Party Watch
Italian artisan puts his stamp on Tod's glittery grand opening party in The Galleria
What: Tod's Grand Opening.
Where: Tod's boutique in The Galleria.
The 411: Fans of the luxury Italian brand celebrated the new Houston store, admiring the fine leather goods and colorful shoes for women and men in the glittering 2,000-square-foot space. The new Wave handbag collection, designed by Tod's creative director Alessandra Facchinetti, drew a ton of lustful admiration.
Guests sipped on prosecco and sampled hors d'ouevres from A Fare Extraordinaire and watched as an artisan flown in from Italy monogrammed the iconic Tod's Gommino loafers for customers throughout the evening. A portion of sales benefited the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Who: Becca Cason Thrash, who was toting the Tod's Cape handbag, Amy Purvis, Fifi Phi, Minette Robinson, Jessica Phifer, Bradley Houston, Kimball Tyson, Crystal Yang, Michelle Liu, Raul Sanchez, Crystal Raines, Daniel Jacobs and Thomas Nguyen.