Lane Craft and Chita Johnson, one of several celebrity couples that had a grand time, strutting their way down the catwalk for charity at Tootsies Hi it’s Francene here again, the MRG contributor from across the pond, and I’m so excited because due to Roz and Julie’s travels they were unable to make TOOTSIES ‘Love’s […]
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Houston’s own, Accessories Maven, Elaine Turner, Opened her 10th Store in her hometown of Houston this week in the much anticipated, Blvd. Place Center in Galleria area. Our town’s luxe accessories designer, Elaine Turner, chose her hometown of Houston as the place to open her tenth store and fourth store for Houston area, this week, […]
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I know there are lots of events and parties this month and our social calendars are filling up rather quickly, but this is one not to miss! I hope you’ll join me and my daughters, Crystin Pactor and Nicole Graham at Elaine Turner in Rice Village on December 9th. We’ll have drinks, eats, and I’ll […]
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I’m very excited because THIS Sunday is the first annual CultureMap Holiday Pop Up Shop. I’m an Official Brand Ambassador for the event, and I’m partnered with Andrea Montgomery Designs and her fab and very giftable jewelry collection and the Houston Symphony. I hope you will all come out on Sunday between 12 and 6 to […]
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Tonight is the night that the 6th Annual Cinema Arts Festival will open in Houston and run through Sunday, November 16. The Festival will feature 50 programs, over four consecutive nights, including the Houston premiers of Oscar contenders, Wild with Reese Witherspoon and The Imitation Game. Also the U.S. premier of the Houston Ballet/Lang Lang collaboration Sons […]
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Just in time for the holidays, a new accessories and gift brand including a line of lightweight scarves featuring the work of local Houston artists, has come out. Manoosh was created by three generations of women, Marilyn Biles, her daughter Nancy Guthrie, and Nancy’s soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Anna Wilson. Their goal was to make art more accessible […]
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NY Fashion Designer, Pamela Roland, in town for Spring 2015 Trunk Show at Elizabeth Anthony, kicked off her stay here with an evening runway show event benefiting American Heart Association About the Designer Pamella Roland, whose shows I have had the pleasure of seeing in NYFW, can always be counted on to present women beautifully […]
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The Wortham Foyer at The 2nd Annual UNICEF Audrey Hepburn Society Ball Presented the Inauguaral Margaret Alkek Williams Humanitarian Award to the McNairs It was a spectacular evening, as many of Houston’s most stylish came together at the Wortham Theatre for the Second Annual Audrey Hepburn Ball that raised over $1.4 million for UNICEF and its […]
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A special offer for Joan Pillow brides – past and current! As a thank you to their customers, they will be offering two days of pampering in their Houston store. Grab your bridal party members, moms, sisters and BFFs and schedule your complimentary makeover by Laura Mercier. Appointments are required. Schedule yours for October 24 and […]
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The Fashion Houston 2014 lineup has been announced, and its a great one! Confirmed designers for Fashion Houston 2014 include: *Bibhu Mohapatra, Chloe Dao, David Peck, Fabrice Tardieu, *Grungy Gentleman, Jonathan Blake, Little Black Dress Designer, MCL, *Naeem Kahn, Poshak, *Rebecca Minkoff, Rene Ruiz, *Rolando Santana, *Rubin Singer, *TIBI, and *Valentina Kova. ! *designers showing […]
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