By Donna CorneliusCollege football fans go through a lot for their teams, traveling cross-country to away games, showing up to cheer when it’s 100 degrees in the shade and putting off that pesky house payment to buy ever-pricier tickets.But one thing that needn’t be on the sacrificial athletic altar is style.Megan LaRussa, a Birmingham-based fashion event … [Read more...]
Miami Takes Birmingham
By Margaret FrymireMiss Alabama and a Vestavia Hills salon owner are teaming up to bring a bit of the hot Miami fashion scene to the Over the Mountain area next week in an effort to help children with autism.On May 21, the first-ever show will be presented by Joelle Salon and will feature Miss Alabama. The fashion show will be poolside at The Hill, a luxury apartment … [Read more...]
Rising Designers Use Recyclables to Rule Runway
By Margaret FrymireOver the weekend, Annie Bloomston got her birthday wish.The Mountain Brook High School student was named the Rising Design Star during the finale of the 2013 Birmingham Fashion Week on Saturday and celebrated her dream come true on her birthday on Sunday."All I wanted for my birthday was to win this contest. It was the best present," Annie … [Read more...]
A Tee-rrific Idea
By Laura McAlisterWhen Kelly Dorough and Paula Smalley decided to design a few T-shirts paying homage to their community, they didn't think it would amount to much more than that.They found a simple design, printed up a few and then packed the Homewood T-shirts in a red wagon to sell them at "We Love Homewood Day.""We got a license to sell them, and we didn't really … [Read more...]
Designing Woman
By Laura McAlisterAndrea Brown may not know how to sew one stitch, but if you take one look at the mother of three, it's obvious she does know fashion.Seeing her dressed in skinny jeans paired with a long, sleeveless cardigan and platform sandals recently, it's not surprising her clothing line and business is gaining national attention.The Vestavia Hills mom is … [Read more...]