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About Roz Pactor

I am a fashion and marketing consultant and blogger based in Houston, Texas. With more than three decades of experience in fashion retailing that has spanned Foley’s, Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s NYC, I have earned a reputation for delivering expertise, energy and enthusiasm to my roster of clients. I have remained closely connected with designer women’s fashion as well as the misses, teens, men’s and children’s apparel and accessories markets from coast to coast. View all posts by Roz Pactor →

Events

Italian Cultural Center Second Annual Fashion Show Luncheon A Tribute to Fashion by Italian Designer...

A tribute to Houston native Victor Costa and a salute to Italian Designers by Neiman Marcus provides a fashion fix for lovers of all things Italian!

Saturday, October 23rd, 2021

Editor’s Note: I’ve been proud to be a part of the Italian Cultural & Community Center and its Inaugural luncheon last year as well as this second annual fashion show and luncheon. Each of these have been special but this second one for me held great meaning as we showcased the best of looking back […]

Events

Italian Cultural Center Kicks Off Event at Valobra Jewelers…

The ICCC Celebrates The Final Stretch to the Annual Fashion Show & Luncheon Happening Soon at River Oaks Country Club October 12, 2021

Monday, October 4th, 2021

On Wednesday, September 22, fourth-generation fine Italian jeweler, Franco Valobra of Valobra Master Jewelers, hosted a sparkling evening at his showroom to celebrate the Italian Cultural & Community Center’s 2nd Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, “La Dolce Vita,” set to take place at River Oaks Country Club on October 12, 2021 with Victor Costa serving […]

Fashion

Emmy Awards Return Brought Glam Back to the Awards Shows…..

Color was the trend of the night

Tuesday, September 21st, 2021

The Emmy’s were back on Sunday evening and with it came the Award show glam that we have been used to. It was so refreshing and gratifying to see such refined high-fashion and style on the Red Carpet after last week’s edgy twist for the Met’s Gala. Even the guys had some stepped-up fashion and […]

Fashion

LA/NY Powerhouse Chooses Houston as New Hub for Luxury Customization Biz

DTLAcustom is painting the city one brand at a time

Saturday, September 18th, 2021

When Tara Martin was considering her next move, she knew she wanted to be in the South. Her luxury customization company, DTLAcustom, has always had a strong client base in Texas and she quickly recognized the strong entrepreneurial community that Houston has to offer. After spending the majority of her life and career in New York […]

Fine Arts

Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960’s Opens at the Menil Collection

Exhibit will be on view at the Menil from September 10, 2021 - January 23, 2022

Friday, September 17th, 2021

Last week, I was privileged to preview the newest exhibit that has opened at the Menil Collection……Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s. The exhibition which will debut here in Houston is being presented by the Menil and the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. This is the first show to focus on the experimental […]

Food and Nutrition

Dietician’s Diets……Which Diet Would a Dietitian Actually Do?

Here is what Catherine Kruppa has to say about dieting which for many of us has become a way of life!

Editor’s Note: As we all continue to be in constant pursuit of the perfect answer to weight loss, particularly as we are aging, I invited my well-respected, tenured Nutritionist/Dietician consultant who works closely with MRG to share her best advice for tips on weight loss and weight loss maintenance. That is what this article from […]

Fashion

Met Gala 2021…..Red Carpet, Theme and more

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

About the Event: As a regular attendee from afar (online) of this traditionally “First Monday in May” event sponsored by Vogue, is a command performance. It was begun by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert in 1948 as a fundraiser for the newly founded Metropolitan of Art’s Costume Institute. It was in 1973 when it was put […]

Beauty

Houston’s own Janet Gurwitch, Founder, and the Laura Mercier Brand Reunite In Exciting Busines...

Advent International, private equity investor purchases her former brand making Janet a consultant to the brand she found, built and knows so well!

Thursday, September 2nd, 2021

Editor’s Note: For many of us in our city that have followed Janet Gurwitch’s life, for me both professionally and personally, it has been a fabulous journey that spans decades…..from our earliest retail experiences to her advancement along that path until she made her splash onto the beauty scene with the launch of Laura Mercier […]

Events

Neiman Marcus Honors Italian Cultural Center Upcoming Luncheon/Fashion Show…..

Attendees celebrated all things Italian at NM Summer Soiree.....fashions, food, music and friendship!

Monday, August 23rd, 2021

On Tuesday, August 17, Neiman Marcus hosted a fun-filled, Italian-themed summer soirée to celebrate the Italian Cultural & Community Center’s 2nd Annual Fashion Show and Luncheon, “La Dolce Vita”, set to take place at River Oaks Country Club on October 12, 2021. As a special treat, the ICCC and the Houston Italian Community will pay […]

Lifestyle

Put a Pen to it……Personalized Stationery is Making a Big Comeback

Family-owned Animal Kisses and Well Wishes newest on the scene of this trend

Saturday, August 14th, 2021

Not sure what has been driving this return to the written word, maybe it’s been the pandemic where many of us have had a little more time to not just think of others but to act on our thoughts. I have called this pandemic time that we have all been through, for me, as a […]