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PaperCity Ad – February 2014 Trim Size: 6.21" x 6.21" Client: Mathews Nichols Group Agency: Banowetz + Company, Inc. Agency Contact: Sarah Terrell - (214) 823-7300 x107 Agency Job#: MN35338 PaperCity Ad Feb 2014 Due Date: 1-10-14 PaperCity Ad – February 2014 Trim Size: 4.375" x 4.375" Client: Mathews Nichols Group Agency: Banowetz + Company, Inc. Agency Contact: Sarah Terrell - (214) 823-7300 x107 Agency Job#: MN35338 PaperCity Ad Feb 2014 Due Date: 1-10-14 m a t h e w s - n i c h o l s . c o m 2 1 4 . 3 5 0 . 0 7 1 1 T h e n u m b e r o n e r e s i d e n T i a l r e a l e s T a T e T e a m i n d a l l a s. FEBRUARY | PAGE 8 | 2014 There's a sparkle at The Plaza at Preston Center the first week of this month as Ylang 23 makes its move into a larger 1,950-square-foot boutique and shutters its Galleria Dallas digs … Highland Park Village is abuzz with the spring openings of French fashion house Balenciaga next to the Dior boutique and paper source Ellis Hill at 25 Highland Park Village. Get a handle on fitness with the opening of The PilatesBarre's newest Devonshire location in The Shoppes at Lovers. The 3,000-square-foot studio houses 18 Megaformers, 20 Spring Boards, an expanded ShopBarre stocked with merchandise from the team's favorite workout lines, and The JuiceBarre, a full-service juice bar with fresh fruit, Roots Juices, Hail Merry products and much more. Lauren Scheinin CFDA Accessories Designer of the Year Alexis Bittar is trying his hand at something new: fine jewelry. The efficacious designer — who currently oversees three collections of costume jewelry, Lucite, Miss Havisham and Elements — seamlessly evolves his aesthetic, which he views as a natural evolution from what began so many years back peddling vintage gems out of I t all began with a recent night I spent with Tom Ford. Not the man, mind you, but his new line of eight men's skincare products including a face cleanser, moisturizer, revitalizing concentrate, lip balm, purifying mask (it goes on black and dries to a manly greenish gray as it sucks devilish impurities from one's dermis), bronzing gel, anti-fatigue eye treatment and concealer. I'm sold on everything but the concealer, personally. Also of note, Ford's own admission that the real secret to a fresh face is clear bright eyes — which is to say, if revitalizing concentrate seems a bit much, maybe opt for a spot of Visine before facing the day. From $25, at Neiman Marcus … And while doing an about-face, let's talk razors. There's nothing I deplore more than shelling out 20 bucks on a cartridge of blades, which is why I'm so pleased to have made the acquaintance of Harry. No, I'm not talking about the famous Parisian bar where Hemingway and the Aly Khan swilled; I mean Harry's Razors, the brainchild of Warby Parker (the direct-market eyeglass purveyor) co-founder Jeff Raider and friend Andy Katz-Mayfield, which has managed to price razor blades at around two dollars by selling directly through their website. Better still, you can purchase razors, blades et. al as a nifty little set (priced from $15), with handles available in both chrome and snappy colors. Included in the sets, too, is a tube of Harry's shaving cream, which is free of pesky parabens and sulfates, to boot. A year's worth of blades comes in at $52, which has me happily waving adieu to Gillette for good. At harrys.com … A pervasive new aesthetic is permeating the style monde, and it's premised on freshly refined classics (we have Phoebe Philo and Mickey Drexler to thank in equal measure for this). Jack Purcell's spring collection of sneakers expertly embodies these qualities – classic, effortless, edited. The famous lace-ups are reimagined in four new manners, ranging from caramel nubuck, called Tortoise Leather Jack, to shiny aubergine calfskin, called Post Applied. They're a wise buy, with prices starting at $37.50 for a pair in timeless white canvas to impart a snappy exclamation point to spring trousers. At converse.com … Mark Cross, America's first luxury leather goods brand (Grace Kelly famously carried one of these pocketbooks in Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window) relaunches its men's leather goods this month, including luggage (duffels, rolling trolleys and soft packing cases), briefcases, Dopp kits and wallets in a variety of iterations, in both color and design. Prime pieces include a reissue of the original Mark Cross duffel design in vintage calf, as well as a red pebbled calf Dopp kit with gold hardware that is exhilaratingly irresistible. At markcross1845.com … Cheers, chaps! Seth Vaughan The Raffish Rake Valentine's Day … Cupids With a Quiver of Arrows … Candy Hearts … What girl doesn't love a Breakfast at Tiffany's moment or the updated wedding proposal scene at the venerable jeweler in Sweet Home Alabama? One of my favorite real-life stories involves an L.A. girl friend who dated Tom Ford's architect back in the late '90s (Tom's glory years at Gucci). Mr. Ford was keeping the young man extremely busy on the finishing touches on one of his homes, so for the couple's one-year anniversary, he offered to open his Beverly Hills store after-hours for a private shopping spree. So, for you boys out there looking to hit it big with your spouse or significant other this Valentine's Day, might I suggest the following formula for success on February 14. Billy Fong • ESPA at The Joule Hotel: Day of, arrange for your date to have an afternoon of primping and pampering. Might I suggest the Blissful Ritual, a thoroughly relaxing experience, to start, then the Rich Girl Manicure. $295 and $40, respectively, at ESPA at The Joule. • Maison Martin Margiela: Call in a favor with Brian Bolke. Peruse Forty Five Ten after-hours while your date picks her outfit for the evening. Might I suggest this gorgeous pre-Spring 2014 Maison Martin Margiela dress? $1,190, at Forty Five Ten. • Dom Pérignon x Jeff Koons: To sip while you shop, present her with Dom Pérignon's ultra-chic and über-cool Jeff Koons 2003 Rosé. $350 to $450, at Graileys Fine Wines & Wine Cellar, PK's Fine Wines & Spirits. • Belly & Trumpet: Remember to request oysters at dinner — the mignonette variety is delish. 3407 McKinney Ave., 214.855.5551. • Avant Garden: Stick with the red theme and have Todd Fiscus send over crimson petals to decorate the table. 4 Highland Park Village, 214.559.3432. • DJ Lucy Wrubel: I loathe clichés, so instead of a strolling violinist, secure a personalized soundtrack edited by Lucy Wrubel for your romantic evening — ask your Uber driver to keep it playing as you shuttle from destination to destination. lucywrubel.com. • The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas: To end your evening, reserve a suite at The Ritz- Carlton, Dallas. Don't worry about having rose petals scattered in advance or a bubble bath drawn to await your arrival. If anything, perhaps some red M&M's personalized with her initials to set the mood. 2121 McKinney Ave., 214.922.0200. • Harry Winston: If nothing else provides a happy ending, consider pulling out the big guns and buying some sparkle at Harry Winston. 19 Highland Park Village, 214.647.5830. Billy Fong Sez ... Breakfast at Tiffany's Maison Martin Margiela Avant Garden Belly & Trumpet Harry Winston Top left: Dom Pérignon x Jeff Koons box DJ Lucy Wrubel Bittar's Doing Fine ... Jewelry a stall in New York City's St. Marks Place. Bittar melds divergent qualities, such as a 1950s lady juxtaposed with a 1990s grunge chick, to create the attitude of the collection, titled Alexis Bittar Fine. Bittar relishes the opportunity to have opposing ideas — his meditation on marquis-cut stones and tennis bracelets hearkens to an established style, while the blue and white topaz and smoky quartz express a contemporary relevancy, and edgy claw-like prongs set the tone for the contrasting tenors. Bittar further distills his visions with two distinct collections within the Fine line, the first compromised of 18K gold with precious and semiprecious stones, the second incorporating high-polished sterling and oxidized sterling silver with accents of 18K gold set with precious and semiprecious stones. This bauble bloke always has our vote. Alexis Bittar Fine, $295 to $16,000, at Neiman Marcus. Megan Pruitt Winder ON FACEMASKS, COST-EFFECTIVE SHAVING, SUITABLE SNEAKERS AND LUGGAGE TO INVEST IN.