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Holly Moore illustrate why I love Uber so much. I land at Love Field in Dallas and take a taxi. In the cab, I say "The Mansion on Turtle Creek, please." The driver asks, "What's the address?" I don't have the exact address. "Then I can't take you. You have to give me the exact address." It's the Mansion. On Turtle Creek, I repeat. "I need the address." I don't have it. "Take me back to the airport then." And he did. God, I love Uber. Alas, no Uber in Houston. Mayor Parker and the City Council have halted Uber from entering Houston for the time being. But Uber keeps trying, and, fingers crossed, they will prevail. Holly Moore Editor in chief holly@papercitymag.com DECEMBER 2013 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL in , this ISSUE 4, 6 8 , P OP. CULTUR E . G O SSIP. 10 SIMON GENTRY FULTON DAVENPORT I t's rare that something new comes along that impacts your life for more than five minutes. Uber has changed my life. It's changed my life in Dallas, New York, San Francisco, Paris and London. But not in Houston. Uber is ridiculously easy. Download the app to your phone. Hook a credit card to it. A pin shows your location. Set your destination. A black town car or SUV (always black) picks you up in a few short minutes. I don't think I have ever had an Uber car take more than five minutes to arrive. You can watch the car's progress on your screen. The driver calls you to tell you he is on his way. GPS tracking appears onscreen. Boom. Car arrives. No money changes hands. Your card is charged, including tip, and a receipt appears on your phone. It's more convenient, cleaner, more relaxing than taxi service or renting a car. Here's a story to 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 wellrounded 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 20 Style: Karl Lagerfeld 14 Jim Kastleman Publisher jim@papercitymag.com Iconic Vuitton Party: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston's Grand Gala Ball 12 in both Dallas and Jim Kastleman Houston titled "The Connected 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 pchoustonsurvey.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! Party: Houston Symphony season opener and gala with Renée Fleming Jewels: Cocktail rings 22 24 Party: Valentino luncheon kicks off Una Notte in Italia. Party: Tenenbaum's cocktails for Brilliant Lecture Series at Wortham Pick of the New: Fresh places to shop, gaze and graze 26 Parties: Neiman Marcus celebrates Stiletto Strut, Nina Ricci and Roberto Coin. 28 30 33 Parties: Saks Fifth Avenue Key to the Cure Kickoff Parties: Asprey dinner and luncheon Gift Guide: A PC Holiday: Our editors' picks for holiday gifting 54 Design: At home with Elizabeth Satel Young 60 58 Art: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston celebrates 65 years. Party: Toasting Hublot's Galleria opening at Tony's Parties: Lunching with Legacy Community Health Services and Molly Ringwald at Society for the Performing Arts 68 74 Design: The oeuvre of sculptor George Sellers 82 Party: Luxe lots at Glasstire Auction Style: Five Houston athletes on the brink 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 CALL FOR ENTRIES GOOD DESIGN DESERVES GREAT THINGS OPEN TO ALL DESIGN PROFESSIONALS PaperCity Design Awards, with The Houston Design Center, recognizes outstanding interior design, interior architecture, historical preservation and garden design. Winning entries will be recognized April 1, 2014, at a cocktail reception and will be featured in the October 2014 issue of PaperCity Home + Art issue. ELIGIBILITY: All Houston-area design professionals, without regard to professional society affiliation, are invited to participate. • Entries must be digital format with high resolution (300 dpi). Dropbox and submission instructions are on entry form located at papercitymag. com/pcdesignawards. • Judging: A panel of out-of-area design professionals have been selected by PaperCity magazine and The Houston Design Center. • To enter a project, go to http://papercitymag.com/ designawards, or e-mail holly@papercitymag.com for a form, or more information. Entry is $100 per project. • Deadline for entries is February 10, 2014.