Membership Guidelines

Our programs through Whose Magazine? A Youth Publication worked through the 2018 to 2019, school year with Light Christian Academy in the Lower 9th Ward.  Through the introduction to Rowena K. and her artist husband, Russell Robinson, the three formed a collaboration to develop programs in the school. Programs developed: recycling & art, Photography, Cooking With A Chef, KBS News Show and Whose Magazine. It is through this program that youth created paper guitars (6 to 10 guitars). And have started the assembly of Madera Rogers-Henry "SunFlower Dress".

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May 2021

A grant has been provided by Ya' Heard Me & TANDEM ED Grant awarded to Chic Nouvelle Model Management. The grant has provided stipends for rehearsals, script writing and planning for 2023 Paper Dresses.

Meeting at Co-Sponor - The McCommick family  property in New Orleans. The first meeting after the pandemic began. Youth & adult artists, along with parents start the base work for the paper dresses.

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COVID GUIDELINES & PROTECTION 

To maintain our schedule and to keep our team safe during the pandemic. Made shifted any meeting in persons to online rehearsals ZOOM. We are currently working within the guidelines

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July 2021 - December 2021

For the past six months, our small performance team consisting of: Creator of The Dress Challenge, Madera Rogers-Henry, is joined by songwriter & main performer: Jared Valry. Valry serves as the conscious of the event utilizing his skills as fire flow artist, singer/musician and entertainer . As Deacon Truth & Consequences he weaves performance and storytelling into the overall flow of the performance parade.  Regular meetings include sponsor of Chic Nouvelle Model Talent Management, owner Rowena K. Robinson. A special thank you to Rowena who received a grant from Ya' Heard Me & TANDEM ED for stipends to create scripts, rehearse and youth and adult artists -create paper dresses for 2022 and 2023 event. Our youth member is 16year old, Sasha Woods of New Orleans.  See the below listings of "Big Moma's Dress", "Star & Spangle Paper Dress", "The Church Dress" and "The Hallowed Fire Dress." 

November 2021 

There's various collaborations, which will be introduced in December. A special note goes to the Association of Milliners of Nigeria, based in Lagos, Nigeria, has one-hundred members. The challenge for Lagos? Create from recycled material, new works of art. Through an online voting experience -  The People's Choice, ten to fifteen hats will be introduced at the New Orleans, Earth Day festival & parade.  The remaining hats will be available for on line auction. details are being organized for an event in Lagos that will be "live-streamed to the New Orleans event.

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August 2021

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The Map Dress has been crafted to honor The "Negro Motorist Green Book". Published in 1936 to 1948, in the era of Jim Crow, the travel guide assisted Black  travelers with a trusted resource guide.

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December 2021

"The African Dress" script and rehearsals will be scheduled in December honoring the values of Kwaanza and history. The dress will be crafted by artist, 16 year old, Sasha Woods of New Orleans, Louisiana.

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