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O nce in a blue moon — perhaps in this case, la lune — a party c o m p l e t e l y exceeds your expectations. The Conservatory always throws a fabulous soirée; in fact, the new series of events titled Tique (a riff on the Teak Room) that launched last spring has the best guest list around. But the week of the Dallas Museum of Art's inaugural Collection Gala, The Conservatory's night dubbed Nina (as in Ricci) was the place to be. Many a known out-of- towner comes to Dallas for our marquee events, and such was the case when Harris Reed, creative director of Nina Ricci, landed with his team and his latest coffee-table tome — a gift for guests. Fluid: A Fashion Revolution (Abrams, 2024) is a richly illustrated journey into his designs, as well as his philosophy that fluid is the future of fashion. Holding court in a cozy tucked-away banquette was artist and pop culture commentator Ashley Longshore — a girl who is always at the ready with off-the-cuff one-liners and spotlight-worthy outfits. And society scribe and architectural features writer David Nash arrived with his bestie, recent San Fran-to-Dallas transplant Lisa Zabelle. Nights Paris & a Coup de Grâce By Billy Fong. Photography Chase Hall and Bruno Snap the Picture. (Continued) Lucy Liu Carlotta Lennox K.T. Hollinger K.T. Hollinger Catalina Gonzalez Jorba Phyllis Kao Eileen Alter, Harris Reed Jérôme Duhamel Ashley Longshore Nina at The Conservatory Nina at The Conservatory 38