Style & Design
December 1, 1991
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Long forgotten, Western artist Till Goodan’s bucking broncs and stalwart cowboys are bringing big money and sparking a revival.
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Texas style
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July 1, 1991
Boots and Me
In Texas, the cowboy boot still makes the man.
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September 1, 1990
Flights of Fantasy
There’s primeval magic in ordinary fashions.
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July 1, 1990
Born to Be Naughty
Travels with Eric Kimmel, l’enfant terrible of Dallas, Paris, and a Limoges jail.
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February 1, 1990
The Truth About Texas Beauty
She might have long legs, blond hair, and eyes as blue as a Panhandle sky. But a Texas woman isn’t really beautiful unless she works at it.
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November 1, 1989
Creature Comforts
Horns, hooves, and hides for the home.
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May 1, 1989
Talking Heads
In some Texas establishments it’s hard to tell the boys’ from the girls’.
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December 1, 1988
True Stories
What happens when ordinary people put on extraordinary clothes?
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November 1, 1988
Honorable Toys
Godzilla lives! Just ask any Texas collector of Japanese action figures.
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September 1, 1988
Hot Pots
How did bluebonnets and cacti get that glazed look?
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August 1, 1988
Shades of Summer
Let there be light, but leave us in the dark. Long before Ozona knew about ozone, Texans were inventing scads of ways to hide from rays.
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July 1, 1988
¡Fiesta Wear!
With these lively Mexican skirts, what goes around comes around.
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July 1, 1988
Bargains! Bargains! Bargains!
Attention, tightwads! Act now! Suits to nuts—the big bang for the little buck! Check out our supersavin’, dollar-bustin’ bible of buys! Everything must go! (Offer available in Texas only.)
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May 1, 1988
Don’t Even Ask!
Why is it that your favorite item in every antique store is bound to be the one thing that money can’t buy?
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January 1, 1988
Ode on a Hempstead Urn
That concrete urn you bought by the side of the road is making decorating history.
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December 1, 1987
Most Likely to Succeed
Seven outstanding young Texas design students translate their visions of fairy tales, Greek goddesses, and Catholic rituals into fashion statements.
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October 1, 1987
Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Naugahyde Roams
Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when dude ranch decor reigned supreme in the family room.
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September 1, 1987
The Fantasy World of Victor Costa
Texas’ most famous dress designer dreamed up the perfect evening gown for the average American woman—it’s frilly, it’s flashy, and it’s a $300 copy of a $15,000 Paris original.
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March 1, 1987
The Inside Story
A new breed of home-delivery specialists will bring everything from dinner for eight to a masseur to a dog trainer to your door. Here are more than a hundred to try.
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December 1, 1986
And a Piñata in a Pear Tree
In eight square blocks of Nuevo Laredo you can sample a cactus taco, hone your bargaining skills, and buy the best Christmas gifts on the border.
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May 1, 1985
Crack Pots
One man’s Mexican pot is another man’s collectible.
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November 1, 1984
How to Buy a Dress Without Going to the Store
Shopping from catalogs can keep you in fashion and out of the malls.
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April 1, 1984
The Ponytail
Warm spring days call for giving in to new clothes and a neck-baring hairdo.
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November 1, 1983
The Wild Ones
Quick! Get out your furs before it gets hot again.
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September 1, 1983
Johnson & Johnson
In a glass-and-steel world of Houston skyscrapers, there was nothing like an art deco obelisk or a pink Gothic cathedral until architect Philip Johnson.
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March 1, 1983
Lyndon Johnson, Hairdresser, Prepares for Battle
The long afternoons of the best friend the rich women of Houston have ever had.
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November 1, 1982
Sensations
Was the partridge in a pear tree you gave last Christmas not fully appreciated? Our sensational gift ideas will save you this year.
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September 1, 1982
The Inside Skinny on Dallas Designers
Who’s who, and who’s doing what to whom: a brief guide.
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September 1, 1982
The Empress’s New Clothes
What you won’t see from Dallas designers is lots of froufrou. What you will see is a look tailored for the working woman.
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April 1, 1982
The Architects
Welcome to Houston, the cutting edge of architecture. The local boys are turning a gentlemen’s profession into a business, the stylish out-of-towners are creating a new aesthetic, and neither group is filled with admiration for the other.
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November 1, 1981
Power Plays
Wait! Don’t buy that gas-slurping motorboat and energy-squandering food processor for Christmas. We modestly propose some thrifty alternatives.
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February 1, 1981
Total Fabrications
When machine-printed polyester or rayon won’t do, consider the work of Texas’ top textile artists.
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November 1, 1980
Hecho en Mexico
There’s no Christmas like a south-of-the-border Christmas, with gift ideas to match.
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July 1, 1980
Oh, You Beautiful Mall
Where else but the Galleria could you find a lavender lace Western dress, a Persian turquoise necklace, and Texas’ most expensive potato chips?
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November 1, 1979
Grand Indulgences
Whether you have $2 to spend or $25,000, our Christmas gift selections show how to have a wonderfully indulgent holiday.
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May 1, 1979
Making It
Six Texas artisans are busy putting the craft back in craftsmanship.
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November 1, 1978
A Country Christmas
Holiday gift ideas with a true rustic flavor.
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May 1, 1978
Cabin Fever
Years ago, kids used to play pioneer with Lincoln Logs. Today grown-ups are playing pioneer—only with real log cabins.
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April 1, 1978
Plastic Fantastic
“Plastics,” the man whispered to Dustin Hoffman in ‘The Graduate,’ and plastics—transformed from junk into art—it is.
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February 1, 1978
Open House
Now for something completely different: a house that’s not rectangles or squares.
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January 1, 1978
Art Yucko
How we learned to stop worrying and love the fifties.
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December 1, 1977
Living in Glass Houses
The world is full of monuments to art—but how many can you live in?
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March 1, 1977
The Great Border Bazaar
We walk the line for you—from Matamoros to Juárez—to bring you the best of Mexican shopping.
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June 30, 1974
Off, Off Damned Coat
Since our wearables often become unbearable, here’s a bold alternative.