Archive for February, 2012

Pleats Please

Pleats Please

By February 29, 2012 Clothes | Everywhere | Fashion | Shopping | Trends

Under most circumstances I’m more of a pants girl – I’d take a pair of skinny jeans over a dress most days of the week, however, I have recently been…
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If Amélie was a Spanish Handbag Designer

If Amélie was a Spanish Handbag Designer

By February 29, 2012 Accessories | Everywhere

  At Fashion Week earlier this month, I had pleasure of meeting Spanish handbag designer Inés Figaredo. Crowded in Norisol Ferrari’s Fall 2012 Preview, I basically bumped into the lovely Inés, and upon…
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Oh, BTW: The New Houston Apple Store- March Open?

Oh, BTW: The New Houston Apple Store- March Open?

By February 28, 2012 Houston | Oh, BTW

The black curtains encasing the corner of Westheimer and Drexel have been up for months (and months) – hiding the super secret design of the first freestanding Apple store in…
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Weekend Recap

Weekend Recap

By February 27, 2012 Accessories | Clothes | Lounges | New York | Shopping

  What: Saturday night birthday party Where: Library Bar in the Upper West Side’s oh-so-cool Hudson Hotel Hudson Hotel 356 West 58th Street @ bw 8th & 9th New York,…
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Oh By the Way: Amazing Charity Auction

Oh By the Way: Amazing Charity Auction

By February 23, 2012 Celebrity | Charity | Events | Music

Everybody loves a celebrity auction! City of Hope, the cancer research center, is hosting an amazing online charity auction with meet & greet experiences that few people outside the music…
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Well It’s Bulls and Blood, It’s Dust and Mud

Well It’s Bulls and Blood, It’s Dust and Mud

By February 23, 2012 Entertainment | Events | Houston

It’s rodeo season once again and all of Houston is gearing up for what’s sure to be one heck of a show this year. The actual events don’t start until…
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Five {And} Two {Equals} Awesome

Five {And} Two {Equals} Awesome

By February 23, 2012 Accessories | Charity | Everywhere | Shopping

  If you’ve checked out our About page, you know that the Girls Around Town unabashedly embrace our sun signs.  (I also do full sign work ups, so let me…
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Accessorize: Dean Harris Jewelry

Accessorize: Dean Harris Jewelry

By February 22, 2012 Accessories | Accessorize | Shopping

In addition to great runway shows of Fashion Week, the tent at Lincoln Center is also decked out with gorgeous goodies like Circa Fine Jewels, reminding us where to turn…
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Crushing on Crop

Crushing on Crop

By February 22, 2012 Clothes | Fashion | Houston | Shopping

David Peck (fab Houston local and designer) is out with his Spring/ Summer 2012 collection for Crop by David Peck…and I’m totally in love. These fresh frocks are fun, full…
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Sleep No More

Sleep No More

By February 21, 2012 Events | New York | Theater

Recently this LA Girl Around Town went to New York to visit fellow GirlAT, Mary. As amazing as the West Coast is, there are just some things it doesn’t offer –…
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