Fashion: Blog of New Orleans, Gambit

Beard and mustache championships come to New Orleans

Will Coviello — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:56:00 -0500

New Orleans has hosted the Super Bowl, Final Fours, championship boxing bouts, presidents, a pope, the Dali Lama and coming in September: The 2013 National Beard and Moustache Championships(Sept. 6-7), the Westminster show of male facial hair. There are 18 categories to medal in, and anything goes except artificial hair.…

CUE preview: Royal Teeth's Nora Patterson

Missy Wilkinson — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:06:00 -0500

If Royal Teeth's rain-abbreviated Jazz Fest set left you craving more of vocalist Nora Patterson's style, you'll want to pick up CUE next week: The issue features Patterson on the cover and interviewed by Jeff Roedel, coinciding with Royal Teeth's announcement that their first full-length album, Glow (Dangerbird Records), will be released August 13. I could happily devote four pages to Pattersons's rock-star-meets-Southern-belle aesthetic, but we only had a quarter of that.…

How to win a seersucker fashion contest

Missy Wilkinson — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:06:00 -0500

Oxford American stylist columnist and man-about-town L. Kasimu Harris is a judge at Sippin' In Seersucker, a libation-heavy benefit for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art that fetes the storied, quintessentially Southern fabric. Harris is uniquely suited to judge not only because of his discerning eye, but also because of his long relationship with seersucker.…

Style profile: Marcus Stewart

Missy Wilkinson — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:35:00 -0500

By just about anyone's estimation, Marcus Stewart has arrived in the fashion world. A celebrity stylist and reality TV star, the New Orleans native got his start working at Hemline.…

Gambit TV: CUE on WWL-TV

Gambit TV — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:27:00 -0500

CUE editor Missy Wilkinson was on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News today to talk spring fashion with Laura Buchtel. You can find a copy of CUE in this week's Gambit.…

More on H&M's plans for New Orleans

Missy Wilkinson — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0500

Unless you've been hiding out under a clearance pile of bedazzled Uggs, you've no doubt heard the latest fashion news to rock New Orleans: a 32,000-square-foot H&M will open in the French Quarter's old Hard Rock Cafe building. While the overwhelming response from local fashionistas is a breathless "FINALLY!!!", H&M came under fire from NPR last week for being a purveyor of "fast fashion" — cheap clothing manufactured under less-than-ideal conditions that's worn a few times and discarded.…

Gambit TV: CUE on WWL-TV

Gambit TV — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:47:00 -0500

Missy Wilkinson was on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News yesterday to show off some of the spring shoes featured in this month's issue of CUE (inside this week's Gambit).

(Bonus morning-news video: "Eric Paulsen Challenged to Dance-Off By Aquarium Penguin.")

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Gambit TV: Slimming fashion trends

Gambit TV — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:22:00 -0600

CUE editor Missy Wilkinson and three models appeared yesterday on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News to talk about spring fashion trends that will flatter any body type.

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Flashdance's enduring fashion influence

Missy Wilkinson — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:31:00 -0600

When Flashdance opened in 1983, it inspired a generation to cut up their oversized sweatshirts and don leg warmers. Thirty years later, the look is iconic (see Sexy Flashdance Costume; see also American Apparel ads), and the movie that was first envisioned as a stage production by its writer is touring the nation as a musical.…

Gambit TV: CUE on WWL-TV

Gambit TV — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:28:00 -0600

CUE editor Missy Wilkinson appeared today on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News to talk fashion — educated fashion — with Laura Buchtel. The fashion spread they discussed is in the new issue of CUE, which is tucked inside today's edition of Gambit.…

The NFL shows its fashionable side

Missy Wilkinson — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:49:00 -0600

Seventeen members of Off the Field Players' Wives Association, a charitable organization for spouses of active and retired NFL players, took to the runway today at the 12th Annual Off The Field Fashion Gala. Featuring a fashion show by Saks Fifth Avenue and hosted by the Sheraton Hotel, the event raised money for charities and highlighted the NFL's unsung heroes.…

Gambit TV: CUE on WWL-TV

Gambit TV — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 12:17:00 -0600

Gambit special sections editor Missy Wilkinson made her monthly appearance on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News today to show off the new issue of CUE and talk fashion with the ever-fashionable Laura Buchtel. This month's focus: managing to be comfortable without sacrificing style.…

Gambit TV: CUE on WWL-TV

Gambit TV — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:57:00 -0600

Gambit's Missy Wilkinson was on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News previewing holiday gowns and festive fashions from this week's issue of CUE. Take a look:

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Gambit TV: Finding the perfect pair of jeans

Gambit TV — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:54:00 -0600

Gambit's style maven, Missy Wilkinson, was on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News to discuss finding the perfect pair of jeans — along with a cast of models that included Gambit intern Angie Hernandez and WWL traffic reporter Sheba Turk.

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WWL-TV: CUE's Fall Fashion Issue

Kevin Allman — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:14:41 -0500

When CUE editor Missy Wilkinson makes her monthly appearance on the WWL Eyewitness Morning News to promote the magazine's newest issue, she usually talks it up with meteorologist/fashionista Laura Buchtel. Laura was gone today, so Missy discussed the big Fall Fashion Issue with the station's other fashionista, Mike Hoss (who was a good sport).…

NOLA Fashion Week's take on New York's fashion week

Missy Wilkinson — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:56:41 -0500

As creative director and cofounder of NOLA Fashion Week, Andi Eaton is busy gearing up for next week's spring 2013 shows. But this time last month, her focus was on New York's Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.…

Stylish, stylish guys want your vote

Missy Wilkinson — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:43:50 -0500

What's not to love about well-dressed men? They look good, they usually smell clean, and by cultivating their own personal styles, they're dismantling the sexist assumption that only women use clothing to project their identities into the world.…

Denver kids: Don't wear your Peyton Manning jersey to school

Kevin Allman — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:11:00 -0500

Kids in one Denver-area school district aren't being allowed to wear the jersey of Broncos QB Peyton Manning to school. Why?

For several years, the district has imposed a strict dress code that forbids students from wearing certain clothing that could be associated with gangs, including jerseys with the No. 18, which could represent the city's 18th Street gang.…
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Calling all stylish New Orleans men...

Missy Wilkinson — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:49:00 -0500

First of all, NOLA guys, please know that everyone here at Gambit World HQ appreciates your sartorial je ne sais quoi year-round. You understand that real men wear pink seersucker; you order seasonally appropriate cocktails with aplomb, and you rock red dresses like no other.…

Designer profile: Andrea Loest

Missy Wilkinson — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:41:00 -0500

My first exposure to designer Andrea Loest was her dresses. Hand-dyed, cotton garments with minimalist silhouettes that belie their complex construction, their pieced-together texture is reminiscent of quilts or body armor.…

Public Transit Tuesdays: Lake Forest

Megan Braden-Perry — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 23:59:00 -0500

The East is coming back and it's pretty close to what I remember. Ah, the East.…

Dump the Pump NOLA Triple-Bus Adventure Recap

Megan Braden-Perry — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 19:38:00 -0500

To celebrate National Dump the Pump Day on June 21, I bought a $3 RTA day pass and rode around the city on the Broad...

Morrison Express...

and Franklin buses.

Unlike my typical bus adventures, I didn't stop at any places along the route and instead just enjoyed being chauffeured around the city.

Those who are hesitant about using public transportation should first try exploring like this, riding without getting off, just to get accustomed to bus travel without fear.…

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Public Transit Tuesdays: Canal Streetcar

Megan Braden-Perry — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 22:21:00 -0500

Canal Street is the hub of public transportation in New Orleans. In fact, most of my Public Transit Tuesdays and non-Gambit bus excursions have me crossing Canal Street at some point.…
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W Hotel opens its rooftop pool to public on Sundays this summer

Lauren LaBorde — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:34:00 -0500

We're in the beginning of Ew Season in New Orleans, when it's a million degrees every day and spending time as much time as possible submerged in cool water seems to be the only away to avoid dying. But where to swim?…
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Passport to Freret Street and Sippin' In Seersucker feature stylish competitions

Missy Wilkinson — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:51:00 -0500

Right now, we're deep in a costuming drought. Mardi Gras was three months ago, and Halloween is still five months away.…
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