Style & Design
May 25, 2023
Yeehaw, Beach! How the “Coastal Cowgirl” Aesthetic Took Over Texas
The style, which proliferated on TikTok, says “I’m down to party, but not till I pick these wildflowers.“
Style & Design
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Style & Design
May 22, 2023
Three Texas Sunglasses Strong Enough for the Lone Star Sun
These brands, founded by Texans, are designed for extreme sports and serious lounging.
Style & Design
May 18, 2023
How a Ye Olde Family Business Survives On Renaissance Fairs
Matt and Esther Warren of the Knarly Knot sell Henry VIII-era wooden home goods to their people: “nerds dressed up in costumes playing in a cow pasture.”
Style & Design
May 10, 2023
Texas’s Newest, Punkest Surf Shop Lives 300 Miles from the Ocean
As Picnic Surf Shapes, Dallas artist Gregory Ruppe hand-builds wooden boards with an ecological and political message.
Style & Design
May 10, 2023
El Paso Bootmakers Are Applying Their Skills to Turkish-Style Slippers
For Sabah’s first U.S. factory, founder Mickey Ashmore, a Dallas native, turned to his home state.
Style & Design
May 8, 2023
The Coronation of King Charles III Drew a Huge Crowd . . . to Houston
The British Consulate feted the crowning of a new king. H-town’s finest strapped on their fascinators to attend.
Style & Design
May 8, 2023
What Kendra Scott Wants for Mother’s Day
The jewelry magnate shares her must-have gifts for Texas moms.
Style & Design
May 4, 2023
16 Exceptional Mother’s Day Gifts for the Texas Matriarch
With locally sourced gifts and unforgettable experiences, there’s something here for even the toughest Texas mom.
Style & Design
May 3, 2023
Shattering the Glass Bong: Women Take On the Male-Dominated Weed Space
With cloud-shaped pipes and rose-infused pre-rolls, these female small-business owners are catering to femme stoners.
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Style & Design
April 27, 2023
15 Treasure-Filled Spots to Antique in Small-town Texas
Whether you’re hunting for vintage jewelry, midcentury furniture, or old-school cookware, these shops are worth a visit.
Style & Design
April 18, 2023
These Texas Makers Turn Salvaged Wood into Sustainable Showpieces
This Earth Day, shop for woodworking masterpieces made with materials such as skateboard decks and salvaged trees from the Rio Grande Valley.
Style & Design
April 11, 2023
An Ode to the Fiesta Medal, That Fabulous Piece of San Antonio Flair
San Antonio’s most-coveted spring party accessory is also a force for good.
Style & Design
April 10, 2023
Miranda Lambert’s Five Must-have Home Goods
The singer’s “out-of-the-way-fancy” style combines coziness with country glamour—and lots of pink.
Made in Texas
April 6, 2023
A Fredericksburg Couple Forges a New Path With Their Cast-Iron Pans
Jay and Heather Mallinckrodt used a century-old family cake recipe to test the prototype for a skillet that can also be handed down through the generations.
Style & Design
April 5, 2023
Smokin’ Hot Shirts for Guys Who Wear a Size “Barbecue Large”
These Texas brands keep us looking comfortably stylish, whether we’re pitmasters or just guys reaching for another helping of ribs.
Style & Design
April 3, 2023
It’s Magnolia Pearl: The Internet Can’t Believe This Consumption-Chic Brand Is Real
The company, which offers pieces one might call “Victorian ghost meets Burning Man boho,” is going viral for its high ruffle count and even higher prices.
Style & Design
April 2, 2023
Texas’s First-Ever CMT Music Awards, in Photos
The 2023 Country Music Television (CMT) Music Awards ceremony has brought nominees from across the country to the Lone Star State. See red carpet and backstage photos of winners.
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Style & Design
March 31, 2023
The Longhorn Ballroom, Texas’s Most Historic Music Venue, Swings Back to Life
The storied dance hall, where the Sex Pistols and Merle Haggard once shared a marquee, has undergone a renovation with an eye toward honoring the past.
Style & Design
March 30, 2023
Terra Saunders, Skimpy-Clothes Magnate, Dresses All the Biggest Names in Boobs
The former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader designs outfits that negotiate the conflicts between being professionally sexy, staying G-rated, and performing physically demanding work.
Critters
March 27, 2023
Did Your Wedding Even Count if There Were No Goats?
The new party VIPs are beer-drinking goats, beer-toting donkeys, and the occasional giraffe.
Style & Design
March 24, 2023
Fifty, Flirty, and Attending All the SXSW Panels About Aging I Could Find
After decades of visiting the fest, I set out to create an “age-appropriate” schedule packed with talks on menopause and death.
Style & Design
March 24, 2023
They’re Not Pajamas. They’re Sleepwear, and These Texas Brands Are Doing Them Right
These homegrown designers see no reason not to look cute while you snooze.
Style & Design
March 21, 2023
Eighty Years Later, Houston’s Eldorado Ballroom Swings Back to Life
Built in 1939, the nightclub once hosted Duke Ellington and Ray Charles. After a $9.7 million renovation, it’ll welcome a new generation of music lovers.
Style & Design
March 16, 2023
Austin Music Lovers, Your New Favorite Bar Is Hidden Away in a Former Storage Room
The Equipment Room, now open in the basement of the Hotel Magdalena, is a Japanese-style listening bar designed for serious audiophiles.
Style & Design
March 9, 2023
Which Everyday Household Items Will Give You the Best Texas Curls? An Investigation.
We tried to get the perfect Texas blowout with household products ranging from recycled cans to stray socks.
Style & Design
February 28, 2023
Incarcerated and in Search of Color
For many women inside Texas prisons, a crumb of color—such as a red ribbon or a floral postage stamp—is against the rules, but worth the potential risk.
Style & Design
February 28, 2023
A Round Rock Jeweler Creates Tiny Bell Charms From His Garage (and They Actually Chime!)
With a little bit of faith, John Cockle turned his passion for retail and handcrafted jewelry into a successful business.
Style & Design
February 27, 2023
A Fashion Lover’s Guide to SXSW 2023
From 3D knitting to clean beauty, these panel discussions, keynote speeches, and day-long activations address current topics for the fashion-conscious.
Style & Design
February 27, 2023
These 14-Inch Rodeo Suits Are Too Teeny to Wear, Too Cute to Miss
Embroidery artist Jane Reichle creates miniature works of art inspired by iconic Nudie suits, on view in Austin through March 30.
Style & Design
February 24, 2023
Take a Tour of Linda Pace’s $7.25 Million Penthouse
The late art collector and philanthropist from San Antonio transformed a unique space in a historic building where art gallery meets home.
Style & Design
February 21, 2023
Fashion Designer Lela Rose’s North Texas Family Ranch Is a Birder’s Paradise
With viewing platforms, walking paths, and an airy modern home that feels like a treehouse, the property has been an idyllic getaway for the Texas Medal of Arts honoree for decades.
Style & Design
February 10, 2023
Don’t Let “Big Dumb Hat” Happen to You
Texas hat experts share their tips on how to select a lid that won’t make you look like an idiot.
Style & Design
February 9, 2023
Nine Tarot Readers for Witchy Texans (and Their Dogs)
We sent a novelist to get her cards flipped up and down the state.
Style & Design
February 8, 2023
These Are The Best Candles, According to Reviews by an Adorable, Two-Year-Old Candle Connoisseur
People can’t get enough of this Dallas toddler and her product reviews.
Style & Design
January 26, 2023
Three Updated Pearl-Snap Shirts for the Modern Cowboy
With slimmer fits, moisture-wicking materials, and subtle shades, these styles are made for the wide-open plains . . . of Instagram.
Style & Design
January 24, 2023
How a Texas Baby-Clothing Company Took Target Down (a Peg)
When Adrian Layne saw her best-selling print on Target items, she was flattered. Then she was furious.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
The Age-old Levi’s vs. Wrangler Debate Has Finally Been Settled
And everybody won.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Is Henry Camargo the Last of the Great Texas Bootmakers?
Perhaps not. But right now it feels to the South Texas craftsman like his profession is dying.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Big Hair 4 Ever
The towering bouffant has gone out of fashion in Texas. But new styles of outsized tresses are taking its place.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Lynn Wyatt Is Still the Best Little Socialite in Texas
At 87, Houston’s global style icon is as dazzling as ever.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
We Just Don’t Know How to Quit Cowboy Hats
Even people who have never put their boot in a stirrup keep finding new reasons to don these stylish toppers.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
For Texans, Neiman Marcus Is More Than a Department Store
Its recent troubles notwithstanding, the Dallas-based brand remains a shrine to good taste.
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Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
The Big Business of Quinceañeras
The once modest coming-out parties have had a coming-out of their own.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Is This the Most Important Building in Texas?
Why the Kimbell Art Museum, in Fort Worth, changed the state’s art world—and architectural ambitions—forever.
Style & Design
December 16, 2022
Inside the Most Cutthroat Christmas-Light Contest in Texas
In Windcrest, just outside San Antonio, local homeowners compete with no-holds-barred holiday yard displays that bring 25,000 visitors to town each year.
Style & Design
December 16, 2022
19 Barbecue-Themed Ornaments for Trimming Your Christmas Tree
Show off your obsession for smoked meat and its accoutrements during the holiday season with cute, curated decor.
Style & Design
December 14, 2022
Fashion’s Gone Country. How Can a Texan Stand Out?
Now that cowboy boots have flown the ranch and headed to the runway, it’s time for us to embrace the belt buckle.
Style & Design
December 14, 2022
Muggles Descend on Galveston’s Harry Potter–Themed Christmas Market
Locals kitted out in wizard robes to shop for wands, chocolate frogs, and Hogwarts-themed holiday ornaments.
Style & Design
December 6, 2022
Inside Carla Rockmore’s Famous and Fabulous Dallas Closet
The 55-year-old designer encourages her almost two million social media followers—especially older women—to dress with confidence, style, and panache.
Style & Design
December 2, 2022
This Merry Texan Keeps Hundreds of Santas in Her Safe Room
Kerville’s Lecia Hawkins has amassed enough mid-century Christmas decor to cover the North Pole.