the wearhouse district

Julia Street in New Orlean's Arts District White Linen Night  By: Channing Parfait Despite the usual high heat in South Louisiana, the Warehouse District in New Orleans was full of art lovers from all walks of life this past weekend.  The annual Whitney White Linen Night fundraiser, hosted by  The Contemporary Arts Center , was held on Julia Street on August 4, 2012.  Although the weather was unpredictable for most of the day, the skies remained clear and the event had a great turn out.  Over 21 art galleries and museums opened their doors to celebrate each artist’s individuality and talent. Dalton Primeaux; Channing Parfait My friends and I began the night at the Callan Contemporary Gallery, which featured works from Raine Bedsole.  Her art was truly interesting since it focused on nature but also incorporated contemporary concepts through her color palette.    The event attracted so many people, which made it difficult to en...

LeFay is a street-wearable art brand based in Bristol, England.   Launched earlier in 2012 by an artist/fashion designer, Katie Smith. The brand is inspired by the desire to decorate the body, as Katie is a practicing Henna Artist that has been spending the last four years by the beach decorating the bodies of tourists who flock to the coast in the summer season. When Katie isn't working hard in the LeFay studio, she is either cruising on her skateboard, snowboarding when the season allows or surfing to get her ocean fix, all of which play an important part in the design process. Katie was inspired to produce a clothing range that you can wear anywhere, from high-street to the beach. With the focal point on the art applied to the designs Katie always creates by hand using minimal use of technology allowing the artwork to be as raw as possible from the creation to being available to buy online. The SS12 collection is inspired by 80's skateboard...

Loop 73 is one of the most addictive, entertaining and interesting blogs on the web now.   Rosario Solis, the brains behind Loop73 , is able to truly bring out the artist aspect of style and fashion.  Creativity and a unique, edgy style are things that we at the WearHouse District live for. A nd, that is why Rosario is this month’s blogger you should know. 

3 Must-Have Summer Accessories for Men By Joseph Federico, Debonair Magazine The summer is a borderline magical time where people suddenly get tanner, cold drinks get tastier, and heading to the boardwalk becomes a special outing. During the summer of 2012, make sure look your best so that it’s the most memorable season for you to date. You must be prepared with these 3 essential accessories. The fedora: The fedora hat is a MUST for summer 2012. Whether you’re attending a rooftop party, or walking down a red carpet, the fedora brings an outfit together in no time. Think “Man Men” for modern times. One of my favorite fedora hats on the market right now is the straw fedora put out by Banana Republic . The Banana Republic fedora is reasonably priced and allows your head and scalp to breathe on a balmy summer evening. Another great hat is the fedora with a striped band, offered by GUESS .  Leather suspenders: I can’t walk into a store without seeing leather suspenders galore! ...

Shopping is one of, if not my favorite, activities. There's nothing I love more than making my (sometimes weekly) trips to the mall and browsing all the sale racks, trying on numerous outfits, and click-clacking around the store in the highest stiletto heels I can find. [by  Elizabeth Exposito] As a fashion blogger, I'm constantly on the lookout for the most stylish and fashion forward items. However I always find myself running into the same problem. Impulse buys!! One moment you're admiring a cute $30 summer dress then the next thing you know, you're standing at the cash register with a hefty bill and wondering how $30 turned into $300! Even though some of the things you purchased might have been great buys, little numbers add up very quickly if you aren't careful. Through trial and error I've developed a handy system to avoid the ''do-I- really -need-this??'' purchases. This applies to girls and guys. Just because the price is right doesn...

PocaHannah Buck   thrifted pants, thrifted leopard belt, thrifted top, gifted necklace   Style Spot Run  is m y new favorite online addiction .  It's full of fun fashion, and useful styling and shopping tips to keep its readers on trend. Style Spot Run isn't just essential for all avid thrift store shoppers and vintage lovers but any fan of styling and expressive fashion statements. PocaHannah, Style Spot Run blogger, is originally from Iowa and moved to New York a year after graduating college in Madison, WI. She is currently working for Tod's e-commerce but one day she will spend all her time on her own boutique that will become a neighborhood institution. Dalton: When and why did you start blogging? PocaHannah: Since perusing the internet is a speciality of mine, a few years ago I kept finding myself constantly salivating over food blogs. First food blogs, then streetstyle blogs like The Sartorialist and Stockholm Streetstyle. Then...

“Shine on.” Water inspired shine and tassels. Futuristic Metalics and prints. Metallic colors are also hot for spring. This is pretty rare. Metallics are more common in fall and winter collections, but most designers use the metallic colors to play with two of the major themes for spring, water and the future. Many spring and summer collections for 2012 were inspired by the sea. The shine of glistening water and the movement of waves are imitated through long tassels, deep metallic blues and shiny accents. Metal hardware and accessories, as well as metallic apparel, act as an ode to the future and new age technology. Many looks that pranced down the runways were near robotic. Even the spring prints that are beaming into stores are futuristic. The prints are technologically warped and stretched. Tops, skirts, dresses and bodysuits of these outrageous prints could easily pass off as the standard style of the year 3000.