October 17, 2012

Region ID'ed as leading state employment
Tri Parish Times
One year ago Loren Scott was cautious about Louisiana’s economic activity following a long national recession.

Designers To Watch
Gambit Weekly
Isabel Varela studied apparel design at Louisiana State University, attended programs in Miami, Paris and China, interned at BCBGMAXAZRIA in Los Angeles, worked as a wardrobe stylist for movies, made it to the semi-finalist round of tryouts for Project Runway season 8, started her own label in 2010, and last year, partnered with Ashlee Brooks to design Varela + Brooks, a venture for which the two were chosen as finalists for a spot on the NBC television show Fashion Star.

LSU-BR Alumnus - Isabel Varela
KTBS-TV
Fashion designer Isabel Varela, a 2009 graduate of the LSU School of Human Ecology, will give a presentation of her Spring/Summer 2013 designs in New Orleans during NOLA Fashion Week, which runs Oct. 13-19.