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October 2012

INSTA-FLASHY

as usual, LOTS of things happening here in Atlanta, some of which is captured on camera..

mid September – last weekend via Instagram

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Joan Jett rocking out at Music Midtown // visiting from FL, Liz and I on the beltline
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Florence at Music Midtown wearing a fan’s flower crown // a peaceful Liz in between dance moves
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MUSIC MIDTOWN 2012 was a damn good time! // DV by Dolce Vita flatforms with some striped stockings for the October Apparel Market
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took some ladies home to Alabama for a girls weekend and we rented a pontoon boat loaded with cold beers and went tubing! // mom snapped this pic of us hanging on some rocks on Lake Tuscaloosa
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gal pal threw a Las Vegas themed birthday, I wore a vintage sequin jacket and an old Jessica McClintock dress from highschool // bday party favors!
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sitting in ATL traffic snapping pics=safety first // for real safe in this teal hard hat I call a helmet!
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roomie baked a cake, it was good // flowers in Midtown on a rainy day
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L is for Lady Flashback // MailChimp party balloons
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wore a Forever 21 dress, Urban Outfitters flatforms and vintage bracelets for the Atlanta Style Bloggers 1-Year Anniversary at W Buckhead // ran into Marilyn at the Mail Chimp party wearing the same dress
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hosted a clothing swap with Shear Love which was a huge success // took home this brand new VACANT top/tunic, love the scalloped collar!
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a day in the life of a jewelry designer assistant (MIA boots, Citizen jeans) // spotted these wild Docs at the Atlanta Shoe Show
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mirror and candle are thrift store scores totally something like $1.75 // vintage purse from Rag-O-Rama, can’t wait to put it to use!
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Tater was put on a diet, needless to say it failed // took t-shirt pics for Fallen Arrows, had the most fun with this Lucha Libre tee
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Front Page News, Little 5 Points // sporting my [current] favorite dress on Ponce (Jcrew hat, F21 dress, Elliot Lucca purse, Frye sandales)
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“asleep” wearing V.LU necklace // cute lil Madewell earrings
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MIA suede brogues // arm party including pearl & chain bracelet I picked up at the clothing swap
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cheesing it in Madison, GA (vintage top, UO skirt) // flowers from a cute boy
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grey on grey (Oakleys, UO top, Wetseal dress, DV flatforms, Kate Spade bag) // Alexa Chung for Madewell pouch and its contents
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escaped to the historic town of Madison a few weekends back, hung out at my Great Aunts house for a day // wild flowers in their town square
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clever guacamole dip display at this month’s Vino + Vajayjayz Halloween Edition // headless Flashy on the way to MS MR & Group Love at the Masquerade
(Kensie sweater, Current Elliot jeans, destroyed Aldo boots)
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a Bama fan’s porch art // taking a rest after L5P Halloween parade
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our take on Suzy & Sam from Moonrise Kingdom
[upper half] // [lower half]

is it just me or does it feel like Halloween has already happened? guess that’s cause I’ve already dressed up a handful of times…next up: ZOMBIE PROM!

have a good weekend!
-Flashy

FLOWER POWER

for this month’s LF X COMMON CREATIV DIY + DRINK i made a flower crown from faux flowers, felt and floral wire. after browsing through other blogger’s tutorials i found multiple ways of producing the crown and through my own small battle this method, in my opinion, is the best way for a professional result that’ll last. here are some pics, see Common Creativ for full instructions, post and drink recipe!
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ended up not using my dogwood flowers so i used them to create a simple version using only 3 ingredients: flowers, hot glue & thick floral wire. way easy! 
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then started experimenting with my camera’s shutter speed, it was nearly dark when i took these but managed to pull what little light was left and got some cool shots-
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-dress via the clothing swap i hosted with Shear Love, Frye sandals-
this weekend is the lil5 Halloween parade, one of my favorite events ALL YEAR! i’ll be dressing up as Suzy Bishop from Moonrise Kingdom. 
have a good rest of the week, not too long till its the weekend!
-Flashy 

thinkPINK

as mentioned in an earlier post i had the pleasure of teaming up with 7 other Atlanta Style Bloggers for the W ThinksPINK Cure on the Catwalk event on Sept 27th. We were each paired with a breast cancer survivor and given a specific boutique in Buckhead to “shop” for our model’s look. unfortunately my model couldn’t make it and poor Ebony of Fashionista Next Door couldn’t attend so i was paired up with her model and visa versa. they had picked out two looks and i got to choose the final outfit so in a way i was able to “style” a runway look :) here’s the press photos by Sara Hanna Photography and a few i snapped during the event. 
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fellow Atlanta Style Bloggers who attended-Miss Natalie of Pocket of Phresh and Kel Cadet of R-ki-Tekt

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all in the detail!
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Kensie dress, hair by Van Michael salon, Target shoes (Dolce Vita knockoffs!) 

thanks to the W Buckhead for having us, Atlanta Style Blogger Mattie James for inviting me to participate, both my awesome models and the Pink Heels Foundation for starting an organization for strong woman!

-FLASHY

up next: tomorrow my D+DIY column (actually from Sept but pushed till now) is getting posted…lil hint: the craft is a throw back to my hippie days!

KITTY KITTY

this weekend was pretty laid back with a last minute potluck held at my house and a trip to Madison, GA to escape the hustle and bustle of the city and eat true country food. before skipping town i grabbed some brunch and beermosa’s at Midway pub and wore more ivory and blush-two colors i’ve really grown to love to incorporate in my wardrobe. encountered a furry friend that posed for the glam cam!

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outfit: top H&M, bottoms Hotkiss, kicks Frye, bag Kate Spade 

remember the brand Hot Kiss? i do! wore it back in the day and while shopping at TJ MAXX in Cocoa Beach, FL back in August found these light washed floral skinnies. even though i’m not a huge fan of lowrise jeans anymore i had to have these (esp at $19.99!).

gotta love a deal and a throw back to high school!

next post: photos from Cute on the Catwalk!

-Flashy