Welcome to 2014. While you’ve been making and breaking resolutions, I’ve been scouring the in and out lists to find out what’s hot and what’s not in New Orleans for the new year. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be caught wearing a mini instead of a midi or high-top boots instead of wedgy sneakers. So 2013.
You can listen below to my WWNO public radio piece on hot NOLA trends for 2014:
Meanwhile, here’s NolaVie’s more streamlined list of what’s hot and what’s not in New Orleans for 2014. Comment and conversation are encouraged.
Boutique venues, a la Civic, Saenger, Joy Marigny Opera House / Stadium-sized arenas
Mini skirts / midi skirts
Wedge sneakers / Boots
Live juicing / Dead juicing?
Edwin Edwards / Bobby Jindal
Dosants (Manhattan Jack) and cruffins (Gracious Bakery) / Cronuts
Aerocats / Stray cats
Bowling alleys in your local pub / Bowling alleys
Pop-up retail / Pop-up restaurants
Common Core / LEAP test
Air bandb / Traditional b and bs
kimchee / kale
Chalmette / Bywater
Swimming pools in your local bars (Indulge Island Grill, The Country Club) / Swimming pools at real country clubs
Oretha Castle Haley corridor / Freret corridor
Wait at healthcare.gov / wait at the doctor’s office
Samantha (Her) / Siri (iPhone)
Saints / Saints (they are never out, really)
Stand Up and Get Crunk / Who Let the Dogs Out
Pelicans / Hornets
Legalizing marijuana / Duck Dynasty
Bitcoin / Stock market
Second lining / twerking
Orange is the New Black / Homeland
Wearables (Google Glass, fitness e-bracelets) / Wind-up watches, counting calories
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