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SIMON GENTRY FULTON DAVENPORT I The tragedy at the Connecticut elementary school is weighing heavy on our hearts. My 15-yearold son asked, "Why is it that when bad things happen, we stop talking about them after a few months and just forget them? People don't even talk about the shooting in Aurora, Colorado, anymore." I explained that people really don't forget, but that life moves on, and there is so much news generated every day that some stories just fade to the background. He also offered his solution to school shootings: Have armed security guards at every school. "You may not be able to stop a gunman before he kills a few people, but you'd stop a massacre." "Nice thinking, Ben" I said, "but too expensive." Then he offered to cut back the hours of janitors to pay for the guards: "I can do with floors that aren't cleaned every day in exchange for a guard." Now we were getting somewhere. Then the golden idea: Cross-train the janitors in armed self defense. Getting closer brown Mercedes convertible (very Hart to Hart). You are in a blood-red vintage YSL tuxedo jacket with tails and some Haider Ackermann cigarette pants. We all know that platforms are the equivalent of having a tramp-stamp tattoo around your ankle, so you are in some chic Blahnik wispy-thin heels. It's that great moment in fashion where anything goes and accessories are key, so 10 strands of Chanel pearls with your easy day hair ... perfection. Me? I am channeling Palm Beach meets Downton Abbey with a green cape and pink pants. Led Zeppelin is playing in the background as we make our entrance. I hope I come to such bliss next week and will be sure to send you pics if that occurs." How can one not rise to such inspiration? An inspired 2013 to each and every reader. Holly Moore, editor in chief holly@papercitymag.com JANUARY 2013 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL Jim Kastleman, publisher jim@papercitymag.com Under Their Thumb RANKIN in this ISSUE … I'd certainly like to see a forum of parents and administrators and police come up with solutions that could indeed mitigate these tragedies. Perhaps we can take a clue from the Israelis: Let your off-duty police and soldiers carry their guns with them — unconcealed. I have to say that it's a fairly comforting sight to walk down a street in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem and see assault rifles strapped on the backs of these men and women (of course, the older vets carry sidearms — much more elegant). Hopefully the New Year will wash away the sadness — and we will not forget the loss of young lives — but let there be the new beginning of hope and excitement that a virgin year offers. Let us improve our lives, the society around us, relationships, business — everything. Nothing is impossible in the year ahead! © BRYAN ADAMS M y wish for 2013 is for everyone to be inspired. I asked our fabulous Dallas editor, Amy Adams, what she was inspired by. "I love an informed opinion. It's irrelevant whether I agree with it or not … I just adore being around anyone who has taken the time to become knowledgeable on a given subject, be it contemporary photography, '80s hip-hop, Pedro Almodovar's films, South African wine or the best way to avoid getting struck by lightning. Perhaps the best aspect of inspiration is that it can strike you anyplace, anywhere — a constant reminder that approaching life with eyes (and ears) wide open ensures you'll never get bored. Or be boring." Then I spoke to Billy Fong, our style contributing editor, whose loose hold on reality and talon-like grip on style I am constantly inspired by. Here's a snippet of a recent e-mail he sent to me: "Wish you were coming with me to Art Basel. It's like a Fellini film, and I will set the scene for the two of us ... We show up at the Vernissage in a vintage chocolate- 4, 6 POP. C U LTU R E. G O SSI P. 13 8 Party: Saks Fifth Avenue's Catwalk for a Cure Decoration: What's new in the design world 15 Inside the Head of: Accessorizing with Charming Charlie 18 20 16 Parties: Leonard Rutan's 25th anniversary; Biscuit's festive opening; Dress for Success celebrates Party: Kelly Klein book signing at Chateau Domingue Party: Una Notte in Italia at Festari for Men Design: The country nest of designer Ashley Putman 29 Social Calendar: Your go-to guide to spring's top events Rolling Stones Mick Icon girl's T-shirt, through rollingstones.com A Shopping We Will Go Rendering of River Oaks District Bryan Adams, London, 2011 Rolling Stones in Green Park, London, January 11, 1967 Mick Jagger, arguably the greatest front man of the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time, rocks us into the New Year. On December 15, he and his Rolling Stones played their final show in Newark, New Jersey. This is meant to be their last show ever, but rumor has it they may extend their "50 and Counting" tour into 2013. Stay tuned. We'll be on the front row. Let us take you back to how it all began … On July 12, 1962, these genii played their first live gig, in London at The Marquee Club. It was a smoky, intimate, underground bar where up-and-coming bands such as Pink Floyd, The Who and Led Zeppelin performed for decades. Flash forward: The Stones have been pretty busy in the last six months. Since toasting their 50th, they've played a surprise show in Paris, released a documentary (Crossfire Hurricane directed by Brett Morgan) and debuted a new single, "Doom and Gloom." Joshua Siegel, associate curator at the Museum of Modern Art, Department of Film, also culled through the museum's archives to mount "The Rolling Stones: 50 Years on Film," which screened at MoMA late last year. There's even a Rolling Stones app, where you can watch performances, read up on the latest Stones news and listen to their music. Their Web site offers the ultimate fix, including shopping — from collectible lithos to rock-royalty tees emblazoned with Mick's visage (rollingstones.com). And, for our cover, who better to document Sir Mick than musician and lensman Bryan Adams, whose portraits of the famous and infamous — including head-turners Victoria Beckham, Lindsay Lohan and Lana Del Ray — have appeared on pages and covers from Tatler to Esquire and are showcased (and for sale) this month in Dallas at The Goss-Michael Foundation in the "Exposed" exhibition, based on Adams' volume of the same name (through February 8). His portrait of Sir Mick rocks our January cover, continuing a tradition of artists collaborating with PaperCity, from The Art Guys to William Wegman. We can only say, "Rock on!" On the cover: Bryan Adams' Sir Mick Jagger, New York, 2008. Archival pigment print, edition 1/7, 41 3/8 x 55 1/8 inches; $10,000. ©Bryan Adams. BryanAdams.com. Photographs in limited editions of seven, $6,000 to $20,000, at The Goss-Michael Foundation, 1405 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas, 214.696.0555; gossmichaelfoundation.org. Shadi Jam and Catherine D. Anspon JANUARY | PAGE 4 | 2013 Rumored to be opening at River Oaks District: a threestory Hermès flagship, Roberto Cavalli, Dior, Akris, Tom Ford, John Lobb. What else we love: Valet parking in key areas, but you can call for your car from any location at the center. Sixty percent of the retail stores are new to Houston, and all the restaurants are new to the city. Holly Moore KATE STUKENBERG By the numbers: 650,000 square feet of retail, office, restaurant, luxury apartments, of which 270,000 square feet will be luxury retail and restaurants, 99,000 square feet of office space, 279 luxury residential apartments. New York restaurant Le Bilboquet has purportedly signed, as has Le Colonial restaurant. Five to six more restaurants are being considered, all with outdoor seating. iPic Theaters, What we do know: The façades will be white marble and which is known for its luxury cinema seating (fully reclinable Texas limestone in grays and creams, with oak trees providing seats, pillows, food and drink service) and cocktail lounge, shade — 60 mature oak trees will be planted for immediate has also signed. atmosphere. "When we are done," says managing director of the Houston project Greg Wattson, "it will look like we Now for what you've been waiting for … the retail have been here 20 years." stores. The Oliver McMillan people will not release a thing. Slooooooowly we are prying information from the OliverMcMillan Company, the firm that is developing and leasing the new River Oaks District, a 650,0000-squarefoot prodigious shopping and entertainment development opening late 2014 on Westheimer bordered by Westcreek Lane to the west and Bettis Drive to the north.