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serves up a powerful message for peace, as they are crafted from exploded bombs ($50). Then, to soften the blow, I���ll add the scent L���Anarchiste by Caron in a copper tombstone-like bottle that projects a badboy image but is a revolution in fragrance. It���s Prince���s favorite ($90). For the bookish friend (oh, that would be me), I���ll wrap up Portrait of a Lady, a Fr��d��ric Malle niche fragrance named after Henry James��� 1881 novel ($225). For my friends who have struck oil on their South Texas ranches, they can buy themselves wool ���annel Guayaberas from Dos Carolinas ($140 to $175). Katie Briscoe���s scrumptious napkin rings fashioned like her gobsmacker jewels ($195 a pair, unlike Briscoe���s stunning gold rings, which runs about the same as a Range Rover) will be a hostess gift. If you have man hands, you can save some money by wearing these. For friends with cabinets of curiosities (oh, that���s me again), I���ll give French 1940s concrete mushrooms in the most mossy, moony colorations ($1,530). Happy holidays to all! Holly Moore, editor in chief holly@papercitymag.com DECEMBER 2012 | STYLE | FASHION | SOCIAL in this ISSUE 4, 6, 8 POP. CULTURE. GOSSIP. 12 10 Party: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston���s Swell, Modern Grand Gala Ball Party: F��ting Herm��s��� Festival des M��tiers 14 Party: Saks Fifth Avenue���s Key to the Cure and dinner with Christian Louboutin 22 20 Pick of the New: Fresh spots to gaze and graze Party: Neiman Marcus honors Fashion Houston Icon Diane Lokey Farb. Party: Heroes and Handbags Luncheon; Neiman Marcus toasts Steven Lagos 24 26 28 33 Party: Book daze: SPA���s Luncheon with The Help author; Tootsies cocktails for Cornelia Guest Dining: Fall���s blazing hot restaurant scene Design: The fantastic frisson that���s Mongoose versus Cobra 35 49 Gift Guide: A PC Holiday: Our editors��� picks for holiday gifting Jewels: Baubles with a story to tell 54 Art: The beloved Menil celebrates 25 extraordinary years. Design: Design-minded shopkeepers bring it home. 5865 68 Style: Inside the nest of powerhouse arts personage Karen Farber Party: Texas Contemporary Art Fair���s gatorand-collector-packed Opening Night Party: Fendi luncheon salutes the Baguette. 70 Party: Children���s Museum of Houston���s Viva Vegas Gala SIMON GENTRY FULTON DAVENPORT D ecember is my favorite issue ��� assembling the Very PaperCity Gift Guide. It���s vicarious shopping and giving. I thought my gift guide choices were spectacular, but I have to say, I have surreptitiously snatched items from my colleagues��� superb lists. I can imagine the joy when I gift family and friends with my chimera choices, starting with Wedgwood drabwear from the estate of decorator Herb Wells for my designer friends ��� one cup and saucer each. My equestrian friend will fall head over hoof for antique English horse hooves as inkwells, which immortalize and are the actual hooves of trusty stead Moonise (who lived from 1880-1899). I would give these to my horse-obsessed daughter, but she would cry. For saucy gentlemen friends who appreciate the ���ne art of burlesque ��� and the ���ne art of art ��� I���ll give Texas artist Mignon Harkrader���s graphite drawing upon a vintage embroidered handkerchief ($800 framed). For collector pals enamored of Cornell boxes, I���ll bestow Michael Crowder���s p��te-de-verre glass butter���ies in handmade boxes. For my anarchist friend, a set of three bangles that I t���s almost Thanksgiving as I write the last publisher letter in a year that has been outstanding on so many levels. Aside for giving thanks for the usual ��� great kids and healthy family ��� I���ll give thanks for being in Texas and the strong economy that comes with it these days. (I think my clients ��� retailers, etc. ��� will agree!) Business is good, and I���m thankful for our family of staff who have made the magazine great ��� they work so hard and they deserve so much. We remodeled our Dallas of���ce, and I know our staff there is very thankful for that. It���s amazing what a little freshening up can do for the soul. (The blazing-fast ���ber-optic internet we installed, along with replacing our 16-year-old phone system, makes everyone thankful and happy company-wide!) I���ve had a great year of meeting and spending time with some amazing people ��� some of whom are in my life and some of whom were just passing through, but all of whom enriched it. I���m thankful for the amazing trip to India and Dubai that started this year, and I���m certain that my end-ofyear trip to Peru and Machu Picchu will be the perfect ���nale. I pray that everyone reading this letter has a lot to be thankful for, and that this holiday season will be historic ��� maybe the best you���ve had! Jim Kastleman, publisher jim@papercitymag.com Tiffany Celebrates 175 Brilliant Years Tiffany & Co. may be timeless, but it does age ��� gracefully: The iconic brand is celebrating its 175th year of de���ning tastes and setting the standard for hopeful beaux everywhere. To mark this monumental birthday, Tiffany is debuting Jewels of a Magni���cent Legacy, and legacy it is ��� with a 14-carat emeraldcut diamond ring and a rare, vivid green-blue diamond that replicates the signature robin���s-egg blue box. The collection also pays homage to stones that Tiffany made famous such Tiffany & Co. as morganite, tanzanite pink diamond and kunzite, which was named ���ower ring in platinum and for ex-vice president George Frederick 18K rose gold Kunz in 1902. Three stunning anniversary necklaces feature the three stones: kunzite in a simple, elegant pendant; morganite encased in an ornate bow-tied ribbon of diamonds; and tanzanite with a thick surrounding fringe of brilliant round diamonds in platinum. Each necklaces features a 175-carat center stone as a testament to the brand���s enormous ��� and shining ��� legacy. At the Tiffany & Co. boutique. Caroline Gallay The Need for Speed R emember the rush for the Missoni collection that brought a certain website to its cyber-knees? Both Neiman Marcus and Target have taken great pains to avoid a similar fate with their holiday gift collaboration, but we still recommend a shopping reconnaissance mission closer to the December 1 launch date rather than, say, Christmas Eve. Scooping up your picks amongst these 50-odd treasures may ultimately require strategy, stamina or a pre-existing relationship with an NM sales associate. But if there was ever a reason to brave the madding crowds, it���s this: a ���oral-print bike from Alice+Olivia, Tracy Reese���s sequined blouse, a Derek Lam skateboard, Brian Atwood���s studded gloves, Rodarte���s wrapping paper, an Oscar de la Renta tote, and a Thom Browne blazer at prices ranging from $8 to $500. At Neiman Marcus and Target. Amy Adams Alice + Olivia N O NN KE Riches T ET EV Rags to The sartorial Jarrod Hartwig and Michael Dinh have caught our eye with their Augustus Rag label. Founded in 2010 and Houstonbased, Augustus Rag offers a pocket topper that ���lls the gap between a pocket square and a bandanna ��� creations far more brash, utilitarian and witty than a mere handkerchief. Fabric patterns range from basic blackbacked ���orals (inspired by Paul Morrisey���s onstage employment of ���owers in his back pocket) and endearing ginghams to relaxed pinstripes. It���s required wearing for any modern-day dandy. From $25, at The Class Room, Myth & Symbol, Reserve Supply Co. Seth Vaughan Lela Rose DECEMBER | PAGE 4 | 2012 Derek Lam