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Graphic design freshman Joshua Henderson holds up a creation on March 6, 2015, from his New Orleans-based clothing company FD.

University freshman uses setback as inspiration

By Kayla Randall March 9, 2015

Flunking out of high school isn’t typically where marketing ideas are born. But for one University freshman, with troubles came triumphs. Graphic design freshman Joshua Henderson’s clothing...

Examples of clothing from The Neon South 

University alumnus creates neon apparel line

By Michael Tarver March 4, 2015

A University alumnus transformed one fashion trend into a sustainable apparel company — what was once a line of neon tank tops has grown into a line of custom products for any consumer. Today, the...

Wooden bowties, by Robert LeQuire of South Haven Wood.

New Orleans designer creates bow ties from salvaged wood

By Michael Tarver March 2, 2015

Whether to build a home or stir a gumbo, wood has been used for thousands of years for various  purposes, but one New Orleans designer offers a product where wood is an unexpected material.  Robert...

Local artist Liz Martin handcrafts jewelry using old lego pieces and sells them on her Etsy shop My, Oh My! Firefly.

Baton Rouge resident, University alum uses jewelry as therapy

By Meg Ryan March 2, 2015

For many, a creative outlet is a way to find solace in difficult times.  Jewelry designer and University alumna Elizabeth Martin started designing more than a year ago when her mother died after complications...

Lacie Cupani's menswear piece featured in BRFW's "BIG Night." On Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015

Baton Rouge designers need to offer more menswear

By Michael Tarver March 1, 2015

While this year’s one of a kind Baton Rouge Fashion Week offered some fabulous designs from various designers, menswear wasn’t a major focus for almost any of the designers. In fact, it barely...

Designs from Perfectly Taylored clothing line, Peyton Simms, Textiles Apparel Design and Merchandising junior, at Baton Rouge Fashion Week on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015.

Second annual Baton Rouge Fashion Week’s BIG Night showcases Southern talent

By Meg Ryan March 1, 2015

Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion Week housed shows For Kids By Kids and BARE, but Saturday’s BIG Night featured designers of all styles to showcase artistic talent throughout the South. BIG Night had...

Style Archives: Nikki Reed in 'Thirteen'

Style Archives: Nikki Reed in ‘Thirteen’

By Meg Ryan February 25, 2015

The early 2000s were a scary time for fashion. I try to leave every trend that arrived between 2000 and 2010 in the past, but with fashion being cyclical, we have to learn to take the good with the bad. “Thirteen”...

National producer brings fashion week to Baton Rouge

National producer brings fashion week to Baton Rouge

By Michael Tarver February 25, 2015

Entertainment professionals often wear many hats, such as writer, producer or designer, but Brandon Campbell seems to rotate roles daily — most recently with his work in the Baton Rouge fashion industry. Oneofakind...

LSU mass communication juniot Laeh Alexander will model for the 2015 BRGW bare fashion show.

Baton Rouge Fashion Week brings first ‘natural’ fashion show to Louisiana

By Meg Ryan February 25, 2015

Brandon Campbell brought Baton Rouge its first fashion week last year and received enough success to bring it back this year — but this time, it’s larger.  Oneofakind Baton Rouge Fashion...

New Orleans native and designer Brennan Manuel models a button-down from his '6 AM' brand.

New Orleans-born designer creates lifestyle with clothing line

By Michael Tarver February 23, 2015

From the mellow and relaxed streets of New Orleans to the fast-paced hustle of New York, designer Brennan Manuel has not only created a lifestyle brand of clothing but a lifestyle itself with his line,...

New Orleans-based jewelry designer Jess Leigh Gholston uses refurbished items to create her product line.

Jess Leigh Jewels brings re-purposed jewelry to New Orleans

By Meg Ryan February 23, 2015

Gold layered chains, refurbished cameos, large lavender stones and wire-wrapped rings are some of the pieces Jess Leigh Gholston offers in her jewelry line. Jess Leigh Jewels is a line of “repurposed...

Image via Sierra Sharae on YouTube

Fashion: Sierra Sharae unveils Chic-Sweet-Street lookbook

By Aggi Ashagre February 20, 2015

LSUReveille.com is starting a new series focused on featuring local bloggers, musicians, dancers, and any other individuals that are producing entertaining content online. The latest lookbook from LSU...