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Heather Staible

Fashion/Style

Writer, social media enthusiast, lover of fashion, food, wine, college sports and interesting people. Published in Women's Wear Daily, The Houston Chronicle, People Magazine, CultureMap.com, USA Today and other national and regional publications.

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CultureMap Pop Up Shop

A sneak peek of the shopping event of the season: This Holiday Pop Up is full of unique gifts

By Heather Staible

12.05.14 | 10:22 am

Houston knows its shopping. Between the city's cozy boutiques and grand malls there are a lot of choices, so when it came to curating a selection of retailers for ...


CultureMap Pop Up Shop

Buzzed over Holiday Pop Up Shop lets men in on the action in a serious way: Ditch the khakis!

By Heather Staible

12.03.14 | 10:26 am

Just because CultureMap’s Holiday Pop Up Shop is awash in women’s apparel, accessories and jewelry, it doesn’t mean the guys are left out. Rye 51, Q Custom ...


Save The Date

Fashion helpers: Holiday Pop Up Shop style stars break down the best sexy, festive looks

By Heather Staible

11.28.14 | 4:04 pm

The holiday season is when even though most devoted Little Black Dress lovers step up their style game, adding sequins, fur, velvet and shine to their party dressing. The roster ...


Galleria Makeover Continues

Another new Galleria store beckons: This one is a trendy designer's sunny Texas dream

By Heather Staible

11.27.14 | 5:38 pm

Trina Turk’s California cool has a new home deep in the heart of Texas. Turk recently opened a sunny spot in The Galleria, bringing her signature mix of colorful ...


Warm Fuzzies

CultureMap Holiday Pop Up Shop retailers get to the heart of gift-giving with thoughtful choices

By Heather Staible

11.24.14 | 10:47 am

Gifts come in all shapes and sizes and as the holidays approach, so does the search for delightful presents. So we went straight to some of the retailers headlining CultureMap ...


Houston's Sexy Fashion

Pretty with edge: Sexy sky-high thigh slits and beautiful faves make Fashion Houston sing

By Heather Staible

11.21.14 | 2:40 pm

One of Fashion Houston’s strengths is drawing designers that resonate with local fashion audiences. Houston women like pretty, but with a bit of edge or detailing that sets them ...


Fashion Houston 2014

Beyonce fave wows, fashion superhero seduces the crowd, jumps off stage at Fashion Houston's wild night

By Heather Staible

11.20.14 | 4:11 pm

The second night of Fashion Houston was filled with firsts. Rubin Singer unveiled a never-before-seen collection just for the event, Miami-based designer Rene Ruiz brought his collection of shimmering evening ...


Shopping In A Winter Wonderland

Holiday shopping simplifed: CultureMap's first-ever Holiday Pop Up Shop makes gift buying fun

By Heather Staible

11.12.14 | 2:58 pm

Ask most people the gift they would like during the holidays, and it likely involves more time, less stress and an absence of calories consumed at the swirl of parties ...


H&M Wait Finally Ends

H&M's new Galleria store draws a crazed crowd, lured by special event fever: Hundreds line up and wait

By Heather Staible

11.07.14 | 6:01 am

H&M opened its fourth Houston area store — and more importantly, it's much-anticipated first Inside the Loop store — in The Galleria Thursday, but it was the highly sought after ...


Fashion Forward

Powerhouse husband and wife fashion duo goes gaga over sexy Houston women and ordinary TV stars

By Heather Staible

11.05.14 | 1:51 pm

It’s not just enough for a modern fashion label to create beautiful and thoughtful collections each season, while keeping a careful eye on the ebb and flow of the ...


Not Just Western

Hip bootmaker set to open a new Highland Village store that's all about handcrafted luxury

By Heather Staible

11.04.14 | 2:05 pm

It’s no surprise Lucchese has jumped feet first into the fashion pool, expanding beyond ropers and Western-style boots. The company’s namesake is Italian, and it comes from a ...


On The Rise

Houston style stars get a little bubbly over young designer's dramatic runway show

By Heather Staible

10.27.14 | 4:05 pm

Rising fashion designer Jonathan Blake assembled a front row of Houston style stars at his recent spring/summer 2015 show that would make more established designers envious. Lynn Wyatt, Becca ...


Making the News

TV news legend calls Houston women gorgeous, talks wedding drama and tabloid history in River Oaks

By Heather Staible

10.24.14 | 11:39 am

Jane Pauley broke new ground at 25 as a Today show anchor and has interviewed a Who’s Who of politicians and celebrities, but for a trip to Houston, the ...


Party Watch

Artist returns from Mexico to make a surprise announcement full of hidden messages

By Heather Staible

10.23.14 | 2:05 pm

What: Artist Justin Garcia unveiling 7:Unlayered Where: Silver Studios The 411: After taking a year-long sabbatical to El Salvador and Mexico, Justin Garcia gave art lovers a deeper look ...


Scary Halloween Makeup

Get your Halloween face on: Houston salons offer scary good makeup transformations

By Heather Staible

10.22.14 | 1:46 pm

Creating a fantastical fairy or blood-drained zombie for Halloween always looks so easy from the directions on the back of a makeup package. In just a few steps, you too ...


Idol Fashion

Ryan Seacrest gets into another surprise new business: Would you let this man dress you?

By Heather Staible

10.18.14 | 12:01 pm

It’s not clear exactly when Ryan Seacrest sleeps, much less has time to design a capsule collection for Macy’s, but the Emmy-winning TV host and producer has done ...


Give Good

A huge Houston shopping discount builds anticipation: Holiday Shopping Card season is already here

By Heather Staible

10.18.14 | 8:56 am

Before Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there’s the launch of the Holiday Shopping Card, the fall event that really gets people in the spirit. The 11-day bonanza raises money ...


Shop Town

New Highland Village store brings seaside style to Houston as laid-back brothers continue a national push

By Heather Staible

10.16.14 | 2:57 pm

Vineyard Vines is bringing a second wave of its Martha’s Vineyard-inspired collection of apparel and accessories to Highland Village in late October. It’s the second Houston area store ...


Kissed To The Curb

Yellow Cab investigating cab driver who kicked a gay couple to the curb for a PG kiss

By Heather Staible

10.14.14 | 4:50 pm

Yellow Cab is investigating an independent contractor who forced two Houston men out of his cab Sunday after seeing the men kiss in the car. Partners Travis Player and Andres ...


Changing Houston

Historic Houston hotel site to become a new high-tech high school: No water skiing in the pool

By Heather Staible

10.11.14 | 1:29 pm

An important piece of Houston’s past is making way for the future. Houston Independent School District plans to build a new DeBakey High School for Health Professions on the ...


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