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After an ‘oppressive’ Texas childhood, why fashion titan Tom Ford is opening a flagship store in Dallas

Fashion titan, control freak, boundary pusher. Husband, father, movie crier. Which Tom Ford is opening a flagship store in Dallas this month? Editor-in-chief Rob Brinkley talks to both of them edited from an interview by ROB BRINKLEY He doesn’t know it, but I’ve been having a bromance with Tom Ford for 18 years. I’ve been a [...]

Anna Wintour and Oscar de La Renta having a brief moment at the exhibit's opening night. Photograph by Erika Berman, @oscarprgirl

Oscar de la Renta Arkansas exhibit: Exclusive event photos and thoughts from those in attendance

The Oscar de la Renta exhibit’s opening night at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock attracted the designer’s deareset friends (including Anna) and devoted fans of the collection photographs by NAN COULTER  “She always looked entirely appropriate wherever she was and nearly always in Oscar.” —Anna Wintour, on Hilary Clinton “Oscar has really treated first ladies such as [...]

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Double, double, bauble & trouble: Shop our pearl fashion

Pearls, pearls, pearls. Shop these pearl items from our fashion feature and more.  1. Aerin Lauder x Erickson Beamon necklace, $688, where to buy coming soon 2. Valentino pearl clutch, $4235, valentino.com 3. Tom Binns safety-pin necklace, $825, special order through Forty Five Ten 4. Chanel butterfly sunglasses, $650, available at Neiman Marcus NorthPark Center [...]

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Cut short: The shocking, mysterious end of Dallas society hairstylist Paul Neinast

He was ‘the light of the party’ — and then he was gone. FD Luxe‘s Christopher Wynn pieces together the last day and night of a talented, troubled man Paul Neinast was easily distracted and always late, but he was never this late. The showy 59-year-old hairdresser’s first client of the day had shown up and was [...]

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Collaboration Station: One-stop shop of fall’s key collaborations

With Kayne West, Penelope Cruz, Lulu Guinness, and local Dallas style influencers involved, the collaborations are sure to be the talk of the season.   1. Penelope and Monica Cruz + Loewe: Cruz sisters team up to bring us a new Loewe handbag collection designed for the busy working women. A ‘Spanish’ element promises to be present [...]

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FD Luxe video exclusive: Model Jan Strimple faces off to her fiberglass twin

We catch the one and only Jan Strimple staring into the eyes of her mannequin double — and divulging a few secrets about her sculpted form. FD Luxe up-close with Jan Strimple from FD Luxe on Vimeo. Click here for other September-issue videos: Behind the scenes of our rocker-girls shoot, and how to get their [...]