JOHN HUTTON

Just received word that designer Jim Hutton has died in New York City…
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PEER REVIEW

Or perhaps, more accurately, pier preview. Pier 1 Imports is updating its store design. No surprise here, like many stores, it’s going urban and lofty. The collection, donned Loft 21, has a sophisticated look with lots of chocolate, silver, pink, and black. Like other things at Pier 1, it has a comfortable look, and you can’t argue with those prices. As part of their revamp, they are announcing another line of products, but I’ll keep that a secret for now. To see more Loft 21, go here, or if you haven’t been in a Pier 1 in awhile, go, you’ll be impressed.

LATE NIGHT

Okay, so I did have a bit of a late night last night. I finally made it to Ghostbar. Very hip. Great people watching…

Tonight the DMA is hosting a late night, again with great visuals. See the exhibitions, Modernism in American Silver and Louis Comfort Tiffany, if you still haven’t. The theme celebrates the greatest world’s fairs–Gershwin music, a lecture on America’s world’s fairs, Tiffany’s great-grandson on glassblowing, and–to help you stay up–Starbucks tastings. Watch an outdoor screening of “It Happened at the Worlds Fair,” starring Elvis, on the Ross Avenue Plaza. I’ve just started “The Devil in the White City” about the Chicago fair by Erik Larson, which makes this all the more interesting. 6 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $10, free for members.