Yesterday, the day finally came that H & M, the Swedish-based, fashion-at-a-price, retailer opened its first Houston area store and the crowds were enthusiastically waiting, chanting and cheering for them to get the doors open. When we arrived for the Press Preview at 9:00 a.m. over 400 were lined up, and close to their noon […]
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So Memorial Day, the first unofficial opening of the summertime season has passed and for many of us, it’s our first visit to the beach or pool. If you’re like me, it’s most importantly your first look at what everyone is wearing, so that you can decide just what’s the right (swim)suit look for you! […]
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Flashback to the 1980s and what were most preppy guys of the time wearing on their footsies…….Sperry Top-Siders, in brown leather only with no socks and worn with shorts and jeans, they were definitely the casual shoe of choice for most guys I knew, when they wanted a “step up” from their sneakers! There were […]
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Nothing can define a new season more quickly than to take the plunge into the accessories trends to update your wardrobe. So moments after doing my own seasonal closet switch out I was clearly feeling the urge to make “everything old look new again.” So I visited my friend, Accessories maven, Betty Newton of a […]
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Everyone that has followed me at all knows I’m not a big print girl. Occasionally, I’ll get excited about a great collection of Prints, usually novelty, that I become obsessed with! Not enough to actually wear them usually, but to follow all season long and now, pin on my Pinterest board, just the same. Last […]
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It has been noted by now that when Shannon Hall and Marcus Sloan expanded their existing space back in January and took over the Salon space next door, that they had big plans for stepping rather quietly into the fashion arena. They are starting small and focusing on a handful of very special creative talents […]
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So, I entered the newest Neiman Marcus venture, their Last Call Studio Store that just opened on Post Oak, in the center that is exactly diagonally across the street from their dynamic Galleria flagship, wondering just what to expect. Well, my first surprise, walking in on opening morning, was a warm and happy greeting by […]
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Who “crushes” (a technique all her own) precious metals in rich colorations and makes exquisite fine jewelry that is unique, rich in quality and very hip, in a non-traditional kind of way?! The answer is fine jewelry designer Pamela Froman, native New Yorker, current Californian, who recently brought her bag of jewels to Cotton Club […]
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With a joyful family commitment calling me away to NYC, I unfortunately missed the Simon Fashion Now show this season and asked TCS Beauty Contributor Trish McGill Boland to make that scene for me and the following is her recap of some of the great fashions of the night….. Related posts: Sorry, There Are No […]
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Very recently Neiman Marcus invited many of Lela Rose’s best customers for lunch and to meet the designer, a native of Dallas,Texas, see her Spring selections, and watch and listen to her tell of her inspiration in creating this line in a private showing just for them. The response was so positive and energetic that […]
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