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Audrey Cochran Cherry Damianoff Katherine Damianoff Courtney Brown Lauren Whitehead A TASTEMAKER COMES TO TOWN ANNE LEE PHILLIPS TAKES STYLE NOTES. PHOTOGRAPHY EMILE BROWNE. I n Uptown Park on a wintry night, it was Aerin Lauder's very chic world, and we were all just hoping to live in it. Happily, now we can: Longoria Collection has Lauder's complete home design collection (exclusively in Houston), including furnishings, wallpapers, fabrics, tabletop and accessories. The collection resonates with Lauder's trademark style: posh Park Avenue sophistication meets cool Southampton casual. The lady of the hour perched — with perfect posture — atop her velvet blue Hilgard dining chair, a design inspired by Art Deco chairs owned by her grandmother, Estée Lauder, to sign copies of her book, Beauty at Home. Uptown girls and gents: Longoria Collection co-owners Sylvia Longoria Dorsey and daughter Elizabeth Fertitta, longtime store director Cherry Damianoff, interior designer Courtney Hill Fertitta, Minnie and Will Baird, Audrey Cochran, Raquel Segal, Mindy Carter, Ceron, and Karen Pulaski. Courtney Hill Fertitta Mindy Carter Raquel Segal Karen Pulaski Courtney Toon Lindsey Meyer Kathia de la Torre Rebecca Bishop Heather Bowen Ting Bresnahan Sylvia Longoria Dorsey Aerin Lauder Elizabeth Fertitta Dana Kantalis Ceron Laurann Claridge Zeitz Kathleen Jennings Zachary Fertitta Tommy Dorsey Taylor Hudgins Monica Alonso MARCH | PAGE 46 | 2015 CHIC BY DESIGN MITCHELL GOLD + BOB WILLIAMS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS. ANNE LEE PHILLIPS GETS COMFORTABLE ON A CHAISE LONGUE. PHOTOGRAPHY DANIEL ORTIZ. D esign duo Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams touched down at their Highland Village store for the Houston stop of their 25th anniversary celebration tour. The brand, which proudly creates their upholstery in America, crafted a special anniversary collection that includes a sleek silver-leather version of the Major chair and a swoon-worthy Tibetan-fur- covered Ansel perch. Also marking the milestone is the coffee-table book Who We Are (Assouline), which memorializes MGBW's mantras: ethical business practices, stylish furniture fit for dogs and kids, and quality of goods and of life. More than 450 design-savvy guests clinked glasses to MGBW, while DJ Senega Iles kept the vibe upbeat. The evening benefitted Child Advocates, the nonprofit that seeks to break the cycle of child abuse through court-appointed advocates. Modern merrymakers: general manager Ryan Rottum and MGBW's Ernest Berger; Child Advocates CEO Sonya Galvan; as well as Justin Zarate, Thi Crist, Susan Day, Laushelle Fair, Kelly Goff, and Paige Gilbeaux. Daniel Alonso Sonya Galvan Bob Williams Mitchell Gold Elaina Franco Jon Parker Jillian Carmichael Claudia McNeill Brent Sheffield Pamela Perilloux Justin Zarate Thi Crist Susan Day Mindy Tribolet Johnny Harrell Meredith Edwards Jenni Fairbanks Ryan Rottum Leslie Evans Kelly Goff Paige Gilbeaux Mark Deaton Brad Telford Lexy Tran Chau Le Linhda Tran Christina Coryea Kris Velasquez Laushelle Fair Take a seat: the Directoire chair