“I don’t want my clothes to be noticed,” Tracy Popken says, standing in the cluttered but orderly studio inside her Bishop Arts District home. It’s a surprising credo for a designer and tailor, but Popken sells the idea hard, convincing you that she just wants her work to show off…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Angela Scott has always drawn inspiration from men’s fashion, so when she moved to Dallas from her…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Stephen Lapthisophon’s studio is a mess. It’s not disordered, really; the rooms of the converted apartment and…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. It’s no secret that one of the best character actors in film is Texas. Its performance is…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here Born into the lushly creative coupling of an Academy Award-winning filmmaker father and a theater critic/author mother,…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here . Miriam Ortega is posted at the bar of Oak Cliff barbecue staple Lockhart Smokehouse, staring down…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here . Two nights after Jerry Seinfeld, the biggest stand-up comic in the world, came to Dallas, Paul…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here . Tina Parker always knows when she’s stayed away from acting on her own stage a mite…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here Akwete and Bandele Tyehimba dove into their love affair and opened Pan-African Connection — a shop known…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here . Here’s where you might have seen Dallas actress Liz Mikel: singing the roof off the Wyly…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. You know you’ve arrived at Edward Ruiz’s Exposition Park studio when you are greeted by a model…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Sally Glass loves meeting new people, being exposed to new things. So it isn’t surprising that she…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here. Matthew Posey lives for live theater. He also lives in his theater, the 40-seat Ochre House in…
In this week’s Dallas Observer we profile 30 of the metro area’s most interesting characters, with new portraits of each from local photographer Stanton Stephens. See the entire Dallas Observer People Issue here . Johny Hendricks picked an odd time to decide he would make a career out of fighting:…
After a week of preliminary events, the Miss Gay USofA pageant descended on the Palladium on Friday, bringing hundreds of drag queens and fans thereof to Dallas. Thirty-six contestants from across the country all vied to be the next Miss Gay USofA (not to be confused with Miss Gay America…
If you’re a new parent, of course you want the best for your beautiful little angel-bundle of piss and dump. And don’t fancy designers know it. Here are five ridiculous baby-clothing options that are currently available in the world. Prepare to be amazed. Gucci Double-Strap Sneaker, Pink (above) You, too,…
Information: There’s a Huggies App that sends you a tweet whenever your kid pees in his diaper. Adweek tells us that the Huggies TweetPee is “a little sensor dreamed up by Ogilvy Brazil that affixes to your baby’s diaper, syncs with an app and tweets at you whenever it detects…
Sometimes things are only “underground” out of ignorance. The poetry scene in Dallas is an established one, home to both talent and venues, each with its own style. To develop this guide, I spoke with some of the city’s most prolific and involved poets, to find which venues had the…
There’s a feeling of pride that comes from living in a furnished home, rather than just a shelter. Going above barren fundamental need, having a thoughtfully designed area to collapse in affects our coping abilities. With attachment to space comes increased emotional connections — both to our physical location and…
Sorry Schutze, and happy Tuesday to Alice and everyone else. Our favorite freaky-faced guardian of on-tap root beer, Big Tex, is under the knife. And according to this just released video from the State Fair, his face will stay creepy and long-nosed. Sigh, that’s the Tex we know and love…
A cornerstone segment of the David Letterman show, Stupid Pet Tricks serves as a reminder of precisely how lazy your own pup is. He does not dance in a tutu, operate a blender or ride a skateboard. But what if he did? On Saturday, animal talent scouts will be at…
I bought something from A Pea In The Pod recently, because I’m making a person and I need making-a-person clothes. When you check out at the register at this place, before they let you pay for their super expensive clothing, they ask you a shit ton of questions that may…
