MARC JACOBS LEADS THE CHARGE

Curves make a comeback at the Paris fashion shows

By Clifford Pugh

Mar 12th, 2010 at 12:03 PM

The word from Paris: Curves are making a comeback. While the runways at the just completed Paris shows were full of waif-like models, some influential designers showcased collections ...


RETAIL THERAPY

It's kids' fashion season: Keeping the little ones trendy

By Heather Staible

Mar 12th, 2010 at 6:17 AM

There’s just something about azaleas, candy Peeps and warmer weather that makes me think of little girls in poufy pastel dresses and little boys in blazers and ...


THE STYLE FILE

Glowing heels for grown-up girls

By Sarah Rufca

Mar 11th, 2010 at 2:34 AM

As a kid I was just old enough to miss out on the sneakers that lit up with every step, but young enough to watch my younger sister ...


NORDSTROM EYE FOR THE EVERYDAY GUY

Sporty meets savvy: Five fashion secrets for the real guy who wants to look good

By Steven Thomson

Mar 10th, 2010 at 11:02 AM

We’re over a decade past the arrival of Dockers and selvage denim in the workplace, yet navigating the murky waters of men’s sportswear has never been ...


POP UP FASHION MOBILE

Style on wheels: Cynthia Rowley's shopping truck rolls into Houston

By Heather Staible

Mar 10th, 2010 at 6:00 AM

In New York and Los Angeles, it’s nothing new for a vacant storefront to be secretly taken over by a design team and then, voila, a new ...


BUBBLES AND BENEFITS

Live out your champagne dreams while shopping: It's a week of drink at area retailers

By Heather Staible

Mar 9th, 2010 at 8:41 AM

There’s lots of bubbly and benefits this week at local boutiques, so why stay at home when you could be living your champagne dreams? — All of River ...


THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Fug or fab? CultureMap dishes on Oscar fashion as it happens

By Caroline Gallay, Sarah Rufca

Mar 7th, 2010 at 5:01 PM

7:07: Ok everyone, we're going to turn this over to Joe Leydon for the ceremony commentary. Catch us on the flip side! -SR ‪‪7:04: I ...


THROUGHLY MODERN NATORI

Tootsies & Twitter: A fashion heavyweight reveals all over cyber bonding

By Heather Staible

Mar 4th, 2010 at 12:56 PM

One would think that after 33 years in the fashion business, Josie Natori would be content to sit back and relax. After all, her apparel empire includes undergarments ...


MAKE IT WORK

Tim Gunn shoots for a Galleria stopover

By Heather Staible

Mar 4th, 2010 at 6:01 AM

Since moving to Lifetime, Project Runway isn't getting the buzz it used to, but the reality show's breakout star, Tim Gunn, is still the hottest style ...


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Doucette Duvall at Coquette, Neiman Marcus gets artsy and an SOS from DFS

By Heather Staible

Mar 3rd, 2010 at 6:00 AM

A Texas girl shows off her green side, Neiman Marcus plays by the rules and you have a chance to give some good this week. Yep, it’s ...


VOGUESTER BLOGS ABOUT HIS HOUSTON VISIT

Vogue editor Hamish Bowles ♥ Hou

By Clifford Pugh

Feb 26th, 2010 at 1:20 PM

Hamish Bowles sure seems bowled over by his recent visit to Houston. The Vogue magazine contributor and world's dandiest dandy devotes his The Hamishphere blog on Vogue ...


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Galleria's newest boutique, Nordy on the scene, Halston hangs around

By Heather Staible

Feb 25th, 2010 at 3:41 PM

The “I don’t have a thing to wear” excuse just won’t fly right about now. New stores are open and exclusive lines are debuting in Houston ...


Embracing Your Inner Cowboy
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These boots can talk: Dave Wheeler's colorful custom shop demands character & ostrich

By Caroline Gallay - March 4, 2010

"Do you know Sarah Palin?" Dave Wheeler asks as I walk into his nondescript shop on Willowbend. "No..." I respond curiously and follow his gaze to the back of my ...

TRENDYSOMETHING IN SOMO

Do I really look like Franz Ferdinand? Döppelganger does Dallas

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By Steven Thomson - February 18th, 2010

Friendster, Snood, the animated paper clip from Microsoft Office 97 – all technological sensations that hit the tipping point at an alarming rate before they quickly bit the dust. Some of ...

By Clifford Pugh - February 11th, 2010

Alexander McQueen always loved to put on a good show.  I feel so very fortunate that I got to see several of them over the past decade. They were often ...


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