Houston’s Best Dressed Strike a Pose In Their Stunning Ball Gown Best at a Unique Bayou City Hotel
Building Anticipation For PaperCity Philanthropy In Fashion
BY Shelby Hodge //
Isabel David in Valentino at the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Best Dressed photo shoot at Hotel Saint Augustine (Photo by Shelby Hodge)
We dare not say that clothes make the woman (or the man), so please forgive when in this moment we focus singularly on the designer gowns that the PaperCity Philanthropy In Fashion Houston Best Dressed honorees chose for the magazine photo shoot. After all, we have already shared their myriad philanthropic and community leadership roles. (You can read about all that here.)
On this sunny day at Hotel Saint Augustine, the focus was literally on the outer beauty and fashion savvy of the 10 honorees. With makeup artist Juan Peralta boasting cover credits in Spanish language Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Bazaar and more working his Dior magic; popular Ceron hair stylist Tarek El-Bjeirmi perfecting coiffs; and talented photographer Alejandro Salinas capturing the glam via his lens, it was indeed a day of beauty.
Orchestrating the day-long photo shoot was PaperCity‘s talented art director Michelle Aviña, who took advantage of the hotel’s unique architecture for a compelling backdrop to the ball gown photos that will be featured in PaperCity‘s September print issue.
That magazine will be on the stands weeks before the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion Best Dressed Luncheon and Neiman Marcus Fashion Presentation on September 17th, which benefits March of Dimes, with Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital serving as presenting sponsor.
The Post Oak Hotel fundraiser, chaired by Stacey Lindseth and Heidi Smith, is set for September 17.
First time Houston Best Dressed honorees posing in grand gowns for the photo shoot were Jennifer Allison in dramatic black Pamella Roland, Jo Lynn Falgout in a dazzling, red-carpet ready Jenny Packham, Janet Carrig decked out in a Chanel top and Monique Lhuillier voluminous skirt, Alexandra Killion in embroidered Alémais, Lexi Sakowitz Marek in stunning Carolina Herrera, Elizabeth Stein in a Rachel Gilbert gown accentuated with diamond necklace and earrings from Lugano, and Jordan Seff in a fetching Carolina Herrera.
Second time honoree Winell Herron selected a classic gown by Helen Morley for the photo shoot.
For her role in the spotlight as a Houston Best Dressed Hall of Fame honoree, Isabel David selected a strapless, signature red gown by Valentino. While Hall of Fame honoree Roslyn Bazzelle Mitchell wore a fabulous Oscar de la Renta gown she secured from Oscar de la Renta Encore.
Tickets for the PaperCity Philanthropy in Fashion luncheon at the Post Oak Hotel on September 17 are available here.
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