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saturday i went to a birthday dinner and wore my favorite black & white dress while sporting my brand new MARC BY MARC JACOBS purse. it’s so fabulous, and made of the softest leather ever.  purchased it from Barneys online and am very very very pleased with the outcome. 

squeel!

thrifted dress, UO tights, Steve Madden heels, MbyMJ purse 

my boots :)

photo by: battlefloydflyer

from the Atlanta Photographers Guild shoot

note to self:

get black and white film soon! the real deal is so much better,  iphoto will have to do for now. . .

smoking is so nasty but lauren bacall looks fabulous here!

edie and those magnificent eyelashes. diggin the fat zipper too.

this week has been nutty around the shop, super super busy and not enough time in the day to actually relax. but it’s near the weekend and the next couple of days should flyyy on by//

End of August, Phoenix was set to play at Variety Playhouse, unfortunately when I discovered this, the show was SOLD OUT. later I was told that the afternoon of the show they had arranged to play a free show at Criminal Records (a record/knick knack store). my buddy at work and I left during our lunch break and hightailed it to Little Five for a personal jam session with some cool ass dudes. 

hung around this little character

so sentimental, not sentimental no

the tunes were not as poppy nor loud due to the small setting and troublesome speaker system but, damn, I enjoyed every second! Couldn’t even contain myself enough to stand still, and did see a couple other folks bouncing around, though a lot of the folks were chill (it was broad daylight and no booze was involved). . .I  bet the show later that night was crunk

some art to my right, very interestinggg

I didn’t even attempt to get in for the show later that night-which I originally planned to make a sign and hold it outside the venue-it was enough for me until they come around again 

and was so thankful to have seen them!

moving along///

here’s a shot of my most recent jewelry purchase from the East Atlanta Village Strut from the lovely lady behind Hot Pink Poo. It’s all made of vintage materials and I’m in love with the wings! 

Le Flash was last weekend in the neighborhood and I wish that everyone could have made it out to see the illuminated art. Here’s a description from the website that describes the idea better than I:

distraction//

this lady in lace was freaky! she held COMPLETELY still and then grabbed my arm as I walked by! Ashleigh was so frazzled she didn’t see a nearby piece of art and ran right into it, spooky I tell you!

good side/bad side, hahah.

this chick wired herself with LED lights and showed them off in the line to the water closet. Ashliegh and I simultaneously gave a “OOOOOOO!”

cargo dancers in the night

they invited the crowd up and one by one we piled in and boogied our booties off! 

“Peep Show”

couple buildings down from my front door, this could be seen.

this art show was so brilliant, it’s an annual event so don’t miss it next year!

today I’m visiting Smith’s Olde Bar to watch the game, then it’s onto Ashliegh’s birthday dinner and outing. Hope you all are enjoying your weekend!!

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jess

September 25th & 26th was Castleberry Hill‘s annual loft walk, Sunday I volunteered and was given a sweet neighborhood tee and a commemorative 80’s replica water bottle, as well as other snacks and swag, AND a free pass to see all the lofts. 

Come with me through the tour from start to finish/ / / / /

loft #1 was hidden above an old warehouse behind Peters St. and you could def tell the home owner was talented in many ways. 

different art gallery underneath this next loft:

walking up the stairs you can see the old fashioned elevator thing-a-mah-bob to the right, fantastic ceiling architecture, party ball and then when you think it couldn’t get any cooler, BAM

part of a freakin airplane! the overhead compartments still work and all! ! ! 

One of the b/e/s/t/ dining rooms around. Check out his collection of vintage Aunt Jemima dolls. oh my, and all the cookie jars! these are my dream cabinets.

long view of his living room. 

he has such a large space, not even including the two art galleries he owns below. jealous yet? if not, check out his ROOF TOP TERRACE. . . . .

this is only 1/2, didn’t get a pic of the other side. 

LOVE LOVE LOVE the doors coming into his place up the stairs leading from main art gallery. his kitchen was to the left coming in, every bit as fabulous. 

 this hip pad is on Fair and Peters

eeek! love the moon chair!

leading down to her mini bar/bedroom/walk-in closet/office-heaven. 

workspace. fancyspace.

wine boy informed me that the owner used to be one of the VP’s of Claire’s Accessories and has traveled all over since, living in Paris for around 3 years-obviously collecting fabulous gear.

her gear.

view from stairs//

their living room wall pulls up, how innovative! 

the artwork was the best here. three levels and a terrace all jam packed with color.

this was his third “floor” which was extremely tiny, from all angles, and let out to an amazing view (on his roof top party spot) of the entire city. 

unique art gallery at loft #5, the loft I was not in love with, but I really enjoyed these screen-prints. 

chandelier at loft #6

ultra pretty! 

as for the rest//loft#7 was closed that day & loft #8 just didn’t compare.  I thought there was going to be more than 8 but after taking the tour realized that even hustling through it still it took me about 1.5 hours. Between talking to folks, sipping on wine, peeking behind all the corners, and walking up and down the hills-it was quite exhausting. Such a fabulous experience, and inspiration!

Since I’m not loaded with $$$$ I’m a frequent “wish list” creator who doesn’t ending up getting even close to half, this is also the case for Ebay and my “watching” list. I suppose it’s fun just browsing around the web looking, watching. . . drooling. . .over items I’ll probably get nor can afford.  Here are some examples/// 

 the fluttery sleeves and sequins detail is perfection

great job Left Coast, the lines/structure + cowl are so dreamy! 

I fell in deep love with this mini purse necklace, in real life it’s pretty large and could hold a couple treasures, i neeed

I knew I should have ordered this, now it’s on backorder till Oct 31st. dammit! it will go with evvverything!

“Petal to the Metal” is the name of this splendid Marc by Marc Jacobs bag, I wish for it so hard! I told Dusty I was going to get a credit card just for it, he frowned upon that idea. 

rainbow druzy is so pretty and this teardrop peacock ring is GORGEOUS! 

Loving the pounded gold! ! !

this Zimmerman dress is slouchy in all the perfect places, love the tiny leopard print.

Chloe Sevigny for Opening Ceremony. 

in the words of Rachel Zoe: I DIE. 

and lastly, I wish for this ladies entire outfit, look at those two-toned-tights!

and the suede wedges, I could go for those too :)

so those are a couple of my web wishes, lets see if the October Santa Claus hears my wishes and grants a couple///

Today was sort of awesome, for I got to see Phoenix play a live show at Criminal Records in Little Five during my lunch break and it was on the free! They are playing ((as I’m typing this)) at Variety Playhouse to a sold out venue-hence why I’m sitting on the couch. . . 

photos soon so I’ll stop talking about it.

good night!

The Sounds played at Variety Playhouse on Saturday night and man did they ROCK OUT! It was everything one could possibly ask for, they played all the songs I wanted to hear and put on a great show.  Maja had the best jewelry and a tube top romper that was ultra fabulous on her tiny body. Took around 60 some odd photos but only a few turned out good, they never stopped moving!

this is what I wore, would have picked different shoes but we walked to the venue and feared getting wet so these served as rain boots.  

she had some great moves!

could I be more thrilled? 

this is what I wore out Friday night to a house party with Ashleigh in Grant Park. couple bands. couple kegs. and a cover of Shake Down Street (Grateful Dead) that made my night. 

kinda bummed you can’t see the studding detail on my new H&M shirt/tunic, but I’m sure it will get worn again in the near future. 

As I hoped this weekend was great.