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Houston’s Tickled Pink Mania Grows Into a Record Setter, Takes Over The Post Oak Hotel — Riot Of Colors Brings Ballroom Buzz

Clifford Pugh — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:22:31 +0000

Here’s the secret to a successful fundraiser: Pick a really good theme. Four years ago — long before Barbie burst on the scene as one of the most successful movies of all time — the Houston branch of the American Cancer Society launched its first...

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Sherlock Holmes Steals the Show (and the Jewels) at an Alley Ball Full of Surprises — This Is No Elementary Evening

Clifford Pugh — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 22:58:55 +0000

There was a pickpocket on the loose at the Alley Ball. In full view of a black-tie crowd of more than 400, a man calling himself Sherlock Holmes pilfered jewels, watches and other precious items from such luminaries as Lynn Wyatt, Tony Chase, Beth Madi...

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Maria Shriver Channels the Warrior Spirit In Houston Alzheimer’s Evening of Hope

Clifford Pugh — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:55:32 +0000

When Phoebe Tudor and Kelli Weinzierl agreed to co-chair the first-ever nighttime gala for the Alzheimer’s Association in Houston, they decided to accentuate the positive, with an emphasis on the latest in treatment and prevention of the devastat...

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Houston’s Legendary Thrash Mansion to Be Auctioned Off With $19.5 Million Guide Price — John & Becca Cason Are Going International

Clifford Pugh — Sat, 22 Apr 2023 19:11:57 +0000

It’s the end of an era on the Houston social scene as John and Becca Cason Thrash have decided to put their 20,000-square-foot Memorial-area home on the market. The ultra modern mansion, which has been the scene of many of the city’s most l...

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Houston’s Bold & Beautiful — 35 Special Women and the Ball Gowns That Stole the Show at the Grand Opera Ball

Clifford Pugh — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:17:55 +0000

As one of the city’s most formal galas, the Houston Grand Opera Ball traditionally showcases dramatic ballgowns. But this year’s theme, “A City of Bold Voices,” gave attendees even more of an opportunity to push the fashion enve...

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Houston Grand Opera’s Lavish $1.4 Million Night Pays Homage to a World Class City — It’s Own

Clifford Pugh — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 01:40:38 +0000

In years past, the Houston Grand Opera Ball has roamed the globe for its theme, at various times creating a Marrakesh casbah, a Mexican fiesta, a lavish Venice carnival and a tribute to Hollywood’s golden era as some of its more exotic locales. B...

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Award Worthy Movies to Stream Before Oscar Season — These Sundance Picks Still Stand Up

Clifford Pugh — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 12:10:16 +0000

The week between Christmas and New Year’s promises to be one of he highest grossing weeks of the year for movie theaters. With many off work and out of school, and any COVID restrictions a thing of the distant past in the United States, it is a holiday...

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New $5.5 Million Youth Development Center Puts Beloved Houston Couple Shelby and Shafik’s Names in the Spotlight

Clifford Pugh — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 23:27:31 +0000

Returning from a two-year pandemic-induced hiatus, the Youth Development Center’s Bon Vivant Houston dinner promised a culinary experience to remember. It lived up to its pledge and then some with an emphasis on fine dining from some of Houston&#...

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When Prom Needs Fairy Godmothers — The Giving Gown Foundation Works to Make Sure All Teens Can Enjoy a Special Night

Clifford Pugh — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:13:13 +0000

As soon as Destiny Davis walked into the Bammel Church of Christ Teen Center in Cypress she knew she was in a magical place. In front of the 17-year-old High School for Law and Justice student were thousands of evening gowns, sorted by colors — stark s...

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Naeem Khan Swoops Into Houston For a Rodeo Romp With the Champagne Cowgirls and More

Clifford Pugh — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:52:48 +0000

With his first trip to Houston in five years, Naeem Khan was thrilled to be back in the Lone Star State. Besides showing his full 68-piece fall collection at a luncheon in the Neiman Marcus couture department and catching up with Bayou City pals, he an...

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Fashion Designer Jonathan Cohen Swoops Into Houston, Bringing the Energy and a Sense of Escape

Clifford Pugh — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:44:05 +0000

It seemed like old times at Elizabeth Anthony’s Friends & Trends Luncheon and Style Presentation. After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the 13th annual gathering was on again and the Uptown Park boutique was filled with energetic Houston shoppers...

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New Apartments in Houston’s Buzzy East River Development Embrace the Outdoors — Your Sneak Peek at The Laura

Clifford Pugh — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 00:44:09 +0000

When designing the “front door” for the new East River mixed-use development currently under construction near downtown Houston, the last thing the developers of The Laura at East River wanted to do was erect a run-of-the-mill apartment building. So th...

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Houston Designer Emerges as Fashion’s Next Big Thing — Why Vogue and Celebs Can’t Get Enough of Bach Mai

Clifford Pugh — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:44:04 +0000

Emerging fashion designer Bach Mai has been on a wild ride lately. Vogue has praised the 33-year-old Houston native as “an American Couturier in the Making” and Venus Williams, Tessa Thompson and Kate Beckinsale all recently appeared on the...

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Finding Business Nirvana in CITYCENTRE — Why Amazon, Marathon and Other Major Companies are Embracing This Tech Land

Clifford Pugh — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:14:40 +0000

Just about every company is looking for Business Nirvana. Especially these days when finding and keeping talented employees is more critical — and difficult — than ever. It is all about finding that sweet spot of a location that offers a state-of-the-a...

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Vancouver Designer With Staying Power Loves the Wilderness — and She’s Embracing a Rare Trip to Texas

Clifford Pugh — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:32:41 +0000

This time of year Catherine Regehr is usually meeting with clients at Paris Fashion Week. But the lingering pandemic has kept Regehr and her team at the designer’s Vancouver headquarters instead of overseas this season. Yet she has never been bus...

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Victor Glemaud is Having a Fashion Moment — and Target Is All In On the Playful Fun

Clifford Pugh — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 17:33:45 +0000

NEW YORK — Victor Glemaud is not exactly a household name in fashion, but the up-and-coming designer has been targeted for greater things. At New York Fashion Week, Glemaud made a sunny debut at the Moynihan Train Hall, showcasing his colorful, clingy ...

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Adam Lippes Makes the Comeback He Didn’t Know He Wanted to Make — Houston Favorite Embraces a New Moment

Clifford Pugh — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:56:43 +0000

NEW YORK — It’s been more than 18 months since Adam Lippes staged a fashion show, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to do it again. Lippes, whose collection of elevated sportswear is a favorite of well-dressed women, likes to show his new work i...

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Emerging Fashion Force Maisie Wilen Breaks All the New York Rules With Instagram Friendly Club Clothes

Clifford Pugh — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:48:35 +0000

NEW YORK — In her debut at New York Fashion Week, up-and-coming designer Maisie Schloss stayed with the club kid sensibility that got her noticed in the first place while adding a few looks with a jockey/equestrian theme. With her clientele champing a...

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Tory Burch Gives a Heartfelt Tribute to a Pioneering Women’s Designer — Claire McCardell Gets a Moment

Clifford Pugh — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 02:50:12 +0000

NEW YORK — As we (hopefully) come out of the pandemic, some designers are revving up their evening wear business with flashy looks for the perceived pent-up demand from customers who are ready to party. But Tory Burch is taking a bit of a different rou...

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Hot Brand Credits Dallas Shoppers With Saving It From COVID Misery — Veronica Beard is Even More in Love With Texas

Clifford Pugh — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:19:02 +0000

NEW YORK — Thank heavens for Texas. Veronica Beard co-founders and sisters-in-law Veronica Swanson Beard and Veronica Miele Beard credit shoppers at the brand’s stores in Dallas and Houston for helping them make it through the pandemic. “Tr...

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