I loooooove Perlis! ;-)

I was first introduced to Perlis almost 20 years ago (1993) by an Atlanta beau who was born and raised in New Orleans. We came here for New Years, Mardi Gras and Jazzfest, and he showed me all his favorite local foods, stores, bars and sites. One of them is Perlis... makes Brooks Brothers look like Walmart ;-)

It's a store at 6070 Magazine Street, and it has been there since 1939. The "haberdashers" are often decked out in seersucker and bowties, horn-rimmed glasses and pricey loafers and are super eager to please. In the 1970's Perlis introduced the iconic crawfish logo polo shirt, a local tradition and a staple in the wardrobe of anyone from New Orleans. They now have the crawfish logo on tumblers, keychains, button-downs, golf tees and everything you can imagine. The Ladies' Department is upstairs, and when I was there, it seemed like everyone knew everyone.

Perlis also specializes in white linen suits, seersucker, clothing in Mardi Gras colors, and Fleur de Lis cufflinks and attire... basically all things preppie and New Orleans. I LOVE this place! It's pricey, but who cares? It's old school, and the service is as good as it gets ;-)  http://www.perlis.com/

The crawfish logo polo shirts are $75... so I decided to go to the Junior League thrift store here, Bloomin Deals, to try to find one. Sure enough, I found plenty of them on the racks, in like-new, pristine condition, donated by Junior League women as part of their annual quota (I remember those days!). And yes, "el Cheapo" got herself a Perlis crawfish polo shirt (sorry, no photo) for $4. Yep... $4. ha-ha.

Fleur de Lis seersucker shorts... awesome!