Aileen Jimenez

6 days ago | dmagazine.com | Aileen Jimenez

eople are dressed in bell-bottoms and flannel shirts or Ariat jackets and buffed boots. More than one couple has matched the color of a starched button-down shirt to a sparkly minidress. Through a hazy mist of dust and cologne, I catch flashes of red lips and flutters of false lashes. Clearly, jaripeo baile night at the Mesquite Rodeo is the time to put on your rodeo best.

Mar 18, 2024 | dmagazine.com | Aileen Jimenez

Stepsisters Nataly Medina and Cynthia Michelle Jasso believe there’s a symbiosis between cutting and styling hair and nurturing and growing plants. So it only seemed natural for the pair to open a combination hair salon and plant shop in the Bishop Arts District. Because Medina’s father is from Mexico and Jasso’s grandmother migrated from Cuba, the women wanted their new business to embrace their culture and roots in some way.

Dec 11, 2023 | dmagazine.com | Aileen Jimenez

Founder Garrett Burgess Griffin Royse was onto something when he platted the town site in 1886, shortly after the arrival of the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway. It just took a while for his vision to be realized. This little big town has seen a 46 percent increase in population from 2020 to 2022, as nearly 20,000 residents escaped the bustle of Dallas in favor of this family-and llama-friendly destination. 101 E. Main St. | 469-723-5049This ice cream and coffee shop is the best of both worlds.

Jul 13, 2023 | dmagazine.com | Aileen Jimenez

Before entering the homes of the city’s elite—a recent collector is The Real Housewives of Dallas’ very own Kameron Westcott—Toni Martin’s art had a less glamorous past. “My pieces are bright and colorful, but most people really don’t know that it all comes from a dark place,” the self-taught artist says.

May 12, 2023 | dmagazine.com | Aileen Jimenez

Madonna wore his Munster platform heel in Truth or Dare, and Beyoncé wore his Seraphina lace-up in her “Formation” video. And now you can find Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog’s wild footwear at his new storefront in Deep Ellum. It is a homecoming, in a way: his designs were first sold at the neighborhood’s Moda boutique. You’ll be able to shop for iconic collabs, including the world’s first Jimi Hendrix footwear collection and his Fluevog x StarTrek: Strange New Worlds Starfleet boot.