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IT'S THE KARL LAGERFELD Paris-Bombay SHOW THE KAISER BRINGS HIS BLOCKBUSTER CHANEL RUNWAY SHOW, MÉTIERS D'ART, TO DALLAS THIS DECEMBER. C hanel's Métiers d'Art runway show is not the spring collection nor the fall collection. It's a once-a-year extreme production designed to showcase the finest of Chanel's creation, highlighting the historic, small French workrooms that produce couture-level featherwork (Lemarie), millinery (Michel), jewelry (Goosens), buttons (Desrues), fabric flowers and plants (Guillet), embroidery (Lesage) and bootmaking (Massaro). Chanel has brought these seven houses under its corporate Karl wing to protect Lagerfeld them from extinction, to preserve and nurture their valuable and irreplaceable heritage and consummate creativity. For what would Chanel be without its camellias, two-tone shoes, boaters, gilded chains and rich embroidery. Previous Métiers d'Art extravaganzas have occurred in the ruins of Linlithgow Palace in Scotland, where Mary, Queen of Scots was born. For another Métiers, Lagerfeld jetted to the Far East, seating a thousand guests on a darkened pontoon boat in the Huangpu River overlooking the city of Shanghai's impressive skyline. Even when Lagerfeld hosted Métiers d'Art in Paris, the opulence knew no bounds, as any guest at the Paris-Bombay collection can attest: All were seated for high tea at elaborate tables that crafted a runway, and dined during the show. A small silver train with interlocking CC's circled the tables carrying decanters of liquor. And then there were the shows in Moscow, the gardens of Versailles and Venice. So, why Dallas? We can hardly hazard a guess, except that cities such as Dallas and Houston are the new American cities — sparkling with opportunity, creativity and power. It's anyone's guess where the Dallas stage will be set (they're not telling), but you can bet it will be spectacular if its design is anywhere within the spectrum of previous productions. And the scene and setting naturally foretell the collection theme. Linlithgow Palace was all tartans and ruffs; Paris-Bombay was turbans and tikkas, maharajas and churidars. And Dallas Word on Elizabethstreet.com, an inspiring website for stylish young mothers, has expanded to Houston and Dallas. The site, which began in New York City in 2012 and has subsequently launched in posh cities the world over from Los Angeles to London, Paris to Tokyo, profiles tastemaker mothers for their personal tips on the best in culture, fashion and lifestyle happenings that are family-friendly, too. "I believe Texas women take their style and lifestyle seriously but they are also women who care about their families and about charity. These are the key elements to becoming an Elizabeth Street Mom," says founder Emanuele Della Valle, son of Diego Della Valle, owner of the famous Tod's label. Some of the Dallas mothers featured on the Web site include stylist Christine Visneau, author and TV host Kimberly Schlegel Whitman and Little Bean children's shop owner Bianca Colgin; their top choices will be displayed on the site in an array of forms, from their profiles to street style diaries and the perfect weekend itinerary. elizabethstreet.com. Kate Stukenberg Elizabeth Street Case in Point L ouis Vuitton was founded in 1854 as a trunk-making business, establishing itself with a lightweight, air-tight rectangular trunk covered in waterproof Trianon canvas that could be stacked — a novel idea at the time, as luggage until then had been designed more like a coffin, domed to prevent water damage. By 1913, the Vuitton luggage business had grown into the largest travel-goods company of its time. Today you're more likely (or should we say lucky) to find a heavy Vuitton trunk used as a coffee table than as actual luggage, and Vuitton itself has moved on to create more modern collections of luxury suitcases and accessories. Case in point: the newest travel piece, a four-wheeled trolley bag called the Zephyr is not only multidirectional, lightweight and stitched to perfection, but it's the first branded thermo-compressed canvas luggage. What does designer Marc Jacobs know about thermo compression? He knows it combines excellent canvas skills with supreme elasticity that feels great to the touch and absorbs shocks. Long story short: This fourwheeler is ready for the road. Zephyr 55 $3,450, Zephyr 70 $4,250, at the Louis Vuitton boutique. Kate Allen Stukenberg will be … No, it is not Paris-Édimbourg possible. It will be something we have never imagined. But all the elaborate production aside, the spectacular clothing is the heart of the show. And how often does a city get to play a lead role in a fashion collection. Will Karl be here? You bet your chaussures. Chanel Métiers d'Art, coming December 2013 to Dallas. Kate Stukenberg Paris-Bombay ParisBombay Here to STAY The only thing worse than a lipstick-smudged champagne flute is an errant flash of crimson across a pearly white. With its dual-wand Aqua Rouge Waterproof Lip Color, Make Up For Ever eliminates both beauty faux pas forever. Other brands may give lip service to long-wearing benefits, but we can vouch that this innovative formulation won't budge until it's met your oil-based makeup remover. Even better, you can get three different looks from a single tube: matte, soft stain and a full-tilt gloss that resembles vinyl. And with eye-popping colors ranging from pomegranate to an electrified baby pink, we'll be kissing our boring nudes buhbye. $24, at Make Up For Ever, Sephora. Lacy Ball Fast Times Paris-Édimbourg ParisBombay Paris-Édimbourg A Capsule(ating) Collection Fashion boutique Alexis Bittar long spear Intermix is known for encrusted mixing it up, carrying necklace, the likes of established $155 designers Stella McCartney, Missoni and Diane von Furstenberg alongside emerging talent such as Carven, A.L.C. and L'Agence. This year, the retailer celebrates 20 stylish years with a capsule collection of just that: chic, of-themoment must-haves from designers you've loved for a long time and some new stylish names you might not know ... yet. What grabbed us? We covet the intricately embroidered J.Brand jeans, and from a designer you may not know, it would have to be the Ohne Titel graphic print shift dress. Intermix 20th Anniversary Capsule Collection $155 to $1,700, at the Intermix boutique; intermixonline.com. Megan Pruitt Winder One of the greatest travesties of the past decade has been the perceived obsolescence of the gentleman's timepiece. Men — who, incidentally, BRM MK44 should always wear watches — have sadly taken to relying upon phones and other electronic paraphernalia for their time-telling needs. Fortunately, there are ways to buck this unattractive trend, most Ohne Titel turquoise printed shift dress, $498 notably from Bernard Richards Manufacture. Each year, BRM hand North America owner Frédéric Gasser assembles roughly 2,000 watches in a has established U.S. headquarters in workshop located just outside Paris. Each Dallas and has most recently partnered is designed with a racing aesthetic in with Park Cities Porsche to develop mind — details are inspired by high-end exclusive up-to-the-minute styles. $3,000 European sports cars, WWII fighter craft and to $150,000; information 214.235.9127; other high-performance machinery — and Vuitton Zephyr55 brm-manufacture.com. Matt Alexander can also be completely customized. BRM