Dress Code 225
We peeked in the closets of two prominent Baton Rougeans and found some interesting and surprising style secrets.
One is an apparel industry executive; the other is a former athlete who’s now a top executive in the LSU Athletic Department. We found extravagant shoes and custom-made clothes, but we also got a glimpse of fashion learning curves that included blue eye shadow and Members Only jackets.
Verge Ausberry Jr.
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Senior associate athletics director at LSU
Where do you shop for clothes?
Martinez Clothiers, Brown and Brown Clothiers, Saks and Carriages
Three words to describe your style?
Classic, trendy, sophisticated
Who’s your style icon/whose style do you admire?
Michael Jordan and [film star] Morris Chestnut
Your personal style quirk?
My socks and pants must be the same color or closely match, and my shoes must always be polished. Any dirt or stain on my shoes drives me crazy
Biggest fashion faux pas?
Wearing linen after Labor Day
Your most embarrassing fashion memory?
My pants splitting on me at my high-school prom
What do you never leave the house without?
Watch, belt, BlackBerry
What would you never leave the house wearing?
Anything with a stain or tear on it
When I was in high school, I wore…
Members Only jackets, Guess? jeans
Your all-time favorite purchase?
A great pair of shoes I found at Friedman’s Shoe store in Atlanta
What do you splurge on?
Shoes, watches
Best film or TV show style/wardrobe?
American Gangster
Film or TV character’s style you admire?
Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson
Trend you wish would go away?
Baggy or saggy pants
Laurie Aronson
President of Lipsey’s, makers of Haspel suits
Where do you shop for clothes?
Mayer Co and Travis
Three words to describe your style?
Ready for anything!
Who’s your style icon/whose style do you admire?
My mother, Susan Lipsey. She is always well dressed, no matter the occasion or the time of day
Your personal style quirk?
I’ll pack eight pairs of shoes for a two-day trip—and wear them all!
Biggest fashion faux pas?
It’s a tie between putting on pink lipstick when you’re wearing red, or wearing pantyhose with open toe shoes. You won’t catch me doing either one
Your most embarrassing fashion memory?
Leg warmers!
What do you never leave the house without?
My purse, my phone, and my lipstick—and not necessarily in that order
What would you never leave the house wearing?
Tennis shoes/sneakers—unless I was on my way to the gym
When I was in high school, I wore…
Blue eyeliner
Your all-time favorite purchase?
Red Stuart Weitzman shoes with matching purse
What do you splurge on?
Shoes
Best film or TV show style/wardrobe?
For women: The Devil Wears Prada. For men: the Ocean’s movies (11,12,13). The men are so sharply dressed!
Film or TV character’s style you admire?
Eva Longoria Parker’s—she is always perfectly dressed on the red carpet and when seen around town. And she’s a size zero
Trend you wish would go away?
Bathing suits
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