Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City!
Summer left me a voicemail (who deigns to pick up the phone anymore?) proclaiming, “It’s time for rosé and beach balls. Join Prada for a luncheon in celebration of its pop-up at Neiman Marcus NorthPark.” Remember that period in 2019 when the buzzword s…
Read MoreGatherings may still be small, but they’re reason enough to throw on a pair of current season Tom Ford floral trousers or a La Vie Style House caftan with matching turban. So, the time seemed right to reach out to friends in the Dallas party-planning e…
Read MoreWho needs a groundhog to tell you that spring has sprung when you can simply be greeted by a tray of Mi Cocina‘s signature Mambo Taxi cocktail upon entering a magical Highland Park verdant garden. Those visiting that enchanting space were members…
Read MoreIf you’ve ever joined a board in the Dallas community, you’ve probably encountered this month’s “She’s the Bomb” feature, Linda Custard. This powerhouse has worked tirelessly for years for organizations ranging from the Junior League …
Read MoreThe new exhibition at NorthPark Center, “Fashion in Residence,” presented by UNT’s Texas Fashion Collection, was inspired by hostess dressing dating back to Prohibition in the 1920, when clandestine cocktails could only be sipped in one’s personal salo…
Read MoreBanish all preconceptions of a French restaurant — that pompous maître d’, those Toulouse Lautrec prints — when you enter Âme, the new French-Indian restaurant in the Bishop Arts neighborhood. Here, a deep-green wall with a simple bar welcomes yo…
Read MoreLike most of us, our favorite mistress of the turntables, DJ Lucy Wrubel, had a tumultuous 2020. Her usual back-to-back bookings vanished when the order came to shelter in place. She was no longer hopping a flight to Cabo to spin tracks at a wedding or…
Read MoreSelwyn Rayzor is a constant presence at the podium of charity events around Dallas, speaking with such passion that I often see guests whip out credit cards to donate on the spot. I’ve just left her spectacular modernist home designed by architect Stev…
Read MoreSome people just embody fashion; Max Trowbridge is one, with DNA seemingly woven from the finest silk. Born and raised in the UK, she graduated from the London College of Fashion in the early 1990s then worked as a fashion designer at Mansfield, a Brit…
Read MoreObjects found on daily walks from artist Chris Schanck’s home to his Banglatown studio during the COVID-19 lockdown resulted in a breathtaking new work commissioned by the Dallas Museum of Art, Curbed Vanity: A Contemporary Foil. Inspired by an iconic …
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