Boutique Shopping Saturdays With Allured By Design: Episode 3 - T. Osborne and West London BTQ

EPISODE THREE: SEGMENT ONE
In the first segment of Episode 3, Host & Executive Producer, Tachic Hickman-Piazza, who is also the Founder & Principal Designer of Allured By Design®, a home & lifestyle multimedia brand, continues her shopping tour in her hometown of New Orleans. Episodes 1 & 2 allowed us to explore design boutiques on both sides of Lake Pontchartrain - the Northshore and Southshore. In the 3rd episode, we head into the heart of the Garden District in Uptown, New Orleans on the legendary commerce strip of Magazine Street.
We first learned about Magazine Street in Episode 1. In Episode 3, Tachic really takes it up a notch by visiting two unique shops that aren't interior design boutiques. However, each boutique specializes in a form of design that not only pairs extremely well with the world of interiors, but oftentimes influences interior design and vice versa.
Always one to allow her curiosity and thirst for knowledge to navigate her path, Tachic kicks off the episode by bringing us into the uber colorful realm of native New Orleanian and world famous artist, Terrance Osborne. The T. Osborne Gallery pulls you in immediately the moment one walks in the door. It is a complete sensory experience from the amazing smell of lavender, to the colors, sounds and textures used all throughout the gallery.
And, when I say color...I mean just that. NO ONE does color like Terrance Osborne!! And, if indeed you're afraid of color - a visit to his gallery will expand the mind and perspective on how to be more open to color. Tachic and Terrance discuss how artwork like design has the power to convey both energy and moods. In addition, they tour the gallery and discuss a few special art pieces along the way.
EPISODE THREE: SEGMENT TWO
In the second segment, Tachic makes her way through the Garden District, still on Magazine Street and takes us into the world of fashion. We visit Mariah Walton Bencik, a highly popular New Orleans Fashion Stylist and Owner of West London Boutique. Mariah has become known as the lady who styles the who's who of New Orleans. In addition, her own sense of style is as fabulous as she is. Her boutique has clothing that's fun, feminine, dramatic and playful. Tachic often refers to West London Boutique as the New Orleans closet of Carrie Bradshaw, as many of the pieces are reminiscent of Carrie's highly fashionable style.
Tachic believes it's not enough to just have a well dressed home, but one must also have a well dressed body. Together, Tachic and Mariah talk all things fashion and how the world of fashion goes hand in hand with design. Mariah shares with us the commonality of patterns and prints that exist between both fashion and interiors. We also discuss the international markets Mariah orders all of her West London Boutique pieces from.
But the best part of the sit-down chat takes the ladies into discussing their fashion icons and where they both draw fashion inspiration from. Tachic then reveals the names of some of her favorite and most inspiring fashion icons with the final person on the list being an endearing surprise. The segment closes with Mariah giving us a tour of West London Boutique and showing us some of the latest fabrics, patterns and fashion styles she's brought back from various international markets.
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Tachic-
XOXOXO ⚜️

[@Artsbyeonly]

Love❤❤❤❤❤

[@sgardner2526]

And yet another great episode. I am so enjoying the series. Tfs!

[@alluredbydesign]

Hey Lady!! (Stacey I think this is you, if not…please forgive me.) I’m so happy you’re loving my web series. My team and I worked really hard to put together a great show, so it means a lot that you’re loving each episode. 🥰

[@CallMeErie]

So much beauty in this video! Thank you for sharing all of this colorful deliciousness with us!

[@alluredbydesign]

Awwww thank you. My pleasure 😊💃🏽

[@ShannonJarrell-p8f]

🖤⚜️🥂love T Osborne. Thanks for introducing me to West London Boutique! I love being well dressed along with a well dressed home.

[@alluredbydesign]

You’re so welcome & YAAAASSSS!!! You get it. Our bodies like our homes must also be well styled and dressed. 😉

[@maryworthy1585]

Mississippi lady will be coming to visit you Love ❤ your style. AM 68 YEARS OLD LOVE ❤YOU

[@bsing101]

Enjoyed this!✨👏🏿✨

[@alluredbydesign]

Thank You so much. I'm so happy you enjoyed Episode 3. Be sure you catch on Episodes 1 & 2 also if you haven't already.

[@user-ur2ps6tg1w]

Really enjoyed this episode!

[@alluredbydesign]

Thank You!! I'm so happy you enjoyed it. 🥰

[@brendadial3361]

Beautifully designed. I had the opportunity to visit the boutique a few years ago. I love being able to appreciate and revisit this awesome place. Thank you for sharing.

[@alluredbydesign]

How awesome is that?!? So happy to hear you actually had a chance to visit some of the boutiques you saw in the Episode. Both are amazing.

[@Thundastorms22]

Great episode and production! You look fab as well. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@alluredbydesign]

Thank you so much!! So happy you’re enjoying the series and in particular this episode. 🖤

[@tyoung3509]

Just found this channel. Love it! subscribed

[@alluredbydesign]

Oh Wow!! That’s so Awesome & Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy each episode. 🖤

[@mauraporter9369]

I too a JLO fan!

[@infinitylongtermcareconsul3044]

What a great episode. ❤ I wish it were longer to hear more. You both were just getting warmed!

[@alluredbydesign]

I’m so happy you’re enjoying each episode and trust me I truly wish I would’ve been able to make each one longer. However, I had a limited budget to work with and had to make sure 15 to 16minutes would be my max time for each episode. Any longer would’ve put me far over budget to produce this series. BUT, I do have a special surprise for the finale episode where the run time is much longer since it’s the final episode. So stay tuned for that. Keep me lifted in prayer, as the goal is to secure a development deal from a Studio or Network to invest in my series so I can produce future seasons with much longer episodes. Again, I can’t say thank you enough for tuning in and engaging with me. I appreciate it more than I can ever say. 🖤

[@MillicentMurph]

Tachic this episode had two of my favorite things, art and fashion! Loved Terrance Osborne's gallery. I went on his website and going to order one of his lithographs. The West London boutique is out of this world 🌎 😍. Love, love, love. ❤ I look forward to your videos. By the way, I love the outfits you wear. Where do you curate them from? They look effortless, chic, and comfortable.

[@alluredbydesign]

Hey Lady!! I’m LOVING your comment. THANK YOU!! My goal with this series was not just to explore & show Interior Design Boutiques but also showcase other businesses that go hand in hand with the world of Interior Design. I truly believe great design extends past Interiors and can be appreciated and explored wherever it exists (Art, Fashion, etc…) Also, any design whether home design or even a business design feels incomplete without artwork on the walls. So I knew I wanted to incorporate an art gallery into the show and Terrance is a good friend of mine, so he was my first choice. Like Art, Fashion also goes hand in hand into the world of interiors…so I thought it would be really cool to explore that on camera and I was so happy Mariah, Owner of West London Boutique said YES to being part of the show. Her personal style is IMPECCABLE so I knew immediately she’d be the perfect Fashion Stylist in NOLA to add to the show. My wardrobe from Episode 3 is actually a dress I bought from West London Boutique months in advance of filming. So it was only right to rock it the day we filmed Mariah’s episode. Most of all of my looks, I curated myself. I know what works for me and what does or doesn’t look good on my body. However, at some point as I build and grow…I’ll be able to hire a stylist to help me should I be blessed to produce future seasons. 🙏🏽 Finally, I had soooooo many people reaching out to me last year when we filmed the show asking for the details on my wardrobe. I was so humbled by the interest I shared all of the details in a blogpost. I’m almost positive a year later most of everything I wore is no longer available. But, you’re welcome to view the blogpost just to get an idea of where some of my pieces came from - www.alluredbydesign.com/post/the-deets-on-my-web-series-wardrobe