Sekou Thornell is rewriting the rules of soccer and style
Sekou Thornell could be considered a creative Swiss Army Knife. As the creative director and founder of Atlanta-based streetwear label Kitboys Club, he fuses apparel design, photography, and videography to exalt his earliest passion: soccer. This year, he’s a recipient of Adidas’ Honoring Black Excellence award, a program that honors the artistry and accomplishments of Black collectives and community leaders.
7 looks that capture the essence of ADAMA’s Flowers & Seeds Gala
Arts patronage met creative expression against the backdrop of the Flowers & Seeds Gala, an annual fundraiser for the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA). The event, which celebrated Black art and culture from across the African diaspora, honored sculptor Curtis Patterson and painter Hasani Sahlehe with the Nellie Mae Rowe Award, supported by the Judith Alexander Foundation.
Finally! Buckhead Atlanta shops announced
For years, talk of fancy shops at Peachtree and Roswell roads in Buckhead has buzzed and abated as the cranes creaked on and off. Finally, as the mixed-use Buckhead Atlanta development fills the longtime hole in the ground, the chatter comes to fruition.
Hard Rock unveils ‘Treasures’ in Atlanta
Even the most jaded media folks couldn’t resist snapping a few selfies in front of the iconic rock outfits unveiled Monday night during a press preview party for the Treasures of the Hard Rock exhibition at the downtown restaurant and rock club’s Velvet Underground space. There were moments during the three-hour cocktail party when you couldn’t even get near TLC singer/rapper/lyricist Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes’ white CrazySexyCool tour outfit for all the pop up amateur photography occurring.
Walking Dead’s Glenn and Maggie get all dolled up for Los Angeles magazine
Actors Steven Yeun and Lauren Cohan show off a much more idyllic scene, dressed in some seriously stylish digs (Christian Siriano and Paul Smith, to be exact) in a fashion feature for our sister publication Los Angeles magazine.
Crown & Caliber offers an eBay alternative for luxury watch re-sales
Out of a nondescript Buckhead office, Hamilton Powell, a fourth-generation Atlantan, consigns some of the world’s finest watches: Rolexes, vintage Glashüttes, Patek Philippes.
Father’s Day fashion finds from hip new ATL shops
Fourteen fun summer styles that will make great gifts for dad this Father's Day.
Candler Park’s Hannah Cross dazzles with debut scarf collection
Local illustrator and graphic designer Hannah Cross recently debuted her collection of fine scarves, and we haven't been this dazzled by silk since Hermes opened at Buckhead Atlanta.
Festival style from TomorrowWorld 2013
TommorowWorld, the U.S. sibling to Belgian music festival Tommorowland, made its debut at a horse farm south of Atlanta last weekend. The event drew an estimated 50,000 revelers a day, drawn by the 300 artists and fantastical stage settings. But festivalgoers put on a show of their own, in looks that ranged from whimsical to scandalous. Here's a sampling of some of our favorite looks.
Res Ipsa: Two Atlanta lawyers go from torts to ties
Every law student knows res ipsa loquitur, Latin for “the thing speaks for itself,” first applied in an 1863 lawsuit in which a barrel fell from a window and hit a passerby. The court ruled in the plaintiff’s favor because the facts were so clear.
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