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D etail-oriented folks — amongst whose numbers I count myself — often get a bad rap. Sure, everyone loves us when important deadlines roll around … then, after the furor dies down, we have to listen to some Judgey McJudgerson suggest that our ability to focus on minutia comes at the expense of the big picture. To that, I offer up an eye roll and a you-just-don't-get-it sigh. Any important moment consists of hundreds of disparate elements. Granted, some of these components are more critical than others, but their presence makes the difference between unforgettably magical and unbearably bland. Nowhere is that more true than a wedding. It's those seemingly small details (a buttery leather glove worn with a satin dress, a passion fruit-infused cake, a remedy for fidgety flower girls in the form of a coloring book) that keep us talking long after the valet line subsides. In this issue, we asked some of the city's wedding experts about their favorite ideas in 2012. While the context was nuptials, I loved the fact that many of their observations could be applied to other special events as well. Some were large, some were small, but each call-out shared two things: thought and effort. And what moment should be deprived of either? Attention to specifics is hardly the mark of a little mind. Because the revel's in the details. Amy Adams Executive Editor amyadams@papercitymag.com FEBRUARY 2013 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL in POP. CU LTURE. GOS S I P. this ISSUE 4, 6 8 Parties: Opening of Rye 51; fête for David Yurman's Limited Edition Shelby 1000; one-year anny for Gary Riggs Home; cocktails with Eiseman Jewels; holiday goodwill at Bernadette Schaeffler 10 14 Fashion: Spring's direct contrast Party: Shopping merrily at Kate Spade Party: Charitable evening with Briggs Freeman and St. Bernard Sports PaperCity Weddings 1722 Wedding Primer: The bride's little blue book Wedding: Niña Barbier-Mueller and Trevor Tollett's Texas nuptials 24 26 Wedding Style: Bridal buzz and trunk shows for the nearly wed Bulgari Wedding Inspiration: Five experts share blissful details. I s there any value in talking to strangers next to you on an airplane? Sales gurus will say "Absolutely," because you never know if that's your next client sitting there. For about the past 20 years, my answer has been "absolutely not," because I myself don't like being annoyed and become cold when someone turns to talk — no matter how cute or well-dressed they are! I deviated about a year ago on a flight to L.A. First, I had to ask this young woman to move out of my seat. Then, because she had grabbed the current issue of PaperCity I'd set down and read it like she owned it, I had to ask for it back (when she was finished, of course). Turns out her name was Gaby and she was from Peru — the town of Cusco, which she explained was the starting point for all treks into the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. She said she was, in fact, a tour guide. She was nice enough, and though I had no sights on Peru, we became friends on Facebook and never communicated again. A few months later and in a relationship with someone who had Machu Picchu on her bucket list, I found myself planning a trip to Peru. Did I research tour guides, costs, etc.? No. I bought a book on Peru, e-mailed Gaby for her help with an itinerary and took a leap. Wow, did I make the right decision. I was blown away by Peru — the ancient Inca civilization, history and ruins, the spirituality and the industriousness of modern Peruvian people. Gaby wove the history from sun up to sun down, while winding through stunning valleys and mountains in cars and trains. So if you're not lucky enough to sit next to a Peruvian tour guide and indeed want to go, let me know and I'll give you her contact info. In the meantime, I've loosened my own "don't talk" policy with airplane seatmates. You never know. Jim Kastleman, Publisher jim@papercitymag.com Cosmetics Overhaul I've always been a bit averse to department store makeovers because, one, I can never replicate the look at home, and, two, I'm not keen on the hard sell that can accompany them. ("No thanks, I really don't need that peacock-blue eye shadow and an entirely new skincare regimen …") Fortunately, Make Up For Ever has transformed this experience via its Make Up Bag Remix concept. Starting February 23, the Mobile Make Up School is rolling into NorthPark Center for three days of individual tutorials. Bring your makeup bag — or the contents Mobile Make Up For Ever of your bathroom drawer — and one of 16 pros will teach you how to properly apply what you already own during a 30-minute session; whenever possible, he or she will even revamp products that are the wrong shade or texture. (Granted, if that tangerine lipstick is beyond salvage, expect a more appropriate product recommendation.) You'll walk away with a new makeup bag, a custom face chart, a professionally taken "after" photo — and the know-how to be your very own Way Bandy. Appointments facebook.com/makeupforeverusa. Amy Adams A Different Kind of Drama Swell on Wheels at Museum Tower S Capa Mooty, Jennifer Clark, Charlotte Jones Anderson, Wendy Poston, Alyson Griffith Jewelry every Tuesday and Thursday and Hotel Lumen one always-changing day each week. Track its whereabouts via Twitter @ LuxeLiner. luxeliner.com. Lauren Scheinin The Price Is Right — and Right Now One of the most captivating exhibitions ever of contemporary ceramics lands at the Nasher Sculpture Center this month: "Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective," organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. This exhibition firmly places the late West Coast master (1935 – 2012) in the realm of contemporary sculptors eschewing a narrow decorative arts definition. Long before Chihuly broke free of the confines of craft, the L.A.–born Price was showcased in serious galleries and accepted by museum curators, including Walter Hopps, who gave the artist early exhibitions at the Ferus Gallery, then surveyed Price some 30 years later in an important traveling solo organized by The Menil Collection. A former professor of ceramics at USC, Price spent the final decade of his life in Taos, where he continued to push and probe the possibilities of fired and painted clay. This definitive retrospective encompasses nearly 100 works, spanning 1959 through 2012, and will reveal in-depth the artist's signature, often riotously pigmented series, including rocks, geometrics, cups, eggs and the 70-layered mottled mounds and slumps. Architect Frank Gehry, a friend and fan of the ceramicist for more than 50 years, specially designs the exhibition. February 9 through May 12 at the Nasher Sculpture Center; nashersculpturecenter.org. Catherine D. Anspon Ken Price's Pastel, 1995, at Nasher Sculpture Center SFMOMA, SAN FRANCISCO, © KEN PRICE, PHOTO © FREDRIK NILSEN creenplay rewrites occur for a variety of reasons, from cast changes to conflicting visions between writer and director. Furniture, to our knowledge, has never been one of those reasons — until production began for the current season of Dallas. A dazzling acrylic bed by Allan Knight & Associates inspired rewrites "to put more scenes in the bedroom," says Knight. That would be the bedroom of the fictional Pamela Barnes in the very real Museum Tower. Filming occurs in that famously glass-clad building, in part because the view includes a nearby skyscraper cast as the headquarters of Ewing Energy. "Pamela is very powerful, wealthy, ruthless, and the set speaks to that type of character," says Dallas director Richard Berg. "We wanted something so cutting-edge modern that it became intimidating." In scouting locations last fall, Berg found the aesthetic he wanted in the fiercely glamorous model unit at Museum Tower, created by local designer Marco French. A call to French led to a tour of Knight's showroom, the source of the model apartment's edgy furniture, lighting and accessories. "My jaw dropped," Berg recalls. "It was an astounding collection, in particular his acrylic pieces," for which Knight is justifiably renowned. The result: Everything in Barnes' home — including that rewrite-worthy acrylic bed — is by Knight himself or a line he represents, a rare if not unprecedented partnership between Hollywood and a to-the-trade showroom. "Richard showed me plans and images," says Knight, "and he told me it needed to be done in less than a week. We have 40,000 square feet of furnished rooms, so we just pulled the best of the best off the floor and installed it." The payoff is more than publicity, says Knight: "This is very different from Southfork. This was a chance to be part of something new in Dallas, to change some perceptions about the city." From the Museum Tower set of Dallas Karen Muncy CHRIS PLAVIDAL AARON BOWEN Mobile clothing boutique LuxeLiner — a delivery truck in its former life — gets its street smarts from longtime friends and shopping partners Charlotte Jones Anderson, Jennifer Clark, Alyson Griffith, Capa Mooty and Wendy Poston. "We carry only what we love and would wear ourselves," says co-owner Mooty. "We want customers to feel like they're coming into their best friend's closet when they shop here." This shared philosophy translates into trafficstopping styles ranging from T-shirts by Groceries and spiked wallets by Deux Lux to fur vests by June and python handbags by Presmer. Kitted out with a dressing room, mirrors and adjustable shelves filled with new merchandise that arrives weekly, you'll find LuxeLiner parked at deBoulle Diamond & More Than Hot Air A new shop has blown into town and is already tousling the tresses of Dallas' dames. Founded by beauty buffs Gina Ginsburg and Shelley O'Neal, The Hair Bar is not your ordinary blow-and-go destination. This one-stop shop offers blowouts, updos, hair extensions, keratin treatments and makeup application at equally attractive prices. "We wanted to develop a business based on inner beauty and outer image but, most importantly, we wanted to make an impact on women's lives," Ginsburg says. Browse a visual library on an iPad to choose the style that suits — everything from smooth and straight to voluminous curls. Another brush with greatness: The Hair Bar has partnered with Kidville so offspring aged 18 months to six years can play while you get pampered. Can't sneak away? The stylists make house calls. 6025 Royal Lane, Suite 109, 214.369.4247; dropinblowout.com. Lauren Scheinin