Category Archives: General Information

Italy Earthquake Victims Need Our Help

  From the Italian Cultural Center of Houston, site, we have shared a plea to all Italians and beyond to help this devastated country of small, quaint villages…..to begin restoration as soon as possible.  Please consider reaching into your pocket and donating to this beautiful country that so many of us love, with a donation […]

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Friends of the Fountain Organizes to ‘Make a Splash’ and Save the Fountains That We all ...

Image: FriendsoftheFountain.org       Mecom Fountain, one of Houston’s most beautiful and recognizable icons is going to have its historic look restored. ‘Friends of the Fountain’, a crowdfunding campaign has been established to make necessary repairs to the fountains while maintaining the integrity of this mid-century landmark design and needs our help to get […]

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Mark D. Sikes Is Coming to a bientot…….and He’s Bringing his Resort Stripes Collec...

Lifestyle blogger, Paloma Contreras, of La Dolce Vita, in collaboration with a bientot accessories boutique in River Oaks, is hosting Interior Designer, Blogger and now Fashion Designer, Mark D. Sikes, to Houston, highlighting his new MDS STRIPES Resort Collection If any of you are not aware of Mark Sikes and his divine fashion/lifestyle blog, you […]

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Yves Saint Laurent Returning to Haute Couture

                              photo courtesy of ysl.com  Exciting news in the Fashion World recently has been the announcement that Yves Saint Laurent is returning to couture for the first time in over a decade.  The French house last showed a couture collection when […]

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Last Night’s Oscars Brings the End of Award Season with a Night of Highs and Lows

The custom Pearl Dress (6,000 pearls) that Lupita Nyong’o wore was so very non-Calvin Klein like but truly a work of art,  Margot Robbie in a Saint Laurent gown and Van Cleef & Arpels jewels, and Reese Witherspoon in black and white tailored gown by Tom Ford, accompanied by Tiffany jewels……..these three were among my very favorites of the night! Oscar night is […]

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