Today's Updates

Is it time, Dallas, to think of the corner of Elm and North Houston Streets as anything other than a magnet for tourists and conspiracy theorists—as a local hang unmarred by the JFK assassination? That’s the thinking behind the fresh new Museum Store + Café, a cool, ’60s-inspired outpost of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. read more

Judith Leiber and actress Maria Bello have unveiled the “Don’t Forget” pendant ($95) in support of the Haiti chapter of women’s rights charity Vital Voices. All profits will help bring education, networking opportunities and other initiatives to Haitian women.

Available at judithleiber.com. read more

The late Alexander McQueen’s breathtaking final collection encapsulated all that was great about the designer, blending materials fit for medieval royalty (stiff satins, lush brocades) with modern techniques (15th-century paintings digitally screened onto fabrics). For a more practical yet no less rarified take on McQueen’s last body of work, witness this clutch—on the bottom, it’s all regal romance, while the brass knuckle-style handle makes the lace overlay feel dangerously sexy, rather than staid. read more

We just can’t get Katy Perry’s sweet and catchy summer anthem, “California Gurls,” out of our heads and good thing we’re not alone. This pop star’s smash number one hit seems to be on repeat not only in our noggins, but also on every radio station we tune into and every store at which we stop. Dare we say it, we’ll take as much Katy Perry as we can get our freshly manicured hands on. read more