Style & Design
October 16, 2023
Houston’s Lesser-known Chapel by Philip Johnson Is a Golden Wonder
Just a few minutes from the celebrated Rothko Chapel, the Chapel of St. Basil provides a spiritual respite.
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Made in Texas
October 11, 2023
A Late Composer’s Music Lives On in His Austin-Made Wind Chimes
More than twenty years after its founder died, Music of the Spheres continues to produce striking outdoor chimes.
Style & Design
October 10, 2023
The Best of ACL Festival Fashion, in Photos
Three days on the field and not a single pair of Crocs cowboy boots? Are y’all okay?
Working Life
October 10, 2023
A North Texas Couple Turns Creepy-crawlies Into Works of Art
Butterfly wings, tarantula legs, and “Frankenstein” beetles—the insect taxidermists of Pinned Ptera find the beauty in it all.
Style & Design
October 2, 2023
Meet the Fashion Designer Creating Cowboy Boots With a Little Help From AI
Nevena Christi of El Paso’s Rocketbuster Boots uses artificial intelligence to streamline the creative process and craft out-of-this-world advertising.
Style & Design
October 2, 2023
Can Cohousing Work in Texas? These Houstonians Think So.
Set to open this spring, CoHousing Houston is almost sold out. Its founders hope to build a community where Texans feel supported by their neighbors.
Style & Design
September 28, 2023
How Corny Dog Queen Amber Fletcher Prepares for the State Fair of Texas
Ahead of fair season, she shares her must-haves for working fourteen hours a day, trekking the fairgrounds’ 277 acres, as she oversees seven corny dog stands.
Style & Design
September 26, 2023
The Best Time to Visit Fair Park Is . . . After the State Fair Is Over
There’s a lot more to Fair Park than Big Tex. It’s also a rare monument to art deco architecture and a battleground for the civil rights movement.
Style & Design
September 25, 2023
Frank Lloyd Wright Built Just One Freestanding Theater in His Lifetime. Dallas Has Let It Fall Into Disrepair.
The Kalita Humphreys Theater was built by arguably the most famous American architect of the twentieth century. It’s now a shell of its former self, and the city can’t decide how—or if—it’ll restore it.
Style & Design
September 22, 2023
This Collector Has 49,000 Crayons—But Only One “Torch Red”
In Kerrville, a Crayola-obsessed collector has filled two rooms of his house with his prized boxes.
Style & Design
September 14, 2023
On the Job With the Barton Boys, the Official Dive Rankers of Barton Springs
The 25-year-old “boys” have taken it upon themselves to score each jump off the diving board, Olympics-style. Austin poolgoers have embraced the challenge.
Style & Design
September 12, 2023
North Texans Are Rallying to Save a Marvel of Space-age Architecture—and a True Crime Landmark
The Como Motel, where Candy Montgomery famously met up with Allan Gore, has recently been sold. Locals are organizing to ensure it doesn’t end up as a parking lot.
Style & Design
September 8, 2023
Back to (Art) School: Try One of These Crafty Adults-Only Classes Across Texas
We’ve rounded up the state’s A-plus offerings, from flower arranging inspired by ‘Gilmore Girls’ to tufted rugs made famous on TikTok.
Style & Design
August 31, 2023
A New Texas Start-up Wants to Save Us From Mansplaining Contractors
Matriarchy Build connects home-improvement-seeking customers with a database of vetted tradespeople, all of them female or nonbinary.
Style & Design
August 30, 2023
How a Quiet San Antonio Company Came to Illuminate the World’s Fanciest Stores and Museums
Apple, Cartier, Tiffany, and other tastemakers in art, design, and fashion bask in the glow created by Lucifer Lighting.
Style & Design
August 30, 2023
From Tattoos to Tea Towels, the Ocotillo Is Everywhere Right Now
With its sprawling branches and red blooms, the desert plant is certainly beautiful. But that doesn’t explain its presence on every piece of merch in Texas.
Style & Design
August 28, 2023
One Spin, No Measurements, and Texas’s “Denim Whisperer” Matched Me With a Perfect Pair of Vintage Jeans
She won’t take your measurements, and she won’t give you your size (don’t ask), but TikTok legend has it that this hawkeyed vintage maven can find your ideal pant.
Style & Design
August 24, 2023
What Makes “American Royals” Novelist Katharine McGee Feel Like a Princess
The author spends her days envisioning the U.S. as a modern monarchy. Here are the tools that help her do it.
Style & Design
August 10, 2023
13 Must-Visit Thrift and Vintage Shops in Texas
Trendsetters, bargain hunters, and folks who just love to dig through piles of clothes, we’ve got the list for you.
Style & Design
August 9, 2023
The Latest Victory for Natural Hair in Texas Can Be Traced Back to Isis Brantley’s Arrest Three Decades Ago
The Dallas braider, whose loyal customers include Erykah Badu, examines her hard-fought legacy as the CROWN Act, which bans discrimination against Black hairstyles at work and school, goes into effect September 1.
Style & Design
August 3, 2023
Meet the Most Famous Quilter in Texas
Laura Preston, of San Marcos–based Vacilando Studios, has helped turn quilts into fashion, with modern made-to-order wares for your bed, walls, and closet.
Style & Design
August 1, 2023
What Extreme Heat Does to Your Skin—and How to Cope
It’s the hottest summer in Texas history. Thanks to these expert tips, it doesn’t have to be the rash-iest.
Style & Design
July 27, 2023
To Have and to Hold: Why Texans Love Their Koozies
It was 1979, a stifling hot day on a Texas construction site. A worker was consuming a cold one when he noticed that the nearby tubing installation material fit perfectly around his can. The makeshift sleeve helped to keep his drink crisp and his fingers dry. He named it “Koozie,”
Style & Design
July 25, 2023
Where Can You Stay in an Authentic Bomb Shelter? In Marfa, of Course
After watching ‘Oppenheimer,’ cozy up to this West Texas underground bunker turned boutique hotel room.
Style & Design
July 24, 2023
The Texas Heat Has Me Scrolling Zillow for Fantasy Homes in Cooler Climates
I swear I feel refreshed after looking at a house in Oregon or Virginia. And according to my research, other Texans do too.
Style & Design
July 19, 2023
Chef Tiffany Derry’s Shopping List for Surviving the Summer Heat
Practicality is an imperative, even more so during Texas summers, which don’t really faze her (unless a restaurant’s air conditioning stops working).
Style & Design
July 17, 2023
Three Texas Children’s Brands Sell Giftable, Design-Forward Treasures
Your baby was made in Texas. Shouldn’t its toys be?
Style & Design
July 13, 2023
A Family Creates Its Own House of the Spirits in Lockhart
Celeste and Adrian Quesada’s inventive weekend escape is full of estate-sale finds and gifts from around the world.
Style & Design
July 10, 2023
Austin Is Getting Bigger. So Are Its Fences.
New homeowners are skirting city codes to close themselves off from their neighbors with sky-high, opaque barricades.
Style & Design
July 5, 2023
16 Tours of Landmark Texas Homes for Voyeurs and History Buffs
Here’s how to get a peek inside the glitziest, most charming homes in the state, all while helping raise money for preservation efforts.
Style & Design
July 3, 2023
An Expert’s Guide to the Hidden-Gem Painted Churches of Texas
These small-town churches, built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, commissioned artists to re-create the grandeur of European cathedrals in the Lone Star State.
Style & Design
June 29, 2023
An Intricate Reed Structure With Ancient History Comes to Houston
Archaeology and architecture groups banded together to bring a mudhif, a town hall for the Marsh Arab tribe of Iraq, to Rice University.
Style & Design
June 29, 2023
The Bad Boy Tattoo Guru of Wimberley
Inspired by Taylor Sheridan, celebrity tattoo artist Dillon Forte has brought his penchant for sacred geometry and all-black aesthetics to his exclusive ranch in the Hill Country.
Style & Design
June 28, 2023
A Chic New Hotel in Mexico City Is a Texas Export
The Austin-based hotel group Bunkhouse has brought Edificio San Fernando, a 1940s jewel box of a building, into the modern era.
Made in Texas
June 14, 2023
A Physician Assistant Creates Small Worlds on Intricate Clay Earrings
Anna Simmers unwinds from long days at MD Anderson Cancer Center by bringing cityscapes, flowers, and art masterpieces to life.
Style & Design
June 8, 2023
The Only Russian Spa in Texas Offers Therapeutic Sweat and Slaps
Michael Uspenski bought the Russian Banya of Dallas—and moved to Texas—sight unseen. Now he’s created a community for expats and Texans alike.
Style & Design
June 8, 2023
This Popular Corpus Christi Gift Shop Is a Celebration of Latino Culture
Sew Bonita owner Elena Flores curates her store with makers from across Texas and beyond.
Style & Design
June 7, 2023
Loreal Sarkisian, First Lady of Texas Football, Shares Her Fashion Staples
The wardrobe stylist knows how to turn heads on and off the field.
Texas Country Reporter
June 6, 2023
A North Texas Fashion Designer and Seamstress Helps Little Hands Stitch Together Big Ideas
Uniquka Christian hosts classes for young aspiring fashion designers through her program, Student ICONS.
Style & Design
June 2, 2023
These Women Are Breaking Texas’s Craft Brewery Glass Ceiling
When four NASA technicians decided to swap large-scale missions to space for small-batch experimental beers, they wanted a brewery taproom that reflected their shared history of working in the space industry. The result, True Anomaly Brewing, in Houston’s East Downtown, is a “launchpad for fermented
Style & Design
June 1, 2023
You Can Now Buy Donald Judd’s Long-lost Tableware Designs
Twenty-nine years after the Marfa artist’s death, his son partnered with a luxury silver brand to bring the eight-piece dinner service to life.
Texas Country Reporter
May 29, 2023
The Texas Company That Supplies Wool for All U.S. Military Uniforms
Since 1941, a family company called Anodyne Wool has provided the raw material for uniforms in every branch of the military.
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
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.