Our go-to team of pop cultural experts Jake Gaines, Eleanora Morrison, Jen Roosth and Cynthia Smoot are on the Texas scene with the coolest must-do recommendations here and across the globe. Join us, won’t you?
CAMPING IT UP
When Met Gala co-chairs Lady Gaga, Harry Styles and Serena Williams take center stage May 6 with the event’s theme of Camp: Notes on Fashion, surely the world’s heads will turn. Always a part of the spring fashion season, the Met exhibition will feature approximately 175 objects, including men’s and women’s fashion, sculptures, paintings and drawings to explore how irony, humor, parody and exaggeration are expressed in campy fashion.
PRETTY ALL THE TIME
Carte Blush is the world’s prettiest unlimited monthly membership giving you access to your own glam team coast to coast for less than $10 a day. The membership includes makeup applications, faux lashes, brow maintenance, airbrushing, 10% off products, and more and is valid at all Blushington locations in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York City. $250 per month. At Blushington.com
TASTE BASKET
Want a chic gift for mom, dad or grad? Look no further than Austin-based Basket Case, founded by Elizabet Pecore. These professional quality gift treats are as unique as your recipient. In fact, it’s happiness…one basket at a time. At ElizabethPecore.com
NEW YORK STATE OF MIND
When the Hudson Yards opened on the westside of New York City, it marked the first time Neiman Marcus has had a store in Gotham City. The luxe development is a triumph of culture, commerce and cuisine, plus some truly world class architecture that’s changed the scope of the Manhattan skyline for the better. Bravo. At HudsonYardsNewYork.com
MUSIC ADVENTURE
Arrive by helicopter or private ferry to the VIP luxe glamping experience at the Isle of Wight Festival at Glastonbury in Merry Old England June 13-14. The custom Camp Kerala tent service is the only way to stay when you go. At CampKerala.com
IN FIGHTING SHAPE
In Houston, former heavyweight boxing champion Lou Savarese and local philanthropist Jordan Seff have teamed up to create the Savarese Fight Fit boxing gym in West University. This state-of-the-art facility features boxing and kickboxing classes and lessons led by former and current professional fighters–it’s an authentic boxing experience coupled with a local neighborhood hangout feel. Private and group sessions available. At SavareseFightFit.com
