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Don’t Call It Fashion: Uncommon Thread Wearable Art (Fashion?) Show

By avantorg

The art and fashion worlds collided in Baton Rouge’s own Uncommon Thread Wearable Art Show.  1,500 of Louisiana’s finest attended this landmark event on October 18th at the Louisiana State Museum.  Although originally intended as a conceptual competition targeting artists across all genres, it was undoubtedly the fashion event of the year for Baton... »

Curtsy: A Behind-the Design Look at Grace Duval Johnston’s “Exoskeleton”

By avantorg

Grace Johnston began her college career as a fashion design student at Virginia Commonwealth University. But, she says, “I transferred out of the Fashion Design department because I felt that it limited my creative abilities. I guess I see myself more as an artist than a fashion designer, though I make clothing all the... »