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SCENES FROM TEXAS DESIGN WEEK DALLAS W hat: Salon talk, afternoon wine, and book signing w i t h A l e x a H a m p t o n a t Visual Comfort. T a k e a w a y : "Thank you, margarita vineyards, and welcome to my high-heeled book tour," said the famously witty Alexa Hampton. The daughter of legendary designer Mark Hampton, the erudite designer had the audience in the palm of her hand. What: Design legend Vicente Wolf at Laura Lee Clark Showroom. Takeaway: "When I travel, I really see things," said Vicente Wolf. "It opens my imagination." His legion of clients include Twyla Tharp, Clive Davis, Prince and Princess von Furstenberg, Carl Bernstein, Preston Bailey, Ralph Pucci, and Julianna Margulies. What: Cocktails, discussion, and book signing with design sensation Sara Story at MOUS. Takeaway: Tanner Moussa, co-owner of MOUS showroom, and Sara Story sat on stage like two old college friends giddy to see each other. Story, who grew up in Dallas, shared images of her stunning Texas Hill Country ranch, which appears in her first book, The Art of Home: Sara Story (Rizzoli). Doniphan Moore, Tanner Moussa Erin Till, Shaun Thompson at MOUS Ginger Curtis Joshua Rice at MOUS Shawna Kuykendall, Hannah White, Ginny Bond Ginny Bond-Fein, Joyce Fox at Visual Comfort Jean Liu, Katherine Nicholson, Maura Houchard Javier Burkle at MOUS Mackenzie Moussa Lewis Sara Story at MOUS John Bobbitt, Jakub & Gosia Staron at Laura Lee Clark Showroom Alexa Hampton, Grace Hiller at Visual Comfort Alexa Hampton in Halloween face at Visual Comfort Vicente Wolf, Laura Lee Clark at Laura Lee Clark Showroom (Continued) 85