John Gormley’s Turquoise Pool

I was chatting with John Gormley at last night’s fancy Best Designers Party at Christine Allison’s manse. His current projects include some clients’ second home outside of Louisville, Kentucky. When he told their landscape artist in Kentucky that he had a turquoise pool, she said, “Yes, but it is in Dallas.” Did she mean: “In Dallas, you can get away with that.” “In Dallas, no one has taste.” Or “In Dallas, people are fabulous and have great taste.” Neither of us knew, but if she had been among the crowd last night, it could only be the latter.