Mannequin entrance greeting guests at the newest Forty Five Ten, making its ‘splash’ into town at grand opening night party at River Oaks District
The highly anticipated arrival of Dallas-based luxury boutique, Forty Five Ten, made its presence into town with one of the chicest, fun parties of the year! Most of Houston’s fashionable, stylistas were in attendance to welcome this newest haven for its world-class mix of the top collections of women’s ready to wear and accessories, men’s, gifts and home and highlighting Forty Five Ten’s exclusive Rare Beauty concept.
About Forty Five Ten:
In case you are not familiar with Forty Five Ten, this luxury boutique was founded in Dallas in 2000 by Brian Bolke, current President and the late Shelly Musselman. It is named for its former address at 4510 McKinney, which is currently being converted into a home-store-extraordinaire and will remain the home of it’s famed ‘T Room’ dining destination. This boutique quickly garnered an international reputation among designers and customers world-wide for its unique approach to fashion. The store boasts celebrity appearances of the “who’s-who” in fashion for women, men, home and beauty. As we speak, this week, the Forty Five Ten team is celebrating the grand opening of its newest Dallas location in Downtown Dallas…a move from McKinney as that store is transformed into their For Home store, opening in January 2017.
Exterior view of new 3,300 sq. ft. Forty Five Ten corner location in River Oaks District
Forty Five Ten’s Rare Beauty Bar, a haven for those seeking the not-seen-everywhere cosmetic choices, occupies its own room at front of boutique
Exclusive shoe brands and select styles making a fashion statement in shoe boutique
The Trio of Taste and Style that develop Forty Five Ten’s concepts into reality….Brian Bolke, President & Co-Founder; Taylor Tomasi Hill, VP-Creative/Women’s Fashion Director and Nick Wooster, Men’s Fashion Director
Houston’s Forty Five Ten Team…..Cindy Schwartz, VP Stores, Suzanne Richards, Michael Alario, Houston Store Manager
Brian Bolke, President and Co-Founder of Forty Five Ten and celebrated artist, Donald Robertson
Throughout the evening, Donald Robertson sketched his cheeky illustrations on candles from the Starling Project, available exclusively at Forty Five Ten River Oaks in Houston. All of the proceeds from the candles were donated to UNICEF to provide sustainable solar energy to communities in need.
Tina Craig, luxury influencer, known to many as the @bagsnob, has collaborated with Nouvel Heritage on an exclusive fine jewelry collection available only at Forty Five Ten
Katie and A.J. Brass; Valorie Sarofim Fuller, Ceron, Courtney Hopson
Annie Criner, Fady Armanious, Susan Criner; Antigone Vastakis, Kira Smith and Chiara Casiraghi-Brody
Becca Cason-Thrash, Tina Craig; Brian Bolke, Monsour Taghdisi
Donald Robertson, Michael Mandola; Chris Goins, Diane Lokey Farb
Vivian Wise, Kalyn Oden, Beth Muecke; Mark Sullivan, Amy Johnston
Alberto Lombardi; Michael and Lisa Holthouse
Sarah Jawda, Brian Bolke, Saba Jawda; Valorie Sarofim Fuller, Becca Cason-Thrash, Greggory Burk
Yours truly, Taylor Tomasi Hill, Chris Goins; DJ Lucy Wrubel
The end of a great night…..yours truly with Forty Five Ten President/Co-Founder, Brian Bolke