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January 20, 2013
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Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
North Toward Dome
The best way to visit the Capitol, the state’s grandest public building, is to take the 45-minute guided tour. But there is much more to see if you know what to look for, and I’m going to tell you precisely that.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
True Fit
Comfort, style, and identity are a few of the reasons why Texans will be forever in blue jeans.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
Lip Shtick
There are countless theories about why Dallas women are so crazy about makeup, but there's something approaching a consensus about the place to buy it. Which is why, against all odds, I found myself at the NorthPark Center Neiman's.
Texas History
January 20, 2013
The Way We Wore
From buckskin to polyester, a look at 166 years of Texas fashion that doesn’t skirt the issues.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
Fashion: Tom Ford
Man makes the clothes.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
Sweet 15
For the longest time, quinceañeras were simple, down-home celebrations held in parish halls and backyards. Then along came the stretch Humvees, the carriages and thrones, the choreographed dance routines, the smoke machines, the climbing walls, and the dinners for four hundred bedazzled guests. One thing remains the same, though: It’s
Style & Design
January 1, 2013
Native Woods
Six heirloom-worthy pieces that really do grow on trees.
Style & Design
December 1, 2012
Pearl-Snap Shirts
For when you need a beautiful shirt that can be removed quickly.
Style & Design
September 30, 2012
The Belt Buckle
Six variations on the choicest form of jewelry for a cowgirl. Or boy.
Art
September 30, 2012
Portrait of the Artist as a Postman
The only American ever to design scarves for the exclusive French fashion house Hermès is Kermit Oliver, a 69-year-old postal worker from Waco who lives in a strange and beautiful world all his own.
Style & Design
August 31, 2012
Making Something Out of Nothing
How McAllen turned a vacant Walmart into one of the most architecturally imaginative libraries in the country.
Style & Design
August 31, 2012
Cowhide
From rugs to bags to pillows, a little hair never hurt anyone.
Style & Design
July 31, 2012
The Governor’s Mansion Renovation Has Some Preservationists Wringing Their Hands
The recent renovation to the state's most historic home left some preservationists worried that the changes to the mansion would be too significant.
Style & Design
July 3, 2012
McAllen’s Dazzling New Public Library
Take a virtual tour of the new McAllen Public Library, built inside an abandoned Walmart.
News & Politics
June 21, 2012
Crews Put Finishing Touches on Governor’s Mansion
The Perrys are expected to move back into the Greek Revival mansion, which was torched by arsonists in 2008, next month.
Style & Design
March 31, 2012
Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Dallas
“The Trinity River is the biggest problem you have in Dallas today,” declared landscape architect George Kessler in his comprehensive plan for the city a century ago. And so it has remained: an undeveloped flood-prone eyesore that requires an extensive system of levees to protect residents and property. On March
Style & Design
March 23, 2012
‘Vogue’ Shoots Spread at Cadillac Ranch
Renowned photographer Mario Sorrenti visited Cadillac Ranch with a band of models in December for a spread that ran in the magazine's March issue.
Style & Design
March 1, 2012
David Lake and Ted Flato’s Office
The architects show us what's on their desk.
Style & Design
February 1, 2012
Tina Craig’s Suitcase
The blogger shows us what she'll be taking to New York Fashion Week.
Style & Design
February 1, 2012
Melanie Steele, Wig Master
Steele, a Colorado native, moved eleven years ago to Austin, where she is now the wig master for the Austin Lyric Opera. She has toured the U.S. and Mexico with the Broadway production of The Lion King and served on the beauty crew of the world premiere of Elton John’s
Style & Design
January 1, 2012
Don’t Mess With River Oaks
Houston has always prided itself as a city that barrels forward into the future, and operates without memory, regret or nostalgia. But when developers began messing with the historic River Oaks Shopping Center, Houstonians raised their hackles.
Style & Design
December 21, 2011
“Garden and Gun” Builds a Profile Around Architects Lake/Flato
Writer Guy Martin talks to Ted Flato, one half of the visionary architect duo from San Antonio, about the merciless sun, the Texas breeze, and Tommy Lee Jones.
Style & Design
December 1, 2011
How to Design a Custom Belt Buckle
Western-yoke, pearl-snap plaid shirts and straight-fit jeans may currently be trending, but custom-made belt buckles will never go out of style. “It’s an item you can wear every day for the rest of your life, then pass down to the next generation,” says Ingram’s Clint Orms, who has crafted buckles
Style & Design
June 30, 2011
San Antonio’s North River Walk
The two-year-old extension of the famed promenade offers Roman antiquities, Roman delicacies, and plenty of opportunities for roamin’.
Style & Design
May 31, 2011
How to Wear Spurs
Any rodeo fan can don a Stetson, Wranglers, and a pair of Tony Lamas, but the cowboys in the arena are the ones who wear the spurs. “It’s like a knight in his armor,” says Joe Spiller, who’s been handcrafting them for 27 years and owns Spiller Spurs and Bits,
Style & Design
April 30, 2011
Tyler
Flower lovers drawn to the Rose Capital of the Nation will find snazzy frocks and spicy guisado de puerco amid the petals and thorns.
Style & Design
April 30, 2011
Chris Treviño, Tattoo Artist
Treviño, who has been tattooing for more than twenty years, is the owner of Perfection Tattoo in Austin. He is known for his traditional Japanese designs, which have earned him an extensive client base in the U.S. as well as in Japan, where he travels four times a year. He grew up in
Style & Design
October 31, 2010
Not By Design
Brian Crumley hopped on a plane to Europe to find the expressive voice he thought he had lost. The photographer spent three months traveling from city to city, soul-searching. Little did he know a purchase of two scarves would forever change his life.
Style & Design
March 31, 2010
Ghassan “Gus” Karim, Tailor
Karim, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1969, has been a master tailor for fifty years. He is the owner of Gassane Tailors, in Austin, and has made custom suits for Bill Clements, Lyndon B. Johnson, and George W. Bush.My father was a tailor and had a big shop in
Style & Design
March 1, 2010
Runway or Another
From her hometown of Lake Jackson to the Big Apple, Kalyn Hemphill, the winner of Models of the Runway, takes it all in stride.
Style & Design
October 31, 2009
Tomorrow People
Blake Mycoskie, the founder of Shoes for Tomorrow (TOMS), talks about traveling around the world, shoe drops, and expanding the business.
Style & Design
October 31, 2009
The Art of Getting Groomed
The opening of the AT&T Performing Arts Center was three nights of award-worthy performances, champagne, and, of course, ambitious frocks.
Style & Design
July 31, 2009
Fashion Forward
A look at Austin’s first Fashion Week.
Style & Design
June 30, 2009
Susie Q., Mystery Shopper
Susie Q. (not her real name) has been reviewing hotels, restaurants, and retailers anonymously for about six years. She works for several market research companies, such as Sinclair Customer Metrics, to whom she reports her findings after posing as an everyday customer and testing out products and services. She has
Style & Design
May 31, 2009
Coiffing Socialites
Cerón on styling socialites’ hair.
Style & Design
March 31, 2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
By Julia Mullen Gordon
Style & Design
March 31, 2009
Street Savvy
Two chic boutiques on Alameda Street in Corpus Christi.
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
Pillow Talk
Kate Hersch and Lance Avery Morgan, the principals behind August Morgan, know how to throw a great party. Just mix champagne with friends and toss in some vintage needlepoint pillows.
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
Oh, the Places I Go
When I want to know what’s new, what’s out, what’s it, I visit my five favorite blogs.
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
Meet Jane
How a teenager from Trophy Club became an “It Girl.”
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
By Design
Every piece of jewelry Zoltan David makes is hand-forged—and he doesn’t make copies.
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
No Ordinary Girl
The Prom Shop Project doles out more than three thousand dresses a year, along with shoes, accessories, and a healthy dose of confidence.
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
Hat Trick
When the idea of putting together a special Texas Monthly style issue was first laid on the table, it was greeted with consternation. Did we intend to dispatch Paul Burka to the fashion shows to analyze the spring lines or Skip Hollandsworth to the nearest perfumery to fill his untutored
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
Todd Oldham
“People with great style are rarely stupid.”
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
Neal Shudde, Hatter
Shudde, a fourth-generation hatter, was born and raised in Houston. He runs Shudde Bros. Hatters, near Brookshire, which has been making hats since 1907.To be a good hatter, you have to listen to the customer. Be patient and let him or her tell you what they need to tell you.
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
Updating Your Closet
Ken Downing on updating your closet.
Style & Design
March 1, 2009
The 10 Best Buildings in Texas
A tour of our greatest architectural master-pieces—from the Alamo to the World Birding Center—shows how the collision of the Old World and the New forged a unique style on the Texas frontier.
Style & Design
February 1, 2008
Ort Varona
His LFT is a BFD—those f’s are for “fashion”—and therefore he is too. Following a hugely successful maiden foray into upscale retail with Octane and Premium93, both going strong as storefronts in the West Village neighborhood of Dallas, Varona opened Lifestyle Fashion Terminal last March at Victory Park, northwest of
Style & Design
February 1, 2008
Donald R. Horton
The population of Texas is rapidly expanding—from just under 24 million today to perhaps 50 million in 2040, according to the state demographer—and someone has to put out the welcome mat for all our neighbors-to-be. It may very well be the founder and chairman of D.R. Horton, one of the