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Coming to Town Houston native Casey Larkin Blond launched Mr. Larkin as a ready-to-wear collection but put the project on hold while she built a family and established new roots in the EU. She relaunched Mr. Larkin as an online shop, selling a curious and curated assortment of brands sourced from L.A. to Europe. Now through December 21, she's having her first go at brick-and-mortar with a pop-up shop in West University, around the corner from Tiny's No. 5. Here, she stocks well-crafted and handmade women's clothing, accessories, home and children's items — designer names such as Rachel Comey, Nanushka, Dusen Dusen, Coral & Tusk and The Boyscouts, plus the label that started everything, Mr. Larkin. It's a small world, after all. 3622 University Blvd., 415.734.8572; mrlarkin.net. Megan Pruitt Winder Valentino Flips for Havaianas W jewels, December 6 – 7; designer Gemma Kahng, December 12 – 13; and Vincent Peach and his jewels, December 19 – 20 … Neiman Marcus news: The Galleria retailer will keep you holiday-ready with a posh PAs: Roland Mouret and his collection, December 3; jewelry designer Robert Lee Morris, December 11; jewelry designer Linda Bergman, December 13 – 14; Devon Leigh and her jewels, December 19. In other news, Neiman's has selected the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, as the 2013 Heart of Neiman Marcus nonprofit partner. Through December 24, 10 percent of sales generated from items in the Ken Downing Gift Collection support the museum's mission of making art available to children of all ages … Masterson Designs debuts a new jewelry collection of hand-dripped art glass in a brilliant shade of Royal Blue. We're having visions of Diana and Kate … Catching up with Zadok Jewelers: Zadok's has added jewelry by designer Pomellato and Carelle to its vitrines. Bring the kids to the jewelry haven for a Lemonade Day book signing with Lisa Holthouse, author of It All Started with a Turtle, December 6, 3 to 5 pm. And don't miss Zadok's gift-savvy All That Glitters trunk show, December 6 – 7, where JJ Number 8 and Sutra, as well as reps from Mikimoto, Yvel, JB Star, Goshwara, Dior and Ulysse Nardin, will help you pick holiday gifts. Zadok's Switzerland in Houston Watch Fair, December 13 – 14, showcases 25 renowned Swiss brands. Limited editions and Museum Collection watches will be on view … December 5 – 6, Elizabeth Anthony/Esther Wolf hosts a PA with designer Kevan Hall (spring eveningwear) and Erickson Beamon jewels. Megan Pruitt Winder Gallery Jatad's Lisa Qualls and Matt Scheiner with Bamana Chi Wara pair of headdresses from Mali A priceless gift for the decorating devotee. Design legend Mario Buatta will be at Tootsies signing his lavish new book Mario Buatta: Fifty years of American Decoration, Wednesday, December 11, 6 to 8 pm. RSVP to curatebooks@papercitymag.com. If you cannot attend, order a book by December 10 and you may have the book signed and inscribed to whomever you wish. Order through curatebooks@papercitymag.com. Tootsies, 2601 Westheimer in West Ave, 713.629.9990. Mario Buatta O Andrew Wyeth's In the Orchard, 1972, at Meredith Long & Company An American Master ne of the inimitable talents of the 20th century, Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) was a painter who redefined American art with his way with watercolor; he was also an unerring image-maker, the conjurer of Christina's World and the stirring nudes of Helga. Now a rare exhibition at Meredith Long & Company brings to light a cache of works owned by the Wyeth family never before shown in one group. Spanning more than five decades, the watercolors and drawings date from 1940 into the artist's later years. Subjects reveal Wyeth's intimate connection to the land and his community, painted near his homes in Maine and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania: landscapes including some haunting snow scenes, nudes highlighted by delicate renderings of Helga, figure studies and early marine views. December 5 – January 19, at Meredith Long & Company; meredithlonggallery.com. Catherine D. Anspon Say Hello to African with a Side of Contemporary O ne of the most nuanced art spaces in town promulgates the Menil-established mission of exhibiting African sculpture not in an anthropological context, but by placing it side-by-side with work by Western creatives. We're enchanted by the newly minted Gallery Jatad, which revives a 1930sera neighborhood micro shopping center near the Museum District, reinventing it into a storefront gallery. Weeks after our photo shoot, however, it shuttered due to fire in a nearby retail space. Now the owners are back like a phoenix and have reopened — Houston artist Lisa Qualls, known for her exquisite realist drawings, and husband, Matt Scheiner, a collector/ curator with four decades of expertise whose day job is as an energy executive. Together they curate a powerful, ever-changing collection of sub-Saharan African artworks (dating from the 1700s to the 20th century, including works by Senufo, Bamana, Yoruba and Dogon tribes) exhibited alongside cutting-edge contemporary. Upcoming: Jimmy Pena's haunting drawings on found wood panels, imbued with quiet beauty (reception Saturday, December 7, 3 to 6 pm, through January 18). Catherine D. Anspon Fred Leighton Iconic NY jeweler and red-carpet favorite Fred Leighton's vintage and estate jewelry is now carried exclusively in Houston at Deutsch & Deutsch. The curated collection encompasses designs from the 19th and 20th centuries — think Victorian to Art Deco, retro to modern, rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and brooches, many signed Circa-1925 platinum brooch with 2 carats by the greatest jewelry makers in history. To of emeralds and 1.25 carats of pave keep things fresh, Fred diamonds, $12,000 Leighton circulates its bedazzling baubles among its boutique partners, so best to snap up quickly what sparkles at you. Deutsch & Deutsch, 3747 Westheimer, 713.627.7787; deutschjewelers.com. Kate Stukenberg It's a December to remember as Houston literally lights & Mistletoe celebration. Indulge in cocktails and bites, and maybe up for the holidays. Monday, December 2, AIDS even sneak a kiss under the mistletoe. PaperCity media sponsor Foundation Houston holds its annual World AIDS (Whitney Schovajsa; sschovajsa@thehealthmuseum.org) … Day Luncheon at the Westin Galleria. Co-chairs Travis Sunday, December 15, don't miss the Houston Symphony's Torrence and KPRC weatherman Frank Billingsley Centennial Magical Musical Morning. Join chairs Mary Ann forecast a fabulous function with a champagne recepand David McKeithan, Mary Lynn McKeithan Khater, Missy tion, lunch and keynote speaker Phill Wilson, national McKeithan Burke and Megan McKeithan Rosell at River Oaks activist and Black AIDS Institute president/CEO; honorCountry Club for family-friendly fun. PaperCity ary chair Jessica Rossman (713.623.6796, ext. media sponsor (713.238.1485; 225; goinesr@afhhouston.org) … Tuesday, specialevents@houston December 3, bring your holiday shopsymphony.org). ping list to West Ave for a Winter Erin Oppenheim Wishes evening, 6 to 7:30 pm. PaperCity editors will be on hand to help you curate everything you need for holiday festivities (rsvp@papercitymag.com). Also December 3, dash over to The Houston Design Center for Deck the Tables Holiday Tabletop Tour. Author and party planner extraordinaire Annette Joseph speaks and signs her new volume, Picture Perfect Parties, amidst the deckedout holiday tables (713.864.2660; the houstondesigncenter. com) … Wednesday, December 4, mix and mingle at the home of Rosemarie and Matt Johnson as they host and chair Legacy Community Health Services' annual Holiday Schmooze. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres by Jackson and Company. PaperCity media properties. discretion. sponsor (832.548.5257; galstot@ legacycommunityhealth.org) … MecoMproperties.coM Thursday, December 5, stir things up at 713.558.3318 Américas restaurant with The Health Museum's Young Professionals Circle for the annual Martinis Social Whirl Whimsical toyshop The Land of Nod brings a lot of cheer with a pop-up shop in Galleria level 2, just outside Nordstrom, through January 26. The shop offers exclusive toys, holiday decor, from personalized stockings to garland and ornaments, as well as limited selection of furnishings such as the infamous Nod chair… Tootsies welcomes Claudia Lobao and her SHAU LIN HON e have to admit, Valentino Garavani's sandal collaboration with Brazilian sandal sensation Havaianas caught us a bit off-guard. The design house hasn't been involved in the ubiquitous high-low collaborations that so many other designers have. But this doesn't mean we're any less excited about the pairing. We're flipping out for the luxe flip-flops, made with the characteristic Havaianas rubber sole but accented in Valentino's camouflage prints with Rockstud spikes and colorful crocodile straps. Valentino x Havaianas limited-edition capsule collection for men and women, from $295, at the Valentino boutique. Anna Schuster The Prince of Chintz KENNON EVETT Mr. Larkin's luxury DECEMBER | PAGE 8 | 2013 utmost