Scenes from Stylemaker Awards

Watch the stylish show unfold at Dallas' most fashionable fall party

A look presented during the 2015 CultureMap Dallas Stylemaker Awards.

Photo by Sylvia Elzafon

On October 15, all was revealed in the 2015 CultureMap Stylemaker Awards, when six finalists competed for top honors at a fashion-filled party at Toosties in the Plaza at Preston Center. The fun started with food from R+D Kitchen, True Food Kitchen, Sprinkles, and Taco Diner; cocktails from New Amsterdam; and our requisite party tricks such as makeup touch-ups from Benefit, personalized sketches from Betchy Sketch, photo booth fun courtesy of 2014 Stylemaker finalist Jenny Kirtland, and Hair Bar braid bar.

But the hundreds of well-heeled attendees really were there to see finalists Nicole Bulcher, Javier Burkle, Kendall Eckerd, Nelson Huff, Nancy Koen, and Julian Leaver, who were tasked with putting together looks with clothes and accessories pulled from Plaza at Preston Center retailers.

In this video, you can watch the fashion show unfold and listen to the finalists explain their inspiration. They were asked to interpret a "Dallas look" and "date night," and they all impressed the crowd with their fashion know-how as their models strutted down the runway.

Burkle proved he deserved his nod as readers' choice winner — these six had reached the finalist stage after two rounds of public polls — and Koen won over the judges with her edgy yet fun approach. Both received $1,000 shopping sprees to the Plaza at Preston Center.

You can see more scenes from the scene here.

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Mini-Bloomindale's store Bloomie's to open at new Frisco urban village

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A new department store brand is making its Texas debut in Frisco: Called Bloomie's, it's a baby Bloomingdale's and it's opening its first Texas location at Fields, a 55-acre urban village inside Fields West, a 2,500-acre community in Frisco.

Bloomie's was founded in 2021 as a smaller-format version of Bloomingdale’s — selling men's & women's fashion, designer labels, top beauty picks, accessories, jewelry, home décor, bedding, and tabletop designs, but in smaller quantities and in a smaller 20,000-square-foot store footprint. There are currently four locations in New Jersey, Illinois, Virginia, and Washington State.

It's similar to the Market By Macy's concept that Macy's introduced in 2020; Macy's also owns Bloomingdale's.

The Karahan Companies, developer of Fields West, is adding Bloomie's to Fields, the 2,500 acre site located on the northern edge of Frisco surrounding the new Omni/PGA Frisco hotel and golf resort.

Bloomingdale's senior VP Rachel Abeles says in a statement that they are "excited about this monumental launch for our Bloomie’s brand at Fields West. With this expansion into the North Texas market, we look forward to building connections and creating a unique, localized and highly curated shopping experience for the customers in this region."

According to Fehmi Karahan, CEO of The Karahan Companies, developer of Fields West, Bloomie’s will join retailers who have already signed on, including William Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Arhaus, Alo Yoga, Kendra Scott, and Sephora; plus a wide array of dining options including the first DFW location for Mastro’s Steakhouse, Beverley's, Green Point, Mexican Sugar, Sixty Vines, and Tommy Bahama’s Marlin Bar. Wow, talk about burying the lede.

“We are committed to continue adding top quality retailers to Fields West as the best-in-class urban retail/ restaurant/ entertainment operators. With Bloomie’s as one of our anchors, we believe we can offer the best mixed-use destination in Texas, even better than we did at Legacy West," Karahan says.

Fields West representatives anticipate a late 2027 opening for Bloomie’s and are planning to have more than four million square feet of office and 2,800 multi-family units in addition to more than 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.

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