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New Orleans Fashion Week

Summer/Spring 2013 Collections

Olivia Lueckemeyer

October 29, 2012

Haute Chocolate by Terysa Ridgeway

Haute Chocolate

Designer: Terysa Ridgeway

For the Spring / Summer 2013 collection, designer Terysa Ridgeway showcased a beautiful selection of dresses, skirts and pant suits. Playing with feminine touches such as bow-tied closures, low-cut backs and pastel colors, Ridgeway created a collection that is perfect for the quintessential girly girl.

Fair Fit

Designers: Andrea Loest and Paul Eastin

Fair Fit is the birth child of New Orleans designer Andrea Loest and boyfriend Paul Eastin, who have come together to create a collection which showcases both menswear and womenswear. For women, Loest creates color blocked dresses made from hand-dyed materials that she pieces together to create a textured aesthetic. For the men, Eastin creates tailored outfits including distressed blazers, jeans with suspenders worn loose and tailored motorcycle jackets.

Brennan Manuel

Designer: Brennan Manuel

Brennan Manuel’s Spring/ Summer 2013 collection shows that it is possible to be a well-dressed man without being feminine. Manuel’s are tailored but comfortable, and create an impressive equilibrium between the sophisticated and rugged elements of menswear. The collection showcased fitted suits, cream and navy button ups, and cargo shorts.

Andrea Loest

Designer: Andrea Loest

Andrea Loest is a New Orleans based artist and fashion designer, and her Spring / Summer 2013 collection emphasizes that. Loest draws inspiration from the raw appearance of New Orleans architecture with her colorful patchwork dresses, which feature unfinished hems and busy textures. All of the hand-painted designs in the collection are one-of-a-kind, unique pieces that cannot be reproduced.

Tallulah

Designer: Heather Williams

With her new collection for Talullah Designs, Heather Williams has mastered the artful combination of fifties housewife and demure bridesmaid style. The collection, playfully named Gidget goes to a Garden Party, showcases sleeveless eyelet button-ups tucked into belted peplum skirts, silk dresses with ruffle detailing and colorful harem pants with oversized jackets.