LOVE MATCH!

You know Spring has arrived inside the loop when the River Oaks Tennis arrives. This is almost Houston's version of the Kentucky Derby. During the arrival of the matches this week, no one could ask for more amazing weather. Wednesday, I made it to the inaugural day of the Tootsies fashion show poolside with my girlfriends. We all "oooooh'd and aaaah'd" over all our favorite designers: Christian Lacroix, Andrew Gn and Naeem Khan. This event is always a fun theatrical production with lots of hats and these fabulous fruity drinks, the ROCC's signature Planters Punch.

It was our girlfriend Cherie's (who also Chaired the luncheon) birthday. Her husband Jim surprised her with a token of his love on her special day. I love it when a surprise truly comes together. To go with the theme of the day, she received a tennis bracelet worthy of a spot in the collection of the Crown Jewels. It sparkled like the tears in her eyes. They have been together since she was 18 and she said "it only gets better every day"






Friday, my girlfriend Mary, Karen and I went and had lunch at the club and then decided to take in a few sets. I was waiting in the dining room for the girls and I saw a lady poke her head in that looked somewhat familiar. Then as I caught a glimpse. I thought to myself "hmmmmm, she could pass for Anna Wintour's twin" -- (thought soon forgotten) Mary and Karen arrived we had a wonderful lunch and covered everything from Art (I am chairing the Museum of Fine Arts next year and as a Latin themed evening, Mary is my honorary Chair), then we covered politics, travel, children....mostly Sinclair. Mary loves her so much, she comes over at least three times a week to see Sinclair and play with her.

As we were heading out to the matches I noticed briefly the woman I saw earlier and realized she actually was Anna Wintour and our conversation went something like this....



KK: "Oh my gosh, that IS Anna Wintour, girls"



Karen: "It sure is, wonder why she is in Houston?"



Mary: "Oh she is having lunch with Michael let's stop by" (Michael is married to Mary's niece, Nina. Anna also dates part-time Texan, Shelby Bryan who was with her)



KK: "Mar, its Anna Wintour!!!! " (Karen, nods her head and laughs in agreement)


Mary: "Remind me again, WHO she is?"



KK: "Only the most powerful and influential woman in fashion and the editor of Vogue. Runway shows never start until she arrives. Designers succeed because she anoints them. Trends are created and rippled on her command. She is an icon, MARY! Plus, they made the book/movie based on her, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA"




Mary: "OK, WHATEVER"





I realize Mary could care less, or so I think. We leave and walk a few hundred feet to the matches and go to sit in Mary's box. Karen and I pause at the first box with her name on the plaque as "Reserved for Mary and Roy" -- I said "Mar, you just walked past your box" she smiled slyly and said "We have more than one....Don't you want to sit with Anna?" I said "NO WAY!" Yup, low and behold Anna and Michael (married to she and Roy's niece shared seats in the box we were in) Anna sat right next to Karen and I. We were like two little giddy school girls.

Then as we sized her up - which didn't take long since she is a size 0 and she (The Devil) was sporting a Prada dress, by the way. We decided she had zero sizzle ....maybe it is a British thing....she was wayyyy too thin..... the bob haircut was wayyyy too severe and she was in desperate need of a pedicure and some tanning cream on those legs....and most importantly a smile!