Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon: Frugal Shopping in your closet
Heidi Dillon is the Founder of The Fashionistas. My mother always told me that it is better to buy one good thing than 10 cheap things. In a fit of adolescent defiance, I would snap “I agree, but I want 10 good things!” Being a life-long, die-hard fashionista, trying to curtail my free- spending ways [...]
Neiman Marcus is UPSET with its customers for not shopping!?!?
Heidi Dillon is the Founder of The Fashionistas. As a Dallas resident and long-time Neiman Marcus customer, I was shocked when I read Burt Tansky‘s (chairman, president, and CEO of Neiman’s) comments in Women’s Wear Daily. While at a recent industry seminar, Mr. Tansky stated “Now the rich have stopped shopping. I’m upset with our [...]
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon: DON’T LET CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS STOP YOU FROM GETTING DRESSED UP!
Heidi Dillon is the founder of The Fashionistas While dismal economic news has chastened most of us and lavish spending has become unpopular in certain circles, let’s not let these dark times prevent us from enjoying what we have this holiday season and, please, let’s not let it stop us from looking our best when [...]
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon- Winter Clothes in May?!
Heidi Dillon is the founder of The Fashionistas. I have fond recollections of the days, long ago, when summer was at an end a nip in the air would bring a rush of excitement and my shopping juices would start flowing. After three months of bathing suits and shorts, I couldn’t wait to wrap myself [...]
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon: Russell Simmons Cocktail Party
Heidi Dillon is the Founder of The Fashionistas I adore cocktail parties and while I have hosted more at my home than most people, it’s not every day that I have an opportunity to entertain Hip-Hop royalty. Russell Simmons came to Dallas to launch his inaugural event, Dallas Rocks, which benefited his beloved charity, the [...]
The Hanger Project
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon Please excuse the old movie cliche, but, ladies please, no more wire hangers! Let’s face it, we all spend a fortune on our beloved wardrobes, so doesn’t it make sense to spend a little extra to take care of them? Though I live in a rather large modern home and [...]
Haute Thoughts: Unibrows– The New Rage
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon Tween fashion plate Lourdes Leon is well on her way to becoming a major trendsetter. But what else would you expect from the offspring of Madonna who has trained her adorable clone on the finer points of fashion and grooming by providing her with the best stylists, manicures, facials, shopping [...]
Haute Thoughts: Sunglasses
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon Ask any fashionista girl how many pairs of shoes shoe owns while she is in the presence of her husband or boy friend and she will probably take you discretely aside and whisper a triple digit into your ear. Ask her to divulge the number of sunglasses she has tucked [...]
Why don’t women want to get dressed up?
Haute Thoughts by Heidi Dillon At 55 years old, I have vivid recollections of the days when a woman never left the house without gloves, heels, matching handbag and perfectly coiffed hair. I used to adore putting on my finery, which included numerous petty coats and bejeweled patten leather shoes, for church or family gatherings. [...]
