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Introducing The Elegant Designs of Nardos Imam

Take an in-depth look inside the colorful world of a Dallas designer

Lavish frocks abound in Nardos Imam’s fashion confectionary, their French and Italian textiles so opulent they almost overwhelm the eye. Women driving by the boutique on Preston Road often spin their heads around to view the frocks in the window, and they vow to stop in. …

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Story Time in Dallas, Texas

Artist Blake Hackler tackles delicate subject matter in his creative work

Blake Hackler has been a storyteller since the age of 3, when he began inventing long, surreal tales that astonished his speech therapist and his mother, who was watching, unseen, through a two-way mirror. But Hackler, who grew up in the windswept Texas Panhandle city of Amarillo, didn’t think he …

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An Exhibit Dedicated to Kate Moss

Visit The Dallas Contemporary for an inside look at exclusive photos of this iconic model

Even if you’ve already got a copy of Kate, Mario Sorrenti’s photographic paean to a teenage Kate Moss, there’s nothing quite like seeing the originals.

The Dallas Contemporary presents “Kate,” 58 of Sorrenti’s black-and-white portraits of his then girlfriend along with something far more exclusive: the photographer’s …

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Setting The Mood in Dallas

Visit this stylishly eclectic restaurant for an unforgettable meal paired with perfect ambiance

Felix Culpa, which translates to “happy fault” or “blessed mistake,” is a hybrid lounge-cum-restaurant with spiffy midcentury modern decor, resplendent with velvet couches, Pop Art, and eclectic chandeliers.

The nightspot scores with authentic Italian dishes and American classics rendered with finesse. Menu highlights are the charred octopus, steak …

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An Immigrant’s Story of Success

From a deserted island to Dallas, Ashley Murphree Tran defies the odds

Ashley Murphree Tran knows risk. At the age of five, in 1979, she fled Ho Chi Minh City with her parents and sister in a boat crammed with refugees. On the seventh day, Thai fishermen pirated their valuables and fuel, dumped their food in the ocean, aa lind set the …