By Jennifer Roosth – Photography by Emile Brown   THE SETTING: The Junior League of Houston and Tootsies welcomed 300 guests and debuted the season’s hottest fashion trends at this year’s Opening Style Show Fashion Unlocked. The annual Opening Day event  highlighted fashion and philanthropy as well as officially marked the beginning of the Junior League …

BY SUSANNAH RUSSELL, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | OCTOBER 1, 2019   SEASONAL For cozy fall gatherings, turn to pumpkin recipes, such as this Creamy Pumpkin Polenta from Peace Meals. (Photo: Photo courtesy of the Junior League of Houston)   Cooking Buzz is produced in partnership with the Junior League of Houston, a women’s charitable and education…

Tootsies creative director Fady Armanious sent plenty of animal print, dark florals, and glitter down the Tea Room runway.   EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE WAS PUSHING 100, it was full-on fall last week at the Junior League of Houston’s annual opening style show, which saw models—both professionals and League volunteers—strut their stuff down the Tea…

Pictured are (from left) volunteers Courtney Durham, Melissa Matsu, Jayne Johnston, Alicia Lee and Mary Lee Wilkens. (Photo: Haylie Lehtovaara)   More than 100 volunteers from The Junior League of Houston gathered to assist more than 100 kids with back-to-school shopping at the Target Central Center for the annual Childspree event benefiting Child Advocates, Inc.…

Annual Opening Style Show Highlighted Fall Fashion & Philanthrophy   The Junior League of Houston and Tootsies welcomed 300 guests to their annual Opening Style Show: Fashion Unlocked this past week. New to the event this season was the VIP Style Lounge where the VIP Guests had the chance to stop by prior to the…

What: Fashion Unlocked Opening Style Show Where: The Junior League of Houston The scoop: The runway was scorching as Tootsies and the Junior League of Houston teamed up for the swanky show, Fashion Unlocked. Ahead of the show, VIP guests hit the VIP Style Lounge, which offered up plenty of bubbly and cocktails, clean beauty…

What: The Junior League of Houston Opening Style Show and dinner Where: The Junior League of Houston home PC Moment: The volunteer/philanthropic season for the league’s 5,000 members kicked off with the annual fashion show dinner, this year with the addition of a Style Lounge for VIP ticket holders. The champagne flowed as these early…

It’s entirely possible that this writer has been doing the Junior League of Houston’s annual Opening Style Show all wrong. For half of a decade, given the choice between luncheon and dinner showings, I’ve opted for the former, earlier-in-the-day event. Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Last Tuesday, some 90 years after its inaugural style show, the Junior…

For many of us it feels like school has been in session for awhile, but reality is that it was just last week that it all began again and for some like my Harley, it started today. Whatever the case, Back-to-School is always a great time to reach out and aid all of the aspiring…