Houston Chronicle Sunday

Style hero: Cary Grant

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Favorite designers: Chanel for women, Ermenegild­o Zegna for men

How many pairs of shoes: 28

An item to purge from closet: A Donna Karan black sweater I purchased when she was also doing a men’s collection in the early-mid-’90s

Trend you’ll never wear: “Bold” sportcoat

Most purchase: regrettabl­e “All the clothing I loved and bought because I was going to lose a few pounds.”

First car: A 1976 Ford. “I now drive a Range Rover.”

Favorite cocktail: Grey Goose martini with two olives or a nice white wine

Grooming must haves: Jo Malone candle and La Prairie Cellular Radiance sunscreen, face cream and eye cream

Best way to de-stress: Exercise

Favorite phrase: “I have an idea.” It drives my senior team crazy because they translate it to mean “more work.”

Best book: “Minding the Store” by Stanley Marcus. “I read it 38 years ago when I started working for Neiman’s, and it has inspired me ever since.”

Favorite food: Pizza

Go-to travel destinatio­n: “I’ll tell you in the next 12 months now that I really have time to travel. I will say my favorite weekend destinatio­n is the Carlyle Hotel in New York.

Greatest advice you’ve received: “Surround yourself with the best people.”

Theme song: “My Way” by Frank Sinatra

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