An Affair to Remember Part II.

Looking Back: NOLA Fashion Week, Southern Based and Southern Born Designers Showcase Fall/Winter Collections

This past March, I was privet to the Fall/Winter collections of the contributing designers featured in NOLA Fashion Week's killer lineup.

It's been a little over two weeks since I left the Big Easy and I already am a tad bit homesick. To honor the creative talent and diverse mix of amazing individuals whom I will miss, I assembled this photo montage.

 

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On March 14, the NOLA Fashion Council hosted the first series of fashion presentations at the Martin Galley located in the New Orleans Art's District. The lush backdrop complemented the elegant creations by the talented designers behind powerhouse brands like Southern-Based Loretta Jane and New York designer by Smith.

My personal favorite of the night was Loretta Jane's Fall collection by Kelli Cooper (featured in my posting - An Affair to Remember Part I and the third photo in this series). The collection is chock-full of retro silhouettes - I was lusting over a pair of cropped structured pants in a vibrant purple hue. However, Cooper keeps the designs contemporary by raising the skirt and dress hems to boarder-line mini length. Any piece from Loretta Jane's Fall/Winter line could easily be any woman's go-to date night collection.

 

 

Presentations featured the Fall/Winter lines from Libellue, by Smith, and Loretta Jane.  

"Leg-Crown" T-shirts on models printed by Fleurty Girl and designed by the Nola Fashion Council Team - a motley crew of crazy brilliant people who I had the pleasure of working with my final semester in NOLA. 

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