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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

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

EXPERIMENTING

though I’ve tried several times to rock odd shaped slacks such as harem pants, carrot top (aka paperbag trousers) etc. I’ve had no luck with my body shape looking even REMOTELY flattering with the structure of the waist. so, I had given up until I spotted these maroon Urban Outfitters slacks at a clothing swap and since they were free I thought, eh ..why not give’em a try? took a lil courage and the right top but I think this outfit is somewhat flattering, trendy and it was extremely comfortable for a Friday afternoon at work and afterwards having dinner with a friend.
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LOFT top, UO pants, Frye sandals, vintage bag, Clothing Warehouse sunnies 
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playing around with layers, discovered this fun film reel in Photoshop!
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thanks to my roomieboo who snapped these sharp pics! she’ll make an appearance on the blog soon, should  share some of her killer art!
hope everyone enjoyed the first official weekend of Summer! mine included biking around Piedmont park, tossing the frisbee and eating fresh chips and salsa, all with SPF 45-just needed to get in a lil pool time and it would have been complete!!
xoxo, Flashy

Darling + Dapper

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with recent rainy days upon rainy days and random periods of cold fronts that make you question which month it is, my wardrobe has experienced some backtracking resulting in returning to Fall pieces. for example, these two-tone Anthropologie slacks, part light wool/part cotton blend that I wore two weekends ago while hanging out in the White Provisions area paired with some of my favorite recent on-sale scores. these slacks were just $19.99, bag was $60 (and I used a coupon for $15%) and top was $39.99, gotta love some deals!
speaking of, I know I’ve admitted this several times but just for good measure I’ll say it again: I LOVE A GOOD BARGAIN. while I wish I could buy full priced pieces from shops like Madewell, Anthro, Free People, Jcrew, (INSERT SO MANY MORE HERE…) I just, can’t. even if the funds are there and I’ve convinced myself I “deserve” something new and amazing for one reason or another, I still go for the deals. looking back, I suppose I have my mom to thank for instilling this in my brain as she wouldn’t buy things full priced and insisted that “it’ll always go on sale” and she’s right. I’ve worked in many retail stores and saw this for myself so I usually follow that golden rule while shopping but oooooccasionally treat myself to a full priced item every now and again.. 
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Perry Ellis button down, Billy Reid tie, Asos slacks
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had a few day drinks and threw darts at Ormsby’s which has a great wine and beer list and TONS of fun games, highly recommend for day or night. 
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a stern Silver Foxxx :P
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new fave white wine: Cambria’s Chardonnaydouble_bright
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I’m Wearing: Dear Creatures blouse, Anthro slacks, Zatchels satchel purse via FP.com, Sixtyseven boots via Anthro.com, iced Americano via Octane on Howell Mill

Happy Humpday!
next up: either a INSTA-FLASHY post since it’s way overdue OR a Street Style inspiration post…..I’ll surprise you!

-Flashy