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SUMMERFEST + ARTLANTIS

as I’m sure you’ve gathered by now, I’m usually playing catch-up on updating recent events (hence Flashback!) so here’s another catching-up post from last weekend’s Summerfest + Artlantis events.

Summerfest is located on Virginia Ave and pretty much takes over Highland Ave. it features artists, food, live music and high Southern temperatures! each year I’ve lived in ATL I’ve attended the event with layers of SPF, a hand fan and cup of water and STILL get so exhausted from the sun and heat but I keep going back for more as I love all forms of festivals! Artlantis which is just down the street on Ponce De Leon, also takes place on the same day, but is Indie and has more affordable arts and craft goods. it’s fun to attend both to see all the variety of art, from high end contemporary pieces that I personally wouldn’t buy but enjoy admiring to reconstructed vintage clothing, between the two events you get to see a wide variety of goodies!

here’s some streetstyle, detailed shots of pretty things and festival snaps:

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my outfit: Urban Outfitters top, shorts & shades, Frye sandals, vintage bag and necklace
hung out with Mallory who wore a Loft dress & necklace, Target hat, Havaianas flip flops and Ray Bans sunnies
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also spent the day with this pretty lady, Ashley, who was so patient with me running around snapping photos!  
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the sweet lil lady in the floral shades told me they were on SALE at UO and I actually ran and got them for myself on the way to Artlantis, $10, SCORE!
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after taking the pic of the girl on the left we recognized each other and realized I had actually taken her photo during Shaky Knees fest! I must really dig her style! dress on the right is vintage and ADORABLE.
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top pic is of a little girl’s rad high top sneakers, she was pretty bashful but I think she was just playing it wayyyyy cool (since after all, she WAS super hip!) bottom Docs were recently purchased and she was real stoked I took this pic, yay!
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my one purchase came from the booth and artist on the left, it’s a bendable headband that is made from vintage fabric (she is actually wearing one she made!) wish I could remember the name of their booth. shorts and crop tops are also a nice way to stay cool and were sported by many.
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artist and hip lady behind the brand Melting Sun Apparel and her goods.
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bumped into gal pal Nadia Maria riding in on her sweet road bike wearing highwaist scalloped shorts.
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left side lady scored this romper from the fest and immediately put it on to beat the heat! gal on the right is playing it smart by cooling down with a locally made King of Pops.
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Foxboxes artist hanging in her booth which has really neat flasks (that are VERY practical and I use often).
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really cool cement planters by local artist featuring my favorite plants: succulents.
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shake-weight-guy rocking out for the Ponce De Leon traffic. he’s a staple around these parts!
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Jess Jones porch hanging after a long and sun filled day adorned by my favorite pattern-of-the-moment, polka dots!
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capped off the day with porch chilling and grilling with friends with this cutie named Buddy who belongs to the chef and hostess Stephanie. such a good day and it’s only the beginning of the Summer!

have a good weekend and as always-support local stuff!!
FLASHY

FESTIVAL FASHION

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being that Shaky Knees music fest was rainy and very very muddy the conditions for fashionable attire were non-existent but a couple’a ladies (and a few gents) gave it their best. denim, parkas and hats could be seen on many and MOST were wearing boots of some kind. took the majority of these photos on the second day when the sun came out to say hello for a bit…but here’s a small recap of both days!
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my outfit details- top: UO, jeans: Citizen of Humanity, (borrowed) boots: Hunter, sunnies: Clothing Warehouse, flower crown (that is now destroyed) made be me!
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gave my babe this shirt from the Hawaii Forever 21, he loved it!
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these ladies said to hell with it and went for fun + functional with a tribute to Cinco de Mayo

like I previously said, proud of everyone for putting music first and getting out in the cray weather!

the Silver Foxxx and I just bought tickets to Austin City Limits, can not wait for those 3 days but in between now and then there’s lots of fun to be had!
-Flashy

SHAKY KNEES MUSIC FEST

this weekend was Shaky Knees fest’s inaugural year and to say it was a wild ride is an understatement. I’d like to give everyone that stuck it out in the weather conditions an internet HIGH-FIVE! since mother nature showed very little mercy for attendees trying to watch and listen to good ole Southern folky bluesy tunes such as Dr. Dog, The Lumineers, Jim James, Band of Horses, Gary Clark Jr., Shovels and Rope and lots of other goodies! it was a rain or shine event that mostly RAINED. good thing my gal pal Mallory loaned me her rain boots because they were needed in the craziest possible way! 
because everyone was decked out in water proof gear (or just drunk enough to not care they were soaked…) I thought it’d be fun to capture some of the rain boots I spotted, here is a glimpse into days 1 and 2 of the Wet n’muddy n’soggy rainy festival:
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(right) dedication at its finest! 
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how great are some of these boots!? some of them I can assure you were NOT waterproof… 
thanks to everyone who paused in the sludge for these pics!

since day 2 was a little more dry I snapped some festival fashion shots, will post next!
xoxo, a now dried out and less muddy, Flashy :P

FESTIVAL FASHION

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and so it begins, the start of FESTIVAL SEASON, can I get a yayyyyyyyy?!?!

though I didn’t make it to Coachella again this year I’m always stoked to scour the internet for my favorite festival outfits. I was waiting till both weekends were over to collect as many looks as possible but as it turns out the best outfits were from Weekend One and I actually had a hard time even finding photos from Weekend Two…

after narrowing them down to my faves, I can say this year, much like all the other Coachella weekends did NOT disappoint! thanks to all the StreetStyle photographers out there capturing what we non-attendees can’t see for ourselves!

per usual I’ve paired together similar looks/color pallets/accessories/etc that I noticed were “trending” among the fashionable ladies, for example flower crowns or matching two-pieced outfits.

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personally when I attend a festival it’s all about comfort and dressing practically for the weather conditions, especially since I usually camp (not to be confused with GLAMPING!)  so heels and white bottoms wouldn’t be my go-to but I do appreciate the effort that goes into Coachella.

speaking of getting excited for music, Atlanta has many’a festivals coming up, one of which is this weekend-Shaky Knees Festival-that I’ve been given a press pass to shoot this Saturday! Band of Horses is headlining and I couldn’t be more excited to cover the event! going to try and capture a few festival fashion shots of concert-goers if that’s possible around here, hahha, not saying ATL doesn’t have style but it’s certainly no Coachella..   other festivals heading our way in the next couple weekends are Party in the Park (Passion Pit, Yeasayer, Elle Goulding) and Jazz Fest (FREE! Memorial Day weekend)

get excited party people, SUMMER + MUSIC is on the way!
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FESTIVAL FASHION: COACHELLA 2012

yet another year living vicariously thru photographs and blogs trying to have a small Coachella experience..
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last time i had the pleasure of attending was 2010, the next time i truly love the lineup, no doubt you’ll find me there!
here are some of my favorite snaps from the fields of Indio, California:
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(above via Vogue, #4 via Harpers Bazaar, others via Refinery 29)

have a great week!
-Flashy