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Galleria Dallas is abuzz with 5 new shops all opening this summer

And of course there's always the skating rink.

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With going out sort of back again, Galleria Dallas has a slate of new store openings that are either coming soon or already here.

A release lists five new vendors — four of which are women-owned small businesses who are either opening their first location or expanding with a second.

Here's the list:

Mallow Box
Gourmet marshmallow and s'mores bar is from Martha Ware, who founded a marshmallow company in 2018, selling gourmet marshmallows via her website mallowbox.com and at pop-up shops at malls and other venues before opening her first mall store at Willow Bend in Plano in 2019. The menu includes s'mores, hot and cold drinks, shakes, bowls, skewers, and s'mores milkshakes. Marshmallows come in a variety of flavors such as chocolate and cream, maple bourbon with bacon bits, lemon, and banana rum.

It is now open on the rink level.

Eye Candy Couture
Founded in 2017 by Sierra Lentz, Eye Candy Couture is a female-owned company based in Houston. They sell fun, flirty and fashionable fashion at affordable prices. "We don't do basic," they say on their Instagram page. This will be their second store. They initially launched online in 2017 before opening their first location at the Houston Galleria in 2019.

They'll open in July on level 2 next to LensCrafters.

Mosaic Makers Collective
Bishop Arts shop featuring products designed by Texas women is opening its second location at Galleria Dallas in July. A soft opening began July 12, with a grand opening slated for July 31-August 1.

The new location will be located on level 2 of Galleria Dallas and will feature works from 45 Texas women. The shop will be a higher-end version of the original location in Bishop Arts, but will feature some of the same best sellers from the first location. Kay Sensenig Schilthuis founded Mosaic Makers Collective in 2018.

Zagg Store
This vendor already had a kiosk location on level 1 of Galleria Dallas, but now they're moving on up to a storefront on level 3, where they'll be able to sell more of their InvisibleShield mobile phone screen protection, wireless keyboards, audio options and more.

They'll open at the beginning of August.

Eloteca
Yummy food place will specialize in unique elotes experiences, featuring signature combinations, as well as a build-your-own option. They'll also offer catering.

This is the first location of this woman-owned business, and it will open August 1 on the rink level.

Galleria Dallas already has more than 200 retailers, restaurants, and experiences including Nordstrom, Macy's, American Girl, and the world's only GAP, Banana Republic and Old Navy combo anchor. And that's not even mentioning the ice skating rink.

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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.

$Ellen No\u00ebl Art Museum, Odessa, new facade.$ The new facade at Ellen Noël Art MuseumPhoto courtesy of Ellen Noël Art Museum

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Photo courtesy of Ellen Noël Art Museum

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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