Adore March 2020

A t the ball, it looked like Kelly was gliding across the dance floor. When the light hit the bottom of the dress, it was truly spectacular. - Bryan Batt

made by Lizzie Allen Hotard of Elizabeth Allen Bespoke and was equally excited to see a new young designer on the fashion scene. Caroline Kavanaugh, Campbell Drennan, Lindsey Gibert, Mignon Daly, Charlotte Friend, and Helen Mason were beautiful maids in the court, each with their own unique takes on sparkling ball attire.

The magical evening was capped with dancing and merriment at the Queen's Supper. This marked the end of my behind the scenes look at Kelly's carnival revelry, but not the end of my enthusiasm for the history and future of couture dressmaking and creative party design. In a city that honors food, music, tradition, and celebrations, New Orleans is teeming with talent like never before! Laissez le bon temps rouler.

And just like that, the limousines arrived to whisk the debutantes and their mothers off to the ball and tableau.

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ADORE • MARCH 2020