With the 2015 TACA Custom Auction Gala just days away, it’s time for the countdown of the TACA Custom Auction Packages. This year’s collection of 10 includes all types of trips, amazing activities and dreamy delights benefiting TACA on Friday, September 25, at the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek.
To lead off the roll call is one that will thrill the person who loves being the leader of the fashionable pack and wants to compare notes with the world’s finest authority on what’s going to hot and what’s not.
Laugh, Lunch And Shop The Legendary* (Value: Priceless)

There is a rumor afloat that Neiman Marcus’ VP and Fashion Director Ken Downing has a crystal ball or tea leaves to predict fashions-to-come. Perhaps. The fact is that he doesn’t just stay way far ahead of tomorrow’s trends, he sets the pace for the international fashionistas to chase. That’s why Neiman’s has continued its legendary position as the fashion arbiter throughout the world.
Just imagine picking Ken’s brain for what is on the lifestyle horizon. What colors are going to be picks-of-the-litter? Which ones need to be tossed? Are skirts in or out? Where should hem lengths be? Who is the under-the-radar designer that is going to set Fashion Week fans spinning?
But the winner of this package won’t have to imagine at all. S/he and three friends will have a one-on-one champagne lunch** at the Neiman Marcus Downtown store’s Zodiac with Mr. Downing. Afterward, instead of taking a nap, the four of you will “get the Star Treatment,” complete with a beauty makeover giving you the model look he loves most from the runways of the world.”
* Package courtesy of Neiman Marcus Downtown ** Date to be mutually agreed upon. *** Photo provided by TACA