| Silhouettes, separates and geometry, 225 celebrates fall style |
Style is thriving in Baton Rouge this month. As LSU student Darian Ellis competes to become America's Next Top Model, stay-at-home mom Kristy Hoffman takes her new Elle- and Urban Outfitters-approved accessories online and recent Baton Rouge Magnet High School graduate-turned-NOLA Fashion Week sensation Christopher Rogers builds his brand, 225 and our sister publication InRegister will host Baton Rouge's hottest fashion event of the year.
On Sept. 27, the third annual Avenue Rouge Runway will transform a sound stage at Celtic Media Centre into a glamorous fashion show featuring the latest clothes and accessories from many of the top local boutiques.
For more information and to meet the red carpet hosts of the event, check out these related stories:
Hosts with the most
School of Design
Head Dresser
Click here to see a higher-res photo gallery of our looks.
Styling: Candra-Eloise Burges
Photography: Elizabeth Perrin
Special Thanks: Hotel Indigo, Subway, CC's Coffee
Makeup: Saundra Hu, Spicy Girl Makeup
Hair: Phoenix for Cocoon LLC
Rachel Hall's hair: Jason Keller, Mercer Studio
Photography Assistant: Chase Cole
Models: Kenneth Guidroz, Rachel Hall, Vanessa Jade and Kendall Mickal
Multimedia
How to master the fish fillet
Step-by-step instructions for filleting fresh fish, which is a particularly useful culinary skill for those of us fortunate enough to live in southeast Louisiana.
Social media style
With our cover story featuring 25 must-follow Twitter accounts in Baton Rouge, and examining the growing social media site's impact on the local community, we wondered what Twitter might look like in the flesh—living, breathing, fashionable flesh. Prices are approximate, and price and availability are subject to change. (Styling: Erin Mehta)
Bad Guys, Good Eats! Pop-Up Dinner at Restaurant IPO
Chef and 225 contributor Jay D. Ducote and Chef Chris Wadsworth hosted the Bad Guys, Good Eats! dinner at Restaurant IPO Wednesday night. The dinner was themed around famous movie villains, pairing cocktails and ales with plates of food resembling famous baddies like The Joker, Lord Voldemort, Hannibal Lector, and many others. The highlights of the night were the three middle courses—a black bean soup laced with blood sausage to signify Lord Voldemort, a brace of coneys on black eyed peas resembling Sauron, and lamb medallions atop a fava bean puree to pay homage to the famous favorite of Hannibal Lector.
Summer Crush
Elizabeth Arkley Hammett, a local nursing student and Fur Ball co-coordinator, and her husband Grey Hammett III, who works in commercial real estate, will take you through our summer guide. And they'll look good while doing it, too. Where noted, their clothes and accessories are available from local retailers.
