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PROMOTION

FD LuxepartnershipsNeiman Marcus

NorthPark CenterBeauty VIP

Neiman Marcus North-Park Center and FD Luxeinvite you to Beauty VIP,Saturday February25. Enjoy beauty dem-onstrations, beauty-tinis,make overs, and aspecial NM NorthParkgift with your $250beauty purchase. Seating is limited:Reserve your spot at214-363-8311 ext.1257

Saks FifthAvenue Ippolita

ShowSaks Fifth Avenue andFD Luxe invite you tomeet Tuscan jewelrydesigner Ippolita andexperience her latestcollection, includingmany one-of-a-kind andsignature pieces. JoinIppolita Thursday,March 29 for a privateluncheon reception from11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. orshop from 1 to 4 p.m.during her public appearance.

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Rarefied air:YSL doesDenver

When Dr. Christoph Heinrich,director of the Denver Art Museum,saw YVES SAINT LAURENT: THERETROSPECTIVE in Paris last year,he was blown away. He immediatelycalled and booked it for Denver —and scored a fashion coup in theprocess: His is the only city in the U.S.to get it. The museum is dedicatingprodigious square feet to the show, infact, which opens March 25. SaintLaurent, who died in 2008, is

remembered for his revolutionaryapproach to women’s clothing. “He issurely the founder of what HillaryClinton calls, ‘the sisterhood of thetraveling pantsuit,’ ” says Heinrich.Besides dressing Catherine

Deneuve, Princess Grace of Monaco,Paloma Picasso and Diana Vreeland,YSL put women into gender-bendingincarnations of men’s business suitsand into the now-iconic “Le Smoking”tuxedos, of which more than 30 are on

view in Denver. “He was a visionary,”Heinrich says. “He knew whatwomen wanted.” Saint Laurent oftendrew inspiration from great painters,including Picasso, Van Gogh andMondrian. (Heinrich sees theinfluence of Matisse in some of SaintLaurent’s “wild color combinations.”)The retrospective is divided intodifferent periods of the designer’scareer, spanning 1958 to 2002. “Oneof the most amazing things,”Heinrich says of the show’s 200garments, “is that they’re all original.… Saint Laurent never sold the dressthey showed on the runway. Theyalways kept the original.” If someonewanted it, another was made toorder. The Fondation PierreBergé-Yves Saint Laurent puttogether the exhibition, which alsoincludes photographs, drawings,films and fabric samples — hundredsof the latter. Linda DuVal

“Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective” at the Denver Art Museum, March

25 to July 8, 720-865-5000, ysldenver.com

datebookPrepare to sip, sup and stroll:

SAVOR DALLAS kicks off its annualfoodie fest with a tasting party in theArts District on Friday, March 30,from 5 to 7 p.m. Local chefs will servebites paired with wine at the DallasMuseum of Art, Nasher SculptureCenter, Morton H. MeyersonSymphony Center and WinspearOpera House. More atsavordallas.com.

Picture this: 180 films fromaround the world, 11days to see themand a new lounge-y setup atMockingbird Station to serve as homebase between screenings — all during

the DALLAS INTERNATIONALFILM FESTIVAL, April 12-22. Ticketinfo, film schedules and details on allthe ceremonies at dallasfilm.org.

With more than 70 local andinternational art dealers representingevery imaginable medium, the 2012DALLAS ART FAIR at FashionIndustry Gallery will be thesee-and-be-scene, April 13-15. Thisyear’s fair introduces some first-everbooths, including a surprising onewe’ll feature in our April issue. Evenbetter, everything’s for sale. Get firstdibs on April 12 at the Preview Gala,benefiting the Dallas Contemporary

and Nasher Sculpture Center.Information and tickets atdallasartfair.com; gala scoop at214-220-1278.

Goth-y wonderboy designerDouglas Little is bringing exoticismto the 2012 ART BALL — entitled,appropriately, Wanderlust. TheDallas Museum of Art will housethe avant-garde event on April 14.Early buzz? Cirque du Soleil willhave nothing on this party. Muchmore info atdallasmuseumofart.org or214-922-1353.

Natalie Neal

ANDREA ADAMS

A sneak peek at the 2012 Art Ball

decor, designed by Douglas Little

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