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In keeping with its decades-long commitment to melding art and fashion, Neiman Marcus adds another acquisition to its vaulted collection. This time, the work is not the expected Lance Letscher canvas or Joe Havel sculpture, but a creation birthed by aerosol action — and one which takes over an entire wall of the luxury retailer's second-floor Cusp department in NorthPark Center. Alongside the edgy fashion showcased in Cusp, Neiman Marcus tapped street-art provocateur Richie Mirando. Mirando, aka Seen, is monikered the "Godfather of Grafitti" — a Bronx-born New York master of the 1980s underground scene whose first canvases were MTA subway cars. Now he's museum collected and internationally exhibited side-by-side with Warhol, Basquiat and Haring. Mirando came to town this past winter to transform a blank wall at Neiman's into a high- voltage mural concocted from spray paint bearing his trademark amalgamation of riotous text interwoven with color-saturated, often ab-ex imagery. Now on view, and part of the permanent collection, Mirando's street art is well worth checking out when you acquire your next threads by Diane von Furstenberg, Catherine Malandrino, Rag and Bone or Rachel Zoe. At Neiman Marcus NorthPark. Catherine D. Anspon DECORATION I nterior designer Kim Hoegger has taken up residence on Henderson Avenue, with Kim Hoegger Home, where her burgeoning collection of antique and vintage treasures pairs with modern elements — all part of her modern vintage aesthetic; "a happy, cozy mix of old and new," says Hoegger. English ironstone, American crockery and French Limoges pair with mid-century modern and American primitives. French mirrors and antique chandeliers light up a boldly wallpapered room — elements that come together like a finely edited puzzle. Thibault furnishings and wall coverings, Amy Howard At Home Paint and Furniture finishes, and fine bed linens round out the offerings. Long to create your own antiqued table? Hoegger also hosts workshops out of her eponymous space. To hone her chops, Hoegger has been a featured seller at Round Top's Marburger Farm Antique Show, and online at One King's Lane and Josh and Main. 2933 N. Henderson Ave., 469.334.0801, kimhoeggerhome.com. Jane Rozelle STEPHEN DUX STEPHEN DUX HOME. HOEGGER. HENDERSON. HEARTS Graffiti Fashion Dreamer, believer, creator … Michael Aram never ceases to amaze. To celebrate his 25th anniversary, the sculptor and artist has introduced the Atelier Collection. He travels to Dallas to showcase the collection at the Nasher Sculpture Center for a private event, followed by a signing at Neiman Marcus NorthPark the next day, March 26. Atelier consists of 12 large-scale sculptural works, with a limited edition of 25 signed pieces per work, to be introduced one per month throughout the year. Fascinated by nature, Aram encourages people to look deeper at the world of beauty around them. "I love drawing attention to the beauty which lies in imperfection," he says. Neiman Marcus NorthPark, neimanmarcus.com; Jane Rozelle MODERN MOMENT AND MORE IN FORT WORTH Show Time: One of the Southwest's stalwart collecting traditions, the Texas-owned Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art, returns to Will Rogers Memorial Center March 7 and 8. The show has been owned since 2009 by Jan Orr-Harter (who boasts a 19-year stint as a Texana dealer in Manhattan, as well as a long-time connection to the Marburger Farm Antique Show in Round Top); the DFW native/Rice University grad/ show director has big things planned for the 51st year. This spring's theme, "Mix It Up," reflects the diverse 120-strong dealer lineup, which covers the pilgrim era to the Eameses. Orr-Harter has even tapped Austin's king of eclecticism, Uncommon Objects, to roam the show curating vignettes pulled from the booths' treasures. And watch for a fashion show staged by Casa Anita's Linda Haddock from Montell, Texas; the former Braniff flight attendant presents her personal '60s-era Pucci and Halston uniforms on the runway. We're also mad for: James Herron of Fort Lauderdale, stocking French and Italian modernism (very Kelly Wearstler); Rachel Miller of Austin's RedRover Alley with her trove of European furnishings, textiles, mirrors and other decoratives; Waxahachie's Webb Gallery and its museum-worthy outsider art; and Alabama folk artist Bertha Harris with her paintings. But this show is best known for mid-century. Top booths for the halcyon '50s and beyond: Dale Blackwelder of Hot Springs, Arkansas, filled with furniture, studio pottery and lighting, plus new arrival Amelia Tarbet of Great Estate Goods (San Antonio and Austin), unfurling a desirable Ib Arberg Parrot chair, circa 1971, and a glam 1980s Mastercraft brass-and-glass cabinet. "I like to think that Andy Warhol would love the Fort Worth Show today, but also Jackie O. and Bruce Springsteen, and anyone who finds joy in decorating their nest with pieces of the past," Orr-Harter says. fortworthshow.com. Catherine D. Anspon Modern wares at Vicki Kienast Antiques, exhibiting at Fort Worth Show of Antiques & Art Chromatic Stripe wallpaper Venerable British paint and wallpaper house Farrow & Ball has unveiled four new hand-printed papers: Jasmine, Samphire, Parque and Chromatic Stripe, all custom-made in Dorset, England, at the factory famed for producing heavily pigmented hues with names such as Mole's Breath, Cooking Apple Green, Purbeck Stone and Dead Salmon. The new collection, in five colorways, uses metallic copper paint for the first time. Created using traditional block and trough printing methods with eco-friendly FSC-approved paper and minimal-VOC water-based paint, all designs have a specially formulated glaze to ensure strength and stain resistance. $170 to $260 per roll, at Artifkt, farrow-ball.com. Lauren Scheinin Graffiti master Richie Mirando's commission for Neiman Marcus NorthPark Michael Aram's Shell, 15" W x 21" L x 16.5" H, natural bronze, powdercoat, January 2014, $5,000 SCULPTOR Natural-Born Leave it to British designer Tom Dixon to reimagine the sartorial brogue. Originally designed during the Industrial Revolution, this gentleman's classic has been given a witty new life as a doorstop cast in aluminum. $195, at Scott + Cooner. Michelle Aviña Out the Door A FOOT N o, that's not a dhurrie or Kazak. It's a bath towel, reimagined by California-based Fresco Towels. The witty and imaginative absorbers are long-staple cotton, into which are woven sumptuously detailed motifs that were previously the sole domain of damask and oriental carpets. One's almost tempted to do an entire cabana in them, for an effect echoing Renzo Mongiardino's work for Lee Radziwill's London drawing room. From $23, at Casa di Lino. Seth Vaughan TEXTILE STYLE Trompe l'œil WALL Off THE