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It was one of those rare afternoons when fashion, fab chapeaux and fine jewelry converge — over a genteel luncheon in one of Tanglewood’s most elegant homes. Merci, Amir Taghi, Franco Valobra and Teressa Foglia for hosting, along with PaperCity, …

Three stylish ladies of accomplishment were revealed at Neiman Marcus Wednesday night as members of the Houston Chronicle Best Dressed Hall of Fame thereby entering the Valhalla of fashionistas. They were among the 10 Best Dressed honorees introduced i…

Amid the rusting tin ruins of a country barn with strings of bare lightbulbs overhead, a colorful congress of artists, gallerists, collectors and interested parties gathered at the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston for a night recalling the gritty subte…

For international gallerists in town (who were dressed like international gallerists in oh-so avant-garde Japanese designers and voluminous noir frocks), local art collectors (dressing eerily similar to those international gallerists) and artists with …

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that there are no hotter restaurants in Dallas right now than sister spots Monarch and Kessaku. Located on the 49th and 50th floors of the Dallas skyscraper dubbed The National and part of the new luxe T…

The architecture, the acoustics, the talent — standing ovations, please. “A Celebration for Brockman Hall for Opera” was a spectacular success for Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as it introduced its new opera house to VIP …

Dwell with Dignity is perhaps one of the best-known nonprofits in North Texas, which is a high honor given how many nonprofit organizations call Dallas-Fort Worth home. The mixture of interior design and philanthropy creates a powerful combination no D…

One would not readily think of Houston Ballet’s lithe demi soloist Chae Eun Yang in combination with sturdy chef/restaurateur Chris Shepherd. But that was one of four intriguing pairings of talented chefs and talented dancers participating in Hou…

Showers of confetti rained down from overhead as the jubilant 650 guests, gathered in the Post Oak Hotel ballroom, raised their glasses in a champagne toast to the Alley Theatre’s 75th anniversary celebration. At that moment, the 17 piece rocking…

When generous (and high-style) philanthropists Hallie Vanderhider and Brigitte Kalai put their minds to something, get out of the way of these beloved steel magnolias. That could be said of Hermann Park Conservancy’s “Evening in the Park,&#…