Hoarding and Hungry

This kind of behavior is never good especially if done together.  I feel like it's a recipe for rehab, but this is exactly the kind of thing found infiltrating the metroplex.  We ran to the VIP opening of H&M in Northpark recently.  I would use the word VIP very loosely by the looks of the people who had made it passed the security guards and the clip-board holders.  Besides, it was so packed in there, everyone in town must have been a VIP!  Tons of people all with cocktails in one hand and clothes in the other.  I couldn't even bring myself near a dressing room area due to the fact that they reminded me of the ladies' lounge at any nightclub on any given night.  I talked to one of the store managers, and he assured me that night alone would bring in over six figures and by the week's end, they would hit a million.  Don't get me wrong, I'm just playing with you because I love all this hoopla and was thrilled to be right in the middle of it all and see all the hip, young kids snatching it up!  And, I love the sea of past designers and celebs creating lines for them like Lanvin, Stella, and coming up will be Versace in November.  I told him I needed a private VIP tour for that one.

The H&M store at Northpark

Revved up for a party with model extraordinaire Jan Strimple

Tons of merchandise

The checkout lanes were insane

A young, hip party goer

A subtle look at the new store

In and Out Burger is another hot spot to open recently.  The lines for this one wrapped around the parking lot and were more confusing to me than the congested traffic lanes in Paris.  Attendants greeted you at your car with an ordering tablet and printed you off a receipt, then began the wait.  I was there for forty-five minutes barely inching up toward the window to get my food.  I kid you not, by the time I got my food, I wasn't even hungry.  I say screw all the fancy diets and just come place an order here because you'll lose a ton of weight just waiting on your food.  With all the chaos, I'm better off waiting for the lines to die down before returning to the place, but it appears to be a great business for Dallas.

It takes two for this order

Ready for action

Cars, cars, and more cars

Placing orders

It all sounds yummy, and it's open late!

I don't think I'll ever make it to the drive-thru window

Something good in this bag

Speaking of amazing business decisions, Trina Turk also just opened a new store in Highland Park Shopping Village with great reviews.  I'm telling you this line is one you want to compare with almost anything, and you are sure to get a high dollar look.  The store looks great and took me back to my days years ago of shopping at the store in Palm Springs.  Not to mention, Trina herself made a brief appearance at the opening party.  Her sweet demeanor and her kitschy style compliment the graphic patterns and bold colors on the clothing and make this new haunt a must stop on your shopping radar.

Trina Turk store - Dallas

A wrap coat for fall

Fun prints 

A great throw-on and go jacket