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I start listening to Tchaikovsky's score for The Nutcracker embarrassingly early. As a child, it began sometime in August. My dad played the Nutcracker Prince, while I twirled through the living room in a tutu pretending I was Clara. (I'm told I was a bossy 4-year-old, ordering my father around in an effort to make our at-home pas de deux perfect.) This year, I started listening the first week of November. And while I spare my father the dance, the music still stirs a childlike enthusiasm in me. Therefore, I'm thrilled for Texas Ballet Theater to start its run of The Nutcracker at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, and for all the other to-dos that make this time of year brighter than the rest. Around here, we look forward to the parties: TBT's Tutu Chic Fashion Show and Luncheon (Monday, December 7) and the grandest of them all, The Crystal Charity Ball (Saturday, December 5). But as it is also the season to give, I can't wait to ring the bell for The Salvation Army and to adopt an angel from The Salvation Army Angel Trees at NorthPark Center. As for this issue, it is packed with sparkle. We dug into the vaults of the city's best jewelers, presenting a feature that will prompt a rare-air purchase — or two. We spotlight a familiar jewelry name of note: Elizabeth Wimpress, who has made a bold re-entrée to Dallas with the launch of her new jewelry collection, Sweet Olive. Wimpress is a wealth of inspiration, with her wanderlust, artistic talent and top-notch business savvy. There is also news of a bright new book coming out of the Dallas Museum of Art about Villa La Pausa, the South of France estate once owned by Coco Chanel and then Dallasites Wendy and Emery Reves. I make a point to visit the recreated villa at the DMA every year and encourage you to do the same in your holiday downtime. Now that PaperCity's last issue of 2015 is in your hands, we'll take the briefest respite: Society editor Jane Rozelle trades the social circuit for time with her family blasting Bing Crosby's greatest hits. Assistant editor Linden Wilson heads home to San Antonio to watch It's A Wonderful Life and bake fudge. As for me? I'm checking in to my home away from home, the historic Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena — the ideal place to spend Christmas with family and await the arrival of 2016. Christina Geyer Editor in Chief christina@papercitymag.com in this ISSUE DECEMBER 2015 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL 4 , 6 , 8 P O P. C U LT U R E . G O S S I P. I 've been eagerly awaiting December. This is the month where the flip is switched, and everything is a bit more special — the city glows, social calendars are chock-full of celebrations, and I can't help but be encouraged by the liveliness of it all. It also signals the delivery of one our most anticipated issues and our annual Gift Guide. It's quite an exciting process to witness our editorial team gather dozens of items to feature. All things Very PaperCity ... items you never knew you or your loved ones needed but now can't live without. They've worked hard finding exquisite and unique pieces for the Adventuress, Style Arbiter, Rebel and Collector, from a precocious doll-shaped Birkin up for auction at Heritage to a scenic suit covered in small paintings from Vintage Martini and much more. Need further shopping inspiration? Celebrate the season with PaperCity and NorthPark Center at Elie Tahari Thursday, December 3, 6 to 8 pm, when guests can enter to win items from NorthPark's Holiday Gift Guide, which also appears as a special section in this issue. The following week, we'll be at Shinola for a His and Her Holiday Shopping Party Wednesday, December 9, 7 to 9 pm. RSVP for both events at rsvp@papercitymag.com. I'll be heading to Phoenix for the holidays to enjoy time with my family and to explore the many hiking trails the area has to offer. And while this time is so precious to me, I already know I'll be eager to return to Dallas as we have exciting things planned for our readers in 2016. In the meantime, we wish you and yours all the best this holiday season! Briana Buxbaum Dallas Associate Publisher briana@papercitymag.com ASSOCIATE 12 Parties: Dallas Contemporary fall openings, DMA's Directors Cut and Pop exhibition soirée 48 36 Gift Guide: Give good gift 45 Style: Elizabeth Wimpress returns Party: Alice + Olivia debut in Highland Park Village 26 Jewels: Sacré bijoux 10 STEVEN VISNEAU FOR SISTERBROTHER MGMT. STEVEN VISNEAU FOR SISTERBROTHER MGMT. Party: Cattle Baron's Ball Online scene: Digital girls 14 21 Art: Artist Azuma Makoto at Zhulong Gallery H ighland Park Village doubles its Dior doors mid-month when the French fashion house opens a Dior Beauty boutique, positioned a few steps down from its ready-to-wear and accessories counterpart. The 600-square-foot beauty boîtier is the second of its kind in the U.S. and the first in Texas, and stocks the full run of cosmetics, fragrance and skincare products including Dior L'Or de Vie, Dior Prestige and La Collection Privée. Mirrored stations simulate six variations of indoor and outdoor light, making foundation faux pas a thing of the past. After all, the light in Cannes at twilight is très différente than moonlight in Paris. In another Dallas first, the Highland Park Village nest is the only Dior Beauty boutique to include both product and the famous Dior Cabine, a spa room helmed by a facialist certified by the Dior Institut au Plaza Athénée. By-appointment- only offerings include 45-minute skin treatments and 15-minute back and shoulder massages atop an ergonomically contoured massage bed. A complimentary facial comes with purchase of three skincare products. Dior Beauty, 9A Highland Park Village, dior.com/beauty. Linden Wilson Dior à Deux D esigner Tricia Foley, in from New York, will sign her luscious new book, Tricia Foley Lifestyle: Elegant Simplicity at Home (Rizzoli, $45), Wednesday, December 9, 6 pm, at Blue Print. Foley's serene palette of cream, ivory and white; her use of natural materials, flea-market finds and fine antiques; and the poetic photographs of her 18th-century Long Island farmhouse make this book a stunning look at simplicity and elegance. This is her 10th design book, and her projects have appeared in every national design magazine. Books will be for sale at the event. Tricia Foley at Blue Print, 2707 Fairmount; information 214.954.9511; RSVP to events@altonladaymedia.com. Tricia Foley BOOK SIGNING Simple and white Tricia Foley's Shaker farmhouse Christina Geyer Briana Buxbaum The first time Jacopo Etro and I met was in Dallas about six years ago, when Neiman Marcus celebrated the Italian brand at The Crystal Charity Ten Best Dressed Women of Dallas fashion show. It was a hot September day and the room was full, both on the runway and in the audience, with elegant ladies all wearing the latest Etro collection. It was surreal: sumptuous velvet coats, rich cashmere garments, and purple and maroon furs — a mesmerizing spectacle of unapologetic luxury. Thursday, December 10, Etro opens a new flagship store in Highland Park Village (Etro also opened a store in Houston's River Oaks District this October), bringing its full commitment to the Texas clientele that loves it so much. The Dallas boutique stocks men's and women's ready-to-wear and accessories in a space designed by architect Brugi Messi in the Art Deco style, with stitched suede, lacquered surfaces, warm gray walls and polished marble floors. The company, founded by Jacopo's father, Gimmo Etro, in 1968, is now run by his three children, who each take on a leading role in designing the collections. The family spirit is essential to the brand, and their iconic style is still true after all these years. Etro, 8C Highland Park Village, etro.com. Filippo Tattoni-Marcozzi ETRO Takes Texas Etro brocade and beaded jacket Etro hand-painted velvet jacket and matching trousers © JEFF MCNAMARA FROM TRICIA FOLEY LIFESTYLE, RIZZOLI, 2015 © JEFF MCNAMARA FROM TRICIA FOLEY LIFESTYLE, RIZZOLI, 2015 Etro Fall 2015 Etro clan