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OBSESSIONS. DECORATION. SALIENT FACTS. T exas Design Week Dallas is a fantastic week of design filled with salon talks, panel discussions, book signings, product launches, and cocktails w i t h s o m e o f t h e most recognized names in design and architecture, with the Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas and President's Dinner aligning during the same week. C ome September, we suspect this column m i g h t b e s e v e r a l pages long, given all the premieres that are looming, including more details about Hermès opening in its larger Highland Park Village space in 2027. Retail: Also at Highland Park Village, the Gabriela Hearst pop-up remains at least through September … NorthPark Center has three exciting new debuts that will likely be open by the time you read this: Much-adored Jimmy Choo opens across from Louis Vuitton, Alo Yoga opens in the luxury corridor between Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, and Sézane, the first French fashion brand born online (in 2013), opens its second Texas outpost (the first is in Austin). Later this summer, watch for the NorthPark openings of Lafayette 148, L'Agence, and Maison Francis Kurkdjian. Social: We've reached the finish line of the spring season of trunk shows, charity lunches, and black-tie galas — but here's one event not to miss before jetting off to Jackson Hole or Georgica Pond. In celebration of Pride Month, the Dallas Arts District Pride Block Party is set for Friday, June 19. This free, inclusive event encompasses programs at the Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas Museum of Art, and Nasher Sculpture Center from 6 pm to midnight. Pride- themed tours, performances, films, gourmet food trucks, makers (and plenty of shakers, we imagine), and a community mural, all pop up while you mingle with local artists. You'll catch us line-dancing with the Round-Up Saloon house dancers, who will also be on hand that evening. (That's our local watering hole that I affectionately call Brokeback Mountain Live.) This event is one of four tent-pole events at the Dallas Arts District Fest welcoming the World Cup 2026. Billy Fong 36 Save the Dates Designers and architects confirmed to speak and sign their new books at Texas Design Week Dallas 2026 include: Kit Kemp, London; Ken Fulk, San Francisco; Shea McGee, Utah; Simon Upton, London; Douglas Friedman, Marfa; Jay Jeffers, San Francisco; Nathan Turner and Annie Meyers-Shyer, L.A.; Young Huh, NYC; Dara Caponigro, Frederic magazine; Benjamin Reynaert, Elle Decor; Elizabeth Lawrence, Williams Lawrence, NYC; Damian Samora, Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, NYC; Pulp Design Studios, Dallas, Seattle; and Cathy Kincaid, Dallas, with many more names to come. Tickets to Texas Design Week Dallas go on sale in September. Go to texasdesignweek.com to sign up for updates. For information and sponsorships, email events@texasdesignweek.com. Texas Design Week Dallas is Monday Through Friday, November 9 through 13, 2026. Buzz Michael S. Smith, 2024 Pierre Frey, 2023 Brigette Romanek, Jake Arnold, 2024 Corey Damen Jenkins, Spring 2026 Nate Berkus, Spring 2026 Mark Sikes, Jan Showers, 2024 JORDAN GEIBEL