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Swans ASSEMBLE! C rystal Charity Ball — the most glamorous start to Dallas' chock-full fall social season — recently hosted its 52nd Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas, a fashion show and luncheon showcasing Carolina Herrera as this year's designer. The brand's creative director, Wes Gordon, attended the cherished event, fresh from debuting his Spring/Summer 2027 collection at New York Fashion Week three days prior. This year's fundraiser, executed to perfection by chair Kim Quinn, felt particularly poignant as it was held for the last time at Neiman Marcus' downtown Dallas flagship, which closed permanently on September 30. (The event will, of course, continue.) Last year, I offered my own cinematic valediction to the store that raised me. Certainly, none of us let it go lightly. While bittersweet, the mood was cheerful and bright — just like the fashion Gordon sent down the runway. In case you're unfamiliar with Crystal Charity Ball, Dallas' grande dame of fundraising organizations hosts two annual events that are considered canons in Dallas' social register: the 10 Best Dressed Women of Dallas Fashion Show and Luncheon in the fall and the annual ball in early December. Since 1952, Crystal Charity Ball has distributed more than $209 million to 160 children's charities in Dallas County. The committee will celebrate its donors at the Hilton Anatole on Saturday, December 12, when chairman Jennifer Dix hosts the annual ball, themed "Joy for the World." PaperCity is profiling the ladies of honor online this fall, beginning with Hall of Fame Honoree Tavia Hunt and honorary chairman Nancy A. Nasher — the latter, only the eighth person to hold the distinction in the event's 52-year history. By Melissa Smrekar. Photography Tamytha Cameron and Celeste Cass. (Continued) Honorees Felicia Powell, Haley Anderson, honorary chairman Nancy A. Nasher Hall of Fame honoree Tavia Hunt, honorees Katherine Wyker, Erin Mathews Back row: Honorees Jacquelin Sewell Atkinson, Shelby Goff, Julie Bagley Shannon Graham, Tracey Kozmetsky, Tracy Lange Mia Blanton, Luke Lange Cheryl Han, Jodi Kahn Armed and ready Shelby Goff, Haley Anderson Jacquelin Sewell Atkinson 64