Hometown glory
Houston — America's "coolest city" — gets another stamp of approval from stylemagazine
Jan 14, 2013 | 10:52 am
- Lonny magazine highlights the Philip Johnson-designed Menil house (above) aswell as the River Oaks home of antiques dealer Kay O'Toole.Photo by Balthasar Korab
- New York magazine Lonny is the newest publication to get onboard with Houstoncool.Lonny.com
While many of us joked about Houston's recent designation as "America's Coolest City" — let's face it, the statistics were compiled by Forbes — the Bayou City has been getting some serious media recognition in the past few weeks — and not just for its stable economy and strong real estate.
Following some UK love from both the BBC and British Airways' High Life guide, a popular New York style mag is the latest to throw its weight behind H-Town cool.
Lonny Magazine — home to former CultureMap arts writer Steven Thomson, so we know it's legit — highlights Houston in two separate features this month, exploring the River Oaks homes of patroness extraordinaire Dominique de Menil and antiques dealer Kay O'Toole.