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This was our criteria when forming our list: (1) We see them all the time at the most swellegant spots. (2) We know they're generous and want to share tips, and (3) They're witty. BRADLEY AGATHER Philanthropist, Pied Piper of cool. BRIAN BOLKE Conservatory founder with endless taste. One-half of a Dallas power couple, Bolke/ Halum (his husband, Faisal, is a super-star real estate maverick). ZOE BONNETTE It-girl who pushes avant-garde lewks on every red carpet. Part-time Round Top resident. GONZALO BUENO Jet-setting interior designer with clients spanning the globe. Co- founder of Ten Plus Three with offices in Dallas and Mexico. DAVID DROESE One-half of the Droese-Raney architecture firm with an enviable list of projects, including Forty Five Ten and José. CORNELIA GUEST Animal whisperer/activist, actress, author, former Deb of the Decade ('80s edition), daughter of C.Z. and Winston Guest, she now calls Dallas home. The consummate hostess — you'll want to get on her list for dinner parties. MAGGIE KIPP The Energizer Bunny of the Dallas charity circuit. Still always seen on the sidelines of her two girls' sporting matches. EVAN MEAGHER Butcher with a cult-like following of carnivores. Texan by way of Louisiana — his namesake meat boutique is filled with Lafayette-inspired recipes. MICHELLE NUSSBAUMER Interior designer with an elevated case of wanderlust. Queen of ikat. MISSY PECK Founder of Missy RSVP events. Pretty party perfectionist for the high-brow retail and charity circles. PAPERCITY INSIDERS CINDY RACHOFSKY Art-world dignitary frequently on the ArtNEWS Top Collector's annual list. Founder (alongside her husband) of the acclaimed TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art gala. DONALD ROBERTSON Present-day Warhol. West Coast COVID transplant. REED ROBERTSON Stylist extraordinaire at HPV, witty to a fault, and father of poodle progeny, Roo. KIT SAWERS Old-school Dallas guard and Hockaday grad. Assisted in producing 40 events for the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee and currently Klyde Warren Park president. WEEKLY RESTAURANT. Bradley Agather: R+D Kitchen. The power move: Put your name on the list (there's no such thing as "too early" here), go to the bar, and order two cocktails at a time, because by the time you finish the first, you'll still be waiting for your table, and a much longer line will have formed at the bar. (Dear PaperCity: If someone sends in a trick for shortcutting this line, do tell.) EPICURIOUS JAN SHOWERS The authority on French 1940s glamour. One of the founders of Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas. LUCIA SIMEK Interim (we're hoping permanent) director of the Dallas Contemporary. Always wearing avant-garde ensembles that look plucked from a Japanese designer's runway show. SHELLE SILLS The OG of retail strategy. Philanthropist with one of the best Rolodexes in Dallas. ROBERT WEATHERLY It-boy who should be on all your guest lists, since he's the life of the party. Dressed for every occasion. Frequent flyer. From top: Mister Charles. Café Pacific. DOUGLAS FRIEDMAN 125