Bywater Beauty

The Best of April
by LISA TUDOR
Bywater BeautySetting the style for spring—that’s what this issue is all about, whether it is fashion in “Bywater Beauty,” or in home design, as seen in the fabulously decorated rooms in the Junior League of Greater Covington’s Northshore Designer Showhouse VI.

Bywater BeautyImagine a Victorian cottage in the Bywater filled with an over-the-top collection of gilt mirrors, Oriental rugs, eclectic chandeliers and wall-to-wall vintage curiosities, then add a sultry Southern belle playing dress up in thoroughly modern style. The 1894 house and its contents constantly shape-shift depending on the mood of its owner, Marcus Fraser, who also owns the Le Garage on Decatur Street in the French Quarter. The impossibly unique setting of his home, garden and neo-classic gallery provide the perfect counterpoint to spring’s distinctly feminine fashion— from a collector’s point of view.

Gucci mother-of-pearl fine cashmere wrap tank, shiny silk jersey cross skirt, blush python and satin ankle wrap sandals and green suede embroidered hobo bag. Melissa Joy Manning triple-strand chain necklace with white topaz mix and earrings at Katy Beh Contemporary Jewelry.

Bywater BeautyVera Wang champagne stretch-net dress with matte gold sequined detail at Mimi. Gabrielle Sanchez cognac quartz necklace with blue chalcedony pendant at Katy Beh.

Bywater BeautyRebecca Taylor mint and ivory print wrap-dress at Beauvoir; Matisse bowed gold mules at Shoe Envy; Tiffany Peay freshwater pearl nine-loop earrings and lariat necklace at Katy Beh.

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