Clothing shopping in Louisiana
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Fleur de Paris
Some stores in New Orleans exist to indulge the most eccentric and particular interests a person can possibly have. This boutique in the Labranche Building is a case in point. The woman who wants to appear ready for the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair need look no further. The custom hats are bouquets of plumage, fur felt, lace and, here and there, a snatch of black netting. The evening gowns are devastating showstoppers guaranteed to make a dapper Dan in spats swoon. The store’s website suggests wearing one to the Academy Awards. Failing that, you’ll want to promenade around a city park or at least have your picture taken.
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House of Lounge
Its name doesn’t exactly have a svelte ring to it, but House of Lounge has its big vampish heart in the right place. The shop sells just about everything you would need to turn your foreplay into a classy burlesque review. The lingerie is sexy and shameless, the ‘baby doll’ assemblages are cute as all get-out (and gettin’ out’s the idea) and the feather fans will keep everything coyly covered. For the femme fatale who really knows how, the shop also sells cigarette holders and flasks, and – if all of the above fail to induce intimacy – there’s a good stock of vibrators on offer, too.
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Yvonne la Fleur
They just don’t make them like this anymore – neither the clothes, millinery or lingerie for sale in Yvonne La Fleur nor Yvonne herself, the definition of steel in silk. She’s an amazing businesswoman who has outfitted generations of local ladies for their weddings, debuts and race days. She makes her own perfumes and gorgeous hats, overflowing with silk flowers, that seem to belong to another era. Wear some of Yvonne La Fleur’s classic couture as you explore the city that inspires Yvonne’s unique look.
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Uptown Costume & Dancewear
A one-stop emergency shop for anyone caught completely unprepared for Mardi Gras, Halloween or any other occasion that calls for an utterly frivolous disguise. It’s an emporium of goofy get-ups, packed to the rafters with boas, tiaras, masks, Elvis capes, ballerina tutus and a truly astounding selection of cheap-ass wigs. Guaranteed to keep you from blending into the woodwork, and fun stuff for the entire family.
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Bourbon Strip Tease
If you’ve just asked to be excused while you ‘slip into something more comfortable, ’ but haven’t actually packed anything ‘comfortable, ’ sneak down to this shop. It has all manner of dainty things to put on before you take ’em off, starting with lacy lingerie and progressing to edible undies and sleazy toys. Very comfortable stuff.
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Gargoyle's
At times in New Orleans it seems there must be a Gothic convention in town, so great is the concentration of guys and dolls in black from head to toenail. If you're looking a little too cheery for such company, you can always swing by this little shop for some sinister boots and black garb. You'll be welcomed into the coven with open arms.
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Shoefty
Shoe stores tend to be aimed at women, and there’s no doubt girls will be in footwear heaven here amid the strappy, the pump-y, the chunky and the tottering heel-y. But metrosexual men (or dragged-along boyfriends) will also find cool kicks that may convince some of us that it’s acceptable to own more than one pair of sneakers.
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Trashy Diva
Diva’s specialty is sassy 1940s- and ’50s-style cinched, hourglass dresses and belle epoque undergarments – lots of corsets and lacy, frilly stuff for the look of the Suicide Girl of yesteryear, plus retro tops, skirts and shawls reflecting styles plucked from just about every era.
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Miss Claudia's
This shop will serve as your wardrobe department if the look you're after is straight out of Matt Helm movies or 77 Sunset Strip. Try on some old suits, ties, striped shirts, knee-high boots, fake fur coats and short skirts, whip out the credit card and shimmy on down Magazine St.
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Winky’s
Retro toys and clothing for childish adults – we mean that in the best possible way, of course. Fun stuff sold here includes tiki paraphernalia, tools of the cocktail hour and actual toys. The swinging casual duds for men and women and even children are worth trying on.
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Maskarade
This shop deals in high-quality masks by local and international artisans, and the selection includes everything from the classic commedia dell’arte masks from Venice to more way-out designs for that wigged-out-end-of–Mardi Gras state of mind.
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Dirty Coast
You’re not a cool new New Orleanian if you haven’t picked up one of the clever T-shirts or bumper stickers (‘Make Wetlands, Not War’) – all related to local issues, inside jokes and neighborhood happenings – in this ridiculously cool store.
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Style Lab for Men
No less an authority than GQ has declared this the shop where the well-dressed New Orleanian male gets outfitted, in Ben Sherman, Diesel, Trovata and similar labels.
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