Oscar de la Renta's Five Decades of Style exhibit has joined us in Dallas at the Bush Center for the next few months.  The majority of dresses are on loan from Mercedes Bass, but the others are on loan from Laura Bush & Hillary Clinton throughout their years in the White House & beyond.  If you get a chance to visit Dallas, I would highly recommend making the visit.  

Death of Edison

This past Friday, the Dallas Arts District held its annual Aurora Art Event.  Various artist created massive art instillations that lined 19 blocks of Downtown Dallas.  And the best part, it was all free.  My favorites included Death of Edison (see above skull of lights) and The Singing in the Rain (very last picture) where umbrellas were synchronized to Singing in the Rain.  The projections on the Wyly were incredible.  I can't wait until this comes back next year.  I will be there early to catch every instillation.  

 Projections on the Wyly

 This instillation telling of the lengths people go to to protect children can destroy their childhood.  At least thats what I got out of it.

Singing in the Rain

Photos by me

Bright colors, patterns & maxi's oh my! This up coming spring summer season is going to be filled with the likes of maxi's, caftans, stand out colors, and fun patterns.  Sounds (and looks) rather delightful!

As seen from the last few post, Tootsie's in Dallas had a Spring Summer 2013 preview.  The party included yummy blood orange martini's, appetizers from R+D Kitchen, and an inspiring fashion show featuring the newest collection from Cynthia Vincent. Who, I should add, was there earlier in the day to do personal styling and that evening to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent. This fashion show has me jazzed to start building my warm weather wardrobe.  Maxi's & caftans are my favorite! 

{Photographer of the evening-Pepper}

Images via Cynthia Vincent Online

On Saturday, I trekked may way down the freeway to my favorite city, Dallas.  This was the last weekend the DMA was showing the Posters of Paris exhibit.  It was such a great exhibit.  I go to the see some of the original french posters, like The Chat Noir, by the likes of Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre Bonnard & Edouard Vuillard. 

After the exhibit, we walked our way over to Klyde Warren Park to have lunch at the food trucks.  I ate the most delicious beef tenderloin quesadilla & sliders from The Butchers Sons.  And I finally got to eat at Cool Haus Ice Cream.  The brown butter & bacon ice cream on a potato chip & butterscotch cookie was to die for.  And since it was such a beautiful day in Dallas, we decided to just walk through downtown.  We stopped at the Nasher for some picture ops and then continued through the Arts District until our feet wanted to fall off.  

If you live in Dallas or within 40 miles, i'd make sure to make the trek to the DMA (which is now free to the public) and then spend the rest of the afternoon at Klyde Warren. You will not be disappointed. 

{Photos by me.  Picture of me in tunnel- Carol Simpson}