All posts by Roz Pactor

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.

Movin’ Out of Summer Into Our New Life…..and this is it!

Movin'

Well, today’s the day that it all starts or more correctly for us, hopefully it’s all going to be finished as we plan our second and final move. I feel that we have been moving for a year, which in reality we did start our downsizing/moving prep last summer and here we are ending this […]

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Around the World in 10000 Bites…100 Guests Dine on 100 Courses from 10 Countries

.....plus Bubbles and Baubles, the VIP Evening Before, Made for an Unforgettable Weekend for This City

10000 Bites

This past weekend was a unique experience that I was able to to have a preview of that brought to our city a unique gastronomic experience like no other I have ever witnessed. Around the World in 10,000 Bites was a dinner planned and executed under the direction of Chef David Skinner, of Eculent, at […]

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Tootsies Hosts Annual WOW Event Benefiting Dress for Success…

Great night of doing good, looking good and partying the end of summer

Tootsies WOW

There are those special events that are permanent on my calendar that just move from year to year and I never miss…..the Tootsies Summer Soiree WOW Event benefiting Dress for Success for me is one of those. I feel like I’ve never missed but was astounded to hear Emcee and co-founder of WOW, Mia Gradney […]

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Neiman Marcus Struts the Runway With Fall Fashions

Neiman Marcus Fall 2019

I know that summer is still here, I know that heat is sweltering but that is where we live and Fall Happens, even in August in Houston, Texas. We must move forward to think about the coming of cooler weather. It will get here and always first to tell us what to expect is Neiman […]

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New Trend on the Block: The Block Heel

Make room- the newest trend in shoes has moved in...

Block heels

When I was in Europe recently, as always, I combed retail for the newest trends. I must admit that I am first to check out shoes as I’m a firm believer in the quickest way to update your wardrobe is through accessories and that the newest footwear is a sure bet. At retail and on […]

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Foodie Fridays at Tootsies Celebrates Houston Restaurant Weeks

Nosh, Sip and Shop for the Houston Food Bank

Foodie Fridays

Tootsies has its own way of celebrating Houston Restaurant Weeks which began on August 1 and continues through September 2. This annual event encourages Houstonians to eat out and support our Houston Food Bank, the largest food bank in the country and gives us all an opportunity to visit many of our favorite dining spots […]

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Meet Rongrong DeVoe….. Houston Based Fashion Illustrator

Also, Rongrong has big things in the works to touch local hearts!

RongRong

Who is Rongrong DeVoe? Some of you out there may not know her by name but you would surely recognize her work if you are part of our city’s fashion savvy elite. Rongrong is a fashion illustrator whose designs have been featured locally at many fashion social events, in pop-up shops such as the popular […]

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East Coast Cuisine Comes Down South With the Opening of Ouzo Bay & Loch Bar

Ouzo Bay

Restauranteur brothers Eric and Alex Smith have more than made a name for themselves in Baltimore, South Florida, and D.C., and now they have their sights set on Houston. The much-anticipated Atlas Restaurant Group‘s restaurants arrived just in time for the depths of summer dining, with Loch Bar and Ouzo Bay. This week I had […]

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