Legendary fashion designer Yves St. Laurent's duplex apartment at 55 Rue de Babylone on Paris' fashionable Left Bank hit the market this past week for $34.6 million. This listing price reflects what appears to be a substantial markup from the $18 million valuation that was cited for the same property this past spring, when French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy were reportedly seen viewing the apartment as a potential lovers' retreat from their official Elysée Palace-residence.

The doyenne of Dallas real estate gives us a peek into her rarefied Preston Hollow neighborhood, and discusses Dallas' affinity for square footage, fabulous entertaining and the Bush family.

Name: Candace ("Candy") Evans

Age: Fifty-something (50 is the new 40!)

Occupation: Real Estate Editor, D Magazine Partners; Dallas Dirt blogger

Neighborhood: Preston Hollow, Dallas

Abode: We own a house on a one-acre lot that even comes with a few horses. (In fact, two runaway horses almost mowed me down a few months ago...)