Fall Fashion Preview

Ver-Klimt! New billionaire Tory Burch showcases art-inspired collection that sparkles

By Clifford Pugh

02.23.13 | 2:59 pm

NEW YORK — Tory Burch has a lot to smile about. After settling her bitter legal battle with ex-husband Chris Burch last month over their rapidly growing Tory Burch clothing empire, she is ...

Fall Fashion Preview

Dirt bikes & dinner jackets: Billy Reid targets the laid-back Southern gent — and lady, too

By Clifford Pugh

02.22.13 | 2:01 pm

NEW YORK — Though he was born in Louisiana and lives most of the year in northern Alabama, Billy Reid is a Texas kind of guy. His laid-back yet luxurious approach to clothing fits right i ...

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

International man of mystery: Ralph Lauren celebrates the luxe life with a global view

By Clifford Pugh

02.20.13 | 7:00 pm

NEW YORK — I want to live in Ralph Lauren's world. Who wouldn't? It's a world of beautiful people in gorgeous clothes who always look like they're having a great time. At ...

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

Cape 'n drape: Donna Karan shows her savage, sensual side in collection that returns to her roots

By Clifford Pugh

02.19.13 | 4:18 pm

NEW YORK — At times, it seems like Donna Karan has a split personality. Her collections tend to alternate between a more ladylike look and a freer, more savage side. I like the savage Don ...

Sketch This

Sweet inspirations: Designers reveal first hints of fall as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week begins

By Clifford Pugh

02.07.13 | 8:47 am

Get a hint of what's in store for fall 2013 as a host of designers showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week offer their source of inspiration. ...

Sketch This

Faces of fashion: Designers detail their inspirations for spring at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

By Clifford Pugh

09.06.12 | 9:56 am

What's in store for next spring? Seasoned designers and newcomers at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week offer a peek in sketch detail. ...

Clothing, paper pieces and home goods

Myth + Symbol brings well-crafted pieces and beautiful design to Rice Village

By Whitney Radley

07.07.12 | 2:00 pm

Houston's newest boutique, Myth + Symbol, was conceived more than a year ago by sisters Trang Nguyen and Chau Nguyen, plus Chau's husband Roque Strew, and their high school friend Ameet Gai ...

Dazzling designs

Three Brits, two Olsens & a Ford: The top five fashion designers of 2011

By Roz Pactor

01.01.12 | 1:38 pm

Fashion had a good year in 2011, with lots of new emerging designers, plenty of newsy stories and many beautiful collections that I felt a great connection to. So in looking back over the year I wo ...

Shelby About Town

Two designers, a quarterback & a gaggle of Power Dancers: How Naeem Khan, Tory Burch & Matt Schaub shook the scene

By Shelby Hodge

11.04.11 | 12:33 pm

So how do you make an internationally-heralded fashion designer feel honored when he comes to dinner in your home? You dictate a very limited dress code: Wear the designer or nothing at all. OK ...

Carmen Marc Valvo Book Launch

03.07.11

Fashion Group International, Neiman Marcus and the Neal Hamil Agency present this special event with Carmen Marc Valvo featuring the Houston launch of his new book Dressed to Perfection: The Art of