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SCENE COCKTAILS AND CONVERSATION WITH ST. JOHN AND PAPERCITY: Photography Jonathan Zizzo Claire Grant Maggie Kipp What: To celebrate the launch of the Foundation Collection from St. John, PaperCity's Billy Fong gathered a panel of notable Dallas women — Kit Sawers, president of Klyde Warren Park; Alysa Teichman, vice president of business development at Ylang 23 and president of luxury piercing concept Wildlike; and Sharon Lee Clark, interior designer and founder of Krane Home — to talk life, careers, and the art of dressing. Where: St. John's newly minted Dallas store. The luxury American fashion brand known for its elegant women's knitwear recently made the move to NorthPark Center. Said: "I feel so free here. You can show up to Bistro 31 in a gown or pajamas, and no one would bat an eye. To me, Dallas is the promised land." — Sharon Lee Clark, recent transplant to Dallas from Los Angeles "Women here bring their fashion A-game — and they enjoy doing it. No one is telling you to move to Dallas. You come here because you want to." — Kit Sawers "You see all the trends in Dallas." — Alysa Teichman ON DRESSING AND DALLAS Shelby Foster, Meredith Hays Kit Sawers Laura Koonsman Sharon Lee Clark Alysa Teichman Joanne Teichman Melinda Knowles, Dani Grande Billy Fong Laura Koonsman Liz Naftalis Margaret Stafford, Piper Wyatt 39