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life. Before we end the year, Max Trowbridge I would like to introduce our new social editor, Jane Rozelle (jane@papercitymag.com) — a native Dallasite and graduate of the Episcopal School of Dallas. Back in town with her family after two exciting years working in the entertainment industry in L.A., Jane is no stranger to the Dallas scene, and this girl about town will be out and about. As the holiday season swoops in and festive cheer and merriment begins, enjoy your family, loved ones and good friends. We all have much to be thankful for, living in this amazing, vibrant city. I wish you all a very Happy New Year! Max Trowbridge Dallas Editor in Chief max@papercitymag.com DECEMBER 2013 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL in this ISSUE 4, 6, 8, POP. CULT U R E . G O S S I P. 10 12 22 20 Fashion: Cocktail rings 24 Party: J. McLaughlin opening in Preston Center 26 33 Jimmy Choo collaboration between Dallas blogger Hanh Merriman of life-intravel.com and Aspenbased jewelry line The Woods, exclusively at Forty Five Ten, is a series of limited-edition pieces that brilliantly mix diamonds with colored gems in designs conceived by Merriman. Inspired by the natural world and Merriman's own spirituality, the collection riffs off The Woods' oneof-a-kind, vintage-inspired work, creating an edginess that reflects her own fashion boundaries. $600 to $2,200, at Forty Five Ten. Michelle Aviña Diamond snake ring $1,760 Design: The oeuvre of sculptor George Sellers 40 Iconic Vuitton Pick of the New: Fresh places to shop, gaze and graze Style: Five Dallas game changers Chapter Two, Page One B Jim Kastleman Publisher jim@papercitymag.com The Woods X Gift Guide: A PC Holiday: Our editors' picks for holiday gifting 52 titled "The Connected Jim Kastleman Marketing Framework — How to Build a Connected Brand Through Content Integration and Social Media Marketing." Many clients and prospects attended, and the talks were great successes. This is something beyond the page that I have wanted to offer our clients, to help them grow their business by teaching some things we know as media and marketing professionals. Expect to see more of this going forward as we forge our path ahead to make our brand more effective and relevant to our partners' brands. Finally, we are just about fully subscribed to our reader survey. Help us oversubscribe (the more responses, the better, I'm told) by going to pcdallassurvey.com. It takes less than five minutes to complete. If you choose to include your name, you could be one of three folks who win a $500 gift card to Neiman Marcus. Have an outstanding holiday season! A Parties: First Look and TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art Design: Textile designer Lisa Fine's Turtle Creek aerie T he past few years in the media/magazine business have been replete with dialogue about the effectiveness of magazines and the direction magazine companies should take to provide clients with the most-balanced mechanisms to connect with the magazine brand's readers. Is it to build digital formats — website, social media, e-commerce? Integrated content? We think about this a lot, and I've pushed my publishing team to become well-rounded media professionals, rather than just ad salespeople. The healthy bounce in ad pages that we've enjoyed post-recession — along with the sheer success stories of our advertisers — confirms that print is not dead (at least not in our format/ genre), but I know we can do more. Earlier this year, I hired a gal from Hearst Magazines in New York, Jackie Effenson, to be our first director of integrated marketing. Jackie has been crafting creative multidimensional solutions and offerings for our clients and working very closely with Kate Stukenberg, our executive fashion and digital editor, to evaluate and formulate our digital experience. Back in October, we held breakfasts in both Dallas and Houston Hanh Merriman Party: Fêting Tom Ford opening Style: Karl Lagerfeld 14 SIMON GENTRY WILLIAM BICHARA O ur cover ebulliently explains everything. Dallas is quite literally holding its breath … the anticipation, the excitement … The fashion world descends upon Dallas Tuesday, December 10, for the arrival of Karl Lagerfeld and the Chanel Métiers d'Art runway show. Hotels are full and restaurants booked; the buzz in this city will be electrifying with celebs, media mavens and paparazzi. The annual storytelling and pageantry of this exquisite show honors the craftsmanship of Chanel couture, and Karl honors Dallas as his chosen city. This issue is pure opulence. Drool over the decadent baubles in our jewelry feature, and check your holiday wish list with our gift guide, carefully curated by the editorial team. We also admire the gilded life and charm of artisan and sculptor George Sellers, while textile talent Lisa Fine shares the richness of her continent-hopping rian Bolke, the prescient purveyor of luxury and Forty Five Ten catalyst, has opened Chapter Two, a bookshop adjacent to his Number One organic cafe and retail boutique in Highland Park Village. The space stocks fashion, design, art and architecture tomes, as well as hard-to-find international magazines. We'll be turning over a new leaf. 2 Highland Park Village, 214.520.0101. M id-century French designer Charlotte Perriand was the embodiment of the modern woman from the 1920s through the '60s, in sweeping areas of influence; she was an architect, designer, urban planner and photographer who broke away from conventions. Perpetually inspired by the idea of functional modernity, and working under Le Corbusier, her design aesthetic was elegant, functional, spare and timeless. As the inspiration for Louis Vuitton's new Icons collection of ready-to-wear and accessories, Perriand's life and work — null of superfluous details, but beautiful all the same — is reimagined as gingham-print and solid silk trousers, dresses, shorts and tops, leather skirts and jackets, a trench coat, swimsuit, silk evening gown and Damier-print handbags. Details are spare and functional — invisible zippers, reversibility and multiple functions, including a travel-friendly jacket with removable sleeves. Just like Perriand's modular creations, the collection pinpoints the indispensable and allows for a range of possibilities. At the Louis Vuitton boutique. Kate Stukenberg