Fashion Is as Fashion Does: Lou Stovall

Fashion is not the overvaluing of the superfluous rather it is a pointed attempt to recognize the beauty that exists all around us. The fashion minded individual steadily seeks to interject beauty whenever and wherever possible. The result is a flourish in daily dialogue, an individual pink peony on the breakfast table, a jeweled butterfly at the shoulder, a whimsical Lou Stovall print above the bed. Visit Lou Stovall

"On the Greening of the Artist" an excerpt
by Lou Stovall

It is a magnificent power that we have
to find beauty and charm in things.
To make special of a room that could only be reached
from the back of the kitchen
or from the third floor back stairs.
That was my gift...
the ability to make something possible
is perhaps the greatest gift of all.

Mr. Lou Stovall, celebrated Artist and Print Maker will participate in a panel discussion with Paula Sanderlin Dorosti, Director Visual Arts - District of Columbia Public Schools and Paul Richard, Art Critic - The Washington Post.

February 23, 2008
3:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Second Baptist Church of Washington
816 Third Street, NW / Washington, DC 20001

Fashion Credibilty

Who is Simone (aka Mariessa) anyway? Well Darling, quite simply, I am the self proclaimed DC Style Maven on a mission since 2003 to brand WDC as a world class fashion destination! I was born at the Columbia Hospital for Women in the 1970’s to two hard working DC public school teachers. My family of five stayed during the great PG County migration. Today, I am the Founding Partner of Simone’s Butterfly, a boutique trademark law firm specializing in protecting fashion goods and services for upstart designers and entrepreneurs. (simonesbutterfly.biz ) I have lived all over WDC from Hillcrest Heights to Capitol Hill; from Columbia Heights to Brookland. Presently, I live in Mt. Pleasant with my husband and my cat, Chaka Khan.

To say I love fashion does not really capture my zeal for the industry. I love what fashion represents. To me it is an ideal that allows you to be at your best and most creative. It is less about logo laden accessories and more about personal expression. Fashion is possible without any money and without any prospect money. In fact it is an attitude, a swagger that comes from within. “Tracy” (that effervescent fashion designer in Mahogany) displayed it as she stood in a Chicago welfare line. I believe that fashion is contagious. So, I entreat you to pass it on. Finally, DC has caught it. And I am pleased as punch!