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DeAynni Hatley, star of the Style Network's “Big Rich Texas,” hosted the red carpet launch party for The Texas Diva Remodeling & Construction at the ultra-swanky Winston's Supper Cub this past Monday, August the 6

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C hauffeured cars and limousines, valet park-ing, and the media surrounding the red car-pet stop-and-go added to the “Hollywood

premiere” feel that Hatley was sure to be aiming to achieve. The lounge, with its members of the elite Dallas social scene in attendance mixed with thumping club-friendly hits, had an atmosphere that was exciting and energetic, enticing party-goers to dance along with the go-go girls. DeAynni Hatley could be seen running around from one cluster of socialites to another, introducing some people, conversing with others, always with a polite and charming smile on her face. The event, hosted by Aria Agency, was an obvious success. Paul Salfen, Aria's Principal of Publicity, Promotion, & Practice, was also interacting with everyone. He stated that the agency designed the tools and brand logo for Hatley's remodeling and construction line and put together the launch event. Also in attendance was legendary musician Sir Earl Toon of Kool & The Gang, personal friend of Marvin Gaye and writer of the hit song 'Celebration'. Sir Earl, always a good sport, posed for pictures with almost every single person in the lounge and seemed to be making friends with anyone who came up to him. Those present appeared to be enjoying themselves and, when asked their opinions of the event, the re-sponses ranged from “simply amazing” to “I could-n't imagine a better party”. The event will be fea-tured in the third season of “Big Rich Texas”. The season premiere airs on Sunday, October 7

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We never quite do get enough of Beyonce. This megastar has stood the test of time and seems to only get better and better. She’s is back in full swing and appears to be maintaining her relation-ship, motherhood and her career all at once. The new House of Deréon campaign is out and Be-yonce is hotter than ever and let’s not forget to mention the new line of clothes is awesome too!

Beyonce and her mom Tina Knowles’ clothing line House of Deréon is still at the forefront of fashion and their latest collection has taken on a whimsi-cal, music festival vibe. According to a press re-lease, it was inspired by Beyonce’s performance at Glastonbury last year, specifically, “the ‘boho-inspired girl who attends the festival.” There are high-waisted maxi skirts with slits, crop tops, body-con dresses with cut-outs and leopard print pants. A simple “boho-chic” theme is spread throughout. The winter collection is rumored to be more in-spired by Beyonce’s costumed and sequined stage look so this is something to definetly look forward to.

Famed photographer and music video director Jean-Baptiste Mondino shot the entire campaign. Tina Knowles said, “I am so excited about this au-tumn and winter ad campaign. The images of Be-yoncé are amazing and we had a lot of fun using the festival experience as our inspiration. Like mu-sic, fashion has a universal appeal and we look forward to hearing the consumer’s reaction to the new campaign and to the collection.” So stay tuned because the House of Deréon is not finished yet, there is much more of Beyonce for us to see.

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Kanye West is certainly an

idol in the fashion industry

and after months of specula-

tion, and a cancelled mens-

wear line, it looks like Mr.

West is finally ready to reveal

to the world his very own

clothing line. Harper’s Bazaar Austral

ia, whose Fashion Editor Christine Centenera

has been speaking with West since March, is

reporting that the women’s line (still unnamed)

will have a 9:30pm show time on October 1st

at Paris Fashion Week . That would make his

show the last on the list on a day that includes

runway exhibitions from veterans like: Haider

Ackermann, Viktor & Rolf, Comme des Gar-

cons and Jean-Paul Gaultier.

Former Vogue Paris editor Carine Roitfeld told

Styleite that Kanye “know’s everything about

fashion. He could teach fashion.” While West’s

show isn’t appearing on any official schedules

just yet, fans and eager fashion gurus are anx-

ious to see what he will unveil.

We can only expect for his girlfriend, Kim Kar-

dashian to place a twist of her sexiness into

the line, which should bring a perfect balance

to the line. Celebrity clothing lines can be a hit

or miss, and the level of involvement can be

questionable. It seems that West will cut a col-

lection in the pattern of entertainment stars

turned credible emerging designers and will

be very active in the production of his line.

Judging from the way he carries himself, we

know that if this women’s line is released, it

will be all that!

Kanye West to Release a Women's Clothing Line

Latino Fashion Week was as advertised “From Latinos to Everyone”. There was a great represen-tation of the American population both on and off the runway. Even though the event has been around for over six years, this was the first time the tour came to Dallas.

As Co-founder Cesar Rolon Jr. mentioned over and over during his interview, the main purpose of the Fashion show was to provide an opportunity to showcase Latino talent to everyone. Furthermore, he stated that he expects to “elevate the percep-tion of the Latino community” and support local business owners, hair dresses, models etc.

There was a lot of intermingling of various cultures and the Fashion Week promotes such intermin-gling through events such as the Diversity Day, where African American, Middle Eastern and Polish designers get an opportunity to interact with each other.

Arabel Alva Rosales, also a co-founder of the Lati-no Fashion Week was enthusiastic before the event started. She confirmed the passions and intentions of her counter part. She shared her pas-sion and contentment of being able to see young talent showcasing their gifts. She spoke with great excitement about the Models Night Out, an event where all the models get to meet each other and make connections.

There were some spectacular designers repre-senting Peru, Puerto Rico, Columbia and Vene-zuela. Yirko Sivirich, started his career 4 years ago. Originally from Peru, he recalls designing clothes for his cousins’ Barbie dolls when he was 11 years old. He showcased an all male clothing line with a lot of Americana influence.

John Dunn, a graduate of Parsons School of De-sign, was busy getting one of his spectacular dresses ready before the event when I met him.

He represented Puerto Rico and exclaimed that his great admiration for beauty as one of the main drives as a designer.

Camilo Alvarez, a former model now turned fash-ion designer was exuberant both in his personal selection and his design line. Tall and well built in stature, he was a gentle giant that shared an un-fathomable passion for Latino Fashion Week.

The Fashion show kicked off in high spirits and continued on as the vibrant audience cheered on every designer and model with great enthusiasm. When asked about returning to Dallas in the fu-ture, Cesar Rolon Jr. commented enthusiastically that they are looking foreword to it. The response from the general public and the social elites have been very positive in Dallas, which I believe will enable Latino Fashion Week to make a lasting im-pact on the Latino community in the years to come.

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Many relationships fall victim to miscommunicated views and ex-pectations. More women have found themselves involved with men who did and do not desire what they want when it pertains to a relationship. Some men have invested

in women who ultimately were not seeking the same type of commitment as they desired. These problems or miscommunications don’t always surface during the dating phase. These issues usually arise and gradual-ly develop during the relationship phase when one party is ready to take the next step and the other per-

son is not. Many of these pointless relationships and breakups could have possibly been avoided if the communication lines were clear, effective, and under-stood from day one.

Before one can truly know what they want they must reach a maturity level that will cater to their growth and preparation for what they desire to be. Establishing clear and reasonable expectations at the beginning should be at the forefront of the initial conversation. This dialogue should be precise, structured, direct, and thought provoking. Using this strategy is very ef-fective when it pertains to communicating your desires and wants in a relationship. If possible before ex-changing personal information have a brief yet candid conversation about one another’s purpose and desires when it comes to a relationship. This style will elimi-nate those who are not headed in your particular direc-

tion and save valuable time.

Once an individual has truly confirmed within their heart, mind, body, and soul that they desire a life long mate or simply put, a husband or a wife this should become your walk as well as your talk. Many times when we are faced with a question that chal-lenges what we desire and we tend to give answers that are not “accurate” to how we feel and aligned with what we WANT. For example, why strive to be celibate if your ultimate destination isn’t to serve GOD and save yourself for marriage??

This component is vital when you are entertaining prospects to find the one you would want to date. If you are a woman who is ready to pursue marriage and desires a life long mate better known as a hus-band that is what you should voice to all suitors. If you are a man who is ready to seek your treasure, pursue marriage, and desires a life long mate better known as a wife that is what you should voice to all suitors. The key is making this clear at the begin-ning during the initial conversation. The destination of both individuals should be expressed and under-stood clearly before they proceed on the journey. Make sure while you are entertaining prospects you seek insight as to what they want. If you find that you are not on the same page don’t attempt to read from the same book because it could possibly lead to a different ending, one which you may not like.

Remember, no one wants to waste time or play games so ask the right questions in order to get the right answers. The way you ask something means just as much as the response you receive so gradu-ally move into your questions, yet don’t avoid those questions that are important to you for fear of losing a prospect. When it comes to choosing the, “right

one” to spend your life with it takes time, patience, preparation, and understanding. Never forget a treasure has to be discovered and that life long mate is waiting for you so make sure your plan is tailored for success and not failure

“Live for Love and for Love we will Live”

The Top Five Steakhouses You Have to Try in Dallas

It's not hard to find a steakhouse in the Dallas area, but it is often times overwhelming when attempting to identify the top steak and chop houses in Dallas; the city has a solid Top 10 that compete nationally in the running for best steakhouses. Of course, with quality comes a hefty price, so get ready to shell out a good chunk of dough to experience the best steaks the Big D has to offer.

At Al Biernat's, located at 4217 Oak Lawn Avenue, the bar sce-ne and the sophisticated lounge feel are brought together to create an atmosphere that evokes casual elegance. With an entrée menu that ranges from $30 to $85, Al's effortlessly ac-commodates both walk-ins and recent celebrities such as Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Charles Barkley, and Victor Hugo.

Located within the new Omni Hotel at 555 South Lamar Street, Bob's Steak and Chop House keeps the feeling business-casual, recommending reservations yet being open to walk-ins. The entrées range from $41 to $80, and with five DFW locations, there is sure to be a restaurant convenient for everyone.

The Capital Grille combines fine dining with a sense of Ameri-can patriotism. The many paintings that line the walls, circa-80th century, evoke our fine country's history and culture. With entrées anywhere from $27 to $49 for a seared tenderloin and butter poached lobster tail dish, the two Capital Grille loca-tions are among the least expensive of the group.

Since its opening in 1993, Chamberlain's has been continuously recognized as one of the nation's top steak and chop houses. In 2008, D Magazine aptly named it one of the best restaurants in Dallas and in 2010 it was named one of the “Best in DFW” Steakhouses by the Dallas Morning News. Chamberlain's en-trées range from $26 to $27 and is located off Belt Line Road and the North Dallas Tollway near Addison.

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse offers the most expensive en-trée on our list, with their Wagyu Longbone, a whopping 32 Oz. Ri-beye, costing $89.00. Awarded 5 stars by Open Table, Del Frisco's maintains a lavish yet hospitable dining experience, with knowledge-able waiters, bartenders and sommeliers to ensure the best steak house dinner possible.

Dallas Trends in Fashion, Food and Entertainment

By Samantha Kauffman

Barbeque, burgers, state fairs, concerts and fashion when you put these things together

you get some of the great attractions and trends currently on top in Dallas, Texas.

After a long day at work, Si Tapas has the best in happy hour food. Tapas, being the

name for a wide variety of appetizers in Spanish cuisine, offer the best of their appetiz-

ers for $3.00, a price that doesn’t make the wallet sweat. Tapas serves a wide variety of

high-quality Spanish food, for reasonable prices. Tapas appetizers are usually priced be-

tween $7.00 and $9.00. Si Tapas happy hour runs from 4:00 to 7:00 Monday through

Thursday.

The great food in Dallas doesn’t stop with appetizers, what about the great American

burgers? Dairy-ette, drive-in burger joint, has landed the serious name of best burger

since they opened in 1956. With classic, hot and juicy burgers covered in melted cheese

or chili you can’t go wrong. You can even live on the edge and add some jalapeños or

bacon for .50 or even double your meat for $1.70. Dairy-ette serves everything from

burgers to sandwiches, hot dogs and even classic vanilla soft-serve ice cream. Here at

this old-fashioned burger joint, you can get fresh cut fried and great, old-fashioned food.

What is classic Dallas cooking without

some finger licking barbeque? At the Pecan

Lodge, you can get barbeque the way it’s

supposed to be done with flavors you can

only get in the south. Pecan Lodge was

named for best BBQ in Dallas by D Maga-

zine as well as the Dallas Observer. The

Lodge was rated one of the top 10 BBQ

restaurants in all of Texas. This BBQ joint

has even been featured on Food Network’s

Diner’s, Drive-in’s and Dives. With the

Lodge’s simple menu, it allows for straight-

forward country BBQ with all the flavors

and none of the excess. From Mesquite

smoked BBQ to southern-fried chicken, Pe-

can Lodge hits every area of your

stomach’s craving for good, smoky and

crispy BBQ.

Dallas food

is not the

only area

that is on

top

right

now.

With

the

sea-

sons about to change, Dallas fashion

trends are just beginning. With the autumn

season being known for its changing colors

of red, yellow and orange, Dallas trends are

pushing the fall colors according to Sebas-

tian Green, produce of ModelBiz Radio.

Scarves are also a major trend right now as

the cooler season approached. Necklaces,

hats and other big and beautiful accesso-

ries are great ways to turn any ordinary out-

fit into a beautiful ensemble.

Entertainment in Dallas is on the rise as

well.

Starting on September 28, 2012 the long

awaited event that brings people from all

over the country to enjoy, The State Fair of

Texas begins. The State Fair of Texas goes

through till October 21, 2012. With enter-

tainment ranging from Kellie Pickler and

Uncle Kracker to the Reliant Starlight Pa-

rade, Chinese Lantern Festival, auto

shows, pig races and more. The State Fair

of Texas has activities made for everyone

young and old. With 53 attractions, 13 per-

formers and even more events and shows

you will need every day of the fair to see

everything that you want. With great cele-

bration and events, this fair has the food

covered. General admission for the fair is

$16, for senior citizens (ages 60 and over)

and children are $12 and children two and

under are free.

Throughout the month of September, Dallas

entertainment is lined-up with performances

from Slash, Tyga, Train, Bonnie Raitt and

Florence and the Machine.

Dallas is covering all the points of interest

from fashion to food to entertainment a tri-

ple threat that lands this part of the south

on top.

By Lauren Foote, Freelance Writer

M uzeion the temple of the muses. That is exactly

how you feel when you walk into this art gallery. It is filled with contemporary mixed with ancient sculptures and paintings. You

sincerely feel like time is irrelevant when you are going through this gallery. One second you are stepping into

things relate. It is time defying art. The art in there is

timeless, or rather time becomes irrelevant. The art is

not defined by what time period it is from, or where it

was from, or even how much it costs, it is defined by

what reactions the art creates in the people that walk

into the gallery. One piece of old is placed in front of

one piece of contemporary art. They have different an-

cient cultures, many South American cultures including

Peru, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. They also have

Asian, South African and Egyptian sculptures. There is

a focus of Pre-Colonial art, which is one of the owner’s

favorite forms of art.

The gallery has only been open for about six

weeks. Guillermo Cardenas is the owner of the gallery.

He started the collection in Mexico and continued it in

Paris. He started the collection forty five years ago, he

wanted to start a gallery in the states and he picked Dal-

las. He picked Dallas “because he truly believes that

people do not see it for the diamond in the rough that it

is. He does not believe that people in the United States

appreciate Dallas for the incredible city that it is”. He

sees it as a growing culture of art and fashion that is not

as appreciated as the art and fashion districts of New

York, Chicago and Los Angeles. He started his gallery

because he wanted people to have access to all these

ancient cultures while also seeing all the new contem-

porary unknown artists that have not yet been discov-

ered. He makes his art affordable and accessible to peo-

ple. I spoke to Eric Thomas, one of the associates in the

gallery; he told me that “he sees this gallery as an art

sanctuary. The art in the museum is like different states

of mind”. The art in the gallery is supposed to motivate

and inspire artists and designers that look at all the piec-

es. There are a plethora of pieces from the MET, from

many art galleries in Paris and different parts of Europe.

There are pieces of jewelry in the back of the gallery.

The pieces of Jewelry are one piece of ancient gold or

rock that is mixed and put together with current cut

stones. There could be an Aztec leopard mixed with

some pieces of sapphire, or a large lapis lazuli chain

with ancient rock knives in the bottom. Some of the

contemporary pieces of jewelry are made with black

diamond.

The focus of the gallery is really not the art but

where it is located. The owner wanted one of the best

pieces of art to be displayed specifically in the art dis-

trict of Dallas. He wants people to give credit to Dallas

for what it really is. We are not just a center of econom-

ic empire; Dallas has as much to offer to the art world

as New York, Chicago or Los Angeles. Dallas is an im-

portant hub for creative art and fashion. He wants peo-

ple to understand that, he wants people to have some-

thing to look forward to when they come to Dallas.

When they walk into his gallery people can feel like

they are walking into Paris, walking into the MET but

still being in a great city like Dallas. This gallery is

open from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am-6pm on

1113 Dragon St., Dallas, TX.

To view more of their great art work, go

to http://www.muzeion.com/

Bridging the Gap: Celebrating Cultural Diversity

By Sammy Kauffman

African American. Caucasian. Asian. Hispanic.

Today, people from all over the world come together to live with

one another to display cultural diversity, sharing their lifestyles

and accepting those from other heritages to bridge the gap

between countries.

Here in the Metroplex, there are many opportunities for

cultures to come together to celebrate where they come

from and to help spread their heritage to others.

Starting on the weekend of September 1, 2012, San An-

tonio will be hosting the People en Español Festival.

For the first weekend of September, people will come

together to celebrate the Latino culture with the greatest

and most classic of concerts, performances, workshops,

celebrity appearances, activities for the whole family and

more.

On the same day, the George Washington Carver Muse-

um and Cultural Center located in Austin, Texas will be

hosting “Celebrate Me: China.”

This event is designed as a travel exploration activity to

link and celebrate the combinations of diversity within

the culture with similarities.

The event will explore different cultures as well as the

community, food, language geography and history.

While enjoying yourself becoming indulged in delicious

food and the comfort of community, you can also learn

more about a new culture and area.

The event will be open and free to the public from noon

until 4:00 p.m.

On September 6, the Carver Museum will also be host-

ing Ère & Reflections. The event will be a dual exhibi-

tion of African American art as well as a look into the

contemporary Yoruba Art of Christopher Adejumo.

Adejumo received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine

Arts from the University of Benin, Nigeria in 1983.

Adejumo has thus published over 25 book chapters, arti-

cles as well as instructional guides focusing on visual art

and art education.

While being a practicing artist, Adejumo’s relief prints,

sculptures and paintings have thus been shown in over

30 local, state, national as well as international exhibits.

Adejumo’s exhibit will be free and open to the public as

well.

The opening reception will take place on Thursday, Sep-

tember 6, from 6:30p.m. until 8:30 p.m.

The artist will speak Thursday, September 13, at

6:30 p.m., while the exhibit remains on view from

September 6 through January 5, 2013.

The cultural expression doesn’t stop here; a mere

two weeks later, people can enjoy the Diez y Seis

Events.

On September 16, while marking Mexico’s inde-

pendence from Spain events all over town will be

reaching out to people from all cultures.

Street parades with festive floats and marching

bands, activities for kids and ethnic food that will

remind those of their cultures will connect everyone to-

gether.

With these events, it makes it possible to connect people

from all over the world in one area and bridge the gaps

between separate cultures.

September 28, 2012 holds the event that brings people

from all over the country to enjoy, The State Fair of Tex-

as.

The State Fair of Texas goes through till October 21,

2012.

With entertainment ranging from Kellie Pickler and Un-

cle Kracker to the Reliant Starlight Parade, Chinese Lan-

tern Festival, auto shows, pig races and more.

The State Fair of Texas has activities made for everyone

young and old.

With 53 attractions, 13 performers and even more events

and shows you will need every day of the fair to see eve-

rything that you want.

With great celebration and events, this fair has the food

covered.

The State Fair of Texas continues to bridge the gap be-

tween cultures by serving an array of foods from all

over the world such as Belgium, Cajun, Greece, Germa-

ny and Mexico.

Also, throughout everyday of the fair a variety of celeb-

rity chefs will be there to cook just for you.

General admission for the fair is $16, for senior citizens

(ages 60 and over) and children are $12 and children

two and under are free.

Exhibit buildings are open from 10:00a.m. to 9:00p.m.

daily.

We live in a world that is beautiful and made up of dif-

ferent pieces.

These pieces

are that of dif-

ferent cultures,

heritages and

backgrounds

those pieces

are put togeth-

er it is then

possible to

build a bridge

that connects

the gaps be-

tween cultures.

This allows for

us to welcome

people into our

worlds and to allow ourselves to step out of our comfort

zone and experience something new.