Laroux holds up some completed pieces, among some in-progress, in the sewing studio half of her Redoux Parlor.
After the trek up five flights of stairs into the brand new venue for this year’s fashion shows, Laura Lee Laroux is… nowhere to be found. After a search of the bodies milling around the half-finished floor, still covered in construction dust, she finally appears. She’s perched on a folding chair – amid a scattering of them from the previous night’s crowd – watching the makeup artists hone their craft on the volunteer models. If it weren’t for her tight, bright blonde curls, she would be unrecognizable in a brown hoodie and jeans. Her current garb is a sharp contrast to the handmade, whimsical costume she donned two nights ago at Eugene Fashion Week’s opening show.
