{"id":478067,"date":"2026-10-27T10:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/478067\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T10:56:17","slug":"francine-ballards-the-kno-draws-houstons-most-fashionable-crowd-for-a-fun-fashion-throwdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/478067\/","title":{"rendered":"Francine Ballard’s The Kno Draws Houston’s Most Fashionable Crowd For a Fun Fashion Throwdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ah the wave of Pretty People that swanned into The Kno for the invitation-only grand opening of Francine Ballard\u2018s flagship boutique featuring her fashion brand for savvy femmes. The party, planned by Lauren Gray of Gray Door<\/a>, was intended merely to be a classy intro to the brick-and-mortar for the brand that launched online several years ago. It turned out to be a shopping extravaganza with the quiet luxury separates becoming must-haves for the fashionable clutch.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was less of a stuffy retail event and more of a throwdown,\u201d Ballard, PaperCity style editor-at-large, says. \u201cAll of my favorite people in the same space for one night. It was glorious.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HannahHannah Swiggard, Charles Clark, Marnie Greenwood, Lauran Gray at the grand opening of The Kno boutique (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)<\/p>\n

Tucked behind The Hair Shop at 3641 Westheimer, The Kno<\/a> offers a wardrobe system of interchangeable essentials that effortlessly transition\u00a0between work, travel and leisure. Made in the United States, the collection features soft knits and lightly structured stretch so comfy, cozy and yet sophisticated that the brand has a loyal following.<\/p>\n

It was a village of friends that orchestrated the posh evening beginning with Gray and including Walker Wright,<\/a> who not only worked with Ballard on the shop design, but also created florals and decor for the evening. Familiar to this stylish crowd was local fave Reginald Addo Ankra and his Service With Style<\/a> crew, who kept the clutch well watered.<\/p>\n

DJ Jason Farr, the original DJ for Armandos\u2019<\/a> Thursday night dance fests, spun the vinyls that inspired later-on dancing in the middle of the shop after furniture was moved to make room for the revelers.<\/p>\n

\"LauraLaura Greenberg shops the shirts at the grand opening of The Kno (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)<\/p>\n

Just outside The Kno entry was Armandos\u2019 beloved taco truck, a Ballard favorite, dishing out its famed street-style tacos, quesadillas, loaded nachos and all those yummy sides.<\/p>\n

\t SHOP<\/p>\n

Grove Hill <\/p>\n

Eighteen Forty Two <\/p>\n

MacKenzie-Childs <\/p>\n

Verdadero Tequila<\/p>\n

Pecos Jane <\/p>\n

Zilker Belts<\/p>\n

Zilker Brewing<\/p>\n

Hutson Clothing Co.<\/p>\n

Zadok Jewelers<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been building this for three years, but it feels like the brand is really starting to take off,\u201d Ballard says. \u201cI wanted to mark this moment and remember it. I\u2019m so grateful for the incredible clientele we\u2019ve built here and across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope to call Houston home for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MaryMary Steen, Francine Ballard give the turntable a playful spin during the opening of Ballard\u2019s unique clothing boutique The Kno (Photo by Priscilla Dickson)<\/p>\n

PC Seen: Tiffany Masterson, Mary Elizabeth Hahnfeld, Lindsay Holstead, Laura Greenberg, Tena Faust, Jamie Sparacino, Lisa Oren, Brooke Robertson, Courtney Hill Fertitta, Emily Gray, Anne Carl, Elise Reckling, Nicole Zarr, and newlyweds Elizabeth Petersen-Buais and Gr\u00e9goire Buais.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ah the wave of Pretty People that swanned into The Kno for the invitation-only grand opening of Francine…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478068,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-478067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}