Archive for November, 2008

Tonight we were out for my friend Lisa’s bachelorette. We started with dinner in the wine room at Dragonfly, at Hotel Zaza. We were greeted by a friendly staff and got a warm welcome from our friend Reggie who is the Director of Security there. Any of you who have visited Dragonfly have surely been [...]

So before I moved to Texas I was given an entertaining book “Fixin to Party Texas Style” that explained all the reasons one might find to throw a party in Texas and ended with the most obvious reason. Why does anyone need a reason to throw a party? Well tonight I went to one of [...]

So I got a call from my mom last night asking if I’d like to have breakfast with she, my dad and their friend who was in town visiting. I explained how busy my day would be getting my site launched and getting invites out ready for Shannie’s upcoming shower, how Lindsey was coming to [...]

I LOVE HOLLYWOULD! No, that is not a typo. For any of you who aren’t familiar with the brand Hollywould, might I suggest you visit www.Hollywould.com. The baby of talented designer Holly Dunlap, Hollywould hit the market about the time I graduated college. To all of you mathematicians, just put your TI-83’s away and read [...]

Valerie Elizabeth pictured with Della Temple and Leah Minge in the Savvy Sightings section of the November issue of Southern Savvy. Photographer: Steve Foxall Source: Southern Savvy

Valerie Elizabeth and Georgina Chapman, of Marchesa, photographed at the Vogue VIP party, at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. The party immediately followed the THE FUTURE OF FASHION: Celebrating 5 Years of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Show at Fashion at the Park. Pictured on PINK MEMO. Photographer: Evan Caglage Source: PINK MEMO Dallas

The prep-school look is once again hot for fall. Though I don’t advise you to go out and buy new “school clothes”, a piece or two of this trend could certainly add a youthful edge to your look. Though I have long been a Ralph Lauren fan I would heartily dissuade you from walking around [...]

So have you ever seen something fashionable, or for you men- electronic- that you had to have—but you didn’t know what it was? Not just “oh that’s cool” but “I see that person across the room at 50 paces with that thing I want— though I don’t know exactly what it is—and I MUST NOT [...]