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Old but New Archival Pieces from Jeanine Payer...

Our Art at Neimans....

A must see exhibit at the Downtown Neiman Marcus is the wooden mirror by Daniel Rozin and "shadow art" by Larry Kagan. Both mesmerizing, you stand in one place, and see yourself projected to another. My IPhone captured our images, Charles and me in silhouette (Rozin), and Charles (and an unidentified couple) in the Kagan art. A real wow!

A Standout at the Neimans Gala.....

There were so many incredible dresses and beautiful people at the Neimans Gala, and I'm sure you will see them all in Paper City & FD Luxe, but this couple was a standout. We really enjoyed meeting Julia (with friend Conrad), who looked incredible in Armani Prive. The gown was a work of art, which doesn't surprise us, considering it was designed by the master himself.

The Party of the Year: Neimans Turns 100!

It was the party of the year (the bling was everywhere, including my Cathy Waterman latice leaf necklace). We thought that Neimans Downtown was as decked out as the guests, who flew in from everywhere, designers included. We saw our A. Link friends, Doug and Jeffrey, (and snapped their pic for our website), and friends Marcia, Suzi and Helene, and yes, that's Manolo Blahnik with our darling friend Jennifer Miller of NM who we had not seen for so long. Kudos to Karen Katz, Burt Tansky and store manager Shelle Sills. Wishing you a wonderful season from your friends at Ylang 23!

Lunch with the Publisher....

A delightful respite from work was a lunch invitation from Jim Taylor, Publisher of Town & Country, and Leslie Wehrmann, regional sales. Best of all, Jim delivered to us early the divine November issue with Grace Kelly on the cover. Can Luxe get any better than this? Thanks guys.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend

Kathleen, eldest daughter of Robert Kennedy, had amazing stories to tell of her life, and left us with the message, "Be kind to others and work for your country".

A Whirlwind of a Week

It's time for Palm Night for The Family Place and this year's kickoff, L'il Palm was great. The party was at the Goss-Michael Foundation (as in Kenny Goss | George Michael) and we were all oohing and aahing over THE piano -- namely, THE piano which John Lennon wrote Imagine on, which was acquired by Kenny and George (and Charles was happy just to touch it). Shown: Co-Chair Joyce Goss, and friends Patti and Patty, who are in the spirit of the 60's and getting ready for Palm Night. Want to take part? Please visit www.palmnightauction.org and bid! bid! bid! Ylang 23 has donated 23 jewelry items which are part of a special raffle, so don't forget to buy raffle tickets when you're visiting the auction website.

Hook 'em Horns! David & Ron in the Groove...

Our Ten Thousand Things cupcake party had the overwhelming background sounds of Texas | OU weekend in Dallas, as the UT Longhorn Singers were outside our door. We honestly don't know if there was more yelling over the game (which Texas lost) or the amazing Ten Thousand Things jewelry which was being snatched up faster than popcorn in the bleachers. Anyway, Ron and David got into the spirit and just loved being in Texas (and couldn't believe how many songs were written about our state). Thanks for coming guys...

Ten Thousand Things Appearance

Rolling out a warm Texas welcome, we took David & Ron to Dallas' new supper club, called The Club Restaurant, and ran into our old and dear friends, Fran and the divine and amazing Executive chef Vicenzo Indelicato (formerly of Nicolas). It is Italian at its very best and we are still dreaming over the tray of desserts which included a lemon cheesecake from Vincenzo's family recipes (from Italy of course)!