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SHOPPING A TO Z 175<br />
Uptown Costume & Dance Company The walls of this<br />
small store are covered with spooky monster masks, goofy arrowthrough-the-head-type<br />
tricks, hats, wigs, makeup, and all other<br />
manner of playfulness. It draws a steady, yearlong stream of loyal<br />
customers: kids going to parties, dancers, clowns, actors, and so<br />
forth. Conventioneers come here for rental disguises. At Mardi<br />
Gras, though, things really get cooking. 4326 Magazine St. & 504/895-<br />
7969. Tues–Fri noon–6pm; Sat 10am–6pm.<br />
FASHION & VINTAGE CLOTHING<br />
Fleur de Paris and Fleur de Paris Millinery Remember<br />
when a woman was simply not dressed unless she wore a hat? Help<br />
bring back those times by patronizing this shop, which makes handblocked,<br />
stylishly trimmed hats. Expensive, but works of art often<br />
are. They will also stay open late and even bring in champagne for<br />
special parties! Additionally, you can find 25 years worth of experience<br />
in their ever-changing collection of vintage gowns. The 1920s<br />
and 1930s elegance on display constantly brings us to our knees<br />
with covetousness. 712 Royal St. & 504/525-1899. Daily 10am–6pm.<br />
House of Lounge If you want to be a couch potato, you<br />
might as well be a well-dressed one. Or do you want to treat your<br />
humble bedroom more like a boudoir? House of Lounge offers<br />
all sorts of silky robes and impressive “hostess gowns,” plus sexy<br />
lingerie (and admittedly, there isn’t much difference between the<br />
categories). 2044 Magazine St. & 504/671-8300. www.houseoflounge.com.<br />
Tues–Sat noon–6pm.<br />
Trashy Diva Despite the name, there is nothing trashy about<br />
the vintage clothes found here. The heyday of women’s garments—<br />
in the sense of designs that know how to flatter curves—is present<br />
in these floaty and velvety numbers that will please everyone from<br />
the hat-and-gloves-wearing crowds to the inner flappers to the Goth<br />
teens. There is often a sales rack in the back that’s full of incredible<br />
bargains. 2048 Magazine St. & 888/818-DIVA or 504/299-8777. www.trashy<br />
diva.com. Mon–Sat noon–6pm; Sun 1–5pm.<br />
UAL Once one of the secrets of the well-informed—and<br />
really well-dressed—local fashionistas, it was a cause for both rejoicing<br />
and mourning when United Apparel Liquidators moved from<br />
their obscure Metairie location to a central one right in the middle<br />
of the Quarter. The shop gets discontinued or leftover items from
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