Tag: Style
Hot Shop: Swank
Emily Dees Boulden doesn’t waste a lot of time. In 2004, just days after earning her fashion merchandising degree, the Ole Miss grad struck off for Birmingham to work as an assistant buyer for Saks Incorporated.
Hot Shop: My My My
Situated on a busy stretch of Peachtree where parking is scarce, vintage boutique My My My is geared toward foot traffic—tourists staying at nearby hotels, passersby en route to Starbucks or the Vortex. Fortunately, retro mannequins with full heads of hair and colorful getups are proven traffic stoppers.
Hot Shop: Lululemon Athletica
Lululemon is big on buzzwords. The Canadian yoga-wear company refers to its salespeople as “educators,” customers as “guests.” The website offers a mission statement, a manifesto, and a list of core values that includes the following: “When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandmother—not screaming like all the passengers in her car.”
Hot Shop: Bill Hallman Studio
If there’s a recession-proof clothing boutique in Atlanta, Virginia-Highland’s Bill Hallman is it. The store has been open nineteen years—an eternity for an independent retailer that stocks emerging and offbeat labels. But even Hallman, forty-three, has had to bend his business to the times. Due to high rent on North Highland and affordable real estate elsewhere, he decided to shrink his original location by half and roll out a series of small neighborhood shops. In addition to Bill
Beauty School: Inman Park’s The Aviary
If your inner wood nymph needs some preening, find a perch at the Aviary, Atlanta’s most uncompromisingly eco-conscious spa and salon.
“It doesn’t smell like any hair salon you’ve ever been to, because all of our coloring is 100 p
Style Insider: Don’s Draper
An equestrian design on Mad Men
Janie Bryant’s grandmother was the sort of hostess who modeled a different apron for every occasion.
Style Insiders: Runway Projects
LEONA
Two and a half years ago, Lauren Leonard turned down a handful of New York design jobs to launch a women’s clothing line from her parents’ Tuscaloosa home. Today, the twenty-five-year-old lives and works in a Buckhead loft and hopes to round out a list of sixt
Style Insider: Kathleen Plate
Most people see a bottled beverage for what’s inside—flavor, texture, the promise of a buzz. Kathleen Plate has a different take. Beer bottles, she’ll tell you, are made from a soft glass; their shape is often imperfect. Champagne bottles are hard, built to withstand the pressure of carbonation. Coke bottles just have this sparkle—
One-on-One: Jason Wu
The breakthrough designer (remember Michelle Obama’s inaugural ball gown?) appears at this month’s Jeffrey Fashion Cares fundraiser. He chats about stepping out in the South.
Have you gotten used to being an honored guest? I’m never used to it. I’ m very low key, I like to
Beauty School: Five Facials Under $50
Fabu Face SpaPhotograph by Caroline KilgoreRejuvenate Spa’s Minif