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Holiday gifts for everyone on your list from Highland Park Village

Can you imagine a prettier place to do your holiday shopping?

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‘Tis the season for holiday gifting, and Highland Park Village — Dallas’ premier open-air shopping center — has the best gifts for everyone on your list.

From sparkly jewelry, gorgeous handbags, and cozy knits to home décor, beauty products, barware, accessories, and more, there are endless options for even those difficult-to-shop-for loved ones.

Whoever you may be shopping for this year, browse Highland Park Village’s highly anticipated holiday gift guide here.

Each week leading up to Christmas, Highland Park Village will unveil its top wish list picks, organized into five festive categories.

Here is an exclusive preview:

Dior Medium Lady D-Lite Bag Photo courtesy of Highland Park Village

Gifts for her
Classic accessories make the perfect gift for the special women in your life. Dior’s Medium Lady D-Lite Bag, vibrantly created in Multicolor Dior Jardin Botanique Embroidery, combines classic, feminine elegance with modernity. This is a gift she will love now and for years to come.

Find at Dior, 12 Highland Park Village, 214-520-6494.

Brunello Cucinelli men's cashmere sweatsuit Photo courtesy of Highland Park Village

Gifts for him
Gifting the men in your life is not always easy. Luckily, this coordinating set by Brunello Cucinelli will bring any man the gift of comfort and joy.

The sophisticated cashmere English rib knit set features a sweatshirt with a hood and joggers with zipper cuffs in a gorgeous, neutral shade.

Find at Brunello Cucinelli, 46 Highland Park Village, 214-520-9500.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch Photo courtesy of Highland Park Village

Luxe gifts
Everyone knows a jewelry or timepiece lover, and there is no other gift more timeless than a watch from Audemars Piguet, the oldest fine watchmaking manufacturer still in the hands of its founding families.

The Royal Oak Offshore is a bolder and sportier iteration of the original Royal Oak, and is perfect for those who value a powerful timepiece with a sleek aesthetic.

Find at Audemars Piguet, 53 Highland Park Village, 469-217-7102.

Hermes Couvertures Nouvelles Bridge Playing Cards Photo courtesy of Highland Park Village

Gifts for the home
This set of playing cards is perfect for anyone who loves to host a game night. The Hermès Couvertures Nouvelles Bridge Playing Cards features two decks of 54 silver-edged cards.

The colorful design is beautiful enough to display atop a game, bar, or coffee table.

Find at Hermès, 21 Highland Park Village, 214-528-0197.

Celine Palimpseste Perfumed Candle Photo courtesy of Highland Park Village

Last-minute gifts
There’s nothing worse than realizing you forgot to buy a Christmas gift for someone on your list. Thankfully, Celine has you covered with their luxurious candle collection.

The Palimpseste Perfumed Candle is a stunning blend of gallica rose, pear, ivy, and moss — a perfect addition to anyone’s home fragrance collection. Visit the recently updated Celine store to browse all the other fragrances.

Find at Celine, 10 Highland Park Village, 214-443-0104.

With the help of Highland Park Village, there is no need to stress about your holiday gifting lists.

Complimentary valet parking, personal shopping, chauffeured car service, and WiFi are available. Visit hpvillage.com for more information.

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Fashion News

Event celebrating Dallas' Braniff Airways a must for fashion & flying buffs

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Braniff was always a stylish airline.

Dallas' original hometown airline is having a moment: Braniff International will celebrate its 95th anniversary with an event that promises to be a must for fashion and airline buffs alike.

Called The Braniff Style Tour & Fashion Show, it'll take place on March 11 at the Alexander Mansion, with David Preziosi, Braniff Airways Foundation Board Member and Executive Director of Texas Historical Foundation, presenting a program on what a release calls one of the most revolutionary airlines in history.

The event will include lunch and a mini fashion show featuring Braniff’s epochal flight attendant uniforms created by haute couture fashion designers Emilio Pucci and Halston.

Braniff International began in June 1928 with a small Stinson Detroiter single-engine six-passenger airplane that flew its first flight from Oklahoma City to Tulsa. It operated as an airline until 1982.

braniff airlines stewardess Braniff Airlines flight attendants decked out in stylish uniforms.Courtesy photo

Braniff Airways is now a branding/marketing, online retail and historic airliner tour firm with a portfolio of licensing agreements worldwide. Its history has been preserved by Braniff Airways Foundation, an organization created by Richard Ben Cass, a former pilot and Braniff collector and expert whose book Braniff Airways: Flying Colors was published in 2015.

The Foundation curates the Braniff International Heritage Archives, formerly Braniff Flying Colors Collection, which contains Cass' lifetime collection, and includes original Braniff Airways Advertising Department records and archives.

The collection was founded in 1972, and has become the largest and most comprehensive collection of Braniff memorabilia that includes more than 1000 crew uniforms.

The Foundation also acts as an advocacy group for Braniff buildings in danger of demolition, including the mid-century themed Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base in conjunction with lead Flying Crown Land Group.

In 2014, they authored a nomination for the Braniff Hostess College to determine its eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The Hostess College is undergoing a complete restoration and will become a public use facility in the future.

The fashion show promises lots of stretchy fabrics and zowie colors, while the lunch menu is a fun throwback, inspired by vintage Braniff flight menu, with chicken Romanoff, a garden vegetable medley, and strawberry cheesecake.

The Braniff Style Tour & Fashion Show is March 11. Doors open at 10:30 am, with the style show beginning promptly at 11 am, and lunch at 12 pm. Tickets are $60 for "First Class" (includes lunch) and $20 for "Coach" (style show only). Tickets are available online. Proceeds benefit the restoration of the Alexander Mansion.

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