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!
Weekend To-Do: Dallas Art Fair
Art fans are flocking to Dallas for the second annual Dallas Art fair this weekend. More than 50 exhibitors from across the United States and Great Britain will be showcasing their modern and contemporary art collections at the Fashion Industry Gallery in downtown Dallas. The venue, located in the Arts District directly across from the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Dallas Museam of Art, will be transformed into a mall of individual galleries featuring post war paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs.
The most anticipated display was created by native Texan and now New York based artist Rachel Hovnanian. Her installation, titled the “Power and Burden of Beauty,” explores the stereotypes of beauty in society, with a heavy focus on Texas culture, through sculpture, paintings and multi-media platforms.
The inaugural Dallas Art Fair drew over 5,500 guests in February 2009, and the two-year-old event is already being compared to a miniature version of the chic and hip Miami Art Basel.
Galleries that will be joining the 2010 Dallas Art Fair for the first time include Babcock Galleries, New York; D’Amelio Terras, New York; Hedge, San Francisco; Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London; and Timothy Taylor Gallery, London.
Among the returning galleries are Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York; Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco; Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas; James Kelly Contemporary, Santa Fe; Jason McCoy, Inc., New York; John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco; Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin; and William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis.
The fair will be held this Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. providing an ideal weekend outing for any art collector, enthusiast, or student. Student one-day passes are $15. For more information visit DallasArtFair.com
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