Lynn Wyatt Is Still the Best Little Socialite in Texas
At 87, Houston’s global style icon is as dazzling as ever.
Kathy Blackwell edits and contributes to Texas Monthly’s coverage of travel, outdoors, style, and design. She also oversees many service journalism packages, including the 2023 National Magazine Award finalist "Springs Eternal." Before joining the magazine in 2017, she was a longtime senior editor at the Austin American-Statesman and served as editor in chief of Austin Way magazine. Originally from South Carolina, she moved to Texas in 2000 and is the proud mother of a native Texan.
At 87, Houston’s global style icon is as dazzling as ever.
Turndown service! Amazing cocktails! Small but expensive soaps! These ten new and renovated hotels (and ten more honorable mentions) know how to treat their guests.
By Kathy Blackwell, Courtney Bond and Sarah Hepola
Going to Harry’s House—the singer’s six-night residency in Austin—with Texas State University’s Louie Dean Valencia.
Stephanie Moore and Jason Russel Waller’s country oasis includes a historic house, a massive workshop, and a Western-themed barn turned bar.
An exhibit at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (France, that is) spotlights the work of a Texas filmmaker too often taken for granted.
Leather-wrapped lowballs! Sea turtle adoptions! A Blue Bell ice cream charm! Behold, our favorite present ideas for this holiday season.
During Anne Rapp’s Hollywood career, she worked with the biggest names in movies. Now, at 72, she’s ready to tell her own stories about her Panhandle upbringing.
Turndown service! Amazing cocktails! Small but expensive soaps! These ten new and renovated hotels (and ten more honorable mentions) know how to treat their guests.
By Kathy Blackwell, Courtney Bond and Sarah Hepola
After decades of visiting the fest, I set out to create an “age-appropriate” schedule packed with talks on menopause and death.
At 87, Houston’s global style icon is as dazzling as ever.
From cocktail napkins to children’s books, lingerie to cowboy boots, these are our favorite presents for Texans and Tex-stans this year.
An editor reflects on the impact of Austin’s Curra's Grill on her life—and its mystifying, rich, and ever-popular frozen drink.
Going to Harry’s House—the singer’s six-night residency in Austin—with Texas State University’s Louie Dean Valencia.
The restaurant, which will seat almost four hundred diners, is built around a historic building that was painstakingly preserved and updated.
La Cantera and Lake Austin Spa offer many options for couples and friends. Massage table for two, anyone?
By Cat Cardenas and Kathy Blackwell
A session with the Traveling Hypnotist felt like a massage for the mind.
Stephanie Moore and Jason Russel Waller’s country oasis includes a historic house, a massive workshop, and a Western-themed barn turned bar.
Presenting 30 ideas sure to please everyone from the newest Texan to the most stressed-out friend on your list.
You’ll bring the party with you with one of these gifts for the host or gourmand.
These budget-friendly options don't skimp on style (well, except maybe for the Whataburger socks).
Here's how to welcome babies, kids, and, yes, Californians to the Lone Star way of life.
This year, we could all use some calming presents, from CBD gummies to self-affirming candles.
If you're Texan, you're already cool. These items just make it official.
Austin's Kathy Valentine takes us behind the scenes at the star-studded ceremony, which debuts on HBO this month.
Nao Tomii takes us along for the ride as he applies his background in sculpture to creating one-of-a-kind bikes in his studio.
Morgan Page and Dustin Rice spent nearly three years roaming the state for "Bones of Texas," which features images of long-gone communities.
The best-selling debut author remembers the Permian Basin home she fled as soon as she could.
Sylvia Casares returns to her Brownsville roots with this frontera-style family dish.
The Longview native and ‘Project Runway’ judge, who will cochair the Texas Medal of Arts, has spent the pandemic giving back in every way he can. Just don’t ask him to create right now.
Add these places to the list of stylish lodging options for travelers, with enticing restaurants and bars.
An exhibit at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (France, that is) spotlights the work of a Texas filmmaker too often taken for granted.
Dallas-based sandal upstart Hari Mari has become a national force in the fashionable footwear industry.
The kickoff keynote from the massively popular Houston author ended with a Townes Van Zandt singalong.
The movers and shakers behind the state’s craft cocktail scene keep it interesting with these hot spots, all opened in 2018.
Even as new developments rise around it, Houston’s 19th Street remains a funky, independent haven for shoppers.
Over three installments, we follow a film team as they—by bike, horse, and canoe—document how a physical wall would affect the area, water, and its people.
Using their grandmother’s recipe—and a ranking system—the Ruiz women have gathered since 1972 to make tamales and strengthen ties.
By Kathy Blackwell and Knoxy Knox
From Asian flavors to seasonal, live-fire surprises, some of Texas’s best chefs went for the unexpected at The Edge of Texas nighttime events.
By Kathy Blackwell and Patricia Sharpe