Trashy Diva

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 [...]

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 [...]

I’ve recently been getting into United States of Tara on Netflix. Toni Collette won numerous awards, including a 2010 Emmy, for her role(s) on this show. Her character has dissociative identity disorder (aka multiple personalities) so she played more characters in this one show than many actors play in an entire year! I couldn’t help [...]

While half of us were here in NOLA last week gearing up for Mardi Gras, the other half of Trashy Diva headed out to Vegas for the Magic trade shows. Some of us even got the chance to meet fashion icon Betsey Johnson!

Gram Parsons was born Ingram Cecil Connor III, in Winter Haven, Florida November 5, 1946. He was a legend in country music and is a personal idol of mine. He called his brand of music “Cosmic American Music” because his country style was also laced with blues, folk, and rock notions. His father, Ingram Cecil [...]

New Orleans hosted the Allstate Sugar Bowl and BCS National Championship earlier this month and it was craaaazy. With fans sporting over-the-top costumes and holding giant pep rallies in the streets it was a taste of the Mardi Gras season to come. As the icing on the king cake, we got a celebrity visit from [...]

RIP Etta James – you’ll be missed! Etta James passed today from complications from leukeimia. She would have turned 74 on Wednesday and has been a powerhouse with songs on the R& B charts all the way back to 1955 when she was a teen. Listen to a little Etta today and see why this [...]

Here are some beautiful pictures of America’s sweetheart, Taylor Swift, in Trashy Diva! Looking gorgeous in the Bonita Dress! Stunning as always in the Mini Ballerina Dress! ~ Patricia

Edith Head. Must learn even more about the life of Edith Head. ~ Candice