On March 27, we Storyvillians put on the
best show
in the history of fashion, and now we have the
best photos in the
history of
fashion to prove it.
We had performances by
Barisal Guns and the
Phoenix
Rouge
Bellydancers, a historical look at women's fashion through the ages, a
Lionel
Richie digital short and even a
Simon and Garfunkel reunion live and
in-person.
And, as always, we had the
hottest new fashions in the Capital City.
Check all the photos out on our Flickr account
here.
Special thanks to the amazingly talented
Lawles Bourque of
Mammoth Visual, who photographed the show for us.
If you weren't able to make it this year, you can
read all
about it in the Baton Rouge Advocate here.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, we're
planning
to have next year's show at the Manship Theatre on April 2, 2011. It's
never
too early to mark your calendar!
Just in case you haven't
heard, Storyville's Third Ever Fashion
Show is coming up this Saturday, March 27 at 8 pm at the Manship
Theatre in Baton Rouge.
The event will be
jam-packed with music, comedy and, of course, fashion. Performers
include Barisal Guns, the Phoenix Rouge Bellydancers and a
few surprises along the way.
This year's show has a
special meaning for us. Proceeds will
benefit From the Flames, an
organization dedicated to raising money for the artists who lost
instruments
and practice spaces in the New Year's Day Caterie
Fire. We personally know some of the musicians and dancers who were
affected, so we want to do everything we can to help them out. You
can read more about From the Flames and
the Caterie fire here, and you can buy our From the Flames tee here.
Tickets for the show are
on sale now at the Manship Theatre box
office or on their website (click here), or at Storyville Baton
Rouge on Chimes Street. Tickets are only $9.50, or
$7.50 with a
student ID.
As an added bonus, Josh
and the much taller Seth Harvey promise to wear their correct tuxes this
year.
Who knows, with all the
movie activity in Baton Rouge lately due to the great work of Katie
Harvey and the Baton Rouge Film Commission, maybe Jude Law
will finally make an
appearance.
To see a video from last
year's show, click here.
For the Advocate's
article about last year's show, click here.
And to see the Storyville 2010 Fashion Show event page on Facebook, click here. We've got 239 confirmed guests and counting!
Here a few photos from today's
Irish Channel Parade festivities. Just another day on
Magazine Street ...
I hate to even write a new blog because the photos from the previous entry are soooo delicious, but I guess the people need their news.
Friends,
Even if it's not the
Saints or
Mardi Gras, there's always something going on in
New Orleans. Lately, we've been getting ready for
St. Patrick's Day. On Saturday, March 13th, the annual
Irish Channel Parade passes right in front of our shop on Magazine Street!
We've been holding out on replacing the plexiglass windows in our storefront, only because last year a cabbage was thrown through one of them. I'm excited because I think it's going to be one of those days that I get to drink beer at work.
Green beer.
As a new resident of New Orleans, I felt it a duty to at least brief the history of the Irish Channel before I enjoyed their parade. I will share with you what I've learned:
The
Irish Channel is a neighborhood located between
Magazine Street,
First Street, the
Mighty Mississippi and
Toledano Street. It came to be when Irish immigrants traveled here from Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s potato famine. There was plenty of work in this area along the river and the Irish immigrants were too poor to travel further than this point, so most just settled in the area, developing the Irish Channel neighborhood. One theory behind how the Irish Channel got its name is that when
Adele Street would flood, it looked more like a channel than a street.
In 1947, the
Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club was organized. On Saturday we will be celebrating the
63rd annual parade celebration. I know we will be having fun. Also, if you are in need of a St. Patty's Day shirt, we have a crap-load of them. Check 'em out at
WearYourStory.com. We even have a
"ginger-friendly" shirt. So, if you are in the area on Saturday, feel free to stop by and see us. We will be "working hard" and enjoying the parade, too.
We know you haven't heard from us in awhile, and for that we're truly sorry. But things have been a little hectic around here lately, as you may already know.
We haven't posted since January 13, when we announced the exciting news that we're moving our Austin shop to South Congress in June. Since then, we've battled the NFL over the phrase "Who Dat" (and won) with a lot of help from the people of New Orleans, Elizabeth Harvey jetted off to Italy, the New Orleans Saints won Superbowl XLIV, Gabriel Harvey ran the Austin Marathon on Valentine's Day, and now, finally, all the craziness of the past month will culminate today with Mardi Gras.
Due to the little kerfuffle with the NFL, Storyville was featured in the Wall Street Journal, ESPN, Headline News, The Times-Picayune, The Advocate in Baton Rouge, and many, many more via The Associated Press.
If you want to read up on it, check out the Times-Picayune's original article on the subject here.
On January 16, , Storyville celebrated its third birthday. Three years into the apparel game, and it feels like we're still only getting started.
It's been a busy few weeks for us (or a busy few years for that matter), but we aren't going to slow down anytime soon. We're gearing up for St. Patrick's Day, the Third Ever Storyville Fashion Show (March 27) in Baton Rouge and the launch of the Storyville Print Shop (stand-alone screen printing facility) in New Orleans.
So keep checking the Storyville Times for updates -- I promise we'll update much more frequently. After all, since Elizabeth has christened herself Creative Director, I'm christening myself New Media Director. Not to be confused with Old Media, which, obviously, Josh will handle.
If you aren't already following us on Twitter, do so now -- @WearYourStory. And, of course, each of our shops has a Facebook fan page. We'll be updating those regularly with announcements, new designs and specials.
It's an exciting time for Storyville, and if the first month and a half of 2010 is any indication, it's going to be a big year -- nay, decade -- for us!
On March 27, we Storyvillians put on the best show
in the history of fashion, and now we have the best photos in the
history of
fashion to prove it.
