It’s rare when North Texas weather allows Margie and Ray Francis to open up their charming cottage along Turtle Creek for an outdoor event. According to Ray, it’s either too warm, too wet or too cold. But tonight it was just right for the kick-off of the 2020 Soup’s On! Luncheon festivities, and the Francises’ backyard was this side of perfection with strings of lights … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2020 Soup’s On! Luncheon Plans Announced For The Stewpot Celebrates 45th Anniversary
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Despite A Changing Of The Guard, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball’s 10 Best Dressed Fashion Show Scored A Touchdown
There’s always a bit of nerves/anxiety behind the scenes for a big event … or even a little one. But on the days leading to the legendary Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show at Neiman Marcus Downtown on Friday, September 13, the edge was a little greater than decades before. After all, longtime NM vets like production queen Sandy Marple and fashion czar/emcee Ken … [Read more...] about Despite A Changing Of The Guard, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball’s 10 Best Dressed Fashion Show Scored A Touchdown
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show
For the first time in ages, old Neiman Marcus standard bearers like Special Events VP Sandy Marple and Senior VP/Fashion Director Ken Downing would not be part of the annual Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show at the NM Downtown store on Friday, September 13. Adding to the change factor was designer Carolina Herrera’s successor Wes Gordon, who was presenting his … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery Alert: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Fashion Show
Crystal Charity Ball Cocktail Party Had Herrera’s Wes Gordon, New NM President Lana Todorovich And Loads Of Fashionable Ladies
Houston may have been all fired up with the Democrats' debate, but North Texas was burning with preparations for North Texas Giving Day a week away. And on Thursday, September 12, with a near-full moon in the sky, a couple of non-North Texans — Carolina Herrera Creative Director Wes Gordon and newest member of the Neiman Marcus executive team Lana Todorovich — were experiencing … [Read more...] about Crystal Charity Ball Cocktail Party Had Herrera’s Wes Gordon, New NM President Lana Todorovich And Loads Of Fashionable Ladies
2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner Provided A Feast Of Catching Up
For the first time since temperatures hit the century mark, gents were having to pull out their best ties for an evening event on Thursday, September 5. The occasion was the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner at the Dallas Country Club. The annual dinner underwritten by Comerica is considered a warm-up for the CCB Ten Best Dressed Fashion two-day events. As emcee … [Read more...] about 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner Provided A Feast Of Catching Up
MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner
They say things are bigger in Texas and the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner on Thursday, September 5, lived up to that claim. With a bigger than life-size group photo of the 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed (Delilah Boyd, Lisa Cooley, Tiffany Divis, Jennifer Dix, Cate Ford, Cara French, Amy Hegi, Karla McKinley, Amy Prestidge and Kimberly Schlegel … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Photo Gallery: 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Platinum Circle Dinner
MySweetCharity Opportunity: Soup’s On! 2020
According to The Stewpot Alliance President Emily Turner, In 2020, The Stewpot will mark its 45th year of service to individuals and families experiencing and at risk of homelessness in Dallas. It is an honor as President of The Stewpot Alliance to support an organization with such a long history of bringing resources and restoration to our neighbors. 2020 is going to be a … [Read more...] about MySweetCharity Opportunity: Soup’s On! 2020
JUST IN: Jan And Fred Hegi’s Family To Receive The 2019 Flora Award
Just ask Jan and Fred Hegi about their kids and they shine like a supernova. Not only will they tell you that their sons, Brian Hegi and Peter Hegi, are the best sons in these parts, but they have the most incredibly wonderful daughters-in-law in Libby (aka Mrs. Brian) Hegi and Amy (aka (Mrs. Peter) Hegi. Too sweet to believe? It only gets worse. Amy and Hegi are … [Read more...] about JUST IN: Jan And Fred Hegi’s Family To Receive The 2019 Flora Award
Andy Cohen Gets Real About Loving Fame, Friends And The Housewives Franchise At Chick Lit Luncheon
It was back in 1968 that pop art icon Andy Warhol claimed, “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” That same year, Evelyn and Lou Cohen gave birth to Andrew Joseph “Andy” Cohen, who has uber-expanded Warhol’s 15-minute theory into the hour-long Real Housewives franchise transforming unknowns into temporary knowns. On Friday, April 12, Cohen brought his … [Read more...] about Andy Cohen Gets Real About Loving Fame, Friends And The Housewives Franchise At Chick Lit Luncheon
JUST IN: 2019 Soup’s On! Luncheon Hands Over A Check For $315,000 To The Stewpot
While the area around the Dallas Museum of Art was backed up tonight for the by-invitation-only reception for “Dior: From Paris To The World,” with close to 700 high-level DMA members and top folks from Neiman Marcus, Christian Dior and PNC in attendance, the Preston Hollow hood was equally abuzz. The reason: The Stewpot Alliance was in-house at Mary and Mike Terry’s house … [Read more...] about JUST IN: 2019 Soup’s On! Luncheon Hands Over A Check For $315,000 To The Stewpot
Despite A Pausing Bus, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Announcement Rolled Along
The timeline for the annual presentation of the Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed on Wednesday, March 20, at Neiman Marcus Downtown was a little different. For a project-yet-to-be disclosed, the Ten Best Dressed (Delilah Boyd, Lisa Cooley, Tiffany Divis, Jennifer Dix, Cate Ford, Cara French, Amy Hegi, Karla McKinley, Amy Prestidge and Kimberly Schlegel Whitman), 2019 Hall … [Read more...] about Despite A Pausing Bus, 2019 Crystal Charity Ball Ten Best Dressed Announcement Rolled Along