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Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Dallas Observer. letters@dallasobserver.com (Dallas Observer Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Dallas Observer Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.dallasobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/09/RSS-DAL_1320x825-100.jpg The Leading Independent News Source in Dallas, Texas https://www.dallasobserver.com 144 90 https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-best-looks-from-texans-at-the-2026-met-gala-40671200/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40671200 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-best-looks-from-texans-at-the-2026-met-gala-40671200/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 10:31:22 -0500 Arts & Culture Monday was the Met Gala, which is an unofficial American holiday where the chronically online become expert fashion critics and the gatekeepers of taste for a night.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-best-looks-from-texans-at-the-2026-met-gala-40671200/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texas-made-viral-short-film-unmasks-the-dangers-of-the-looksmaxxing-subculture-40668767/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40668767 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texas-made-viral-short-film-unmasks-the-dangers-of-the-looksmaxxing-subculture-40668767/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:42:16 -0500 Arts & Culture A new body horror short film critiques the cult of perfection in the "looksmaxxing" subculture. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/north-texas-made-viral-short-film-unmasks-the-dangers-of-the-looksmaxxing-subculture-40668767/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/a-new-fashion-line-on-display-at-galleria-dallas-is-made-almost-entirely-from-trash-40668228/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40668228 Kena Sosa https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/a-new-fashion-line-on-display-at-galleria-dallas-is-made-almost-entirely-from-trash-40668228/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:10:03 -0500 Arts & Culture One man's trash is another man's floor-length ball gown in an annual Galleria exhibit. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/a-new-fashion-line-on-display-at-galleria-dallas-is-made-almost-entirely-from-trash-40668228/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/every-supermodels-favorite-photographer-arthur-elgort-takes-turn-in-front-of-the-lens-40663184/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40663184 Kendall Morgan https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/every-supermodels-favorite-photographer-arthur-elgort-takes-turn-in-front-of-the-lens-40663184/#respond Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:48:52 -0500 Arts & Culture Warren Elgort lived in the focal point of his famous photographer father Arthurt Elgort's lens. Now, the camera has flipped as Warren explores his dad's unparalleled legacy. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/every-supermodels-favorite-photographer-arthur-elgort-takes-turn-in-front-of-the-lens-40663184/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/best-dallas-thrift-stores-and-vintage-shops-19032466/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/best-dallas-thrift-stores-and-vintage-shops-19032466/ Caroline Pritchard https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/best-dallas-thrift-stores-and-vintage-shops-19032466/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:22:59 -0500 Arts & Culture Not all vintage and thrift stores are created equally, so we’ve spent time digging through local ones to find out which ones hoard gold, not garbage.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/best-dallas-thrift-stores-and-vintage-shops-19032466/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-tastemaker-from-plano-how-bunny-kinney-defined-cool-for-a-generation-40645494/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40645494 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-tastemaker-from-plano-how-bunny-kinney-defined-cool-for-a-generation-40645494/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:30:00 -0600 Arts & Culture A suburban misfit turned boredom, thrift store hunts and an M83 album cover into a blueprint for global coolness.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-tastemaker-from-plano-how-bunny-kinney-defined-cool-for-a-generation-40645494/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/black-owned-businesses-in-dallas-fort-worth-11919865/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/uncategorized/black-owned-businesses-in-dallas-fort-worth-11919865/ Aria Bell https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/black-owned-businesses-in-dallas-fort-worth-11919865/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:10:14 -0600 Arts & Culture Put your money where your hashtags are this Black History Month and beyond and support Black-owned businesses in Dallas.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/black-owned-businesses-in-dallas-fort-worth-11919865/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-denim-diplomat-how-one-dfw-visionary-is-weaving-the-future-of-western-wear-40633200/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40633200 Preston Barta https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-denim-diplomat-how-one-dfw-visionary-is-weaving-the-future-of-western-wear-40633200/#respond Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:15:00 -0600 Arts & Culture From Arlington’s design studios to farm and ranch stores across Texas, Gina Chancelor has redefined Western style.]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/the-denim-diplomat-how-one-dfw-visionary-is-weaving-the-future-of-western-wear-40633200/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-east-dallas-vintage-shop-satori-wants-to-awaken-the-y2k-nostalgia-in-your-closet-40632678/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40632678 Kendall Morgan https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-east-dallas-vintage-shop-satori-wants-to-awaken-the-y2k-nostalgia-in-your-closet-40632678/#respond Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:04:36 -0600 Arts & Culture The chic sister boutique to downtown's Human Dior is taking us back to the days of bandage dresses and going-out tops. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/new-east-dallas-vintage-shop-satori-wants-to-awaken-the-y2k-nostalgia-in-your-closet-40632678/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/put-off-shopping-until-now-these-local-shops-will-be-open-christmas-eve-40628928/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/?p=40628928 Alyssa Fields https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/put-off-shopping-until-now-these-local-shops-will-be-open-christmas-eve-40628928/#respond Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:38:40 -0600 Arts & Culture Waiting until the last minute doesn't mean you're completely SOL on a good gift. In fact, you have another to push it. ]]> https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts-culture/put-off-shopping-until-now-these-local-shops-will-be-open-christmas-eve-40628928/feed/ 0 Dallas Observer