What happens when a closed event ends up with friends of friends showing up and the gatekeepers have to drop the gate? That’s what happened for the 2026 Crystal Charity Ball Best Dressed Fashion Show reveal on the morning of Wednesday, April 22, on the top level of Neiman Marcus NorthPark.
While the ladies to be presented had managed to arrive minutes after the rooster’s cry announcing sunrise, they, along with 2026 Crystal Charity Ball Chair Jennifer Dix and 2026 10 Best Dressed Fashion Show Chair Kim Quinn, were led down to NM’s ground level for a group photo. Despite the best efforts of the NM staff, one nasty all too-bright overhead light delayed the plan. It had created all types of shadows showering the group.
But not to worry. Plans had been made long enough in advance not to throw the morning’s program.
Heading up the escalator to the third level, the BD-ers, the HoF and Honorary Chair settled into dressing rooms until the program got underway…