FASHION NIGHT OUT- DALLAS EDITION

Sooooo as to be expected the diva took a small vacay away from her cyberhome- but I'm never too far away. This year has brought about some major changes- one being my relocation to the big city of Dallas,Texas by way of Denton.....more details on that later....yall know me I gots ta give you the full "T" but we will save that for another day. Anyhow, last night I had the pleasure of perusing this new playground and checking out the local "FASHION NIGHT OUT" at the premiere shopping centre here in Dallas known as NorthPark. Now for those unfamiliar with the fashion capital of Texas, NorthPark is the higher end epicentre of everything luxurious outside of the Dallas Galleria. Here you can head over to Henri Bendel, visit Versace, gawk at the Gucci, take in some Ted Baker London and catch you some Cartier or if you are an authentically Austin girl at heart like myself with a slight boho chic flair- find your way to Free People or Anthropologie. Whatever your pleasure- Northpark knows how to please your pret-a-porter palate.

But first what is FASHION NIGHT OUT you may ask?

"Fashion's Night Out is a global initiative, sponsored by Vogue and the CFDA. The first event began in 2009, it was held in New York. In 2010 the event expanded and was held in Australia, Brazil, China, London, Paris, Berlin, Greece, India, Milan, Portugal, Russia, Spain, South Korea, Taiwan and Turkey. Fashion's Night Out began in 2009 as a means to encourage consumers to shop and support the fashion industry during the tough economic climate. The event has expanded to 16 countries in 2010 and will occur over the span of eight days to maximize traffic in individual retail environment."

Now for all my true fashionistas- we live for the month of September for not only Fashion Night Out but of course the return of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week's  when Spring/Summer collection premiere (recap coming soon) and of course the coveted release of the September Issue of Vogue and I must say Dallas' Fashion Night Out did not disappoint. I had the pleasure of enjoying this night with my ladies nouveau- my fellow fashionistas who found their ways into my heart by way of our undergrad careers at Texas State University. Of course we were fashionably late and unfortunately missed the first set of shows by Diesel, H&M and Neiman Marcus. However we were just in time to take in runway taste of Ted Baker LONDON, Macy's, Dillard's, the GAP and in true Texas style- PINTO RANCH.

A special thanks to my photographer friend, Quinton of T-Square Photos for getting his girl the perfect press placement seat amongst the most plentiful crowd I've ever seen at an FNO event...every girl knows you either want a front row seat or one at the end of the runway and I got just that...alright enough chatter....check out the chic fashions and let me know how you feel fashionistas :)

     BUT BEFORE I TOOK MY END OF RUNWAY SEAT I HAD TO CAPTURE SOME REAL STREET STYLE

 THESE WERE THE FIRST YOUNG LADIES I HAD SEEN WITH A STYLE ALL THEIR OWN WHICH I HAVE IRONICALLY FOUND TO BE A RARITY IN THE DALLAS AREA- GO FIGURE!!

 I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED A CUTE PEPLUM TOP- ITS GREAT FOR CONCEALING THOSE SELF CONSCIOUS AREAS THAT ALL WE LADIES HAVE...PLUS I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A PAIR OF ELECTRIC BLUE JEANS THAT FIT ME ALL SEASON LONG!!

 TED BAKER LONDON PRESENTS "THE GREAT GATSBY 2012"

  MACY'S PRESENTS "2O'S LUXE WITH MODERN MIX"

  DILLARD'S PRESENTS "SIRENS AND SIRS OF THE SILVER SCREEN"

PINTO PRESENTS "TEXAS TAKES OVER FNO"

 DELICIOUS CAKE BALLS FROM BREAD WINNERS

- l to r- Strawberry, Chocolate, Red Velvet, Birthday and there was a lemon that just kept disappearing :)

 

THE LADIES :)

 THE DRINKS OF COURSE

THE FASHION GIRL NEVER FORGETS- HER PHONE, CLUTCH, MAG AND A MARTINI

 

THE CHOCOLATE DALLAS COWBOY HIMSELF- DEZ BRYANT

All in all I had a blast at my first "FASHION NIGHT OUT" in Dallas. We even got some deliciously cute cake balls complimentary of BREAD WINNERS BAKERY and ended our night at Reverse Happy Hour inside Kona Grill where we ran into the Dallas Cowboys very own chocolate cowboy himself Dez Bryant and enjoyed Raspberry Crush Martinis and sushi

This is your favorite fashionista waving au'revoir to all my Austin family back home and check me next time as I bring you my recap of NYFW and the Roberto Cavalli Red Carpet Dress Exhibit

Signed,

 Domo

 " I don't think Dallas is ready for this Diva and neither was Fashion Night Out"

 DeVeReaux