Photograph by Ben Rollins
Giffin—author of 10 books, including Something Borrowed, which was made into a movie featuring Kate Hudson—knows what she likes. With a closet filled with Balenciaga and Lanvin, Giffin loves classic, timeless pieces paired with elegant, understated jewelry and comfy essentials (“I’m never far from my Frame denim jacket”). And she has places to sport them: Called a “modern-day Jane Austen” by Vanity Fair, Giffin juggles writing, family (including her three children), celebrity events, book tours, and licensing for film and TV.
Hails from
Chicago
Neighborhood
Now, Buckhead, though we used to live in Brookhaven
Fave threads
The pink Carolina Herrera dress I wore to the Something Borrowed premiere
Shops at
Jeffrey Atlanta (with my stylist Kiea Walker) and Ann Mashburn (I love her style—and she is such a kind person)
Favorite designers
Alexander McQueen, Roland Mouret, Alaïa, Christopher Kane, Giambattista Valli, Stella McCartney, and Erdem
Never leaves home without
The Lip Balm by La Mer, Charlotte Tilbury eyeliner in Golden Quartz, and Chantecaille Beauté lipstick in Primrose
Style icon
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Workout
FIT9 and garage workout sessions with my longtime trainer, Jeff MacFarland
Currently craving
Burgers, with either avocado or a fried egg. Pretty much anything is better with a fried egg.
Meeting place
Octane Coffee Bar for coffee or Local Three Kitchen & Bar for a beer
Drink of choice
Greyhound martini or a Salty Dog—basically any vodka-grapefruit cocktails
Reading
How to Love a Jamaican by Alexia Arthurs
Favorite self-written book
Something Blue is my sentimental favorite, and All We Ever Wanted, which is written from different character perspectives, is the novel I’m proudest of—by far.
Hot seller
Giffin’s newest novel explores how one crisis can impact many lives.
This article appears in our August 2018 issue.
