Spotted: Dallas Art Fair
I had the pleasure of attending the Dallas Art Fair this weekend and snapped some pics of my favorite artwork. I’m not an art expert by any means, but can appreciate beauty and creativity.
The Andy Warhol had a piece at the fair in the PanAmerican Gallery. You could purchase “Perrier Bottles” for a cool $250,000 (aka 6 years at SMU). 
This image “Empire” shot by Matthew Porter in 2010 caught by eye in Dallas’ Marty Walker Gallery. The photographer teaches at the American Center for Photography in NYC and that image was shot in Brooklyn.
William Campbell Contemporary Art out of Fort Worth had this fascinating piece by John Holt Smith called “Sequence #3.” The artist retrieved this image first by taking a picture of a field of poppies. Then he stretched and zoomed the image time after time until he was enraptured with this particular color sequence, which he then replicated with acrylic enamel on an aluminum canvas.
This acrylic on canvas painting from Dallas gallery Dunn & Brown Contemporary was a mesmerizing optical illusion with a 3-D effect on the eyes. “Spectrum #12″ by Susie Rosmarin.
Former Texan, now New Yorker Rachel Hovnanian captured the stereotypes and conceptions of beauty with a sense of humor and seriousness. Her exhibit “The Power and Burden of Beauty” made the trip down to Texas to be viewed by her toughest critics. 
This foam pink thing as I referred to it all weekend is a sculpture by Tony Feher from the D’Amelio Terras Gallery. Its proper name is “Blossom” and it is made out of extruded polyestyrene you can find at a hardware store like Home Depot for building materials. Its simple, unexpected and just makes you smile. Can you imagine having it just chilling in your living room?
Fashion Insider: Stuart Weitzman
Stuart Weitzman wants students to find the shoe that fits
Acclaimed shoe designer Stuart Weitzman recently slipped into Neiman Marcus NorthPark to mingle with Dallas area customers and gain ideas for upcoming collections.
“I want to meet the women who buy our shoes,” Weitzman said. “I stop them on the street, I tap them on the shoulder at parties and I say ‘Gee, I hope you love those shoes.’ It could be a shoe on a five-inch heel or a flat and I get the same answer – they’re comfortable.”
The designer, known for his stylish yet surprisingly comfortable shoes, takes pride in his collections that feature something for everyone at every age. The collection goes from show-stopping stilettos to basic ballet flats, and then to what Weitzman calls the ‘must-have’ boot of the season – a flat over-the-knee boot. READ MORE
Spotted: ‘Students sporting gym clothes, heavy makeup’
SMU senior Sarah Pottharst reports on a trend spotted on campus that might not exactly be runway worthy. “Waltzing across SMU’s campus everyday are a number of women with caked-on makeup, shiny jewelry and a designer purse to boot. When completing their outfits, some of these women decide to sport gym shorts and a baggy t-shirt, leaving the rest of the campus to wonder: Did they get dressed in the dark?”
But, hey it is what it is… and as I’m quoted in the article: “When you go to class in college, you want to be comfortable.” READ MORE
P.S. Thanks for the SMUstyle.com plug at the end! You didn’t have to do that!
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