Shelby About Town

Texans coach supports Crime Stoppers, Latin stars hit a local restaurant & designer shoes do good

By Shelby Hodge

05.15.13 | 7:14 am

Speaking within a mile or two of Reliant Stadium, Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak talked about the Texans' role in building community and the role of Crime Stoppers in keeping area neighborhoo ...

Adventures in H-Town

No doubt about it, Houston has a masculine frame-of-mind — and that's a good thing

By Cathy Parsons

04.07.13 | 3:53 pm

Recently, my fab former boyfriend and now new husband, RT, and I were in St. Martin on a little getaway. I couldn’t resist dusting off my hard acquired, yet long unused French to give it a wh ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Fab femmes, $2 million in jewels and a sexy model mix in a River Oaks pool house with Spirit

By Shelby Hodge

03.21.13 | 10:49 am

The setting could not have been more glamorous nor the swans more fashionable than the flock that gathered at the River Oaks home of Jill and Calvin Schlenker for the Children's Assessment Cent ...

Fab Find

Scent of the City: New Bond No. 9 fragrance looks to the sweet smells of the great urban outdoors

By Adrienne Raquel

03.17.13 | 3:30 pm

For a while now, Bond No. 9 has looked to New York's park system for its distinctive line of fragrances. Its Fifth Avenue scent celebrated Central Park's eastern edge while t ...

Top Shops

Where to shop right now: 10 must-hit stores that offer Marilyn, Marchesa, McConaughey & more

By Clifford Pugh

03.11.13 | 10:19 am

With spring break in full swing, there's plenty of time to check out new shops and cool new offerings around Houston for those who have decided to remain in town. For those who haven't, the ...

New reality

Ring that Bell: Fashion Star contestant with Houston ties aims to win, hopes she's not the "crier"

By Clifford Pugh

03.07.13 | 1:22 pm

Fashion Star kicks off its second season Friday night (7 p.m., Channel 2) and while a couple of contestants are from Austin, Houston fans of the show might also want to adopt New York City-based de ...

Shelby About Town

Houstonians take over Fashion Week, Eva Longoria gets Texas honors and Rushmore is relived

By Shelby Hodge

02.12.13 | 6:35 pm

Houston fashionistas have been front and center at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week with Diane Lokey-Farb the headliner garnering primo front row seating at Naeem Khan where she head-huddled with Ke ...

Shelby About Town

A&M's R.C. Slocum earns honors, Buffalo Bayou Park moves ahead, Saks' Zmyslo bids Houston adieu

By Shelby Hodge

02.02.13 | 11:16 am

You don't often think of R.C. Slocum, the winningest coach in Texas A&M history, as a Horatio Alger sort of guy. But the man who started his climb to professional success on an athletic sch ...

Weathering the storm

Carmen Marc Valvo reveals his new direction and the "must have" item everyone wants

By Clifford Pugh

01.03.13 | 3:06 pm

Carmen Marc Valvo is one busy guy. In addition to designing several collections each year and developing a new shoe line, he makes personal appearances throughout the nation for cancer-fightin ...

Designer appearance & reception: Frédéric Malle

12.14.12

Meet Frédéric Malle at the Saks Houston store. Frédéric Malle was born into the world of perfume. His grandfather, Serge Heftler, founded Christian Dior Parfums and