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It’s New Orleans Happy Hour: Days of Wine and Meatballs

Last week I was asked to be a guest on It’s New Orleans, an online radio station with a slew of interesting programs. Every week they do a show called Happy Hour that highlights intriguing people in the city.  I had a lot of fun talking about Marrero (ahh suburbia), Slow Southern Style, and my long standing love for fashion.  I also played flute in front of an audience for the first time in about 9 years- that’s what I get for listing it as a hobby in my bio. I’ve already picked apart my 1.5 minute performance and noted every single flaw, but you be the judge. Listen to the show online by clicking here.

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Lazy Days of Summer

monogram necklace from Abeille NOLA p.s. Xty- short for Christy since my initials CLL are redundant

This it it y’all. September is nearly upon us and the lazy days of summer have been hitting me hard. Maybe it’s the biblical amount of rain we’ve had, coupled with intense heat and humidity but I’ve been savoring my downtime. Weekends have been spent watching documentaries, hanging out with friends, and catching up on forgotten issues of National Geographic. September brings a road trip, a wedding, and preliminary plans for Halloween costumes. Yea, that’ll be here before you know it.

riding the midi skirt trend from last year
my retired athlete- here’s an article i wrote about retired greyhounds on Uptown Messenger
last days of summer- chambray and silk
Winged rabbit cutouts from the Frenchman Art Market

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Instagram Outfits

Wear what makes you feel good, end of story.

vintage Haspel skirt and a favorite necklace

chambray+neon+khaki

silver cuff + sherbet orange linen scarf + embroidered tea length skirt

not quite preppy in black and blue

golden accents with a touch of neon pink
Everlane- my new favorite t-shirt brand.
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Best New Orleans Blog

If you’ve got a few seconds to spare, please vote for Slow Southern Style as best local blog in the Gambit Weekly’s Best of New Orleans awards. Vote by clicking on this link: http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/BestofNewOrleans2012Ballot/Page

Thanks y’all!

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Southern Fashion Bloggers and Glenn Michael Salon

Sometimes we all just need an excuse to hang out with our lady friends and indulge our girly side. A handful of the Southern Fashion Bloggers got together recently and hung out at Glenn Michael Salon to catch up on what everyone’s doing, have some fun, and indulge in some mini hair and makeup classes. Be sure to read the full recap, including makeup tips and notes from our blow out 101 class on the Southern Fashion Bloggers site. 
Mr. Glenn Michael teaching us how to talk to our stylists to get the perfect hair style.

What I Wore: vintage Hunter Club, Zara skirt, wedges all from Buffalo Exchange belt from Armoire

Best blow out I’ve ever had! And I know how to recreate it at home.
Ridiculously cute Irregular Choice shoes in the boutique section
My favorite ladies, Dorothy Young and Leslie Almeida
Outfit details from Instagram. Follow me slowsouthernstyle
To see more pictures from the day check out the Southern Fashion Bloggers Facebook page.
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Now Hiring a Stylish, Southern Intern

Due to the overwhelming (in a good way!) response, I have all positions filled. All applications will be considered for the next round in the spring.
Come be a part of the team! Slow Southern Style is looking for a good intern or two.

Do you love fashion, writing and/or photography? Are you currently in a sordid love affair with Southern culture? Slow Southern Style is seeking to hire some truly awesome interns who are passionate about fashion on a deeper level than just what’s being offered at the mall. 





The ideal candidate is an individual who:

-appreciates personal style, not just recent trends or fast fashion
-has a desire to make connections within the fashion community
-has an eye for the Slow Southern Style aesthetic yet brings his or her own touch 
– has a knack for writing, photography, or graphic design
lives in the South, New Orleans preferred but not necessary
– desires to learn about blogging in general
-wishes to kick start a career in fashion and/or media
– can commit to a three month stint 
– has a sense of humor

If you’d like to learn more about the position please send a resume, one writing example or link to your work, and a brief statement why you’d like to work for Slow Southern Style to nolagurl@gmail.com.

SlowSouthernStyle.com is a love letter to Southern style, written by a native New Orleanian. Featuring a hodge podge of local and regional designers, events, boutiques, street style, and outfit photos. Founded by Christy Lorio in 2009, Slow Southern Style LLC has been featured in a variety of media outlets both online, in print, television, and radio. 

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Fashion’s Night Out in New Orleans

Fashion’s Night Out was this Thursday at Saks Fifth Avenue and I was thrilled that Slow Southern Style was featured in the blogger lounge. The night was filled with DJs on all three floors, a fun fashion scavenger hunt, running into familiar faces, drooling over beautiful clothes, and lots of champagne.

Can I be honest with y’all here? I definitely pulled this outfit together in haste. The only reason I wore these loafers is because I didn’t have time to paint my toenails, one of the downfalls of only possessing open toe heels.
 Blazer- vintage via Revival Outpost
Tank top- Funky Monkey
Scarf- Zac Posen via Buffalo Exchange
Skirt- Forever 21 via Buffalo Exchange
Loafers- Salvatore Ferragamo via Bloomin’Deals

 Liz of NOLA Tidbits and Slow Southern Style street style photographer

 Chanel of Chanel Craves is without a doubt one of my favorite Southern Fashion Bloggers. She’s always so perfectly put together, pretty, and she laughs at my dumb jokes. Her boyfriend looked equally well put together as well!

 Speaking of Chanel….

 Samantha from Feet First! Samantha did a guest post on Slow Southern Style so it was a real pleasure to finally meet her in person. This picture is a hoot, note that she is squatting and I’m standing on tip toes and she is still taller than me.

I finally met cutie pie Dalton of the Warehouse District and his mom. They were so nice!

 Plenty of Marc Jacobs to ogle

 Sweet Slow Southern Style reader Kasimu came out to Saks after hearing me talk about it on Twitter AND he was the best dressed gentleman of the night. I just love a guy that can sport a bow tie and a pocket square!

Big thanks to all of my friends that came to hang out, I had a blast chatting with y’all and hope to see each and every one of you again soon. For additional pictures from the evening be sure to check out the Facebook page.

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Southern Fashion Bloggers: Summer Sandals

One of the things that I enjoy most about summer is packing away my constricting closed toe shoes for a few months and giving my tootsies some room to breathe. I love these wooden wedges that I recently purchased, they feel less clunky and heavy than my normal “goes with everything” black heels. Taupe is such a great shade to complement a variety of pieces in my summer wardrobe so I know I’ll get a lot of use out of these.

I’ve also been on a hunt for a good clutch and this peppy pink checked one from Banana Republic (via Buffalo Exchange) will be perfect for a warm summer night. 

Check out the other lovely Southern Fashion Bloggers for their favorite sandals and what they will be wearing all summer long.

Beauty Unmade
Fashionably Meg
Where Sexy Meets Classy

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What I Wore: Wish for a sneak peek

I’m rather excited to give y’all a sneak peek of what I will be wearing for a bloggers feature in the Times Picayune! Every month the newspaper puts out a monthly style magazine Wish and I’m thrilled to be featured in it for a second time! Along with five other bloggers I will be sharing my must have summer items and I can’t wait to see the final product in July.

Granted the feature will have better lighting and I will actually be wearing heels but I wanted to show off the great dress that I picked for my portrait. Pardon the terrible night lighting, after my fun professional photo shoot on Magazine Street the husband and I decided to dine at Freret Street’s newest restaurant, Ancora, then we headed downtown to enjoy a nightcap at Bar Tonique followed by meeting a friend at the Apple Barrel on Frenchman Street.
 Check out the spread by picking up the July Wish the Friday after July 4th or by viewing it online.
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What I Wore- Southern Fashion Bloggers Meetup

The past three Saturdays in a row have been great fun for me. From a stroll in historical gardens, to a day in the French Quarter followed by a trek down Freret Street I’ve been making it a point to get out and enjoy some sunshine before the heat and humidity become unbearable which will be any minute now.

 A few of the ladies from the Southern Fashion Bloggers got together three weeks ago for a Fashionable Frolic through Longue Vue, a historical home and gardens located in Old Metairie. The weather was perfect and it was really a good excuse for an all girls get together with gorgeous weather.

 This was a much more laid back outing than our first get together at the Windsor Court so I didn’t want to come across as overdressed this go ’round. A coral colored t-shirt with a spring worthy skirt was the perfect outfit for a most perfect day.
Look y’all Leslie of UNMADE, NOLA Eats, Eatventful (you get the picture) showed up. For more pictures check out the Southern Fashion Bloggers site.  We are planning our next meet up in June and I hope to meet some of you lovely ladies for our (indoor) event.
Image courtesy of Rachael LaRoche
T-shirt- Abeille NOLA
Skirt- Fossil
Sandals- Dolce Vita from Ah-ha
Sunnies- Buffalo Exchange
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