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Storyville’s motto: Wear Your Story. And that’s just what NOLA natives do, thanks to this cool shop of locally-designed apparel—though to be frank, it’s all about the tee shirts!
As folks from Austin and Baton Rouge already know (and a Storyville is coming to Nashville soon), the shop specializes in shirts that simultaneously poking fun at and big-upping each city’s notorious hoods (fyi: Chalmette is Louisiana’s version of Staten Island — accent included!). Right now, Saints merch is really moving, thanks to the New Orleans’ 13-2 NFL team.
But their best-selling tee is undoubtedly BRAD PITT FOR MAYOR, which comes in three colors and was inspired by the citywide pride caused by part-time resident Pitt, who decided to take the rebuilding of New Orleans’ poorest parts into his own hands. Since founding the Make It Right organization, Pitt has overseen the revival of the city’s Katrina-devastated Lower Ninth Ward by bringing modern, colorful, and flood-resistant new homes to the hurricane-levelled area near the levees.
