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W e've just closed the entry period for our inaugural PaperCity Dallas Design Awards with Dunhill Partners and Dallas Design District with a record 262 entries from top-tier designers and architects. PaperCity with Houston Design Center has held the Houston Design Awards for the past three years, but the Dallas number of entries surpassed even Houston. In both cities, we partner with Alton Laday of Alton LaDay Media; the Design Awards are one of the most exciting and fun events we work on each year. While gathering information on the new high-rise towers going up in Houston (43 by our count), I was struck by the interesting amenities in some of the buildings: Pet parks and dog-washing stations are now de rigueur. Building lounges, movie-screening theaters, high-tech and massive gyms, bike repair rooms, terrace bars, infinity pools and green spaces are ubiquitous (in the way that Paris is ubiquitous). What caught my eye: an arts-and-crafts room and cold-storage room with lockable freezers at Hanover Montrose, and an herb and vegetable garden at The Sovereign at Regent Square. Of course, I still want the dog park, green space, bar and screening room. The next wave of amenities: private garages. I want to be in those meetings! I'll suggest amenities that used to be in luxury high-rises years ago: hair salon and barber shop, private restaurant for residents only with delivery and house accounts; informal modeling at lunch; bridge, cribbage and poker games; and door men who used to work in dining cars of railroads. The Regency House high-rise on Westheimer, which was built in the 1960s by the late Bill Dickey, had all this. The club/restaurant was called the Napoleon Club — we had member cards and house accounts. Moon (who used to work on the railroad) had gold epaulets on his blue suit and served cheeseburgers and vodkas to your door. And, there was a bowling alley! Holly Moore Editor in Chief holly@papercitymag.com HUNT SLONEM 20 in this ISSUE OCTOBER 2015 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL 4 , 6 , 10 P O P. C U LT U R E . G O S S I P. 12 Party: Unveiling the Alley Theatre Party: Da Camera's April in Paris Gala 26 Style: New Hermès flagship bows in River Oaks District 14 Party: Houston Symphony Opening Night Concert and Gala 36 Party: Madewell opening 30 Style: Glorious decay 38 Style: The watch makes the man Style: Hottest new shops on the block — River Oaks District 28 Style: The Tom Ford epoch PC House + Art THIS JUST IN… 40 49 Fashion: Hotel stories Decoration: What's new in the design whirl H ow is it October already? This could quite possibly be the most anticipated month of the year, as it marks the opening of the brand-new River Oaks District. We have already had a sampling of the luxe retailers setting up shop in the center with the recent opening of the breathtaking Cartier boutique. A wave of stores will open this month, including Roberto Cavalli, Dior, Etro, Hermès, Tom Ford and Dolce & Gabbana, to name a few. I'm personally vested in the center, as it's walking distance from my home, so it will be perfect to meet girlfriends for a fun dinner and shopping before heading home. While River Oaks District boutiques host private events all month, other retailers around town will also be having festive fêtes. Coach welcomes guests to its Galleria boutique for a rebranding kickoff and showcase of the new fall collection Thursday, October 8. And, not to be missed, John Varvatos himself will be in town Saturday, October 10, for an in-store event and book signing. Be prepared for a busy month of champagne and shopping — see you at the parties! Monica Bickers Publisher monica@papercitymag.com. 65 68 58 74 86 109 93 Design: David Brown's art-filled home Design: Mad for Moroso Design: Christopher Spitzmiller 72 Art: Haas Brothers' return to Texas Party: The Woman's Hospital Labor Day Luncheon Design: PaperCity Design Awards — The winners! Style: Houston's high-rise boom T he Houston Design Center Fall Market is Tuesday, October 13, with keynote address at 11 am at Alkusari Stone showroom, Suite 229, with NYC designer Timothy Whealon and Atlanta designer Phoebe Howard. The panel discussion, moderated by Heritage Texas Properties' CEO Robin Mueck, will address "Trade Talk: Mastering Design Business Today." The keynote is followed by a light lunch and book signings, with Timothy Whealon signing In Pursuit of Beauty: The Interiors of Timothy Whealon, and Phoebe Howard, aka Mrs. Howard, signing Mrs. Howard, Room by Room. Books will be for sale at the event. At 1 pm, meet the design icons at Design Confidential — Howard at Charles Ray Showroom and Whealon at Design House Inc. Valet parking is available. For full Market schedule and to RSVP, go to thehoustondesigncenter.com/ fallmarket or call 713.864.2660. MARKET SQUARE DAVIDE MUNESTERI COFFMAN Monica Bickers Design: The gardens of Luciano Giubbilei J ane Scott Hodges, owner of ultra-chic linens purveyor Leontine Linens, is popping up a shop at Mecox Wednesday, October 7, 10 am to 6 pm. Hodges. Hodges took a dated but dignified concept, the monogram, and infused it with vibrant colors and bolder scale — her fresh take turned the linens industry on its head. Based in New Orleans, Leontine is unrivaled for its beautiful quality hand- embroidery and linens, made by Kentucky artisans renowned for their exquisite work. Each piece is custom and made to order. Leontine Linens Pop Up at Mecox, 3912 Westheimer, 713.355.2100. Leontine Linens at MECOX All of Houston's hot spots, fun fashion finds and beautiful people are now in one place: your inbox. Go to the new papercitymag.com to sign up for our weekly edit feed. YOU HAVE CHIC MAIL Pillow Talk R ebecca Vizard, textile designer and owner of B VIZ Design, will be at Watkins Culver Antiques, Thursday, October 22, noon to 6, and October 23, 10 am to 1 pm, to sign her new book, Once Upon a Pillow: A Story of Home, Design and Exquisite Textiles (Pointed Leaf Press, $75). The book showcases Vizard's beautiful touch with rare and vintage textiles — from Venetian Fortuny to ecclesiastical cloth and Central Asian suzanis — which she fashions into glorious pillows snapped up by designers around the world. Watkins Culver Antiques, 2308 Bissonnet, 713.529.0597. Phoebe Howard Timothy Whealon Design: Brian McCarthy and the new Parish-Hadley tome 70 Jane Scott Hodges 52 Art: Anne Tucker bids adieu to MFAH OCTOBER | PAGE 4 | 2015