the wearhouse district

Hats are the hot accessories for 2012! Whether it's formal or casual, beachy or urban... hats are a must have for every outfit. For Girls:  Play with hats that have unique shapes and don't be afraid of color. A masculine shaped hat, like a fedora, can still be a fun choice for any girl if the color of the hat is bright and bold. Floppy hats are huge especially for spring. And, now formal hats aren't just for church. Try accessorizing a feathery formal hat with your outfit on your next evening out. For Guys: Caps can still be trendy if they have a fun pattern on them and there is no harm in sticking to the classics like a basic driver. Guys can have fun with color as well. Try adding a colorful hat that contrasts with the rest of an outfit to really make it pop.

B eyond popular belief, there are many stylish people in the south .  The following southerners are not afraid of standing out and expressing themselves through fashion. These fashion leaders are made up of students, stylists, bloggers, musicians and artists. They are all beautiful and do an amazing job of representing the southern states. Kammie Pomeranian , Student (mintymix.com), New Orleans Rain Miller , Model/Fashion Enthusiast (www.rainmiller.com),  Orlando Hannah Grace , 17, Artist, New Orleans Nini Nguyen , 25, Stylist/Designer/Blogger (ninistyle.net), Dallas Rashad Minnick , 21, Student/Blogger (www.fashionablytardia.tumblr.com), Baton Rouge Elizabeth E. , Designer/Blogger (elegancebyelizabethkay.blogspot.com), New Orleans Joseph M. , !6, Corpus Christi Lee Brooks , 21, (followhislead.tumblr.com), Hattiesburg Matthew Hoss , 19, (jackandjillwent.tumblr.com), Texas Michael Woodall , 19, Student (kovits.tumblr.com), Atlanta ...

S ome people may be surprised to find so many creative people in the south, but just an hour’s drive south of New Orleans is the small town of Lockport, home of Katherine Bollinger , the woman behind Frou Frou Sue Sue . By Dalton Primeaux B ollinger is a master of making unique, hand-made accessories. Her Line Frou Frou Sue Sue is one of the most creative I have ever seen in the south. I own several of her pieces and I often wear them to add some extra fun to my outfits when I go out to special events. My two favorite pieces would have to be the multicolored zipper necklace and resin measuring tape bracelet. They are both one-of-a-kind pieces. I   was lucky enough to interview   Bollinger this month and get to know more about her and her work. Her creative abilities range from patchwork to making handbags to jewelry designing. She was even published in "Pretty in Patchwork" by Lark Publishing for the memory quilt she made out of vintage fabrics from her mother. ...

The holidays have come and gone far too quickly. All our Christmas parties and New Years Eve festivities are over with and now we return to our normal days of school and work. But, it's fun to look back at our favorite fashions from the past holiday season. Sequins and glitter were hot during the holidays and this trend certainly added tons of glamour to all of the season's activities. These pictures are very special to us because they were sent in by our readers who wanted to share their glamorous style. * * Quin Jalbert, Isabella DeForset, Brianna Vallelungo, Veronica Cabral, Charlotte Caprice, Dalton Primeaux

  " Colonel Grangerford was a gentleman you see. He was a gentleman all over . His hands was long and thin, and every day of his life he put on a clean shirt and a full suit from head to foot made out of linen so white it hurt your eyes to look at it; and on Sunday, he wore a blue tail-coat and brass buttons on it. There weren't no frivolishness about him , not a bit, and he weren't never loud ." - Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , Mark Twain By Joseph A. Federico, editor-in-chief of  Debonair Magazine  (www.debonairmag.com) D ressing like a gentleman is not as easy as it looks, some might say. We live in a day and age where fashionable standards are being lowered and less and less men care about what they look like. In my opinion, it’s complete travesty. It is perfectly fine to hop on the bandwagon of the latest trends and clothing styles, such as the never-dying “geek chic” fad and the “hipster” looks. Everyone does it, because we’re nothing but hu...

By: Dalton Primeaux I recently had the  privilege of interviewing   Joseph A. Federico the editor-in-chief of Debonair Magazine .  Writing has been Federico’s calling ever since he was in grade school. He described how he would edit his classmate’s work in his school’s computer lab out loud. “That would get me into such trouble,” he said. One of his latest major accomplishments outside of Debonair has been publishing his first book, Images of America: Galloway Township by Arcadia Publishing. Now, Federico is working his dream job as editor-in-chief of Debonair. Debonair was founded in 2005 by Eddie Hertzman of Hertzman Media Group. Hertzman said he had decided to create Debonair because he wanted a resource for guys that wanted to be stylish and look like guys in the magazines but couldn’t afford the lavish attire. Debonair targets young men who live in an urban area. When I asked about the certain type of guys that the magazine is designed for, Hertzman answered...