Trashy Diva

A standout among New Orleans boutiques and clothing stores, Trashy Diva had its start selling vintage 1940s and '50s fashion, with owner Candice Gwinn adding her own line of reimagined retro classics, outfits you won't see at the local mall, that's for sure. Trashy Diva specializes in making and selling contemporary takes on vintage styles. Then there's the lingerie. If you think Bettie Page is hot, you need to run, not walk to Trashy Diva to get something sassy. This locally owned boutique, one of seven shops in New Orleans, carries the kind of bad girlie lingerie that will make anybody's pulse quicken. They also stock Mad Men style girdles and peignoirs. The shop also sells goodies like Victorian underbust corsets online, in case the irreverent beauty of your dreams is farther afield than Orleans Parish.