Trashy Diva

(My awesome sunglasses = AJ Morgan from Trashy Diva of course!) Last weekend I headed to Lafayette, Louisiana for my first time at the Festival International de Louisiane. We have some great festivals here in New Orleans, and I know some people there seemed to think I was crazy for skipping Jazz Fest to go [...]

I am so ready to bust out my vintage swimsuits and with a margarita on the rocks in hand. What do you say ladies? These beauties will be a staple to all my diverse summer assemblages: Garden Variety in yellow by Poetic Licence. ~ Tiare

Dear Cyndi Lauper, First I want to start by saying that you, above anyone else, had the greatest impact on my personal style and I’d like to give you a shout out for that! In 1985 I was 10yrs old and in the 5th grade and I thought you were the absolute coolest thing I [...]

glasses – St. Charles Vision earrings – made by me robe – old Trashy Diva, I can’t remember the name of this one – anyone?? dress – Audrey Mini Dress belt – vintage boots – Miz Mooz Siri We had a cold front come through New Orleans over the weekend, and since this is probably [...]

My newest, coolest musical find: Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk In 1970′s Nigeria. I stumbled upon this awesome, weird, funky, freshness recently and just had to share. It’s a compilation CD of 1970’s fuzz funk from Nigeria, Africa. I kept hearing this song in rotation on my husbands ITunes (Track #12 “Freaking [...]

It is time to seriously protect those eyes from the damaging UVs streaming down, injuring your vision. So come check out our many sunglass styles– we have something for everyone (lad or las)! Here are a few of my personal favorites: AJ Morgan Dede sunglasses AJ Morgan Contessa sunglasses AJ Morgan Scoo sunglasses If you [...]

Local musician Theresa Andersson recently mentioned Trashy Diva as one of her favorite New Orleans brands in an interview with NOLA.com. She’s been seen frequently in our dresses during performances, both locally and elsewhere, including on Craig Ferguson’s show in 2009:

Dear Traci Lords, I was just thinking about how you had the perfect hair and a great look in Cry Baby. Now, I realize this was a LONG time ago and a stylist/costume designer probably had a lot to do with this. But, you were AWESOME in that movie! When I was looking for photos [...]

Checkout this pinup style makeup tutorial by inspired by the glamorous Dita Von Teese: This video tutorial is by Angie, aka Goldiestarling. She has lots of other great makeup tutorials on her Youtube channel, including a recent one inspired by The Hunger Games! Early Halloween costume anyone??

When our shipment of Miss L Fire arrived a few weeks ago, I immediately fell in love with the adorable stitching on the Home Sweet Home and Homemaker. Maybe it’s because I’ve never seen detailing like that done on a shoe before, but I shouldn’t kid myself – I have quite a bit of grandma [...]