Discovering The World Of Fashion And Style In Texas
From traditional Western wear to avant-garde designs, the Lone Star State is home to various fashion designers, boutiques and events.
From traditional Western wear to avant-garde designs, the Lone Star State is home to various fashion designers, boutiques and events.
Southern style is rooted in tradition, and these classic trends will take you from summer to fall.
Andalusia Farm uses fashion as a window into writer Flannery O'Connor's character in its current exhibit.
A new book by stylish Southerner Andi Eaton examines New Orleans fashion neighborhood by neighborhood.
Chattanooga-based clothing line launches campaign that celebrates powerful Southern women.
Music City takes the stage with apparel as the star during Nashville Fashion Week.
See style on stage in one of the South's most historic cities during Charleston Fashion Week March 18-22.
It’s Carnival time in New Orleans. That means full on festivities, King Cake, throws, parades and, of course, costumes. by Andi Eaton Before donning your sequins and beads, let’s take a look back at where Mardi Gras style began. In 1827, the first Mardi Gras parade hit New Orleans as a group of elaborately dressed partygoers, emulating parades they'd observed in Paris, reveled through the streets. Thirty years later, the first recorded krewe was established. Considered secret societies, krewes are a New Orleans Carnival scene fixture. Members dress in highly detailed costumes, including masks, trinkets and beads, often made by the hand of the wearer. The krewe’s queen and her court in couture gowns of crystal, lace and silk rosettes are honored at each krewe’s Carnival ball. So, what goes into designing a gown for a Mardi Gras queen? In New Orleans, the go-to resource is Louisiana native Suzanne Perron. Perron spent more than a decade in New York City on Fashion Avenue. Working for some of the highest- regarded design houses including Carolina Herrera and Vera Wang, she earned her stripes — well, her crinoline and silk actually — and then returned home to open an atelier specializing in "once-in-a-lifetime gowns in
Designer Andi Eaton takes us on a stylish jaunt through New Orleans, as Fashion Week approaches in several Southern cities.