Written by Ms. Patricia Gannon - Society writer
Orleanian Gayle Benson talks as if she’s always known you. It’s innate to the Crescent City, just like their style. Speaking from Maine, she’s graciously asked to be called Eastern Time. “He knows I’m talking to you this morning,” she laughs when her husband Tom interrupts. “He doesn’t want anything.” She is New Orleans inside and out, original with a sense of tradition. Crescent City women dress to be noticed and Benson never buys what’s trendy, but customizes her Chanel to suit herself. She likes Chanel’s crisp, yet beautiful lines. “A lot of custom needs remaking,” she explains. “You can do that with Chanel, move things around. Chanel has big seams. Sometimes I add the pieces onto a purse. It just looks different.”
Her fashion philosophy comes easily. “I read a lot, and you should always figure out early on who you are and who you want to be. Then stick with it. It all depends on you. If you’re comfortable, you can carry it off.”
Benson’s bespoke tailoring takes a backseat to the greater good, however, and she takes pride in helping as many as she can. Her latest project is the Notre Dame Seminary, a $25 million renovation for which she and Tom donated the startup. “It’s important to get others involved. There’s a need.” she said.
How did she land among Louisiana’s Best Dressed women? “People look at you differently than you see
yourself,” she laughs. “I’m very humbled.
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