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JIM GRAHAM Lagos: The Legend Steven Lagos On the occasion of his 35th anniversary, Catherine D. Anspon talks shop with jeweler Steven Lagos at the place where it all began: Neiman Marcus Houston Galleria. Your first Neiman���s trunk show? employing gold and in this case hand-carved jade and diamonds. My first PA at Neiman Marcus was at this store. I���ve been coming here for 25 years, and I consider myself a Texan. Texas is probably one of the top jewelry markets in the country. As a jewelry designer, this is nirvana. I love doing big jewelry, so I come down here with the things I���ve made, and the comment is: ���Can you make this bigger?��� This is actually where my roots were. I only did gold jewelry for the first 10 years. And then I started doing the Caviar design in sterling when the price of gold shot up in the ���80s. And that design really took off and became such a big part of the business ��� The new Couture collection ��� These are special, rare materials [used to] create pieces that are limited-edition, and not part of the core Lagos line, but [in this case] formed from hand-carved jade, diamonds and 18K gold. Your philosophy on jewelry. It���s actually super interesting. Jewelry is part of people���s lives. So it���s not like fashion. It���s meaningful. People cherish their jewelry. I don���t think that anyone really passes their Louboutins down to their daughters and granddaughters. You know exactly where you got each piece of jewelry, when you bought it, exactly where you bought it. You know the artist, maybe even the person that sold it to you, the shop. Maybe it was a life experience or a place you were traveling. It���s that kind of a product. It really gets intertwined in people���s lives. What do you usually do when you come to our fair city? This new Asian collection feels like something from the last emperor; it���s just so sophisticated. You can picture a grand lady in a cheongsan dress wearing these. So Art Deco, old Shanghai. What inspired you to do these pieces that are so different from your other work, 2 1 Go out and eat Tex-Mex! My friend owns Berryhill���s [in Houston], which I love. But I���ve been all over town. I���ve been coming here for so long. This is like a second home. I love it. I���ve been to the rodeo ��� I have about 13 pairs of boots, so I���m official. 3 Double Takes 1. Lagos 18K-gold micro-Caviar wrap bracelet with ruby pav�� tips. 2. Lagos 18K-gold and diamond earrings with carved oval jade. 3. Lagos black-jade, 18K-gold and diamond drop earrings. All Lagos designs shown, Couture collection, through Neiman Marcus. Perfect Timing at Omega; Bathing Beauties at Waterworks PHOTOGRAPHY JAMES EDWARD, PETER LARSEN Up to the Minute Kary Brittingham at Omega Kim Whitman at Omega Michael Flores at Waterworks John Sebastian at Waterworks Patti Sebastian at Waterworks Justin Whitman at Omega Monica Hunt at Omega Ralph Bennett at Waterworks Peter Sallick at Waterworks Tracy Finch at Waterworks Elizabeth Showers at Omega Doug Florence at Omega Omega president Stephen Urquhart was the man of the hour during the opening evening of the new flagship store in NorthPark Center, which benefitted the North Texas Food Bank���s Food 4 Kids program. Guests found themselves amongst 007���s Seamaster Aqua Terra, the Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch (first worn by Buzz Aldrin in 1969) and The Ladymatic favored by Nicole Kidman, then journeyed to Kent Rathbun���s Abacus for a private dinner hosted by Urquhart. When table talk turned to bygone times we would have loved to experience, Kim Whitman mused, ���I���d say the ���40s because the fashion was so glamorous and refined.��� Hubby Justin Whitman chimed in, ���Definitely the Roman times. I love the feasts, and they knew how to live large.��� Other memorable faces: Victoria Snee, Rhonda Sargent Chambers, Clint Chaffin, Sandra Lewis, Patrick McGonigle, Cristal Rollins, Joyce Goss, and Danya Anderson. Lacy Ball Copper bathtub in Waterworks showroom Meg Florence at Omega Making a Splash As if we needed another excuse to hit the Design District on a weekly basis: Now it boasts Texas��� only stand-alone Waterworks showroom. During the opening cocktail party celebrating its relocation from Preston Center, guests trolled its 3,390 square feet and cast covetous eyes upon a handmade copper soaking tub from France and artisan-crafted Promenade tiles that require two weeks of sunlit drying time. Waterworks co-founder Barbara Sallick took a break from the action to share her favorite trends. ���I love different metals and materials mixed together in interesting and creative ways by people who are unafraid of expressing their personal style. Vintage pieces easily combine with modern ones, and the results are fresh and inspired.��� Going with the flow: Waterworks CEO Peter Sallick, George Cameron Nash, Stephani Riojas, Richard Drummond Davis, John Young, Carl Daniels, Lloyd Scott, Martha Sweezy, Larry Boerder, and David Dowler. Amy Adams Brady Wyatt at Omega Merry Wyatt at Omega Nichole Miller at Waterworks Courtney Catalfano at Waterworks MARCH | PAGE 46 | 2013 Tina Ferrara at Andrea Waterworks Smith Overly at Waterworks Julie Willenbrock at Waterworks Stephen Urquhart at Omega Jan Pruitt at Omega Gonzalo Bueno at Waterworks Christy Gatchell at Waterworks