by MissMalaprop on December 2, 2011
So for the second time in two weeks, I was asked to style mannequins for a store other than the one I work at! First there was the event at Langford Market a couple of weeks ago, and then Wednesday evening I headed over to Buffalo Exchange to style two mannequins there! Christy from Slow Southern Style is an assistant manager there and she put together a fun little competition for some local bloggers, and asked us to style two mannequins each, however our little hearts desired!
I had an idea in mind, but was open to improvisation considering you never know what you’ll find at Buffalo Exchange. But I think I actually pulled off pretty much exactly what I had in mind – that is, a little rock & roll edge mixed with a lot of color! (Can I just say, I really want the vintage scarf and the gold vest on the mannequin at left now too. OMG, what amazing finds.)
The other local participating bloggers were my bestie Ashe of Dramatis Personae, Juley of Swank Heights, Sarah of Destrehan’s Daughter, Lana of chaptertwenty9, and Sonthia of Fashion Notion 55. I think everyone did a great job, and each set reflects our own personal styles. (I totally figured out which one Miss Ashe had already styled while I was there styling mine!)
You can vote for which set of mannequins you like best HERE, now through December 8th. Of course I would love to have your vote!
What are your weekend plans? I’ll be at Freret Market tomorrow, in my usual spot!
by MissMalaprop on December 1, 2011
by MissMalaprop on November 30, 2011
sweater – Forever 21
dress – Audrey Mini by Trashy Diva
leggings – American Apparel
boots – Fly London
No one ever accused me of not liking color. But I do have a tendency to mix it with my neutrals of black or grey. (I NEVER wear brown or tan. I just… don’t.) And the Audrey Mini is my perfect little black dress for layering. I wear it too much, I know, but it’s just so perfect. And the boots? Along with my favorite jacket, they’re my other favorite souvenir of the summer I turned 21 in London. I’ve definitely given these boots some love over the years. (Although, a quick search to see what Fly London has been doing lately has me lusting over these. Boots – it’s a sickness, really.)
by MissMalaprop on November 29, 2011
hat – Wicked Orleans
shirt – thrifted, years ago
vest – H&M
necklace – I think it was my grandmothers
skirt – Trashy Diva
boots – Fluevog
purse – Bayan Hippon on Etsy
I hope all of you lovelies had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend! I know I did. David and I set off early on Thanksgiving Day to celebrate our new annual tradition of opening day at the racetrack! The first year we went was back in 2009, and now it’s something we look forward to each year! I posted more pictures to Flickr – although there were so many more amazing looking people that I never took pictures of. It’s overwhelming just trying to take it all in – everyone there looks fabulous! After the races, Dave and I went to Gulfport to visit my mom & sis. My mom is a fabulous cook – oyster & mirliton stuffing! Seafood gumbo! And of course my sister, the trained pastry chef, brought the most perfect gingerbread cookies – I wanted to take them all home with me, but I was nice and I shared instead.
After Thanksgiving, I spent all day of Black Friday getting ready for my Pop-up Shop with Bayou Salvage!!
Kerry from Bayou Salvage and I had a lot of fun transforming the space at Color Me NOLA into a pop-up boutique! WDSU Channel 6 news even came by on Saturday and featured us as the ENTIRE LOCAL STORY for Small Business Saturday! So THAT was pretty awesome!! We had a lot of fabulous press leading up to this weekend – I’m so immensely grateful for all of the support I’ve gotten over the years from folks like Susan Langenhennig at the Times-Pic & NOLA.com and Amy over at New Orleans Tidbits and all of the others.
If you’re local and sad you missed us this weekend, don’t worry, cause we’ll be back at it in a few weeks, on Saturday & Sunday December 17-18. And THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to everyone who did come out to visit us! It was a lot of fun. Oh – and there is also a cute little handmade jewelry shop that just opened this weekend in the space next door – Hillfolk!
I hope all of you had an equally fun and fabulous Thanksgiving weekend!
by MissMalaprop on November 28, 2011
This post comes to you from Anne-Marie of The Succulent Wife, part of the Gift Giving Advisory Board. For more great gift ideas, check out our Hostess Gift Guide and Holiday Gift Guide!
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by MissMalaprop on November 22, 2011
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Thanks to Amara Gold for sponsoring Miss Malaprop!
