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BEST DRESSED Designers. Valentino, Saint Laurent, Carolina Herrera, Milly. Fragrance. Any with the scent of gardenias. Place that inspires. As an educator, any college campus inspires me and gives hope for the future. Favorite hotel. The Carlton Cannes on the French Riviera. Favorite restaurants in the world. La Esquina in New York City, Acre in Cabo San Lucas. Houston restaurant. BCN Taste & Tradition. Can't live without. Valentino wedges. Wardrobe staple. Nude and black strappy sandals. Carbon-footprint. Recycling and updating our home for energy efficiency. Fitness. Kay Altic at Avenu in West University. Streaming. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Reading. The Personal Librarian. Books on your coffee table. Art books by artists that we collect including Angelbert Metoyer, Radcliffe Bailey, Thornton Dial, and Michael Ray Charles. Unexpected. I've recently taken up needlepoint, and I am addicted to stitching. HEIDI McDONALD SMITH In addition to serving on multiple nonprofit boards, Smith has a PhD in higher education administration Designers. Saint Laurent, Rick Owens, Sacai, Celine, C o m m e d e s G a r ç o n s , Christian Louboutin. Fragrance. Delina eau de parfum. Place that inspires. Berlin. Favorite hotel. Eilert Smith Hotel in Stavanger, Norway. Favorite restaurant in the world. Chef Christopher Haatuft's Michelin-starred Lysverket in Bergen, Norway. Houston restaurant. Aya Sushi. Can't live without. Platform heels — the higher, the better. Guilty pleasure. Herbed pommes frites and champagne are my guiltiest. Wardrobe staple. Leather shorts with leggings, blazers, and sky-high heels. Carbon-footprint. I drive an electric car. Rain barrels collect water runoff for watering plants. I have a home herb garden and consume local and seasonal products. Fitness. Workouts at The Houstonian with Eran Malone five to six days a week. Streaming. The New Look, Tokyo Vice, Lessons in Chemistry, and Endeavour. Reading. Paradise Now: The Extraordinary Life of Karl Lagerfeld by William Middleton. Unexpected. I love jigsaw puzzles. CARRIE BRANDSBERG-DAHL Lover of the performing arts, dedicated to the Houston Symphony and Houston Grand Opera Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl Carrie Brandsberg-Dahl wearing Maticevski gown, Saint Laurent crocodile glove 54 Heidi McDonald Smith wearing Jovani