On the scene: ICFA Elevate Conference

Jennifer Bringle is editor-in-chief of Casual News Now and has…

This week, the casual industry gathered in New Orleans for the annual ICFA Elevate Conference. Amid educational sessions and exploring the Big Easy, attendees enjoyed mixing and mingling at the opening night cocktail party and dinner, as well as on a jazz-tinged riverboat cruise on the Mississippi River.

John Pinion, Lloyd Flanders; Whitney Atkinson, Wugs; Megan Pierson, Polywood; Steve Allegrezza, IHFRA

Charles Emmons, Sunset West; Jill Ford, Andmore; Jennifer Parrick, J. Michelle Design Source

A live band provided a rousing jazz soundtrack to the riverboat cruise.

Andy Hamilton, Andy Hamilton DSA; Brad Schweig, Sunnyland Outdoor Living

Karen Brams and Karen Kirk, Island Living & Patio

Wayne Paul, Bay Breeze Patio; Siri Scott, ICFA; Rory Rehmert, Castelle

Christy Peterson, Treasure Garden; Wright Currie, Portica

Rick Harrison, Casual News Now; Benjamin Ma, Treasure Garden; Siri Scott, ICFA

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Jennifer Bringle

Jennifer Bringle is editor-in-chief of Casual News Now and has covered the home furnishings industry for nearly a decade, previously as editor of Casual Living and Kids Today magazines, and managing editor of Designers Today. She also is a contributor to Home News Now. Her work also has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Glamour, The Washington Post, Business Insider, Women's Wear Daily and the Sourcing Journal, among other outlets.