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July 2013

Youthful & Free

Sunday, Jezebel Magazine in partnership with the BB&T Atlanta Open hosted a party in conjunction with their most recent issue that highlights Atlanta’s Top 100 restaurants. I attended with the hopes of capturing some “Best Dressed” pics and since that was easy peasy as there were lots of well-dressed Atlantans in attendance, I was then able to partake in the tasty food and play in the photobooth! here’s what I wore:
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Dress c/o Free People, Necklace c/o Free People, Cynthia Rowley purse, vintage cuff, rings By Phillip
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some people have an accent nail, i have a PARTY nail!
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Dustin and I thought the front of this dress looks like an owl, can you see it? I think it makes it so much cooler, not that it needed cool points cause it’s just straight AWESOME.
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once we got there Dustin asked “Jess, have you seen your Street Style section in print yet??!” and I exclaimed “NOOO!!!” and we both ran over and flipped to page 58 and then proceeded to OooH and Ahhhh :P then we took the above photos and got filmed doing so by the Modern Luxury videographer, silly awesome moment that I’ll never forget!

the title of this post was actually something Dustin said to me after the party, he said that I looked pretty in my new dress and said that I looked “youthful and free” which made my heart flutter and I thought it was the perfect compliment to me and the dress!

-Flashy

Trader Vic’s

hidden below the Hilton Atlanta downtown is Trader Vic’s, a tiki lounge and restaurant with a Polynesian-meets-Elvis Presley-meets-Hawaii family vacation vibe. they have a long list of Island drinks served in sea shells and delicious food prepared by Chef Cheing Phour. I’ve visited the bar area twice before, once was for this years birthday and I blogged about it (here) and another time was also for a friends birthday. it’s a great spot for birthdays or a night on the town and pretending that you’re going out to eat on a beach vacation. Dustin and I had the pleasure of sampling appetizers with some of Atlanta’s food bloggers and learning more about the history of the restaurant and even how to make a Mai Tai! I kept to my usual mojito and lived vicariously through all the pretty fruit adorned cocktails while noshing on my favorite: coconut shrimp!
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i wore—Kensie tank via clothing swap with friends, Forever 21 skirt via recent Hawaii trip, shoes are recent Ragorama scores, Hobo bag, and sunglasses from Clothing Warehouse-Lil 5
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arrrgh, it’s my date for the fine even’n! *only to be read in pirate voice.
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tiki tunes by TONGO HITI
quirky guys that know how to get a crowd moving and laughing! 
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this is the flower crown I started making at V+VJJZ but finished at home. materials came from Michael’s, old flower leftovers from project #1 for Common Creativ and a few are from Jess Jones’ crown leftovers, a smorgasbord if you will!
outfit side note-I’m excited to style this skirt in a different way. preferably with heels and maybe a crop top. the peplum detail is really fun and flattering for my figure but makes choosing a shirt more of a challenge-or at least with my wardrobe. I knew diving into the peplum scene wouldn’t come as natural but I’m into trying out something new!
thanks for having us Trader Vic’s! city “vacation” night anyone??
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-tonight is a Southern Blog Society meet-up at Bevello and I can’t wait to mingle with everyone in Buckhead, see you soon ladies!
-LF

INSTA-FLASHY

the happenings on the @ladyflashback Instagram feed:
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no TV means I sometimes get randomly crafty and make things, or paint feathers! > > an #ootd pre-Crystal Castles show: LOFT top, UO skirt, Dansko clogs
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Eliz hanging poolside in FL wearing her Fresh.i.Am “NOPE” hat
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my very classy Panama City creation > > beach lounging
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recently inherited my Grandy’s dream catcher > > date night hippy attire: Lila boutique top, WildFlag Atl jeans, Frye sandals, Free People sunnies
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open bedroom windows > > (hears treat bag ruffling)
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arm swag > > new swag: FP sunnies, UO hat
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went to the Great Gatsby premiere with my girl friends and of course we dressed up! I wore a vintage dress, pearls and a made a lil head piece > > also wore these vintage shoes I scored from the Indie Craft Experience’s Salvage sale from Rosa of Recollection Vintage (it’s rare I find vintage heels in my size that are comfy, YAY!)
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work outfit > > play time outfit
L: FP top, Target blazer, Anthropolgie jeans, Saks loafers, MK purse, Clothing Warehouse sunnies
R: FP hat, Zatchels via FP.com purse, Alex + Alex dress, Dansko clogs
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evening bike ride with Eliz around Piedmont Park
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PCB < < ATL
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checking out Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros at Summerfest: wearing UO top, vintage shorts, UO sandals < < what's black & white and upclose?
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Stone Mountain life < < EAV farmers market outfit: Alice + Olivia top, Piko jacket, WildFlag ATL jeans, Saks loafers, vintage Saks bag
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rainy Sunday crafty times, made a new flower crown!
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Decatur date night with Mom wearing my Alexa Chung for Madewell dress < < date night with m'dude wearing sample sale dress, UO sunnies and sandals, vintage Saks bag
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Keri and I are sharing the honor of being Ash’s Maids-of-Honor in her October wedding and we threw her a bridal shower at our fav local coffee and bar-Java Vino, went smashingly good!
sweet boy surprised me with a summery floral bouquet :*
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pool frisbee tossing with Dustin + Mamas Lil Yalla Pils + new sunnies via Clothing Warehouse
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dreams came true when I **FINALLY** got to see Postal Service (with Jenny Lewis!) at Fox Theater, I mean wow-what a show! I wore UO top, Free People skirt, Frye sandals
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this month has been non-stop-explosions!
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meet Dustin, we’ve been attached at the silly-dance-moves-hip! :D
PONCESPLOSION Forth of July Block Party at Bookhouse feat. NOOT D’ NOOT!

speaking of Instagram, today is Day 4 of a 30-day #ABeautifulMess Selfie Challenge, join us at any time or just check out my creative selfies (promise its not just pics of my face all up-close-n-stuff!)

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HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY

back in May I started snapping street style around Atlanta for Jezebel Magazine and I’m happy to announce my first set of pics are out in this month’s issue!! it’s been SO COOL seeing my photos laid out in a REAL LIFE MAGAZINE! here’s my contributor blurb and my 1/2 page spread! 
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contributor photo shot by Josh Gwyn 
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to the sweet models: thanks for taking the time to stop and strike a pose! 
if you’re in Georgia be sure to check out the entire issue as well as next months when I’ll have a fresh set in print!

enjoy your weekend, for I will be at the Mart working the Gift Show for the 3rd Summer straight!!
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FLASHY

BACKYARD BBQ

this time of year is all about bbq’s, denim, Budweiser American flag cans, citronella candles, backyards and lighting things on fire, amiright?! hope everyone had a grand 4th of July and lit many’a fireworks and sipped many’a gold beers while yelling “America!” like my friends and I did :P we certainly didn’t let thunderstorms stop us from shooting balloons with BB Guns or grilling every form of linked meat under the moon! if I’m not mistaken I have celebrated our nations birthday a total of 4 times with the first round being a Backyard BBQ Bash with my V+VJJZ ladies at Jess Jones’ home in Kirkwood. here’s what I wore:
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top via a clothing swap, UO skirt, Sam Edelman boots, vintage backpack, Free People sunnies, headband via Artlantis Art Festival
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Happy Friday!
♥FLASHY