Sip + See // High Noon Tea

Did you hear? It is time for High Tea with Texas Women for the Arts.

Break out the pearls, girls, and join us for High Tea with The Texas Women for the Arts tomorrow at noon. You'll enjoy a variety of scrumptious treats and teas, as well as get a chance to peruse the fourth annual Dallas International Art, Antique and Jewelry Show. Sure to impress even the most discerning collectors, this prestigious event features internationally respected and renowned exhibotors showcasing their extensive collections of fine art, American and European silver, antique and estate jewelry, textiles, furniture, the list goes on and on. Whether you are a serious collector or a serious lover of the finer things, you won't want to miss this show. (You can pick up passes at the POSH showroom.)

What to expect from a high noon tea? Brush up your modern manners with a POSH 101 on tea time or get inspired to host your own this holiday season.

Learn more about The Dallas International Art, Antique and Jewelry Show, including their catalog, here.
Learn more about the Texas Women for the Arts here. 
The event will be held at The Dallas Market Center. For more info, contact Valerie Bell & Associates.

On the Radar // Art, Wearstler + More

MUST SEE: In celebration of it's10th anniversary, the Nasher Sculpture Center is presenting the most dynamic public art exhibition Dallas has ever seen with the Nasher XChange. Consisting of 10 newly-commission public sculptures by contemporary artists at ten different sites throughout Dallas. Check out 'Til Midnight at the Nasher tonight where fesitivties will be kicking off with music, dancing, and food. For more on the Nasher XChange, listen to Art&Seek's interview with Nancy Nasher.
NEED: Everyone's favorite designer/artist/businessguru/mom/SoCal gal Kelly Wearstler is still driving us wild with her latest collection of invitations and paper goods for PaperlessPost. Just in time for the holiday season. Get it here. 
GET: Partners Card kicks off October 25th! Twenty percent off goods and services at over 750 DFW stores with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting The Family Place and survivors of domestic abuse. Get yours this weekend at the POSH showroom! 
READ: Time Magazine has figured out what we've known all along - that the Lone Star State is "America's Destiny". Well, we won't argue with that one! Read a preview here.
WANT: Pick up complimentary tickets to the Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show at the POSH showroom so you can get first dibs on the authentic goods from world-renowned exhibitors. This multicolored Chanel purse and 10.06 karat royal blue diamond have our eye. What has yours?
 

Time for Tea + Antiques

Audrey Hepburn enjoying a cup of tea. / An assortment of vintage tea cups.

We love the Carpenters, but rainy days and Mondays don't get us down - they get us excited for teas and brunches to start the week of right. An assortment of vintage tea cups and saucers are perfect for the ladies who lunch. Audrey would approve! 

While we're on the subject of teas, who made it to the noon tea at the Dallas International Art, Antique, and Jewelry Show last year? To say it was incredible is truly an understatement. This year's festivities include the same amazing vendors, with a highlight being the DIFFA/Dallas Designer Showcase curated by local interior designer John Bobbitt, featuring five room vignettes utilizing fine art, furniture, and decorative accessories from exhibitors in the show to exemplify how antiques integrate into today's lifestyles. We can only imagine what gorgeous concepts Bobbitt, Joe Minto, John Marrs, and Cathy Kincaid will come up with this year. To find out more or purchase tickets, go to the Dallas International Art, Antique, and Jewelry website or facebook page. We'll see you there.


Check out our post on last year's festivities plus a POSH 101 on teas here.
 

POSH 101: Tea Party

We're excited about sponsoring the Dallas International Art, Antique & Jewelry Show's High Noon Texas Tea this Friday. So excited, in fact, that we thought we would share a few tea party pointers just for fun. It will be the beginning of a great weekend at Dallas Market Hall. The best part? We have several complimentary one day tickets for two for Fall show, this Friday through Monday (November 9-12th). Stop by the showroom to get yours today! Go here for an overview of the 80+ international exhibitors.

Top image via Pinterest / Loren silver tea cup, saucer, and plate / Gold Florentine charger, Gold Scroll Dinner plate and B&B, Gold Leaf salad plate and tea cup, Gold Bead B&B charger, Gold Lyons flatware // All POSH Couture Rentals

 Tea Time Etiquette 

An excerpt from Tea Time Etiquette and the History of Afternoon Tea

• Greeting/handshake
• After sitting down — put purse on lap or behind you against chair back
• Napkin placement — unfold napkin on your lap, if you must leave temporarily place napkin on chair.
• Sugar/lemon — sugar is placed in cup first, then thinly sliced lemon and never milk and lemon together. Milk goes in after tea — much debate over it, but according to Washington School of Protocol, milk goes in last. The habit of putting milk in tea came from the French. “To put milk in your tea before sugar is to cross the path of love, perhaps never to marry.” (Tea superstition)
• The correct order when eating on a tea tray is to eat savories first, scones next and sweets last. We have changed our order somewhat. We like guests to eat the scones first while they are hot, then move to savories, then sweets.
• Scones — split horizontally with knife, curd and cream is placed on plate. Use the knife to put cream/curd on each bite. Eat with fingers neatly.
• Proper placement of spoon — the spoon always goes behind cup, also don’t leave the spoon in the cup.
• Proper holding of cup — do not put your pinky “up”, this is not correct. A guest should look into the teacup when drinking — never over it. Since ancient Rome, a cultured person ate with 3 fingers, a commoner with five. Thus, the birth of the raised pinkie as a sign of elitism. This 3 fingers etiquette rule is still correct when picking up food with the fingers and handling various pieces of flatware. This pinky “up” descended from a misinterpretation of the 3 fingers vs 5 fingers dining etiquette in the 11th century.

To Do: Weekend Checklist

It's the last weekend of Partner's Card, and we have our eyes on a few brilliant pieces at our favorite shops. Here is what we're planning on this weekend. What will you be doing? Remember, you can use your Partner's Card at POSH Couture Rentals. Call us today to save on your upcoming events! See more info here.

 1. Partner's Card, Dallas top fundraiser for The Family Place, is in its last few days! What's on our wish list? How about Kimberly McDonald Double Geode Drop Earrings from Forty Five Ten, a gorgeous YSL clutch from TOOTSIES, and an opulent place setting from POSH for our next holiday soiree. (Rentals shown here include Gold Florentine Charger, mixed Gold Scroll and Gold Leaf China, and Gold Lyons Flatware.

2. On our weekend reading list: We can't wait to get our hands on Grace Coddington's memoir! Everyone knows she's just as vital to Vogue as Anna. Read an excerpt of it here. 

3. We're excited to be a sponsor at the ultimate shopping stop for our favorite ladies who lunch: The Dallas International Art, Antique and Jewelry Show. We're talking beauty beyond belief -- definitely a one-stop shopping experience for everyone important in your life. Some of our favorites that we know will be up for sale are shown above, including the GIOIA rosecut sapphires and moonstones cuff bracelet, an 18k yellow gold Buccellati cuff with three rubies and  over 108 round diamonds from J.S. Fearnley, plus - you know how much we love tabletop - an amazing George Jones Majolica Pineapple Teapot (circa 1870, England). Do we have your attention yet? Good, because we have FREE tickets to give away for our POSH pals. Call us for more info.