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S ince PaperCity first whirled into Dallas in 1998, it has been at the center of everything — the parties, the people, the zeitgeist. As we bid farewell to our longtime broadsheet format (we invented it, you know) for a posh perfect- bound book that debuts in September, we gathered the magazine's editors of past and present and set out on a mission: Find the most unforgettable stories, photographs and memories printed in 18 years' worth of our glossy pages. Here, the best of the best. BEST! WRITTEN BY CHRISTINA GEYER IN HILARIOUS SESSIONS WITH BROOKE HORTENSTINE (1999 - 2012), ROB BRINKLEY (2002 - 2011), MARGARET STAFFORD (2000 - 2015), MAX TROWBRIDGE (2013 - PRESENT), REBECCA SHERMAN (1998 - 2005, 2014 - PRESENT). >> Were you there? Neiman Marcus throws our launch party, transforming its Downtown store into a "luscious garden," we report — tree house included. Stephan Pyles had Star Canyon, Avner Samuel had Bistro A, Ultimo rocked Highland Park Village … We report backstage from New York's Fashion Week and laugh out loud at freelance writer David Rudduck and his "Gimlet Eye." >> Escada, The Greenhouse and Al Biernat's all open. >> Party pics fly across our desks of these popular party people who were always on the town: Angus Wynne, Jan Strimple, Lisa and Kenny Troutt, Betsy and Richard Eiseman, Jackie and Peter Stewart, Gigi Potter, Nancy Hamon. >> Stories are filed via fax and floppy disk (no joke). Party pics are shot and developed via film (can you imagine?). >> "I could not go to enough parties," says Brooke Hortenstine in hindsight. "I'd go to five a night." 1998 2000 HOLLY HABER'S SOCIAL SEEN WHAT'S HOT WHAT'S NEW D.G. RUDDUCK'S GIMLET EYE HOLLY HABER'S SOCIAL SEEN WHAT'S HOT WHAT'S NEW D.G. RUDDUCK'S GIMLET EYE PHOTOGRAPHY TIM BOOLE. ART DIRECTION CHRIS PROMECENE. STYLE DIRECTOR ALEXANDRA LOYD. FASHION EDITOR RACHEL JENSEN. MAKEUP JEANNA DOYLE/THE CAMPBELL AGENCY. HAIR CERON. HER BALL SKIRT FASHIONED FROM THE SILK TRADING CO.'S SILK TAFFETA. WHITE COTTON FRENCH-CUFF SHIRT FROM MAXMARA. ON HER ARM, A BOLT OF SILK TRADING CO.'S SILK TAFFETA STRIPE. FURNITURE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, FROM BOTTOM: CHRISTIAN ASTUGUEVIEILLE'S COMMODE MITIKO, TO THE TRADE AT GEORGE CAMERON NASH. MIRRORED NESTING TABLE BY RICHARD HIMMEL, TO THE TRADE AT DAVID SUTHERLAND SHOWROOM. CHRISTIAN LIAIGRE FOR HOLLY HUNT PELICAN TABLE IN MACASSAR, TO THE TRADE AT GEORGE CAMERON NASH. EMPIRE-STYLE FRENCH ARMCHAIR. ON HIM: CUT-VELVET GUCCI TROUSERS, AT THE GUCCI BOUTIQUE; PRADA SPORT SHOES, AT THE PRADA BOUTIQUE. JONATHAN ADLER COUTURE VASE, AT SMINK AND TRANSLATIONS . KARTELL'S FANTASTIC PLASTIC ELASTIC CHAIR BY RON ARAD, AT SMINK. PHOTOGRAPHED FROM A PENTHOUSE OF THE VILLA D'ESTE LUXURY RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE, HOUSTON. FOR MORE COVER INFORMATION, SEE PAGE 4 A L S O T H E MAGAZINE FOR URBAN TEX AS D A L L A S JU LY 2 0 00 what's posh for your pad: DESIGN NOTES A designer's enchanting home Luxingitup Luxingitup Home Decoratives in 2000 Home Decoratives in 2000 Shells Washed Ashore Again Shells Washed Ashore Again >> Gentlemen, please. We give the definitive guide to gentlemanly behavior — naturally. >> Nancy Hamon turns 80. Celebrates with an Imperial Russia-themed Birthday Gala hosted by Roxanne and Gene Phillips. >> LeVar Burton makes it into PaperCity — yes, the Reading Rainbow guy. >> New to town! Preston Center welcomes Taco Diner. Still a see-and-be-seen spot for Park Cities fams, the social ladies and business lunches. >> Sharon Stone poses with Howard Rachofsky for the second year of TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art. >> Tiffany & Co. flounces into NorthPark. Michelle Nussbaumer opens Ceylon et Cie. 1999 >> A model climbs atop stacked-up furniture for a sky-high shoot inside a penthouse at the Villa D'Este Luxury Residential High Rise in Houston, making for a most memorable July issue cover. >> We survive Y2K and must have the following, as described on the cover of our February 2000 issue: Burberry string bikini. Absinthe. Tickets to the film Valley of the Dolls. William Wegman's dogs wearing Dolce, Gucci and Gaultier. The Philips Model # 13PT30L television. >> What legends are made of: Forty Five Ten opens at the hand of Brian Bolke and Bill Mackin. Shelly Musselman swoops into co-ownership shortly thereafter. >> We shoot fashion in Marfa. We hardly know where that is. DECEMBER 2000 30 Cocktail Soiree Highballs meet high heels, and vodka-soaked olives are de rigueur. The world of chrome shakers, short dresses and gold is back on the scene, and the sexiness of the '70s has returned. With a nod to Yves Saint Laurent, Halston and Liza, a suave cocktail affair is the idea. Photography Tim Boole. Art Director Chris Promecene. Style Director Alexandra Loyd. Fashion Editor Ashley Woodso Have Yourself a Cool Little DECEMBER 2000 31 n. Hair Maria Larios. Makeup Jeanna Doyle for The Campbell Agency. Photographed at the Regency House high-rise apartment of Renea Abbott, Shabby Slips. Icy Irreverence Lynzi, left, wears a Gucci lavender blouse $1,155, at the Gucci boutique, Neiman Marcus NorthPark, Dallas; Gucci boutique, Saks Fifth Avenue, Houston. Dolce & Gabbana purple sheer chiffon pleated pants $1,003, at the Carla Martinengo Boutique, Neiman Marcus, Dallas; the Dolce & Gabbana boutique, Neiman Marcus, Houston. Carolee gold lariat necklace $110, at Saks Fifth Avenue. Giorgio Armani purple and black tube purse $750, at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue. Tatiana, right, wears Oscar de la Renta black leather fringe pants $5,000, at Neiman Marcus Downtown, Stanley Korshak, Dallas; Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Houston. Valentino tan cashmere shell $565, at the Carla Martinengo Boutique, Stanley Korshak, Dallas; Neiman Marcus, Houston. Simon Sobe gold cuff $3,075, at Saks Fifth Avenue. Background models, from left: Her Dolce & Gabbana bronze Lurex turtleneck $368, at the Carla Martinengo boutique, Neiman Marcus, Dallas; the Dolce & Gabbana boutique, Neiman Marcus, Houston. Miguel Adrover black A-line skirt $550, at Ultimo, Dallas; Neiman Marcus, Houston. Ferragamo black heels with silver detail $295, at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dallas; Joseph Shoes & Accessories, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Houston. His black leather DKNY shirt $398, at Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue. Calvin Klein black flat-front trousers $255, at the Calvin Klein boutique, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dallas: Saks Fifth Avenue, Houston. His Calvin Klein black ribbed sweater $245 at the Calvin Klein boutique, Saks Fifth Avenue, Dallas; Saks Fifth Avenue, Houston. Polka-dot silk shirt $500, black pants with red pinstripe $420, ankle boots $500, all Prada, at Neiman Marcus NorthPark, the Prada boutique, Dallas; Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Houston. Her Lela Rose one-shoulder lace blouse $475, black pants $515, at Saks Fifth Avenue, Tootsies, Dallas; Tootsies, Houston. His Dolce & Gabbana purple silk shirt $520, at the Dolce & Gabbana bou- tique, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue. "THE MOST MEMORABLE PC EVENT WAS OUR DALLAS LAUNCH PARTY IN 1998 ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF NEIMAN MARCUS DOWNTOWN — WHICH, OF COURSE, THE INCOMPARABLE KEN DOWNING ORCHESTRATED. HUNTER SULLIVAN AND HIS BIG BAND PLAYED ALL NIGHT, AND EVERYONE DANCED TO FRANK SINATRA COVERS. HUNTER AND HIS THEN-WIFE MONIQUE DE MERS WERE AN INCREDIBLY GLAMOROUS YOUNG COUPLE." — Rebecca Sherman ALL THE