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.

Celebrate National Lipstick Day, July 29……Wear Red!

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Image taken in Art Gallery in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy Okay so anyone who knows me knows that I am overly enamored with the color RED…..I have my glasses, of course, and usually wear a pop of that scarlet hue somewhere else on my body such as a handbag, shoe or a wrap. However, one […]

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Pants For Summer Best Comfy and Wide

Bloglovin Ladies, ditch the skinnies for a bit (hallelujah) and bring on the wide leg pants! This is personally one of my favorite trends for Spring/Summer and one that I recently fell in love with after a spur of the moment online purchase. That one purchase has now turned into 5 pairs of wide leg […]

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Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Is Now Open to the Public!

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It’s here….the day that Nordstrom’s Anniversary Sale is no longer private but open to the public!  Nordstrom is back again with sales on just-in merchandise in what is incoming Fall season’s hottest styles. We’ve done the sale shopping prep and Fall trend research for you, so all you have to do is sit back and shop away! Scrolling through pages and […]

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Hats Off To The Summer Straw Trend

@neimanmarcus You can’t go anywhere this summer with out seeing a straw hat.  From the beach, to the stands at Wimbledon and of course, Instagram. Next to sunglasses, it’s one of the most obvious accessories to use as protection against the sun’s harmful UV rays.  And living in Texas we could all use some help fighting […]

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Shopping the Summer Sales!

It is that time of year again, SALE, SALE, SALES!  There are some stores that are worth the drive and actually shopping in-store – Neiman’s, Tootsies, Cotton Club, Abejas, to mention a few.  But if you aren’t around or don’t have the time to dig thru racks of lots of great stuff, the list below […]

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Happy 4th of July!

The MRG team wishes you and your family the happiest 4th of July! Our wish for you, our MRG family and friends, is  for you to spend some quality down time with those you care about and to enjoy many of Houston area’s  beautiful firework displays and lots of fun, free events! With July 4th […]

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Carmelo’s Cucina Italiana…..End of an Era and On To a Great New Beginning

The three guys making it happen for the revitalization of the iconic Memorial area Italian restaurant, Carmelo’s…..Executive Chef Daniel Berg, Joe Malheiro and Benjamin Berg For so many of us that have been eating our way around Houston for decades, we can all remember Carmelo’s, the well-established, neighborhood Italian eatery out in Memorial’s  Energy Corridor […]

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Top Picks to Make Your 4th of July More Festive!

Happy 4th of July! Whether you have big plans for the 4th of July or you are relaxing at home it is always nice to indulge with something RED, WHITE and BLUE.  Sometimes this color combination can be cliché but the outfits we picked below allow you to be chic and festive at the same […]

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The Gospel According to André…Documentary Back by Popular Demand for One Day Only!

To quote the Museum of Fine Arts Houston: From the segregated American South to the fashion capitals of the world, the life and career of operatic fashion editor André Leon Talley are on full display in this poignant portrait. The Gospel According to André features appearances by Manolo Blahnik, Tom Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Valentino Garavani, Marc Jacobs, and Anna Wintour, among others.

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