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I t's going to be crazy busy this fall with nonstop luncheons, cocktail soirées and black-tie galas, with a few trunk shows and boutique openings thrown in. Wash, rinse, repeat. September I generally proclaim as the start of the season, as everyone has made their way back from summer homes. And this year is no different. We start the month strong with the grande dame of the charity circuit, the Crystal Charity Ball Fashion Show and Luncheon, in its swan song at downtown Neiman Marcus (which closes for good at the end of the month — unless there's another last-minute reprieve, as there was in 2025). Kim Quinn chairs the event on Thursday, September 17, with Nancy Nasher as honorary chair. Maybe I'll be seated next to you, so we can catch up on summer adventures before the latest collection from Carolina Herrera creative director Wes Gordon takes the runway …. There's another afternoon of coveted runway looks on Tuesday, September 22, at the KidneyTexas Luncheon and Fashion Show at The Ritz-Carlton Dallas, this year chaired by Therese and Courtney Rourk. Thursday, September 24, we'll see you at the Tex-Mex Fiesta, presented by the Farrah Fawcett Foundation. Continuing its run at The Rustic, this year there's a stellar local crew: chair Chuck Steelman and honorary chairs Katy and Lawrence Bock, plus a Hollywood crew of co-chairs (Donna Mills, I t's hard to keep up with all the happenings at Knox Street. Most of the impetus has been due to The Knox Hotel & Residences, Auberge Collection, the stunning new development that brings more than 100,000 square feet of best-in-class restaurants and retailers to the neighborhood. It's a joint venture between BDT & MSD, Trammell Crow Company, the owners of Highland Park Village, and The Retail Connection, anticipated to open late fall. For years, we've loved spending an afternoon strolling the stretch between the Katy Trail and I-75 — shopping Restoration Hardware, Grange Hall, and Sid Mashburn, and dining at favorite boîtes Mister Charles, Georgie, Le Bilboquet, and Anchor Sushi Bar. Now Visual Comfort & Co. lighting (see page 108) and Hart jewelry have officially moved in. Look for additional openings in September: women's clothing shops Addison Bay and ME + EM, as well as KD Biel, our go-to for design-forward living, kitchen and garden furnishings and objects sourced from around the globe. Brian Bolke's The Conservatory, opening Wednesday, November 11, is a masterful 10,000 square feet on two floors, with restaurant and terrace. More soon. By the end of 2026, you'll be shopping at Alo, Cult Gaia, Dôen, Julia Amory, Staud, Toteme, TWP, and looking for a chic new flat at The Lora luxury apartments. And for 2027, new dining options abound at Sant Ambroeus, Théa Mediterranean Rooftop, and The Main House, as well as shopping for jewels at the new Bachendorf's. BF Scenes: Where To Be Knox, Knox, Who's There Jaclyn Smith, and Alana Stewart) and honoree Marcia Cross. You have two choices to end the month strong on Saturday, September 26. If you love music, consider the Symphony Gala at the Morton H. Meyerson Convention Center. An Oscar de la Renta ball gown in midnight blue for the ladies and an onyx tuxedo for the gents would be perfect to enjoy a performance by the Dallas Symphony and Broadway icon Idina Menzel. Be sure to congratulate chairs Allison and Brett Brodnax and honorary chairs Drs. Linda L. Burk and John R. Gilmore on what will likely be another memorable evening. For those who prefer the avant-garde, also that evening is the Dallas Contemporary Gala, themed Candela and chaired by Catalina Gonzalez Jorba, Peter Augustus Owen, and Ramiro Garcia. Get ready for a weekend (there's another party the following night at the museum, titled Club Rosa) inspired by 1950s Latin America and the neon glow of Art Deco Miami. Billy Fong ALL PHOTOS TAMYTHA CAMERON, CRYSTAL CHARITY BALL 2025 56