The Culture of Summer Some things about summer are just cultural mainstays: jetting off for a tropical vacation, catching up on a few good books, [...]

Where Fashion & Art Converge Photography by James Florio, courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art Fashionistas and art lovers, rejoice! The Dallas Museum of Art [...]

Let’s Mingle! By Abigail Ryan | Photography by Micki Glenn People often wonder what can make an ordinary party into an extraordinary, successful event. It’s not [...]

By Sarah Freeman Three cities and one remarkable artist’s legacy. Sarah Freeman journeys to the Netherlands to mark the 350th death anniversary of one of [...]

By Jordan Staggs “Do we want to be a Walmart world?” With all due respect to Sam Walton, that’s a definite no for Roxie Wilson, [...]

By Suzanne Pollak For a company to grow, it needs to establish at least three things: a mission statement (what the company does and why), [...]

VIE Book Club As lovers of words and stories, the VIE team couldn’t be more excited to announce the creation of the VIE Book Club! [...]

By Susan Vallee | Photography courtesy of Maurice Ruffin Have you heard the buzz about We Cast a Shadow? This debut novel by author Maurice Ruffin [...]

Circe Reinvents Herself Review by Solange Jazayeri I have not picked up a mythological saga since college and, admittedly, Greco-Roman mythology is not my genre [...]

Simple Elegance When surrounded by luxe fabrics and finishes, one immediately feels a sense of satisfaction that one has achieved elite status. A well-appointed room [...]

By Suzanne Pollak Planning a dinner party is like building a house. Both are designed to meet people’s needs for comfort, pleasure, and connection. An [...]

By Sallie W. Boyles | Photography courtesy of the National Monuments Foundation We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. —Winston Churchill From early civilization to [...]