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Sponsor Spotlight - October 2018
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story and photos by Denise Jacobs
California Drawstrings shares many of the same attributes as Bay St. Louis and neighboring small towns along the Mississippi Gulf Coast—charming, creative, artsy, breezy, and, OK—even quirky!
You might say that California Drawstrings dresses the women of Old Town Bay St. Louis—and yet, like the whimsical nature of the Gulf itself, changing from day to day, no two women look alike. Linda Keenan, proprietor, owns stores in Covington and the French Quarter, as well as Bay St. Louis. At market, she buys with each store’s unique location and customer base in mind, never buying too much of anything, never wanting her clients to run into each other on the street. |
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“Sometimes I add a little persuasion,” Keenan says, “and coax a woman into trying on something outside her comfort zone. It’s really rewarding when that works out and a woman falls in love with a new look.”
Between Keenan’s labels, her fashion knowledge, and her superpower buying skills, it is quite possible to build a strong foundation of timeless pieces that can be paired with almost anything in a woman’s closet.
Lots of local California Drawstrings customers wanted to get in on the action when they learned about this article. Kat Fitzpatrick, a local visual artist, modeled several jackets purchased from California Drawstrings through the years, each of them perfectly coordinated with a simple linen top and pants, also from California Drawstrings. Fitzpatrick’s jackets fall in the “knock your socks off category.” Members of a local book club - Club Nouveau - dressed in California Drawstrings attire for their most recent gathering.
Lisa Loth, Waveland resident, photographer, and Silver Slipper employee, chose some fall favorites from the store racks to model just for this story. During Lisa’s photo shoot, return customer Pam Newman drifted in from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, looking fab in a neutral flax-colored dress she bought at California Drawstrings a year or two ago. Snap!
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