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.

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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Fashion’s Top Shoe Trend Sneaks Into Summer and Beyond

This mega trend can be found at all retail stores and sites now......

Sneakers

Ahhh, Summer is slipping away. Hard to believe that the season of traveling the world or even short weekend trips have been happening and so much more that requires being on your feet all day. All of these activities are why we are SO happy that fashion sneakers have been on the top of the […]

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MFA Houston Iconic Photography Exhibit…A Second Look

Once was not enough to take in this awesome exhibit.....plus such a great escape from summer heat!

photography exhibit

This past weekend as the deep heat of summer has really made its mark, we decided to take in a favorite pastime of ours and make a breakaway from the stifling heat. That is for us, a visit to the cool, comfortable interior of a museum. In this case, it was MFA Houston. I had […]

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Mendocino Farms…A New Dining Destination for Foodies and Families

Opening this Thursday, July 18 in Rice Village

Mendocino Farms

What a delightful time last week when Mendocino Farms previewed its newest step outside of California with Houston’s first restaurant opening in the Rice Village coming this Thursday, July 18. This first expansion for the restaurant group is opening several locations here to follow, with a vision of creating a welcoming neighborhood gathering place for […]

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Page Parkes’ Teen Mentoring Camp Summer Session Begins Next Week

Page Continues Her Passion For Working with Youth....

As I mentioned in previous postings about this newest venture of Page Parkes that began this year, those of us that have known Page, know of her passion and talent at counseling and nurturing young people. That explains the success she has had with her two previous Teen Mentorship Camps for young teenage girls and […]

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