Shelby Hodge

4 days ago | papercitymag.com | Shelby Hodge

Welcome the mahjong craze — phase two. The ubiquitous game is seeping over into the nonprofit fundraising arena and none could have been more well received than the “Mahjong for a Cure” girls night out that took over part of the Houston private club Park House for a spirited evening of clinking tiles and special Maj margaritas. So much fun and more than $225,000 raised in the battle to cure/prevent Type 1 diabetes.

5 days ago | papercitymag.com | Shelby Hodge

From their 11 Juillet debut at New York’s Caviar Kaspia at the Mark restaurant earlier this year, identical Houston twins Mary Kay Bowden and Kim Willson are in the midst of a posh road show introduction of their high-end handbag and jewelry collection. Born of their desire to redefine what a luxury handbag could be and to engage their entrepreneurial spirits, the duo has created a collection that has already attracted a heady following.

1 week ago | papercitymag.com | Shelby Hodge

Stacey Lindseth, Viet Hoang, Sneha Merchant at Balmain in River Oaks District saluting Operation Smile gala honorees. Honoree Tena Lundquist Faust, Tama Lundquist at Balmain in River Oaks District saluting Operation Smile gala honorees.

1 week ago | papercitymag.com | Shelby Hodge

In an evening focusing on the horrors of October 7, 2023, when 250 Israelis and foreign nationals were kidnapped by Hamas, the gathering of more than 1,400 stood strong for Holocaust Museum Houston raising an unprecedented $2 million.

1 week ago | papercitymag.com | Shelby Hodge

Akris arrived at Park House with its spring/summer collection just in time for Houston’s first, if unseasonable, run of 90-plus degree weather days. Happily, the collection of lightweight, ecru and pastel-colored fashions proved the perfect mental poultice for a summer that’s already arrived too early.