Adoration — that would be the operative emotion as some 60 family members and friends gathered to celebrate Lynn Wyatt and publication of the spectacular coffee table book simply titled Lynn Wyatt, a compendium of La Belle Wyatt’s glamorous, philanthropic and celebrated life. Phoebe and Bobby Tudor opened their home to the Wyatt family’s “very curated and carefully selected” guest list for the early evening of champagne toasts, congratulations and even a sprinkling of heartfelt tears.

“If you know Lynn, you love Lynn,” Phoebe Tudor told the gathering as she officially welcomed the sophisticated clutch.

Clearly. Kisses, hugs and best wishes enveloped the charming-as-ever 90-year-old, whose style and graciousness belie the decades.

The 320 page book by Houstonian Ronda Carman is filled with photos and memorabilia, primarily from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s when Wyatt swanned through a rarified universe of high fashion, philanthropy and international celebrity. Albeit, on a first name basis with Karl Lagerfeld, Grace Kelly and the like and best friends with Elton John, the International Best Dressed Honoree enjoyed another important role — being a mother.

Brad Wyatt, Steve Wyatt and Trey Wyatt with his wife Mervin Wyatt-Ras led the celebration of the beloved matriarch.

The book “is all about her philanthropy. And it also shows a big part of who she is as a mom. She’s been the best mom,” Steve Wyatt tells PaperCity. “She has had two sides to her. She could always light up a room and give the best incredible galas. And at home she’d get out there and play baseball with us, go hunting and fishing with us.

“She went to all my football games. She is an incredible mom.”

Lynn Wyatt’s philanthropy informed much of the guest list as those arriving to pay tribute to Houston’s grande dame included Museum of Fine Arts, Houston director Gary Tinterow, Houston Gand Opera general director and CEO Khori Dastoor, recently retired Houston Ballet executive director Jim Nelson and Houston Ballet board chair Kristy Bradshaw.

“Beneath the glamour lies a profound commitment to Houston, its arts — Houston Grand Opera, the Ballet, the Symphony, medical institutions and numerous charitable organizations,” Rizzoli author Carman notes of her subject. “Although she is often labeled a Socialite, I’ve come to dislike that term, as she is much more than just a label. ”

Carman’s adoration of Lynn Wyatt after working on the book for five years was evidenced in the quiet tears that fell as Steve Wyatt praised his mother in loving and sentimental remarks to the gathering.

Brad Wyatt, who heads up the Wyatt Ranches operation in South Texas, arrived with a dedicated posse of officials including Duval County Sheriff Romeo Ramirez, Fire Chief Juan Garcia, Marshall Joe Martinez and uniformed staff from Tasajillo, a division of Wyatt Ranches.

“Our family is very touched by this chronicle of our mom’s life,” Trey Wyatt tells PaperCity. “We felt that it was important for her story to be told and of course it had to be done accurately, which it is in this case. My mother has impacted many, many lives in many, many ways and we thought that that was  important to be chronicled and this book does this.”

Also in the mix was Chesie Breen, co-founder NivenBreen Strategic Communications and contributing editor for Elle Decor and PaperCity. She jetted in from home base in East Hampton, New York. Breen’s mother-in-law, the late Pat Breen, was one of Lynn Wyatt’s closest friends.

At age 101, Oscar Wyatt was resting at home while his wife and sons celebrated the new book.

PC Seen: Houston Astros owner Jim Crane and wife Whitney Crane, Lynn Wyatt bestie Linda McReynolds, Anne Duncan, Angel Rios and Richard Flowers, Leigh Smith, Leslie O’Conner, Courtney Sarofim, Aliyya Stude, Jerry Jones and Terry Wayne Jones, Ann Wolf, Sara Dodd, Tony Bradfield, Rose Cullen, Bill Stubbs, Kelley Lubanko, Robert Sakowitz, Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan, Ileana and Michael Treviño, Ceron, Whitney Kuhn Lawson, and Isabel David.

Lynn Wyatt (Susan Schadt Press, published September 2025) costs $60) For more information, go here.