New Orleans New Elegance

Kerry McCaffety is a fixture when it comes to writing and photographing beautiful books about New Orleans. New Orleans New Elegance is her ninth book. It is one to have and hold. There are images of designers work that has never been seen before, and also many images of the interior design work of our old favorites.

What's new from the old is the pale palette that has replaced the moonlight and magnolias style of overwrought red bordello rooms once associated with New Orleans. Pale rooms have had a foothold here for the past ten years in the Uptown homes that once dripped with ornate window treatments, Tester beds, and Victorian parlor sets.

The establishment designers of New Orleans are well represented: Gerrie Bremermann. Holden and Dupuy. John Cherstia, Melissa Rufty, Allain Bush, Karina Gentinetta, John Vaccari, Kevin Gillentine, and many others. More than forty houses and apartments are featured from all parts of the city—the French Quarter, the Warehouse District, the Garden District, and the multiple neighborhoods that comprise Uptown.

The two  fabulous "reeds" and style doyennes weigh in: Julia Reed with the introduction (which I can't wait to read), and a witty promo blurb from Mimi Read.

I beg to differ about the well spring that New Orleans drinks from not being influenced and sometimes copied, by not only  influences in New York and Los Angeles, but by influences from Paris, Spain, Italy, Germany, Ireland, Haiti (Saint Domingue back in the day) Africa, and everywhere else for that matter. This is a port city of immigrants who brought their traditions that have formed the unique style that makes New Orleans so different and special - New Orleans is once again a fashionable place (it was a fashion trend setter in the early 1800's copying the latest styles from Paris) that follows and copies fashion from everywhere, especially now after Katrina with an influx of young transplants, new talent choosing to make it their home and being a part of the rebirth and rebuilding - Their energy has decidedly changed and updated the style of New Orleans in interior design and decor, and fashion, bringing it into the 21st century with a trend setting verve

Here are some of the very fashionable homes featured in New Orleans New Elegance. There is a great album on Kerri's web site that I am sure will excite all you bloggers and Pinterest folks, and encourage you all to buy this book.

Holden & Dupy New Orleans New Elegance

Melissa Rufty New Orleans New Elegance

Karina Gentinetta New Orleans New Elegance

Allain Bush New Orleans New Elegance

Gerrie Bremermann New Orleans New Elegance

Jaye Parish New Orleans New Elegance

John Vaccari New Orleans New Elegance

Kerri's carriage house New Orleans New Elegance

Kevin Gillentine New Orleans New Elegance

Rodney Villarreal New Orleans New Elegance

John Chrestia New Orleans New Elegance

Ever since Alberto and first came to New Orleans in 1999 as visiting tango teachers, and then in 2000 to make New Orleans our home, I have been proud to live and work here. There is so much talent and creativity in New Orleans as evidenced in New Orleans New Elegance.

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