Tag: Jeffrey Kalinsky

Perhaps no clothing store has had more of an impact on Atlanta than the luxury boutique founded by Jeffrey Kalinsky 30 years ago, which put Atlanta on the fashion map and introduced designer lines like Manolo Blahnik, Prada, and Dries Van Noten to the city.

“Polka dots just make me really, really happy,” says Jeffrey Kalinsky, the iconic retailer behind Jeffrey Atlanta and Jeffrey New York. All eight pieces in his exclusive new collection with Carolina Herrera feature the graphic pattern, but this silhouette in silk faille is his favorite.

Known for emerging labels and luxury icons. Founder Jeffrey Kalinsky has introduced Atlanta to Mary Katrantzou and Prabal Gurung, but there’s no shortage of Dior and Céline either.

The crowds turned out last night at the 22nd annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares, women in red-soled Louboutins and midi skirts, men in bright, summery blazers and monk-straps on sockless feet.

As she greeted guests in the platinum VIP reception at the 22nd annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares benefit inside the American Cancer Society building downtown, the event’s long-time co-chair Lila Hertz mused for a moment Monday night about sustainability.

At half past six on Monday evening, there was just one thing missing in the VIP lounge at the 21st annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares private meet-and-greet with Jeffrey Kalinsky at the American Cancer Society building downtown. Clad in blue jogging shorts, the Atlanta and New York retailer was still downstairs, engrossed in a last-minute consult with event chair and bff Lila Hertz as the models did one last run through on the catwalk. But it’s this attention to detail that has made Fashion Cares one of the city’s most anticipated fundraisers of the social season.