In Need of Last Minute Happy Hour Plans? Head to Saks.

Lisa Petty, editor of DFW Style Daily, has rounded up a collection of her favorite Saks Fifth Avenue gifts and stocking stuffers and is presenting them this evening along with wine and festive light bites at the Galleria Dallas. Music will be provided by the The Dallas Chamber Symphony. Such a chic affair! Happening from 6 pm to 8 pm on in Contemporary on the first floor.

Pencil This In: 20th Annual Candlelight Walk on Henderson

We heart Henderson. The furniture, the coffee, the boutiques, everything. Take a candlelit stroll down the avenue to start off your holiday season on Wednesday, November 14th. From 6 pm to 9 pm, the street will be invites you to enjoy discounts, cocktails, and light bites at 14 participating stores. Participating stores on Henderson include Gypsy Wagon, Milton Kent Antiques, Beaucoup, La Mariposa, ART is ART, Pandemonium, Emeralds to Coconuts, Glitz Salon, The Wooden House, Sputnik Modern, Form, The Pearl Cup, Milk & Honey, and We are 1976.

What: 20th Annual Candlelight Walk on Henderson
Where: Henderson Avenue
When: Wednesday, November 14, 6 pm to 9 pm

Mary Holbrook is a shopping intern.

ShopTalk is Now a DIY Blog

via @cirquedusweet on Instagram

Just kidding. But I seriously love that Cirque du Sweet took a little inspiration from yesterday’s sticker printout suggestion and made this awesome “I voted” badge.

ShopTalk’s Looking for an Intern

A scene from The Hills. The ShopTalk internship will not be like this.

Although the year isn’t quite over, we’re already sorting through applications for next semester’s batch of capable interns. As usual, ShopTalk and our shopping department (i.e. me) need an intern. Here’s the long and short of it:

This is not a styling internship. If you’re hoping to spend your time dressing models and selecting high fashion for the glossy pages of D Magazine, this probably isn’t the internship for you. But here’s what we are looking for: an organized, energetic intern with writing skills and a knack for multitasking. Photography skills are a bonus. Be prepared to spend your time working on the web side of things, adding fashion and beauty-related events to our online calendar and new places to our shopping and nightlife directories, contributing to our ShopTalk shopping and beauty blog, fact-checking our shopping directory, calling stores to get information, keeping tabs on exciting sales, and researching fashion trends. We’ll also trust our intrepid intern to assist on photo shoots, visit local boutiques to round up interesting ideas for online shopping features, pitch new story ideas, and assist with big projects, like the 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas. Again, writing skills are a must.

Internship application deadline: November 19. For details on D Magazine Partners’ internship program, click here. To apply, click here.

Are You Sitting Down? Good. Look at These McQ by Alexander McQueen Things Soon to Be at Elements.

photography courtesy of Elements, illustrations courtesy of my greed

You’re invited for a little champagne and first dibs on the goods from the McQ by Alexander McQueen trunk show at Elements on Tuesday, November 17. The items (a few of which are pictured above) will be in the store for a few weeks, but quantities are limited–no reordering, no special sizes–so you’ll want to get your hands on the things you want early. According to one of my fav Dallas shop girls, Stephanie “Stevie” Moore, “This will be a great holiday shopping event, whether you want a scarf to give as a gift or a super amazing fabulous cocktail dress for yourself to wear to a party.” I’ll take both. Or, as you can see above, all of it.

What: McQ by Alexander McQueen Trunk Show
Where: Elements
When: Tuesday, November 17, 10 am to 7 pm