From business casual to party chic — that was the path taken by Arienne Brint for the Friends of DePelchin mixer at La Fisheria. While she felt that her look was less than buttoned-down biz, some might say her "biz cas" was exceptionally stylish in comparison to those office guys in jeans and pima cotton shirts.

Her bright yellow dress by Etcetera, a stylish clothing line offered at in-home parties, stood out in the CultureMap Mixer on the Map crowd, many of whom stopped at home first to get truly casual. Arienne's Manolo's were a purchase from Neiman Marcus and her fab Jimmy Choo bag was a recent buy from that Galleria boutique.

Arienne typically dresses for day-into-night surprises saying, "You never know what's going to be happening after the office."

—SHELBY HODGE