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Holiday Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffers

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Good Morning readers, are you ready for the ultimate Christmas Gift Guide: Stocking Stuffer Edition? Abbey of District Dress Up and I have pulled together all of our top favorite stocking stuffers for both men and women to help you check off your Christmas shopping list. We know that Christmas shopping isn’t always easy so to help you out we did all of the searching for you. Now you’re just a few clicks away from filling up those stockings for both him and her!

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Shop Christmas Sweaters & T-shirts c/o Skip N’ Whistle for both men & women | Shop Printed Socks for Men at Banana Republic

Tacky Christmas Sweater tees are always a fun easy gift to a friend. Check out how I styled mine last Christmas season (here).  As for these stylish printed socks, if the sock gnome comes to your house too, then you can ever too many socks! Am I right?

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Tiger Cuff Links c/o Reagan Charleston Design  (also available at The Mix)

These beautifully-made sterling silver cuff links are handcrafted and designed right here in New Orleans, Louisiana. Whether if your guy is fan of the LSU Tigers or a fan of exclusive designer pieces, he’s sure to love these cuff links by Reagan Charleston Design (also available in gold-plated sterling silver).

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Shop Men’s Watches at Nordstrom | Shop Men’s Sunglasses at Zappos |

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Shop Women’s Krewe Du Optic Sunglasses | Megan Long Necklace c/o Kendra Scott | Jody Stackable Rings c/o Kendra Scott | Emerald Piper Bangle c/o Kendra Scott | Shop Bracelets at C. Wonder

If she loves to dress up with colorful accessories and statement jewelry, then you can never go wrong with Kendra Scott.

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| Shop S’well Bottles |

Shop Men’s Watches at Nordstrom | Toulouse Flat Back Mirrored Sunglasses c/o Krewe Du Optic  | His S’well Bottle & Roberto Cavalli Cologne c/o The Mix | Men’s Plaid Scarf | Polo Shoes found at TJ Max

If your guy likes to enjoy a nice strong glass of whiskey every once in a while, throw in a bottle of Woodford Reserve and he’ll love everything you got him. No questions asked.  Oh and the “His” S’well bottle is guaranteed to keep his drinks cold for 24 hours straight or warm for a good 12 hours.

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Happy Holidays Coffee Mug, Cable Knit Pillow Case Cover and  Men’s Plaid Pajama Pants and socks c/o H&M

Really? Do I even have to tell you how cute this cozy pillow case is with the pockets? And it’s only $17! 

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Blue Suede Pumps c/o Nine West + InStyle

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Emerald Ring c/o Max & Chloe | Black Leather Gloves

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Clutch c/o C. Wonder | Carousel Tiger Bracelet c/o Reagan Charleston Design 

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Kendra Scott Elle Earrings | Classic Pave Link Bracelet 

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Shop Christmas Sweaters & T-shirts c/o Skip N’ Whistle for both men & women 

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Legwarmers c/o Legwear Loft

| Shop Gigi New York Gifts |

P.S. Remember when I hosted that $500 product giveaway with Gigi New York & Graphic Image? Well guess what!  There is still another chance that you could win! Head on over to District Dress Up to enter this amazing Gigi New York & Graphic Image Giveaway. All of these items make great gifts for yourself and for others this holiday season!

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Williams | Styled by: Haute Off The Rack & District Dress Up 

Avenue Rouge Runway Recap

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Haute Off The Rack’s photographer, Kaela Rodehorst Williams talks about her outfit for the show and her favorite colors for fall this year.

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Williams & Lacey Rabalais

Hair by: Rigsby Frederick Salon

Makeup by: Ashley Sievert

Outfit: Gold Sequin Gown by Aidan Mattox c/o Park Lane Boutique (similar here) <–I actually wore this dress when I was a bridesmaid in my friend Abby’s wedding | Emerald Green Ring c/o Emitations | OPI Emerald Green Nails | Single Initial Necklace c/o Lola James Jewelry | Gold Shark tooth Ring c/o Reagan Charleston Design | Gold Horn Necklace c/o The Mix

Good Morning readers, I finally took the time last night to go through all of the photos to put together a recap of 225 & InRegister’s Avenue Rouge Runway Fashion Show. I’m not going to lie, hosting a two hour live stream show wasn’t a piece of cake of, but Krystal and I had a blast interviewing all of the sponsors, coordinators, boutique owners and special guests. We were honored to host such a fabulous event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

In case you’re wondering exactly what Krystal and I contributed to the event, I’ll tell you. Basically, we hosted the pre-show from 7 pm to 8 pm, which is when we interviewed special guests and all of the people who made this event possible. Following the pre-show, we announced the main event and voiced over the runway to all of the online viewers. Funny thing, we actually watched the runway show from a monitor in a separate room so that we could talk about all of the looks to the online viewers without interrupting the show for the other guests. You can watch the live stream here–> Live Coverage from the Avenue Rouge Runway Show by Jenn of Haute Off The Rack & Krystal Bennett of A Pinch Of Lovely.

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P.S. Don’t forget to enter to win a Haute For NOLA tee by Haute Off The Rack here–> Haute For NOLA Tee Giveaway!

Ashley Sievert Beauty Event Recap

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Williams & Me!

Good Morning readers, I hope you all had a great start to your week!  Today, I’m doing a recap on last week’s Ashley Sievert Beauty event that I co-hosted with Krystal Bennett at Posh boutique in Baton Rouge.  The event was a great success and I even got to be behind the lens while my photographer, Kaela Rodehorst Williams took the “haute” seat!

For Kaela’s makeup, Ashley started by covering Kaela’s entire eyelids with Ashley Sievert concealer. Then, she brushed on some neutral brown and gold eyeshadows and rimmed the inside of her bottom lids with Rock Chic black eyeliner. To finish off the eyes, she added some mascara to her lashes and took a taupe brow pencil to fill in Kaela’s brows to give them a nice full look. Next, Ashley applied her own Ashley Sievert New York foundation and powder to just one side of Kaela’s face to show her the comparison (see photo above) between her natural skin and her enhanced skin. You could immediately see how it concealed her rosacea and how it gave her face a beautiful velvet-like touch. Once Ashley finished applying the foundation to Kaela’s face, she brushed some shimmery bronzer in a figure E and 3 on both sides of her face starting from the forehead all the way down to her chin. The bronzer is what helps create that stunning contour to your cheek bones and it also gives your face a glimmering glow. Following the bronzer, Ashley told Kaela to make a fish-like face while she applied a pink and peach blush to her cheek bones and a Rose Smacker lip stain to her lips.  Then, for the finishing touches she smoothed on extreme red lipstick and dabbed a generous amount of concealer beneath her eyes and continued along the sides of her eyeshadow to make her eyes really pop.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the event for a makeup application or complimentary foundation match!  We appreciate your business and support. Also, a huge thanks goes out to Posh boutique for allowing us to host the event at their store and of course thank you to Ashley Sievert for coming out to help the women of Baton Rouge learn how to enhance their beauty! I feel like I’m a makeup pro now after watching so many makeovers that day. You all looked gorgeous!

You can purchase any of these beauty products at www.ashleysievert.com!  Also follow her on Facebook (here)!

 **P.S. Make sure to watch WBRZ News channel 2 at 4 pm today to catch the Haute Off The Rack Fall Five! I’ll be talking about shoes and handbags for Fall!**

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Photos by: Kaela Rodehorst Williams

Outfit: Faux Leather Jacket c/o H&M | Snake Print Tank c/o Show Me Your Mumu |  Current Elliott Soho Zip Jeans via The Mix | Zara Heels | All in One Clutch c/o Gigi New York

Jewelry: Gold Shark Tooth Necklace & Clear Quartz Neckalces by Reagan Charleston Design 

Good Morning readers, I hope you all had  great weekend! My weekend was full of work, work, work and more work! I’ve been super busy preparing for my live fashion segment with WBRZ News this Tuesday, the Avenue Rouge Runway Fashion Show that I’m co-hosting with A Pinch of Lovely Thursday and Shop Your City Day which I’m covering this Saturday for the NOLA Fashion Council. Follow along with Haute Off The Rack & A Pinch Of Lovely on social media to stay in the know!

 Make sure to watch WBRZ News channel 2 at 4 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 24th to catch the Haute Off The Rack Fall Five! I’ll be talking about shoes and handbags for Fall!

As for the ARRunway, you still have 2 days left to submit a photo to the #DiscoverYourColor contest for a chance to win two elite tickets ($200 value) to the ARRunway show. The winner will be chosen and notified Wednesday, the day before show. We hope everyone who wanted to attend the runway show were able to get tickets, but if you can’t make it to make the show, don’t you worry because Krystal of A Pinch of Lovely and I will be offering live coverage this year with our amazing camera crew, Launch Media! Watch us live at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26th from Avenue Rouge’s site as we interview special guests and give you the inside scoop on who is best dressed.

Last, but not least, I am so excited to announce that A Pinch of Lovely and I will be the correspondents for NOLAFW’s Shop Your City Day again this season!  What’s even more exciting is that there some amazing guest bloggers hosting style events at each of the boutiques involved in Shop Your City Day.  Learn all about what’s in style this season by following Haute Off The Rack & A Pinch Lovely via social media.  We’ll be giving you coverage throughout the day starting with hair and makeup at Paris Parker salon leading all the way to all four boutiques!  You’ll even get to see the guest bloggers’s favorite items in the stores as well as our picks too!

 Learn more about these guest bloggers over the next week on A Pinch of Lovely and Haute Off The Rack.

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Graphic Design by A Pinch of Lovely

Hattie Sparks – 714 Adams Street
Amy Havins – Dallas Wardrobe
July Le – Upperlyne
+ a Camilyn Beth Trunk Show
Mimi – 5500 Magazine Street
Molly & Sally Miller – A Piece of Toast
Haute – 725 Magazine Street
Mackenzie Horan – Design Darling
Liz Schneider – Sequins & Stripes
Hazel & Florange
Julia Engel – Gal Meets Glam