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ETRO ANNE LEE PHILLIPS DONS A PAISLEY PRINT. PHOTOGRAPHY JAY TOVAR. PATTERN PLAY AT OPENING FÊTE I n true Italian fashion, Etro's vibrant prints and lush fabrics are a family affair: The design house, founded by Gimmo Etro in 1968, is still run by his children. Etro passed his passion for culture and love of collecting on to the next generation, and every Etro store, from Milan to Beijing, is filled with art, antiques and, of course, vibrant velvet coats, rich cashmeres and patterned silks. For the opening-night fête of the Etro store at Houston's new River Oaks District, chairs Patti and Don Murphy and Elizabeth and Alan Stein, along with PaperCity, welcomed a fashionable crowd to the boutique, which is rich with lacquered surfaces, polished marble floors and stitched suede. Etro's Carrie Crecca, in from NY, and store director Sonya Shernak held court in iconic paisley-print jackets as the fashion set sipped cocktails, shopped the resort collection and buzzed about the party favors: embossed leather clutches and agendas that spared no expense. Partying with the prints: Estela Cockrell, Jacob Stein, Lindsay Beale, Kara Garofono, Karina Barbieri, Amy Rosas, Kendra Smith, Rickilee Mercer, Chiara Casiraghi, Tanya Bonnette, and Maryam Afshari and James Khreibani. For more party coverage, visit papercitymag.com. Carrie Crecca Olivia Reagan Tanya Bonnette Chair Don Murphy Brandon Davidson Melissa Richardson Kristi Ratcliffe Nicole Kaspar Lindsay Beale Colin Moussa Rickilee Mercer Kendra Smith Chiara Casiraghi Sonya Shernak Nadine Boutros Estela Cockrell Chair Patti Murphy Charlotte Johnson Jacob Stein Nènè Soumaré Alberto Gonzalez Lisa Mount Chair Alan Stein Kara Garofono Tiffany Larose Chair Elizabeth Stein Hannah Swiggard Karina Barbieri Roxanne Hajikhani Cindy Garza Farmer CHIC, CHIC, CHIC! ANNE LEE PHILLIPS REPORTS FROM THE FRONT ROW. PHOTOGRAPHY DANIEL ORTIZ, CHRIS BROWN, AND JOHNNY TRAN OF CATCHLIGHT GROUP. RUNWAY SHOWS, PRIVATE JETS AND PHILANTHROPY … Bill Wise Francine Ballard Jeanne Ruberti Nick Boulle Chris Goins Ralph Rucci Carmen Dell'Orefice Peter Cohen Lyndsey Zorich Selina Stanford Stephanie Mays Jill Smith Mickey Rosmarin Karen Boulle Denis Boulle Marie Wise Haydeh Davoudi Ali Davoudi Dorothea de Chaudenay, Princess Tina Radziwill, Benjamin de Chaudenay Private jet at Million Air A fter months of hype and speculation, the inaugural Heart of Fashion did not disappoint. Over the course of three super- glam evenings, the stylish set posed for pics on the 50-foot pink carpet inside Million Air —the massive private airport hanger turned fashion paradise by Todd Events — before taking in 10 runway shows. On night one, designer Ralph Rucci presented timeless beauty/ supermodel Carmen Dell'Orefice with the Texas Legacy Award. The brainchild of tastemaker Vivian Wise, the three nights of style benefitted the Texas Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit formed to donate proceeds to Legacy Community Health Services, Meals on Wheels, and Butterflys and Bandages. Each charity received a whopping $33,000. Fashion-forward: Million Air's Ali Davoudi and wife Haydeh; Tootsies' Mickey Rosmarin and Fady Armanious; Elizabeth Anthony's Jeanne Ruberti; Sloan/Hall's Shannon Hall and Marcus Sloan; Todd Events' Todd Fiscus; fashion designer Chloe Dao; The Suffers' lead singer Kam Franklin; Page Boy's Libby Cagle, Lauren Taft, and Sergio Morales; Princess Tina Radziwill; Dorothea and Benjamin de Chaudenay; Becca Cason Thrash; Marie and Bill Wise; Peter Martino; Karen and Denis Boulle; Neal Hamil; Diane Lokey Farb; Elizabeth Petersen; Melissa and Michael Mithoff; Judy Margolis; Caroline Harper Knapp; and Nancy Dinerstein. MARCH | PAGE 10 | 2016 RUN OF SHOW • Cushnie et Ochs with designers Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, presented by Neiman Marcus. • Norisol Ferrari with designer Norisol Ferrari, presented by Tootsies. • Angel Sanchez with designer Angel Sanchez, presented by Elizabeth Anthony. • Eleventy, presented by M. Penner La Isla Swimwear with designer Enrique Sanchez-Rivera. • Stag Provisions. • Valobra Master Jewelers. • Peter Cohen with designer Peter Cohen. • Inclan with designer Paola Contreras. • Abi Ferrin with designer Abi Ferrin Ungaro, presented by Sloan/Hall. Marcus Sloan Shannon Hall Vivian Wise Michelle Ochs Marnie Greenwood Todd Fiscus Carly Cushnie Fady Armanious