Where You Should Be Eight Days From Now (Next Saturday)

Short answer: Highland Park Village. Slightly longer answer: Highland Park Village for a D Magazine marketing event called A Stroll Through Highland Park Village. A longer answer as well as the identity of the handsome gentleman pictured at left and why he’s showing off that new shirt: (after the jump)

Next Saturday, D and Highland Park Village are putting on quite the extravaganza. Our marketing maven Mary Poe describes much of what goes on:

Fashion presentations by D Magazine’s fashion editor Stephanie Quadri at Escada at 3 and 3:30 pm and Ann Fontaine at 5 and 5:30 pm, famous children’s entertainer Eddie Coker, and complimentary spring portraits by Haynsworth Photography at Scoop, appraisals of your antiques and 20% discount at Gerald Tomlin Antiques, and “How Tos” such as How To Tie a Bow Tie at Ralph Lauren, How to Arrange Flowers at Avant Garden, How to Dress a Bed at D. Porthault, and How to Set A Table at Williams Sonoma, a chance to win a pair of Jimmy Choos, and a champagne toast at Warron Baron with a chance to win 10% off of a wedding gown purchase.

As for the photo: If you look closely at the itinerary, you’ll see 2-4 p.m., there’s an opportunity to meet Tim Rogers, Eric Celeste, and myself at Q Shirtmakers (except I’m told Eric won’t be able to make it). There, at Q, you can bid on a shirt designed by we three fashionable gents. The clothiers at Q will custom make a shirt for the winning bidder (proceeds go to Dallas SCORES charity). They already made this shirt, obviously, in order to show off their shirt-making skillz. As for the handsome, imposing, powerful man in the picture… do I look fat? Here’s a picture of the shirt in detail:

You’ll likely be hearing about the Stroll again next week, but mark your calendars now.