“How would you describe the fashion scene in Indiana?” It’s my first question — I don’t start with the easy ones — and after it’s asked, the room falls silent for a second before everyone rushes to answer. The responses of the nine other people … Read moreFaces of Fashion: INDFW
I first met Jodie Bailey at last year’s Hats Off!, the annual springtime luncheon for Newfields’ Fashion Arts Society, and to say the milliner was in her element would be an understatement. Not only was the event’s keynote speaker the talented Abigail Aldridge, a New … Read moreFaces of Fashion: Indy’s Mad Hatter
If you’re visiting Leila Breton’s SoBro studio, it’s a safe bet that she’ll be jamming to her favorite soundtracks while she’s sewing, measuring and cutting fabric. Music and theatre were her first loves, after all, and her connection to the costume shop where she worked … Read moreFaces of Fashion: Leila Breton
ABOVE: Designer Brooke with her suede messenger bags Brooke Lindemann can credit her foray into leatherworking to an unlikely source: her mischievous dog. After she found the leather fringe on her favorite pair of boots chewed up, Brooke opted to fix them herself instead of … Read moreFACES OF FASHION: Leather Feather Stone