SMU Style

It might not be the size and scale of New York Fashion Week, but the Pin Show is a stilettoed step in the right direction for Dallas. The third annual independent runway event will feature 30 local fashion designers and work from Dallas design students. After the runway presentation, view the details of the designs on the models and watch live photo shoots take place on styled sets. General admission tickets are $12 and VIP tickets are $40. The Pin Show will be held at Wolfgang Puck’s renovated Union Station at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. For more information visit ThePinShow.com

Dallas teen turned celebrity blogger Jane Aldridge of SeaofShoes.com, and her former fashion designer mom Judy Aldridge of AtlantisHome.com are bringing their distinct style to V.O.D. Thursday night. Stop by the Victory Park shop from 6 to 9 p.m. and browse the duo’s personal collection of vintage jewelry and accessories. The carefully edited collection from the fashion savvy mother-daughter team includes 70s and 80s baubles from the likes of Christopher Ross, Kenneth Jay Lane, Polcini and Lucien Piccard.
RSVP: talk@vodboutique.com

Mix and mingle with Tia Cibani, the designer of women’s ready-to-wear line Ports 1961, Thursday evening at Nordstrom Galleria Dallas. The event co-hosted by Vogue will feature a trunk show with pieces from the Ports 1961 Spring 2010 collection. Cibani is the driving force behind the minimalist neutral creations favored by celebrities like Sienna Miller. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the second floor. RSVP: 866-689-2106

*I went to the event and really enjoyed everything Stacy had to contribute to the eager to learn Fashionista 2 (the student sector of The Fashionistas Organization) crowd. She gave us a behind the scenes visual of how Dallas Modern Luxury comes together each month from working on next month’s best dressed men in Dallas issue, to juggling the local party circuit and even digging flowers straight from the ground in desperation for a photo shoot. Her big break before Modern Lux: Stacy was editor-in-chief of a magazine solely for the shoe obsessed! I wish it was still on stands because I would definitely be a fan!