniss' glorious gown.

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Katniss Everdeen's wedding dress by Tex Saverio

The designer presented a similar dress with a ruffled skirt and organza corset under a metal cage at his bridal show back in November 2010 during Indonesia’s Jakarta Fashion Week, but for the Hunger Games film, Saverio gave it the silver screen touch. Katniss' bridal dress is covered in Swarovski crystals with the metal cage extended to signify fire while the voluminous skirt is covered in Mockingjay-esque chiffon. 'This is very important for the twirling/spinning Katniss does onstage, per Caesar Flickerman’s request,' the film's costume designer, Trish Summerville, revealed.

Summerville spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about how she came across Saverio's work. 'I found his designs quite some time ago and saved his information for a perfectly fitting project, then came Catching Fire – perfect!' she said. 'We did several Skype calls with sketches to work together in designing the wedding dress. I had seen a dress he designed with a similar metal bodice, and I wanted to incorporate it into our wedding dress design.' And they got one hell of a result!

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Lady Gaga and Kim Kardashian are already Tex Saverio fans

Lady Gaga has already given the designer, described as the McQueen of Indonesia, her seal of sartorial approval. Gagaloo wore his high neck black sequin gown with laser cut details on the neck and hemline for a magazine shoot in April 2011 and chose his designs again for her Fame fragrance campaign. Meanwhile, Nicola Formichetti dressed Kim Kardashian in one of his gowns earlier this year. What more backing do you need?