The Culture
July 23, 2015
The Cream of the Shop
Ah, NorthPark, how Dallas loves thee.
Shopping
Business
November 25, 2014
Black Friday Is Gonna Be a Big Day in Texas
In North Texas, Walmart employees are threatening to strike. In South Texas, people are almost two weeks in to camping out in front of Best Buy. It's just another celebration of holiday season bargain-hunting.
The Daily Post
October 23, 2013
How J.C. Penney Is Distancing Itself From the Ron Johnson Era
J.C. Penney is trying desperately to revive its brand after a disastrous stint by former CEO Ron Johnson. Let's revisit some of his biggest missteps.
The Culture
March 15, 2013
Turquoise
The essential Southwestern stone is having a modern moment.
Business
January 21, 2013
Laredoans Love Sweat Suits
The Texas border city sneaks onto a list of consumer markets that buy the most "sweats and sweat items" each year.
Style & Design
January 21, 2013
See Jane Shop
Style blogger Jane Aldridge on where she likes to go in Texas to get her goods.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
Fashion from the Inside
Which fashion type are you? If you live in Houston, read on. Our writer was watching you.
Business
January 20, 2013
Store Wars!
Two luxury retailers: Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. One desirable market: Houston. The fight for the hearts and credit cards of couture clotheshorses like Lynn Wyatt and Carolyn Farb officially begins next month, but already the fur is flying.
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2013
Shops
Elegant antebellum furniture in Jefferson, Latin American folk art in Smithville: Where the buys are in two dozen communities.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 2012
Cliff Notes
With three days in Dallas’s historic Oak Cliff, my mantra was “Shop, eat, repeat.”
The Wanderer
November 7, 2012
Bookmark This: Two Great Texas (Life)Style Blogs
Meet Texas Style & Substance and The Diego Files.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2012
Toast of the Town
The best way to visit Houston is one neighborhood at a time. Let’s start with Montrose.
Style & Design
August 31, 2012
Cowhide
From rugs to bags to pillows, a little hair never hurt anyone.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 2012
Midland
The oil-fueled boomtown may be running out of water, but there’s still plenty of shopping and culture to be found.
Travel & Outdoors
August 31, 2011
Better by a Country Smile
Tour Blue Bell, buy Italian-designed clothing, and attend the theater in historic Brenham.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 2010
Wimberley
Anchored by a lively square, this Hill Country haven attracts artists, musicians, and spirited shoppers.
Art
August 31, 2010
Alpine
In this high-desert hub just north of Big Bend National Park, you’ll find Western artwork, Mexican handicrafts, and the unexpected snow cone.
The Horse's Mouth
December 1, 2009
Gift Giving
Ginger Reeder on gift giving.
Street Smarts
October 31, 2009
Downtown Llano
Handmade crafts, homey cafes, and cowboy couture make this Hill Country hamlet a browser’s paradise.
Street Smarts
July 31, 2009
Historic Downtown Jefferson
Eat and antique your way along the brick-paved streets of this charming East Texas town.
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
Feature
May 31, 2009
Making The Scene
Location: Austin What You’ll Need: Ironic T-shirt, bed head
Street Smarts
March 31, 2009
Alameda Street, Corpus Christi
Alameda Street, Corpus Christi.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 2008
Downtown Boerne
Watch your back, Fredericksburg.
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
Gary Cartwright
August 31, 2007
The Terror of Tarrytown
How the owner of the first shopping center in Austin is destroying it—one banned candy bar at a time.
The Horse's Mouth
August 31, 2006
The Art Of Shopping
Mouth Kim France likes Old Navy—but not leggings.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2002
Puebla
Talavera tiles, tacos árabes—and mole mania.
Style & Design
June 30, 1997
Westheimer, Ho!
Accessories for sexual adventurers, columns for your Craftsman bungalow, tasteful tables made from old manhole covers: You can find it all on this reborn Houston strip.
Style & Design
December 1, 1996
Border Bargains
We’ve found thirty shops just across the Rio Grande where you can buy everything from hand-carved furniture to whimsical walking sticks. The quality is high, the prices are right, and you don't have to pay in pesos.
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 1996
Where the Buys Are
If you think there are bargains on the border, you won’t believe what you’ll find seven hundred miles south in three tiny Mexican towns.
Business
December 1, 1995
Home, Sweet Homestead
Five chic interior design stores in Fredericksburg are comforting, inspiring, and for the acquisitive, absolutely irresistible.
Style & Design
November 1, 1992
Ins and Outlets
All around the state, shoppers angle for the perfect catch.
Style & Design
September 1, 1988
Hot Pots
How did bluebonnets and cacti get that glazed look?
Style & Design
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.)
Style & Design
December 1, 1985
Texas Primer: The His and Her Gift
Once upon a time the His and Her Gift reflected a Texas that was extravagant and maybe a little gauche. Now the gift is no less extravagant, but it’s a lot less, well, innocent.
Style & Design
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.
Business
December 1, 1981
Let’s Get Serious About Toys
They used to be virtuous and wooden and they were good. Now they’re commercial and plastic and they’re great.
Style & Design
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.
Travel & Outdoors
June 1, 1981
Get Out and See the World, Kid . . . or Bring the World Back Home
These gifts should activate the wanderlust in any recent graduate.
Travel & Outdoors
April 1, 1981
Pack Up Your Troubles
Today’s high-tech camping gear has stolen a march on your old kit bag.
Style & Design
November 1, 1980
Hecho en Mexico
There’s no Christmas like a south-of-the-border Christmas, with gift ideas to match.
Style & Design
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?
Style & Design
June 30, 1980
My Home, the Galleria
Texas’ most glamorous mall has all the comforts of home and then some. So why not move in?
Style & Design
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.
Art
August 1, 1977
From Here to Infinity
Smile, you're a candid camera.
Style & Design
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.
Style & Design
August 31, 1973
Galleria Gourmet
There are ten, count 'em, ten, places to eat in the Galleria. Some are good, others. . .
Style & Design
May 31, 1973
San Antonio Shopping Guide
Where to find the best food, crafts, and arts in the Alamo City.