Where to Shop Now

Where to shop in Dallas right now: 8 must-hit stores for March

This month's shopping lineup is all about fun, flirty, and fabulous frocks to enjoy all spring season. Whether you're looking for a lace gown to walk down the aisle or are in search of the perfect statement earrings, there's a shop for all of it. Even your face is getting some love via high-quality products that make you shine from the inside out. Here are the places you must swipe your credit card this month.

Bluemercury
No one can resist a good gift with purchase. This high-end beauty retailer is kicking off its annual Spring Beauty Event on March 5. Through March 31, shoppers in store and online can get a travel bag stuffed with samples when they spend $150 or more. Samples include Supergoop's GlowScreen, Oribe's Royal Blowout Spray, Lune+Aster's Vitamin C+E Lipgloss, and more. Shopping in store also allows access to Bluemercury's beauty experts, who will be standing by to provide pro tips and personalized product recommendations.

Cameron Silver at Park + Eighth
For those who love vintage and don't mind a drive to Fort Worth, there's a very special trunk show at the end of the month. "King of vintage" Cameron Silver, owner of Los Angeles boutique Decades, is taking his treasure trove on the road with a stop at Park + Eighth's flagship boutique, 4804 Camp Bowie Blvd., in Fort Worth. His trunk show will take place 10 am-5 pm March 25. "We’ll have some Chanel, Dior, Fendi, and Versace — pieces you never knew existed and now desire," he says.

Isabel Marant
Parisian flow with a little Dallas glow up. This new boutique has just opened at NorthPark Center on level one in between Neiman Marcus and Dillard's. It is the only location in Texas. Since the brand's 1994 launch, Marant has tried on every garment before it leaves her studio to make sure the fit is perfect for the life of a "real woman." The store sells a well-edited selection of clothes, shoes, and bags. Just try not to swoon over the Gubaia pants paired with the Espera top.

Lela Rose Bridal
In addition to expanding the original flagship from 950 square feet to 1,550 square feet, the Dallas designer's stunning new shop also features a bridal salon. Anyone who is on the market for a classically designed gown for the modern bride would be doing themselves a disservice to not check this Highland Park Village store out before saying "yes to a dress." View the entire collection here.

LoveShackFancy
A Dallas pop-up is happening at Highland Park Village's Market starting on March 10, and it is the perfect way to celebrate the store's reopening. In addition to carrying the clothing and swimwear that has gained the brand a cult following, the pop-up is also going to feature the brand's darling home line. Shop everything from napkins, tablecloths, and placemats to pillows, bedding, and more. The company promises the Dallas pop-up will be "a jewel-box style space to bring the brand’s romanticized vision to life, creating community-driven experiences for its devotees."

Mignonne Gavigan at Neiman Marcus Downtown
Mark you calendars for March 26 because Mignonne Gavigan is bringing her incredible jewelry collection to the first floor of the favorite Dallas department store. The event runs from 10 am to 5 pm and styles range from Gavigan's signature scarf necklaces to beautiful brooches and, of course, lots and lots of earrings that are nothing if not wearable art.

Paris Bloom
This direct-to-consumer designer makes dresses right here in Dallas. It was founded by two sisters who wanted to create classic and modern dresses appropriate for work, church, and play. The spring 2020 collection starts at $139 and features pieces made with high-quality fabrics, careful construction, and with vintage inspiration. You can shop them here.

Versona
Head to Watter's Creek in Allen to explore the new 6,650-square-foot location that showcases fun clothing, jewelry, and accessories that won't break the bank. Versona also sells gift items like candles and lotions, and even fun wedding swag like totes, slippers, luggage tags, and koozies. Most everything under $50.The store is located near Anthropologie and is now open.

Here come the Lela Rose brides.

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Here come the Lela Rose brides.

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Fashion on display

Rare Halston fashion exhibition now on display in unlikely Texas city

Halston: Inventing American Fashion exhibit Ellen Noël Art Museum

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An colorful eveningwear grouping takes advantage of Ellen Noël Art Museum's curved walls.

A rare exhibition honoring fashion pioneer Halston has popped up in an unexpected place: West Texas. Dallas fashionistas who are fans of the designer can make a five-hour pilgrimage to Odessa’s newly revamped Ellen Noël Art Museum to view "Halston: Inventing American Fashion."

Halston’s minimalistic fashions are rarely the subjects of retrospectives, although the designer’s dramatic life story recently had a pop-cultural resurgence through a 2021 Ryan Murphy miniseries. "Halston: Inventing American Fashion" assesses the talent that made him a household name.

Known now for outfitting 1970s icons like Liza Minelli and Bianca Jagger, Halston changed the international reputation of American sportswear as part of the famous 1973 “Battle of Versailles” fashion show, holding his own against Paris’ most lauded couturiers. His uniquely louche style still influences contemporary brands like Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, and Tom Ford, who was briefly the creative director for a revised Halston label.

The mannequins in the Odessa display are outfitted with 75 ensembles from flowing Ultrasuede daywear to more dramatic draped gowns. The pieces “illustrate how Halston revolutionized fashion by prioritizing comfort, confidence, and modern femininity,” according to a release.

Although Odessa may seem an odd choice for the show, Halston had deep Texas connections. After he moved on from hat making, Amarillo millionaire Estelle Marsh was his sole backer willing to fund his first Madison Avenue boutique.

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An colorful eveningwear grouping takes advantage of Ellen Noël Art Museum's curved walls.

And the recently completed renovation of Odessa's Ellen Noël Art Museum has some of the designer’s signature sleek. Designed by architect R.J. Lopez, the renovation includes new galleries and improved circulation, but the centerpiece is a striking transparent façade, replacing the original brick of the 1985 building.

“The renovation project has been over 10 years in the making and in the construction phase for the past two years,” says the museum’s buildings manager, Steve Patton, via a release. “The completion of the project has resulted in an incredible facility that is a shining star in West Texas, offering programs and exhibits that will be a destination point for people all over the world!”

"Halston: Inventing American Fashion" will run through March 22. Admission to the Ellen Noël Art Museum is free.

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