tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37851127171784927172024-03-13T06:31:31.047-05:00Texas Style and Substancemusings and news about style, design, and culture across the stateKRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.comBlogger668125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-39036434214963253142013-06-25T15:27:00.005-05:002013-06-25T15:28:47.330-05:00Hill Country: Bexar Goods Co.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well, I'm in love. </div>
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Want every single bag, bracelet, collar, and leash from <a href="http://www.bexargoods.com/">Bexar Goods Co.</a></div>
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If you're in Austin this Thursday, June 27, then stop in <a href="http://www.helmboots.com/">HELM</a> Boots from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.</div>
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You can watch the Bexar guys complete one of their leather bags while sipping on beer by <a href="http://www.hopsandgrain.com/">Hops and Grain. </a></div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-62630470438224325362013-06-20T15:40:00.000-05:002013-06-20T15:40:08.093-05:00Anteks: Jason Lenox Pendleton blankets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
There's little that <a href="http://www.antekshome.com/">Anteks</a> owner Jason Lenox can do wrong. I've written about him before, most recently in the <a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/story/turquoise-0">April issue of Texas Monthly</a> when I feature one of his <a href="http://www.jalexanderrusticsilver.com/">J Alexander </a>turquoise-embedded silver boxes.</div>
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Now he's onto something new and I'm flipping. He's taken a Pendleton design and backed it with coyote. I've never seen a more chic take on a throw. I can so see myself wrapped up in one of these under the stars. </div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-65480444113416982952013-05-09T19:37:00.000-05:002013-05-09T19:41:44.435-05:00Austin: Hijo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So over the last month I've made about about 10 roundtrip drives to San Antonio, as my father lives there and is terminally ill. I always make a point to break up the long drive from Dallas with stops along the way. Whether it's lunch at Monument Cafe in Georgetown, a stop at the Texas Monthly office, or a coffee break at Bistro Bakery in Olmos Park.</div>
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My latest stop has been to Hijo, Michelle Teague's new little shop in the back of Jardinero's Nursery in East Austin (that hood is my favorite, btw). </div>
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You may remember Michelle from previous posts about her great store <a href="http://jmdrygoods.com/">JM Dry Goods</a>. Originally in Marfa, she moved the store and her family to Austin a few years ago. </div>
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Her tightly edited Texas-meets-Mexico merch is spot on. It's clean, but everything also has a handmade rustic feel to it; somehow it's all evenly balanced. Everything from the gorgeous Oaxacan hammocks to painted Turkish clay bowls to bowls of skull-shaped beads made me swoon.</div>
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Next time you're in Austin, I urge you to head East and explore. It's really where it's at now and if I could, I would move there in a minute. </div>
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I bought a handful of these babies below in white and blue and have them nestled in some white geodes I bought from Michelle. They look so great all piled on top of the paper mache skulls I picked up in San Miguel in February. </div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-27548118462431150052013-04-11T18:16:00.002-05:002013-04-11T18:16:35.115-05:00Dallas: Sugar Derby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You can probably tell I only post things on here that I'm really nuts about. So, of course, I have to let you guys know about <a href="http://www.sugarderby.com/">Sugar Derby Mobile.</a></div>
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Owned by Melissa Mackaly, that darling girl below, it's a 1958 Cardinal travel trailer merched-out with all kinds of fantastic vintage finds. And the other thing: Mackaly, a Dallas-native, is obsessed with Texas. Anyone with that preoccupation is best friend material as far as I'm concerned. </div>
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Want to see for yourself if you already haven't? Head over to the Old Bike Shop tomorrow night for her one-year anniversary party. I hope to see you there. xx</div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-52213201186381131052013-03-29T10:20:00.002-05:002013-03-29T10:21:49.614-05:00Marfa: Camp Design Build<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I'm dying to sign up for the Camp Design Build Adventure in Marfa this summer.</div>
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The four-day workshop held on the grounds of El Cosmico is lead by artist/builder Jack Sanders</div>
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From June 6-10 attendees get to learn about design, functionality, and how your environment effects the outcome and ultimately work on a community project benefitting local children</div>
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Register <a href="http://elcosmico.com/register.php">here</a> and hopefully I'll see you there</div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-37889814206613559242013-03-11T13:22:00.002-05:002013-03-11T13:22:31.167-05:00Dallas: Traffic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I can't figure out which I'm more excited about: Traffic men's and women's clothing stores, the Taschen bookstore or women's boutique TenOverSix, all of them are opening (the Traffic men's store is open now) in the next few weeks as the Joule makes its renovated debut. Finally downtown is being injected with some major energy. </div>
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Here's a quick peek at Traffic </div>
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Dying over this men's DSquared jacket. Want it for myself.</div>
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There's a smattering of women's, like this back corner of Rick Owens, a few racks of IRO, and some J Brand denim. There is free valet and the store will also offer home delivery if you can't make it down. Now there's no excuse not to do a little shopping south of Mockingbird. </div>
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Soooo excited that <a href="http://www.jamesperse.com/">James Perse</a> is opening in Highland Park Village this fall!</div>
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Finally I'll be able to shop the entire collection of my favorite tees and basics.</div>
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I would live in this dress all summer</div>
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And I'm praying that the new boutique will carry James Perse furniture</div>
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so simple and stylish</div>
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And seriously, this ping pong table is incredibly chic. Love.</div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-6470598114645359482013-02-15T09:21:00.003-06:002013-02-15T09:21:58.492-06:00Dallas: Forty Five Ten's the Four One One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Click over to my favorite boutique blog today, Forty Five Ten's <a href="http://www.fortyfiveten.com/fouroneone/">The Four One One,</a> for a look at my top picks for spring. Just back from Mexico so this was a lovely way to splash back into the Dallas scene. </div>
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Thank you Forty Five Ten for featuring me. And I just put on those earrings! Love them.</div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-58406843603144613262013-02-06T16:45:00.001-06:002013-02-06T16:45:11.507-06:00Dallas: Phenomenon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You must come out for this! Meet me at The Dallas Contemporary this Saturday from 9 pm to midnight for a dance party you've never seen the likes of. </div>
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O'Keefe. Monet. Rousseau. Just a few of the artists who are part of the private collections of UT Alumni that will be on view for <a href="http://www.blantonmuseum.org/">The Blanton Museum's</a> "Through The Eyes of Texas: Masterworks from Alumni Collections."</div>
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From February 24 through May 19 the exhibition will feature more than 150 works including the incredible - I'm slightly obsessed with it - Rousseau at the bottom of this post. </div>
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And there's another reason to celebrate, too. This exhibition marks the 50th Anniversary of <a href="http://www.blantonmuseum.org/">The Blanton</a>. If you've not been, this is the perfect excuse. Go down. Roam the halls. Embrace the place. It's pretty fabulous. </div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-74424901895284009852013-02-04T09:00:00.004-06:002013-02-04T09:00:53.680-06:00Dallas: Koch Sample Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's my favorite time of year! The <a href="http://www.shopkoch.com/">Koch</a> sample sale is tomorrow, Tuesday, February 5 from 9 am to 4 pm at 3838 Stratford in Highland Park. </div>
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I posted this particular pic because I have three of these sweaters and I wear them all the time. Dresses and jackets are $75, tops are $50, skirts are $35, and shorts are $30. These sales are the perfect opportunity to get some amazing girlfriend gifts, too. Hope to see you there!</div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-8904051213905974372013-01-30T09:07:00.001-06:002013-01-30T09:07:21.080-06:00Everywhere: Bralettes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For the last couple of years I've eschewed my everyday bras for these sequin-embellished bralettes from <a href="http://www.chanluu.com/apparel">Chan Luu</a>. I love the unexpectedness of them, the sparkly peek from beneath a blouse or tee, and they are perfect for racerback tanks and halter style tops, the kinds of clothing that needs a bra, but tends to look louche or messy with one. Well here's a bra that you want to show off. </div>
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More recently my friend<a href="http://www.shopkoch.com/"> Nicole</a> introduced me to Xirena. These colorful bralettes also have matching or mismatching bottoms and get this: they are water-friendly. For someone like me who's prone to impromptu water volleyball sessions, these are a dream come true. </div>
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Again, a colorful peek under your shirt, no painful underwire, and nothing here that screams underwear. These pieces are a fun little whisper of lingerie. How can you not be happy wearing one of these?</div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-60155191409273730252013-01-27T11:37:00.001-06:002013-01-27T11:37:20.883-06:00Dallas: Bronze & Beautiful<div style="text-align: center;">
I wish I had a pic to go along with this post, but you're just going to take my word for it. I just got back from Kauai and before I left I had <a href="http://www.bronzeandbeautifultan.com/">Bronze & Beautiful Tan </a>come to my house to give me an airbrush tan (read: i was snow white). Now, I'll be honest: this is something I'd never normally do. I can spot a fake tan from a mile away. But I trusted the person who turned me on to it. So on Monday night <a href="http://www.bronzeandbeautifultan.com/">Bronze & Beautiful </a>came over, set up in my bathroom and five minutes later I was a natural, toasty brown that would have normally taken me a day or two of sun time. Bottom line: I loved it. And the best part was that I was slathered in SPF the entire time I was at the beach. Skin damage averted, tan still accomplished. Deal.</div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-55254822757880250442013-01-15T17:17:00.000-06:002013-01-15T17:17:26.151-06:00Dallas: Peak & Elm Cocina y Bar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
¡ADM! (that's omg in spanish) Mark your calendar for February 8.</div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/PeakElm">Peak & Elm</a> finally opens.</div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-81903791648272036692013-01-15T16:49:00.003-06:002013-01-15T16:49:42.608-06:00Dallas: babyGap presents Peter Rabbit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You guys, apologies all around for the lack of posts. January has turned out to be a little crazier that I'd anticipated. Below is one of the things that's been added to my calendar:</div>
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I'm really excited about reading Emma Thompson's <i>The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit</i> at the <a href="http://www.galleriadallas.com/">Dallas Galleria</a>'s <a href="http://www.gap.com/products/baby-clothes.jsp">babyGap</a> Saturday, January 26 at 11 am. Come over with a few books you'd like to donate to <a href="http://www.milkandbookies.org/">Milk + Bookies</a>, all of which will be given to a local branch of Boys & Girls Club.</div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-50763378061241433832013-01-04T21:54:00.002-06:002013-01-04T21:54:33.258-06:00Dallas: Warby Parker: UPDATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So now the party is Saturday, January 12. Hope you'll come out to play.</div>
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<br />KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-47295029922169875612013-01-02T22:26:00.002-06:002013-01-02T22:26:19.091-06:00Dallas: Warby Parker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
More details to come. But I hope to see you there.</div>
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<a href="http://www.warbyparkerclasstrip.com/">Warby Parker</a></div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-10900145046703135422012-12-23T10:10:00.000-06:002012-12-23T22:14:50.384-06:00Austin: Apiece Apart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of the most anticipated spring collections for me is from Apiece Apart.</div>
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I discovered the line in the fall of 2008, but for the last year and a half, maybe even two, designers Starr Hout and Laura Cramer took a brief hiatus - babies can do that - from production and design. I stayed in touch with their clean-lined aesthetic through their <a href="http://blog.apieceapart.com/">blog</a> and with random email check-ins ("hi. me again. when will the line be back?")</div>
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I'm happy to report that not only is the line back for Spring 2013 - which will hit stores in January - but it's better than ever. I'm flipping out over the deceptively simple silhouettes, the edited color palettes, and the understated sexiness of it all. </div>
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Want to flip out over it yourself? Click <a href="http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2013RTW-APAPART">here</a> for the entire collection and review on Style.com</div>
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And do yourself a favor. <a href="http://blog.apieceapart.com/">Bookmark the blog</a>. It's so good. </div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-41198473860395858282012-12-20T08:35:00.001-06:002012-12-20T08:35:21.676-06:00Austin: Stag<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's the deal: I'm screwed. It's Thursday, I owe someone 500 words, my kids holiday program is today, and there is zero, zilch, nada under the tree addressed to my husband. He is the most difficult person to shop for. Why you may ask? Three things: He's abnormally tall so clothes are always out of the question, he buys whatever he wants throughout the year, and he's in a phase - which I'm hoping to get to - where he wants for nothing. But dammit, he's going to get something from me whether he likes it or not and here's what I'm thinking:</div>
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A handsome Billykirk leather carryall</div>
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A Bill Adler leather belt</div>
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Garrett Light sunglasses</div>
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A Hillside pocket square</div>
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And a Bison bottle opener. Now if I can just get <a href="http://www.stagaustin.com/">Stag</a> to ship everything up to Dallas for Monday delivery that'd be swell. Of course, I wouldn't have that issue if there was a store like this in Dallas. </div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-57905282475261383172012-12-16T11:13:00.002-06:002012-12-16T11:13:59.546-06:00Austin: Camille Styles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
A big thanks for everyone at <a href="http://camillestyles.com/">Camille Styles</a> for the lovely gift guide feature. </div>
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Head over to one of <a href="http://camillestyles.com/">my favorite entertaining and style blogs</a> to read about my must-haves for the season as well as all the other gift guides from assorted style scribes. </div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-73714536808858607902012-12-15T09:45:00.001-06:002012-12-15T09:45:22.182-06:00Dallas: Rag & Bone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You know where I'm going today? </div>
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The new <a href="http://www.rag-bone.com/">Rag & Bone</a> boutique in <a href="http://www.hpvillage.com/">Highland Park Village</a>. </div>
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This week I watched as they quickly filled the store with merch and put the rag & bone name on the windows. </div>
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All done with such intent and precision that it went from empty shell to full-on store in a matter of four days.</div>
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And everything I've posted here is on my shopping list. Perfectly subtle, I'm not trying-too-hard pieces that I'll wear over and over until people will think they're the only clothes I own. </div>
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Especially this grey tank. There couldn't possibly be a better topper for all my rag & bone jeans spilling out of my closet. </div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-9967446170259526572012-12-04T15:03:00.000-06:002012-12-04T15:03:58.203-06:00Dallas: Blushington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Just in time for the holidays, <a href="http://www.blushington.com/">Blushington</a> opens Saturday, December 15. Located right next door to the Dry Bar in The Shops at Highland Park, it's the only place in Dallas where you can pop in, have makeup professionally applied by choosing from a catalog of looks, and leave with a mere $40 less in your pocket. </div>
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It's brilliant, really. I mean when's the last time you pined for a look you tore from a magazine only to muck it up trying to DIY, and then quickly and frustratingly reverting back to your old, boring standby so you wouldn't be late to where ever.</div>
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Love this idea. And what a perfect location right next door to Dry Bar? Two-stop shop, kid. </div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-91303428501595445972012-11-29T09:05:00.003-06:002012-11-29T09:05:27.863-06:00Dallas: Escada & Highland Park Village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Another little love letter to <a href="http://www.escada.com/">Escada</a> for this amazing navy blue leather jacket. The silhouette? Think Members Only jacket circa 1983 gone chic in buttery leather with laser cut floral designs.</div>
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I brought things from my personal wardrobe to style with Escada's fall and resort collections and based this look around my favorite Manolos, a pair of two-tone suede numbers I bought a few weeks ago that I've worn non-stop.</div>
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I have a fun event at <a href="http://www.hpvillage.com/">Highland Park Village</a> tonight and can't wait to give you a recap of some fun holiday finds tomorrow. Stay tuned. </div>
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Yesterday I had a late lunch at Oddfellows and afterwards I popped in new men's store <a href="http://www.pebbleandpine.com/">Pebble + Pine</a>. </div>
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Owner and PGA golf pro Nick Griffin recently opened his well-appointed shop where the emphasis is on American-made items.</div>
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There were bow ties, </div>
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organic cotton shirts by Austin's Criquet, leather and canvas bags by Billykirk,</div>
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handmade bottle openers and pretty silver flasks, </div>
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and a wall of Baxter of California men's grooming products. </div>
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Along with all the handsome products, Pebble + Pine also offers a golf instruction program for adults and kids. </div>
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For a great guide to Oak Cliff, be sure to check out my colleague and friend Jordan Breal's December Texas Monthly column, <a href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/preview/2012-12-01/thewanderertouts2">The Wanderer.</a> </div>
KRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03002102286614888093noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3785112717178492717.post-81712379015447738052012-11-27T09:18:00.001-06:002012-11-27T09:18:14.252-06:00Dallas: Escada & Highland Park Village<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Reader, you know I'm always up for a fashion challenge. So when <a href="http://www.hpvillage.com/">Highland Park Village</a> recently presented me with an opportunity to find something in <a href="http://www.hpvillage.com/store-listings/escada/">Escada</a> and make it my own, I jumped. </div>
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I've been on the prowl for a white blazer - blazers are a staple in my closet - and when I walked through the store, lo and behold, look what I found. The perfect white blazer. So chic with the <a href="http://texasstyleandsubstance.blogspot.com/2012/11/everywhere-club-monacos-candace-skirt.html">Club Monaco skirt</a> and my Isabel Marant boots, no? </div>
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I also picked up this great leather and python clutch to tie into the subtle white and blue stitching on my Isabel boots. I never wanted to take off this outfit. Had me thinking a lot differently about Escada, like I've just discovered a little gem of a boutique in my city. </div>
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Highland-Park-Village/103129272430">Highland Park Village</a></div>
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