Isabelle Petit Delafosse

Isabelle was born on July 28, 1972 in New Orleans to devoted parents Yann and Annette (Iacoponelli) Petit. She graduated from St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie and Tulane University with a degree in Psychology. She was a successful entrepreneur and style influencer with Mirabella. It was one of the first high fashion stores on Metairie Road, she married Joe Delafosse in 2010 and raised a beautiful daughter Lily.

Isabelle was a lover of nature and botanicals, raising monarch butterflies and appreciating birds around New Orleans and when traveling and gardening. A life long resident of Old Metairie, she found pleasure is being in the neighborhood and being a part of the community. She was an avid music lover and enjoyed attending concerts with her loyal friends, and as a kid of MTV, she was a particular fan of music from the 1980s and 1990s.

Isabelle was preceded in death by her mother Annette and loving grandmother Ruth. She is survived by her husband, Joe; her daughter, Lily; her father, Yann and step-mother, Margarita; her sister, Lucy Bosworth of Portland, Oregon (husband Claude); niece, Olivia; nephew, William; brother, Helio de Oliveira of Frisco, Texas; niece, Sophia; and mother-in-law Mary Delafosse.

Due to the current attendance restrictions pertaining to the COVID-19, the family will gather for a private visitation and service. There will, however, be a live stream on Facebook Live beginning at twelve o'clock in the afternoon on Monday, December 7, 2020, which may be accessed by visiting Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home’s Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/Lake-Lawn-Metairie-Funeral-Home-2274799866091977/.

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