Kimya Kavehkar

Nov 20, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Kimya Kavehkar

It all started with the Eras Tour for me. I’d secured my tickets for the soon-to-be-enormous Taylor Swift show after a sweaty hour of fumbling with Ticketmaster. My TikTok feed was soon flooded by videos of fellow concertgoers dressed to the nines, often dressing as either Swift herself or an obscure lyric from one of her songs. That’s when I realized that just-purchased tour T-shirts were no longer going to cut it for pop-show fashion.

Jan 3, 2024 | texasmonthly.com | Kimya Kavehkar

In our series Stuff Texans Love, our state’s most stylish celebrities share their must-have items. The beginning of a new year often starts with a slate of goals and promises. Maybe you want to try a short-term elimination diet or use your oven for more than heating frozen food. If either of these thoughts have crossed your mind in the last five years or so, you likely already know about Alex Snodgrass and her blog of easy-to-accomplish, wholesome recipes, the Defined Dish.

Oct 9, 2023 | texasmonthly.com | Kimya Kavehkar |Rose Cahalan

In the Year of Festivals, Texas Monthly writers gamely join community celebrations across the state. Bring on the pageants, cook-offs, and parades! The first thing you need to know about the Oatmeal Festival is that there’s very little oatmeal involved. There’s an Oatmeal Bake Off that’s judged in private, and there’s Oatie, the mascot who’s an anthropomorphic can of oats, represented this year by a costumed teenager.