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72HOMETOWN HOSPITALITYHouse-made specialties and a gift shop to browse attract a steady stream of patrons to Williams Fashion Center and Lunch on Limoges in Dade City .

52MUSEUM GIFTSGo off the beaten path and into Tampa Bay area museums for gifts youll rarely discover anywhere else.

Photographs by Patty Yablonski

WELCOME TO THE HOLIDAY ISSUE

42DRAWN INTOTHE ART WORLDStanton Storer began collecting contemporary art 15 years ago as an antidote to being a workaholic. Today, his home is a feast for the eyes.

33TRADITION TRANSFORMEDBeautiful laces, delicate linens and heirloom pieces are repurposed into practical pieces by the proprietor of Tampas Villa Rosa Distinctive Linens.

on the coverOn her: Carmen Marc Valvo red and purple gown ($1,190), from Neiman Marcus. Multicolor earring with crystal detail ($68), from Blissfully Yours. On him: Armani Collezioni tuxedo ($2,095), Ermenegildo Zegna white dress shirt ($495), Salvatore Fer-ragamo Antoane shoe in black patent ($695), and Brackish feather bow tie ($185), all from Neiman Marcus.Photograph by Cherie Diez

100INSPIRED BY SANTORINIBright whites and Mediterranean blues and greens star in Zang Tois designs for spring and summer, showcased in Tampa after debuting in New York.

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TREASURES AND TALES, COLLECTED

Its a season for celebration and the renewed energy that seems to come with fall.

At destinations such as Williams Fashion Center and Lunch on Limoges in Dade City, you are likely to experience the hospitality of proprietors Phil Williams and Skip Mize, partake of a delicious meal and come home with treasures.

In Tampa, Maruchi Azorin presides over Villa Rosa Dis-tinctive Linens, a trove of still more delightful things. She travels the world, and her stories are as interesting as the collectibles themselves.

Just wait until you read about Stanton Storer, whose impressive art collection started with an impulse buy. And Carley Ochs, the young designer of wildly popular Bourbon and Boweties bangles.

Were excited about the upcoming holidays and have some ideas for gifts and party styles, plus a few surprises.

Bay is in its ninth year of publication, and the best part of my role in it has been meeting the many wonderful people who live and work and create in the Tampa Bay area. This is my last issue as editor; I am headed to the Warehouse Arts District Association in St. Petersburg, where I have accepted a position as executive director.

During this season of gratitude, my sincere thanks for your many kindnesses to me, and for your commitment to our amazing community.

Mary Jane Park

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BY MARY JANE PARKPHOTOGRAPHS BY JAMES BORCHUCK

From one-of-a-kind vintage pieces to Gasparilla-themed keepsakes, the specialty items at Villa Rosa Distinctive Lin-ens in Tampa have made the shop a cant-miss destination for several generations of patrons who are attracted to its elegant kitchen and household linens, bedding, christening gowns and hand-smocked baby clothing.

TRADITIONStransformed

Owner Maruchi Azorin displays a linen-covered box accented with old millinery trim discovered in an East German warehouse. She and her staff often repurpose items but also offer new and vintage things for the household. Situated in a former service station she and her husband bought as a wedding gift to each other, the boutique had its 31st anniversary this year.


Above: French mirrors, electrifiedvintage sconces, crystal piecesand silver frames. Far left: Remnants of linen and silk charmeuse become scented sachets that are tied with ribbon and adorned with cameo buttons. Left: Reclaimed lace adds a delicate touch to a contemporary linen hand towel.


Maruchi Azorin moves lightly through the boutique she opened 31 years ago in an old service station on S MacDill Ave. She and her husband, oncologist Rafael Blanco, bought the property as a wedding gift to each other.

Inside, there is a flurry of sheets, pillowcases, duvets, towels, napkins, tablecloths and handkerchiefs, a tactile nirvana that includes top brands from around the world.

Suffice to say that Azorin has an eye for beautiful things, such as the length of bobbin lace she discovered in a Paris flea market, later stabilizing it with a silk tulle lining, and unbelievable ribbons from New York and New Orleans.

Theres a roll of double damask napkins from Ireland, never cut. And hotel-silver pieces once used in trains and ships. They are heavy so as not to tip over during travel, she says.

She was born in Havana, and her family emigrated from Cuba to the United States in 1960, with stops in Miami and Harlem, Ga., before they settled in Plant City.

At the University of Florida, she earned a bachelors degree and an MBA, later working as an economic fore-caster for the Jim Walter Corp. There, she says, she learned a lot about baby boomers and their desires to travel, have nice homes and entertain. They wanted comfort.

Azorin, who learned the art of fine embroidery as a child (framed samplers of her work and of her grandmothers are displayed in the shop), was inspired. Once the gasoline sta-tion was transformed, she says, one of the first products she

Above: Brightly colored jacquard towels from Garnier-Thiebaut. At right: Scented soaps, crystal perfume bottles and keepsake china sit atop intricate vintage linens that are encased in glass.


sold along with trunks of linens was a signature cleaning product that she commissioned from her father-in-law, who was a chemical engineer.

The original trademarked Linen Wash and its expanded line of solutions in scents such as summer verbena, blue violet and lavender still is sold at Villa Rosa as well as nationwide to other linen boutiques and under private labels for other companies. Additionally, the store offers custom laundry services for table linens.

From fabric remnants, Azorin and the staff create hand-made scented sachets tied together with grosgrain or silk ribbon, a vintage cameo button attached.

I cant make myself throw anything away, she says.Swatches of delicate handwork she has found in her trav-

els are repurposed as coasters, trays and frameable objects, sealed between sheets of glass.

The glass pieces can be used as serving pieces without it being a doily, she says. Even contemporary couples will use those. I wanted to preserve a beautiful piece of lace art.

She points to linen-covered boxes she and others have adorned with vintage millinery flowers discovered in East Germany after the Berlin Wall came down in 1989.

When the wall was destroyed, they found warehouses full of them, she says. Its so much fun to mix old and new.

Azorin likes to educate consumers. She can talk at length about the coordinating colors of one brand of French household linens. She will tell you that where cotton is grown and milled counts more than thread count when it comes to comfort. And that the more you launder fine cot-ton, the softer it gets. And that even the best cotton will pill if it is dried against polyester fabric-softener sheets.

She will show you custom-crafted Venetian ornaments themed to individual Tampa neighborhoods.

And she will relate stories from her recent trip to France, earned through Yves Delorme, one of the luxury brands she carries, which undoubtedly means she has found even more treasures to bring home to her clients in Tampa Bay.

Villa Rosa Distinctive Linens, 3001 S MacDill Ave., Tampa 33629; villarosalinens.com; (813) 831-6189. Store hours Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

I cant make myself throw anything away. ... The glass pieces can be used as serving pieces without it being a doily. Even contemporary couples will use those. I wanted to preserve a beautiful piece of lace.

MARUCHI AZORIN, owner, Villa Rosa Distinctive Linens

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Sometimes it takes an abstract painting of bark-ing dogs to provide perspective.

An impulsive bid at a Tampa AIDS benefit 15 years ago gained Stanton Storer a valuable art-work, a cherished friend and a reality check.

I was seeking something positive to focus on, other than work, Storer said. He is now a self-employed oncology pharmaceutical consultant to patient advocacy organiza-tions and professional societies.

Meeting the artist who created his purchase, the late Theo Wujcik, drew Storer into the art world.

Theo took me under his wing, Storer said, recalling that their first conversation was a request to borrow Barking Dogs Signaled the End of the 20th Century to include in a 30-year retrospective.

Three different museums displayed that painting before it got to me, said Storer .

The art professor and the neophyte collector grew close, sharing interests and insights, often fueled by Scotch on the rocks, often enough ending on the dance floor of an Ybor City nightclub. They drove to Art Basel in Miami and flew to New York to celebrate an exhibition of Wujciks etchings at the Gagosian Gallery.

Sadly, at the end of 2013, their travels were only for med-ical treatments after Wujcik was diagnosed with lung and prostate cancer.

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Honeypot by Theo Wujcik was inspired by the lively nightclub of that name in Ybor City, a frequent hangout of the late artist.Photograph courtesy of Joe Traina


Stanton Storer began collecting contemporary art 15 years ago as an antidote to being a workaholic. Temple by Andrew Salgado, seen behind him in his South Tampa residence, is one of his newer acquisitions. I love giving tours of my house, he said. Its not about showing off my modest collection, its about the engagement or energy that I had with the artist, the meaning of a particular piece or the story behind how I acquired the work.Photograph by James Borchuck


As his patient advocate, driving and accompanying him to oncology appointments, Storer had an understanding of cancer drugs that was invaluable before the artists death in March 2014.

Storer curates his friends legacy and a great deal more art in his circa 1926 Italianate-style home in South Tampas Beach Park neighborhood. He owns at least 30 works by Wujcik, several now on loan.

I run contemporary, he said, but Im all over the map. I typically prefer art that challenges one to think and pro-cess, including some too provocative for his mother.

As a subscriber to the University of South Florida Insti-tute for Research in Art/Graphicstudio, Storer can pur-chase up to six works a year, usually prints and sculptures. His home galleries hold the work of Christian Marclay, James Rosenquist, Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Map-plethorpe, Keith Edmier, Ed Ruscha, Teresita Fernandez, Allan McCollum, Iva Gueorguieva, Alex Katz, William Weg-man, Robert Stackhouse, Kenny Scharf and Abel Barroso and Robert Stackhouse, to drop more than a few names.

Hes a very serious collector, engaged with art at the deepest level, said Margaret Miller, director of Graphicstu-dio and the USF Contemporary Arts Museum.

Stans not just in it for the social aspect or to decorate his home with important things, she said. He often befriends the artist and researches and reflects on their biography.

After a decade immersed in the arts community, Storer furthered his commitment. In 2012, he established the Stanton Storer Embrace the Arts Foundation, starting with a five-year pledge to finance an annual $10,000 scholarship for graduates of USFs master of fine arts program.

Meeting art students, you learn about their personal style and preferred medium, their challenges, their aspira-tions , and he quips, their need to pay rent. Storer likes to mingle students works side-by-side with those of inter-nationally famed artists.

To honor his mentor, he created the Theo Wujcik Schol-arship for USF visual arts students. Wujcik, a master printer, taught at USF from 1972 to 2003, and Storer spent his first two undergraduate years there before transferring to the University of Central Florida. He credits working at Disney World and Epcot Center while earning a degree in marketing for his career path: five years as a General Motors Midwest district sales manager and 20 years in pharmaceu-tical sales.

Storer and Wujcik, his friend and mentor, in the late artists studio in Ybor City. The two were celebrating the completion of Wujciks painting Times Square, which honors his close friend, artist James Rosenquist.Photograph courtesy of Susan Johnson


Other foundation grants have supported exhibitions at the Tampa Museum of Art, the Florida Museum of Photo-graphic Art and the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery at Florida SouthWestern State College.

Frequent travel to New York, Europe and recently to Cuba enhance the collection, but so do visits to Tempus Projects and WorkSpace, both in Seminole Heights. Among his commissions is the steel sculpture on his living room wall, The Seven Hills of Rome, by Bleu Acier sculptor Dom-inique Labauvie.

And the 1960 self-portrait etching of Wujcik in the kitchen?

EBay, Storer said. Im a sucker for self-portraits.His local arts advocacy also extends to Tampa master

carpenter Bob Ballard of Environstudio, whom he commis-sioned to handcraft kitchen cabinetry of distressed hard maple.

Even if I mostly make coffee or open vino, Storer said.Ballard had some fun creating the ash wood table that

appears to pierce the dining room wall, its right angle pro-truding into the living room, quite a conversation starter.

At left, Keith Edmiers homage to Mary and Percy Shelley, The Year Without Summer, grabs attention in Storers well-stocked wine cellar. Starting with a MRI scan of his own heart, Edmier cast a 3-D heart, below, of dental acrylic and covered it with volcanic ash and gravel collected from the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora. It rests on the artists sketchbook, a reference to Mary Shelleys novel Frankenstein.Photographs by Corbett Fogue

Imperial Jade Quarter Pounder with Cheese (2008) by Theo Wujcik, from his Asian Invasion series representing Americas influence on China.Photograph courtesy of Joe Traina

Hes a very serious collector, engaged with art at the deep-est level. ... Stans not just in it for the social aspect or to decorate his home with important things.

MARGARET MILLER, director, USF Institute for Research in Art/Graphicstudio


Storer commissioned sculptor Dominique Labauvie to create The Seven Hills of Rome ironwork piece, as the perfect complement to the Italianate architecture of his home, he said, noting the distance between each hill is accurate to scale. Left of the front door hangs an untitled print of a farmer in the foreground of a factory by Sandro Chia, a native of Florence, Italy.

Photograph by George Cott

Storers guests are treated to a view of three graphite drawings by Theo Wujcik displayed along a living room wall. They are part of the Breaking With the Past exhibition, where Wujcik paid homage to other artists by immortalizing them as Greek or Roman busts. Above them is a five-color lithograph called Color Squares I by Ellsworth Kelly. Below, a table corner angles out of the wall, a surefire conversation starter by EnvironStudios Bob Ballard. On the coffee table sits a green, hand-blown glass sculpture by Dale Chihuly. Beyond the arched entry to the dining room, a lithograph monoprint by James Rosenquist can be seen, flanked by a Bruce Monroe sculpture, 501,310/1,077,972 (MMWR).Photograph by George Cott


Artist Keith Edmier created Midden Ruin, above, of hand-cast and real oysters, detail at right, embedded beneath a piece of steel railing from Penn Station. Fragments of his past work and stones from Rome comingle in the sculpture, reminiscent of a reliquary. Photographs courtesy of Corbett Fogue

More practical is the sleek, hard-maple television con-sole Ballard built in the living space facing the tree-draped brick patio and swimming pool. He also crafted a fine cherry cabinet for the tidy home office that surprise conceals a washer and dryer.

A Keith Edmier sculpture, The Year Without Sum-mer, grabs attention inside the chilly brick wine cellar, the homes original laundry room. Its a three-dimensional den-tal acrylic cast of Edmiers heart based on a MRI scan and covered with volcanic ash from the 1815 Mount Tambora, Indonesia eruption. It rests on the artists open sketchbook, Homage to the love between Mary and Percy Shelley, the book referring to her novel Frankenstein, Storer said.

He thrills to such stories and theres an interesting tale with every acquisition.

I love giving tours of my house, he said. Its not about showing off my modest collection, its about the engage-ment or energy that I had with the artist, the meaning of a particular piece or the story behind how I acquired the work.

Contemporary furniture in Storers South Tampa living room, influenced by PJ Newman Interiors, complements a portrait of Seth Mason called Temple by London artist Andrew Salgado. At far right, a Duncan McClellan glass bowl reflects light from the window. Photograph by George Cott


Visa Vending Machine, at left, is the work of Cuban-born artist Abel Barroso, known for his wry sense of humor. The two-dimensional piece is made of wood embellished with acrylic paint and ink and then applied to canvas. Storer met the artist at the When the Borders Fall exhibition in Havana.Below, University of South Florida Master of Fine Arts graduate Bruce Monroes self-portrait sculpture stands life-size in the dining room. On the wall at right hangs Mirror (Trellis) by Graphicstudio-acclaimed artist Teresita Fernandez, made of two layers of precision-cut stainless steel. Directly below, Tampa master carpenter Bob Ballard built a clever side table, with one end appearing to emerge through the wall behind it. Photographs by George Cott


Meeting art students, you learn about their personal style and preferred medium, their challenges, their aspirations their need to pay rent.

STANTON STORER, Tampa art collector and philanthropist

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right, Dominique Labauvies ironwork commission, The Seven Hills of Rome .

Photograph by George Cott

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BY LENNIE BENNETTPHOTOGRAPHS BY PATTY YABLONSKI

Gift-giving: It is both simple and complicated. It represents an emotional connection between giver and receiver, a desire to please that goes both ways. Mostly, its based on the impulse to make someone feel appreciated and validated.

If done in that spirit, no gift is wrong, be it a rolling pin (Im serious! The first Christmas gift from my now-former husband was a French rolling pin, elegant and sculptural, which I use to this day, decades later!) or a car.

Sometimes you might need inspiration. Just as museums can give us fresh per-spectives, so can their gift shops, which usually have an inventory of interesting items that we dont find everywhere. Some museum stores even have things that truly are exclusive to that institution and can be found nowhere else.

Since they know their selection best, we asked store representatives to give us their top choices for giving and receiving. A few are holiday-related, but most arent calendar-specific. They range from affordable to upper-range, quirky to elegant, something for everyone on your list.

Dream Bag by Linda Berryman ($78.50). Isabelles, the Leepa-Rattner Museum store

Necklace Druzy, vintage sandblasted vermeil silver, double strand, Swarovski crystal, by Milli Hershman of Delray Beach ($300). Museum store at the Tampa

Museum of Art


Spalted sweetgum vessel by Rudy Lopez ($500).Museum store at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Minaret ornament inspired by the museums historic building, theold Tampa Bay Hotel ($28).Museum store at the Henry B. Plant

Museum

Womens hand-screened polyester-cotton shirt with image of Hokusais The Great Wave ($55). Museum store at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Dal mustache sunglasses in assorted colors ($9.95).Museum store at the Dal Museum


The snapsuit/onesie pink bag with pearls is 100 percent cotton screen-printed in the United States and comes in three sizes, 0-6 months, 6-12 months and 12-18 months ($18.95). The tutu in hot pink tulle also comes in three sizes ($15.95).Museum store at the Tampa Museum of Art

Ceramic bell, a homage to architect Paolo Soleri, whose original bell is part of the permanent collection ($65). Isabelles, the Leepa-Rattner Museum store

Swiss-movement Eye of Time brooch or pendant watch of rhodium-plated brass set with cubic zirconium ($185).Museum store at the Dal Museum


The Hot/Cold Carafe is hand-cast and made with unique colored stoneware ($62). Matching, stackable cups are available for easy storage and travel ($55 each). Designed by Umbra Studio.Museum store at the Tampa Museum of Art Sterling silver cuffs fashioned from antique napkin

rings ($450 each).Museum store at the Henry B. Plant Museum

Hand-crafted seasonal notecards by Blue Turtle Studio. ($6.25 each).Isabelles, the Leepa-Rattner

Museum store

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Enamel and chrome reindeer ring holder, by Sung Wook Park for Umbra ($8). Museum store at the Tampa Museum of Art

Sara Oliver hand-knit handbag with adjustable chain ($325).Museum store at the Tampa Museum of Art

Necklace with pendant of Cherry Creek jasper,by Judy Anderson ($160).Isabelles, the Leepa-Rattner Museum store

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MUSEUMS REPRESENTED Isabelles, the Leepa-Rattner Museum store600 Klosterman Road on the Tarpon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College(727) 712-5762 or spcollege.edu/museum Museum store at the Museum of Fine Arts,St. Petersburg255 Beach Drive NE(727) 896-2667 or fine-arts.org

Museum store at the Tampa Museum of Art120 W Gasparilla Plaza (near Ashley Drive at Polk Street)(813) 274-8130 or tampamuseum.org

Museum store at the Dal Museum1 Dal Blvd. (Bayshore Drive at Fifth Avenue SE), St. Petersburg(727) 823-3767 or thedali.org.

The Museum store at the Henry B. Plant Museum401 W Kennedy Blvd. on the University of Tampa campus(813) 254-1891

30,000 Years of Art History, a Comprehensive Summary. ($24.95).Museum store at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

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On her: Alyce red and black gown with sequin detail ($268.99), and teardrop crystal earrings ($25), both from Blissfully Yours, 15203 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa.

On him: Armani Collezioni tuxedo ($2,095), Ermenegildo Zegna white dress shirt ($495), and Salvatore Ferragamo Antoane shoe in black patent ($695), all from Neiman Marcus.

BY LYDIA HARVEYPHOTOGRAPHS BY CHERIE DIEZ

Winterglamour

Scarlet will be dancing with light, shimmer singing through the cold. As we gather this sea-son to spread our good cheer, expect a glimpse of timeless classics mingling with modernity, lending an invigorat-ing twinkle to the sea of familiar rosy cheeks.

Unmistakably, the inspiration for this years fall and winter formal wear is based in tradition crimson, glitter and gold though surprising accents endeavor to steal the show.

Upstage convention with a dazzling ruby that fades to black, allowing an attention-commanding neckline to star. Less is more: A sparkling statement longs for little more than a dapper arm and a refined drip of harmonious glimmer.

Fresh players rejuvenate the seasons resonating tones

On her: Escada Dovilata dress in off-white ($3,495), from Neiman Marcus. On him: Ike Behar navy Sebastian ($165 rental), Bib N Tux; Ermenegildo Zegna white dress shirt ($495) and Salvatore Ferragamo Antoane shoe in black patent, ($695), both from Neiman Marcus.

Above: Alice & Olivia ivory sweater ($188), from Neiman Marcus. Brass flower ring ($68) and multi-faceted statement necklace ($75), both from Repeat Performance Boutique, 4343 Henderson Blvd., #160, Tampa.

At left: Vintage bag with brass detail ($64.99), mesh and solid brass bangles ($46.79-$107.99), all from Blissfully Yours.

Time-tested creamy whites part-nered with cozy textures set a wonder-fully wintry scene. We find the marriage to be a perfectly pristine backdrop for jeweled soliloquy and brassy sheen. An evergreen pearl sheath paired with its dashing navy counterpart simply oozes classic elegance.

At right: Photos shot on location at the Capitol Theatre, Clearwater.


Above: Armani Collezioni tuxedo ($2,095), Ermenegildo Zegna white dress shirt ($495), and Brackish feather bow tie ($185), all from Neiman Marcus.

Left: On her: Badgley Mischka red and pink lace gown ($650), from Neiman Marcus. Rue Lala gold earrings ($75), from Repeat Performance Boutique.On him: Ike Behar navy Sebastian tuxedo ($165 rental), from Bib N Tux. Ermenegildo Zegna white dress shirt ($495), and Salvatore Ferragamo Antoane shoe in black patent, ($695), from Neiman Marcus.

This year, flushed hues and amethyst shades are sure to usher in romance. In sophisticated prints and smart patterns, the tones take center stage. Intricate gold is the cherry atop this cardinal and pink lace gown, simple in silhouette, though deserving of a curtain call. Brushed with efferves-cence, whimsical feather bow ties afford gentlemen the rare opportunity to steal the spotlight.


Stephano Laviano Pop-Culture clutch ($1,495), exclusively at Repeat Performance Boutique. Vintage aqua bangle ($14.99), from Blissfully Yours. Brackish feather bow tie ($185), from Neiman Marcus.

At right: Jovani Multi two-piece dress ($650), from Neiman Marcus. Ophelia gold and purple earrings by Alexis Bittar ($295); Alexis Bittar bangles ($295 each), all from Blissfully Yours.

The floral trend continues to blossom, artfully merging with both modern cuts and adventurous shapes. Scintillating embroidery and glossy luster highlight vibrant shades not typical of the season, though a delightfully compelling gift.


Wardrobe stylist: Valerie Romas, www.One2StyleU.com Stylists assistant: Andrea StephensHair and makeup: Suzin MoonModels: Mimoza Nicaj, Bennett Maki, Stella Runway Models

On her: Cinderella black beaded gown ($399.99), from Blissfully Yours.

On him: Armani Collezioni tuxedo ($2,095), and Ermenegildo Zegna white dress shirt ($495), from Neiman Marcus.

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For years, Lunch on Limoges in Dade City has attracted a consistent stream of patrons who linger over a midday meal and shop in the adjoining store.

Desserts are created on site at Lunch on Limoges. Floating islands, meringues atop a custard sauce, are a favorite. At right, co-owners Skip Mize and Phil Williams split duties. Mize oversees the restaurant, and Williams runs the retail operation.


STORY BY MARY JANE PARKPHOTOGRAPHS BY EVE EDELHEIT

Holiday decorations are going in throughout Williams Fashion Center and Lunch on Limo-ges in Dade City, and new gift merchandise arrives almost daily. Already, seasonal visitors from Michigan, Ohio and Canada are making reservations well into December and January.

Week after week, month after month, year after year, patrons head to this small-town Pasco County landmark to shop and linger over a midday meal. A fixture for decades, it also is a destination for local residents, who may walk over from workplaces and the courthouse nearby.

Phil Williams runs the retail part of the operation, a business that has been in his family since 1908. The build-ing itself was constructed in 1923, and Williams bought it from his father, Virgil Williams, in the 1960s. At the time, the younger Williams was working for an industrial design firm in California. On a visit home, he said, My dad was at the place where he wanted help.

This, he said, motioning toward the restaurant and its open kitchen, was the mens department. When Williams acquired it, the shop held three cases filled with suits.

We put those suits on sale for $15 apiece, and we got rid of them, he said. This was the time when Nehru suits upended everything. He brought in stylish Gant shirts for men and Villager blouses for women, top labels of the era: Preppy stuff to appeal to the students at St. Leo (Univer-sity), Williams said.

Partner Skip Mize, 62, who oversees the restaurant, also wanted to shake things up in town.

You could not get a fresh fruit salad anywhere around here, he said. We decided Dade City needed a competitor to get them in the moment.

Hometown HOSPITALITY

Williams sold his Mercedes to underwrite the transition from department store to restaurant and gift shop in 1981, reopening on July 29, the day Britains Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married in St. Pauls Cathedral in London. Two televisions broadcast the royal proceedings.

Since then, locals and tourists alike return for the pecan-crusted chicken and grouper, the baskets of miniature muf-fins and the homemade crab cakes. The shrimp salad is pre-pared using the same ingredients specified years ago by a bridge-club hostess who wanted to use the restaurant as a meeting spot and insisted that her own recipe be used.

On a recent visit, dessert options created on site included floating islands meringues set atop a custard sauce, a Lunch on Limoges favorite plus a tall, fresh coconut cake and a fresh peach cake with coconut and toasted pecans.

Items available for purchase in Williams Fashion Center are incorporated into decor in the restaurant, which opened in 1981, the day of a British royal wedding.


The restaurant hosts numerous gatherings: bridal and baby showers, birthday celebrations and the Dade City Garden Clubs annual fashion show (scheduled Nov. 15 this year).

It signals the opening of the social season in Dade City, Mize said, and includes probably six generations of people.

The club selects a historic town landmark to feature on an ornament each year, and in 2008, it chose to celebrate the popular destination on S Seventh Street. Williams had been hospitalized for five months after a heart attack that year, and the honor touched him emotionally.

I had fresh eyes, he told a reporter at the time. I real-ized there is really not another store like this. It made me feel wonderful.

Now 78, Williams stocks the shop with gifts and games and local products such as kumquat jelly, barbecue sauce and vinaigrette.

Over the years, it has changed from being clothing-based, he said. Theres much more emphasis in novelties and decor and food.

Nonetheless, he noted that he carries Hawaiian shirts

for men. For women, he added a lot more shirt dresses for fall. And longtime shoppers bring in their own size charts and those of others, relying on him to know exactly which items will appeal.

Decor reflects the owners tastes. They are frequent trav-elers to Georgia, where they have a farm, to New York and to Europe, trips that influence the stores offerings and decor. Long, slim branches from trees on their Pasco County prop-erty fill tall urns and may be spray-painted to reflect the seasons. Williams childhood teddy bear is on display, as are some of the neon lights from Mizes collection, and family photos and newspaper clippings from the stores early days.

About the Limoges in the name: When it opened, much of the food was served on mixed patterns of the French por-celain. Only a few pieces remain, but no matter: The restau-rant and shop are the icons now.

Williams Fashion Center and Lunch on Limoges, 14139 Sev-enth St., Dade City 33525; lunchonlimoges.com; (352) 567-5685. Lunch reservations strongly suggested; seasonal hours, days of operation vary.

The retail shop has an abundant array of gifts, decor and products for all seasons and any occasion available for purchase.

Served in a conch shell, the restaurants shrimp salad is prepared using the same ingredients specified years ago by a bridge club hostess.


The gift of aah STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY LARA CERRI

ooking for that perfect holiday gift?

A treat that pampers and revives

during or after a season of dining,

entertaining, shopping and

giving? Think day at a spa for body and

soul. Several Tampa Bay area retreats offer

a chance to restore and indulge among

them the elegant Spa Oceana at Loews

Don CeSar Hotel, St. Pete Beach, where

clients can relax on the rooftop and take in

the tranquil waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Moisturized feet: A pedicure with rose petals and sea salt soothes, and is finished

off with a splash of color with traditional

or vegan polish.

Facial experience: To celebrate the season, how about a pumpkin and orange

masque that serves to exfoliate,

rejuvenate and promote collagen?


Healing tradition: Massages are ancient therapeutic rituals where salts, lotions,

stones, even bamboo, can provide

much-needed tension release. There are

many massage options, including deep

tissue, mommy-to-be and soothing scalp.

serene


All photographs taken at the Spa Oceana at Loews Don CeSar Hotel, St. Pete Beach. (727) 363-5029; loewshotels.com/don-cesar

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Relaxed and ready: As the clouds drift in during sunset, a restored sense of calm

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CITY: FASHION Designer Zang Toi shows his Splendor in Santorini collection: Pages 100-104, 114

WINE AND ROSES Big Brothers Big Sisters September gala raises $400,000: Page 124

Bourbon and Boweties owner Carley Ochs is on hand as patrons shop during a trunk show at Marions Gifts & Clothing in St. Petersburg.Photograph by Scott Keeler

SWANKY SOIREE VI The event generates $90,000 for Brookwood Florida: Page 118

BOWTIE BALLThe Poynter Institute gala honors Bob Schieffer: Page 108


Shades of blue pop in these bracelet designs from Bourbon and Boweties owner and jewelry designer Carley Ochs.

Color and texture effectively mix in an unusual bracelet design from Bourbon and Boweties.

Bangles &creative spirit

BY MARY JANE PARKPHOTOGRAPHS BY SCOTT KEELER

The very moment Carley Ochs slipped one of her hand-crafted bracelets around a red Solo cup, her Bourbon and Boweties brand was born.The extra e makes it pretty, she said. I have an e in my

name. She created bangles for family and friends with stones she had purchased in China, where she spent a couple of post-college years teaching English.

My dad always tells me I have a gypsy soul, she said. Im not afraid to do anything. I was 24 at the time. I knew some people over there, and I thought (teaching in China) would be an easier transition because of that.

In a tiny stall in a 20-story Shanghai marketplace, she found some pieces of jade, brought them back to Florida and began incorporating them into her designs.

Ochs, 30, grew up in Valrico and graduated from Durand High School and Florida State University. She started making

the jewelry in her grandmothers Plant City garage.Recipients raved about her creations and encouraged her to

take them to boutiques. The Finicky Filly in Charleston, S.C., was the first to carry the line in August 2012.

I had no prior jewelry experience, she said. There was a lot of trial and error. We got so busy so fast the company grew almost overnight. I dont think any of us expected that. Almost immediately, there was traction and interest.

By November 2012 she was hiring family and friends to help out, including my mom and my brothers girlfriend. By July the next year, she began to contract with women in the area to make the jewelry. Her trademark includes the phrase: Made by Proud Southern Hands.

People work for us because of word of mouth, she said. They pick up materials and do the work in the comfort of their own homes, where they can work at their own pace. We pay by the piece. Eighty percent of our workers are stay-at-home moms.


She has nearly 30 employees at her headquarters in Bran-don, with almost 450 additional women and men in Hillsbor-ough County participating in the cottage industry. The Bour-bon & Boweties brand is sold through Nordstrom and in 3,500 independent stores throughout the United States. It has 67,500 followers on Instagram and nearly 51,500 on Facebook.

Ochs travels much of the time these days, holding trunk shows and visiting gift and gemstone markets.

Im working seven days a week now, she said, out on the road, meeting and greeting people. I probably spent 20 days in my own bed this past year. Its so wonderful to be able to shake the hands of the people who have changed my life.

I know that in the community, the women who come in and tell me their stories, how they paid for a car or their kids tuition I know that we are helping provide a financial life for their families.

At a recent trunk show at Marions Gifts & Clothing in St. Petersburg, Ochs was surrounded by women who bought stacks of the popular bangles.

Ive shopped there since I was a kid, she said. We would always make a trek over for the holidays.

She has done no marketing for the brand; all of her sales have been by word of mouth. She has taken no loans and has incurred no debt.

How does she keep everything in balance?On one leg, she said, and laughed. For her phenomenal

business success, she said, There is no amount of appreciation I could express.

Colorful stones are set on metal for a cheerful effect in these Bourbon and Boweties bangles.

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Sophisticated silhouettes in serene colors characterize Zang Tois Spring/Summer 2016 fashion collection, titled Splendor of Santorini.

Toi, 54, of New York, showed the col-lection under his label, The House of Toi, at New York Fashion Week in September before bringing the line to Florida for a Saks Fifith Avenue trunk show in Sarasota and the City: Fashion+Art+Culture charity event at the Tampa Museum of Art.

Zang Toi ladies are very confident and forward-looking, Toi said. They dont fol-low the fashion trends blindly, and they want the best of the best in quality.

Stark white looks and stiffly curved, woven, wide-brimmed white hats mim-icked the hillside architecture of Santorini island in Greece inspired by a vacation Toi had been planning for years. For the Tampa Museum of Art gala, the Malaysian designer wore a white shirt, white jacket (with white lily on one lapel) and short white kilt. Addi-tional pieces in the 2016 collection took on the hues of the Mediterranean Sea in flow-ing silks of turquoise, green and deep blue.

Tois pieces are available by special order from his website (zangtoi.com) and select

Above, an empire gown features a halter top encrusted with glass beads and a pleated tulle skirt overlay. At right, white, white gold and platinum shine in a hand-loomed, color-block minidress and wrap.

BY ROBBYN MITCHELL

PHOTOGRAPHS BY JAMES BRANAMAN


Mimicking the flow of waves and the suns reflection off sea water, this empire-style gown incorporates airy pleated tulle and glass beads in Ocean Blue.


The sunwashed buildings of Santorini inspired Zang Tois white-on-white designs. Tibor Bako models a House of Toi couture cotton suit from the spring and summer 2016 collection. At right, silver loafers, perhaps reflective of the Aegean sea, complement the look.

Ocean Blue, Ocean Green and stark white stood out at Zang Tois runway show, presented at CITY: FASHION+Art+Culture, a benefit for the Tampa Museum of Art.

Above, gala patrons applaud designer Zang Toi during the shows grand finale, where he is shown with model Mimoza Nicaj, who is wearing a crown of white lilies and a bridal dress from the Splendor of Santorini collection.


Saks locations. This seasons stars were his large crystal neck pieces, sexy sweater dresses and the aforementioned sun hats, all snapped up right off the runways this fall.

Were lucky, Toi said. Its not easy to succeed in fashion. This business is the sec-ond-biggest industry behind Wall Street in New York.

The House of Toi has been in business for nearly three decades with a steady presence since Vogue editor Anna Wintour featured his work in the 1990s.

After doing shows for 26 years, weve got them down to a science, Toi said. I say, You should work hard while they still want you.

Above, the logo for the gala to benefit the Tampa Museum of Art. More on the gala, page 114.

At right, Ocean Blue couture silk jersey framed-neckline column gown with statement cape.

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THE BOWTIE BALLBob Schieffer, long-time moderator of the CBS news program Face the Nation and a former CBS Evening News anchor, was awarded the first Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism at the Poynter Institutes Bowtie Ball on Oct. 9. Brian Tierney, CEO of Brian Communications and former publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, was awarded Poynters Distinguished Service to Journalism Award at the gala, a 40th anniversary celebration for the institute held at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon. 1. Bob Schieffer addresses the audience on the stage with Margaret Brennan, CBS News correspondent.2. Brian Tierney.3. Host Dion Lim addresses the audience. 4. Bob Schieffer, Donice Krueger and Chip Merlin.5. Rep. Darryl Rouson, center, with Leila Wilson, left and Jason Gayle.6. Betty Sembler and Owen Roberts during the reception hour.

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CITY: FASHION+ART+CULTUREFresh from New York Fashion Week, designer Zang Toi brought his Spring 2016 Splendor of Santorini collection to the Tampa Museum of Art, where supporters saw his creations in stark white and Mediterranean blues and greens on a runway set under a moonlit sky. The event was a partnership with Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota and presented by Verizon to raise awareness about domestic violence.

1. Yvette Fernandes, Tibor Bako and Jessica Shelton.2. Zang Toi wears a white jacket and kilt of his own design.3. CITY chairwoman Robin Sharp, museum executive director Michael Tomor, Dianne Jacob and Debbie and Peter Hepner.

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1. Sparky Ierna with Pamela and John Barger Jr.2. Models from Saks Fifth Avenue Sarasota in the fashion show finale. 3. Event chairman John William Barger III and mistress of ceremonies Kate Wentzel.

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MARTINIS FOR MOFFITTStaking their reputation as best summer party in Tampa, members of the Mens Network hosted the 10th annual benefit for the advanced prostate cancer collaboration at Moffitt Cancer Center, a sellout two weeks ahead of time. The Straz Center poured 30 cases of Titos Handmade Vodka and served New Orleans fare in martini glasses.

1. Rob and Susan Schwartz with son Matt.2. Scott and Mariela Shear with Nina and Trey Traviesa.3. Derek and Katie Busciglio, Denise Vazquez and George Guida.4. Martinis for Moffitt chairman Kostas Stoilas, Jackie Zumba and Brian Kins in fashions from Zumbas store, Jackie Z.5. Ashley Halley and Stephen Gay.

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