NEW ORLEANS OUTFIT DIARY

Romance and vampires and beignets for breakfast...

When my beloved cousin—who also happens to be the brains and the wines behind the indulgent, intemperate The Tell Me Bar—invited Gabriel and I to his ‘lightly-Halloween-themed’ weekend of wedding festivities in New Orleans, I knew that many outfits would need to be prepared. (What could be more in my wheelhouse than a theme that incorporates costumes and richly historic American city?!). When I stumbled upon a massive black square dancing crinoline at the flea market, I knew that I had found my own loose sartorial theme for the weekend. I wanted to put together looks that were equal parts romantic and dark—the Mary Shelley of wardrobes, if you will.