White Linen Night and Dirty Linen Night: Two Nights, One Outfit

The white linen suit, a fine beacon of style, comfort and wrinkles! In days gone by, the white linen suit in New Orleans was a summer time necessity. Thanks to modern conveninences like air conditioning and some may argue a diminishing sense of style, the white linen suit has become a much rarer sight these days. Thankfully there are at least two days a year you can count on seeing block after block of glorious white linen suits on the men and matching white dresses on the women: Whitney White Linen Night and Dirty Linen Night.

Whitney White Linen Night - Imagine a block full of art galleries all having an opening on the same night. Now stock these openings with food and drinks from amazing restaurants like GW Fins, Baru, The Bombay Club, Theo’s Pizza, Cafe Adelaide and more. Sprinkle in some music and make it all free. Pretty cool little picture, huh? Now multiply that by 5, and you’ve got yourself White Linen Night in a nutshell. Refered to as “Soho in the South,” 5 blocks of Julia Street open for art, food and fun on August 6 from 6-9 p.m. The party keeps on rolling for a mere $10 at the Contemporary Arts Center from 9-11 p.m.! Just don’t take your suit to the wash when you get home, because you’ll need it the following week.

 

Dirty Linen Night - Not content to let the Julia Street gallaries have all the fun, the Royal Street gallaries and shops established Dirty Linen Night to encourage the art lovers of White Linen Night to come out and enjoy another evening of art, music and fun. In fact, attendees are encouraged to wear their stained white linens from the week before! While few actually do, the food and drinks themes tend to follow suit with dirty rice and dirty martinis making regular appearances along Royal Street. While Dirty Linen Night offers no official after party, I’m sure its French Quarter location lends itself to more than a few unofficial after parties!

White Linen Night: August 6, 2011, 300-700 blocks of Julia St.  6-9 p.m. After party: 9-11 p.m.
Dirty Linen Night: August 13, 2011, 200-1000 block of Royal St. 6-9 p.m.

Both are must-attend New Orleans events, so start planning now! There are also a ton of great hotel specials all over New Orleans during White Linen Night, so get your trip planned today!

Tagged as: Art, Baru, Cafe Adelaide, Contemporary Arts Center, Dirty Linen Night, GW Fins, Julia Street, Music, Royal Street, The Bombay Club, White Linen Night