Oak Lawn Fashion Week Opens Wednesday Night at Sue Ellen's — and Oak Cliff's Encina Hosts a $150-a-Ticket Benefit the Same Evening
Wednesday night splits Dallas two ways: a runway week kicks off on Throckmorton Street with Laganja Estranja hosting, while Encina plates a special menu for Prism Health North Texas.
DALLAS — Oak Lawn Fashion Week begins Wednesday night, Nov. 11, at Sue Ellen's, 3014 Throckmorton St., according to Dallas Voice's listings. The opening mixer starts at 7 p.m., the opening ceremony at 9 p.m. and Designing DFW at 9:30 p.m., with the evening hosted by RuPaul's Drag Race star Laganja Estranja. Tickets covering all of the week's activities start at $10.82 through OakLawnFashionWeek.com; the week is presented by Queer the Runway and Caven Enterprises Inc.
The week keeps walking. Thursday brings The Couture Premiere red-carpet fashion show at S4, 3911 Cedar Springs Road (red carpet 5-7 p.m., show 7-9 p.m.), and Friday's New West Round-Up pairs a media day at The Quarterly Coffee Bar with a runway show at the Round-Up Saloon, 3912 Cedar Springs Road, built on the theme “high-fashion western utility meets conscious creation.” Earlier Wednesday evening, the North Texas LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce holds its Pride Happy Hour and 2026 annual meeting at the Round-Up, 5-7 p.m.
Across the river, Oak Cliff dresses up for a cause the same night. “Care, On The Rocks,” benefiting Prism Health North Texas, starts at 6 p.m. at Encina, 614 W. Davis St., with a special menu built for the event — including the restaurant's blue-corn butterscotch pancakes for dessert — plus wine, cocktails and a silent auction of products, services and experiences from Oak Cliff businesses. Tickets are $150 at CareOnTheRocks.org. Dallas Frontrunners also meet for their weekly run/walk at 7 p.m. at Turtle Creek Park, no sign-up needed.
