Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

That there is more than enough stuff in our world enables such a crafty ensemble of leggings serged into bike shorts, thrifted, all-over print tee-turned-dress, and summery shoulder bag, all of her own making.

In Chattanooga: The Walnut Street Bridge

A Visit To Collective Clothing

Collective Clothing and my blogging go way back, so I never miss a chance to visit when I am in Chattanooga.

On The Road: Chattanooga

A Memory Of Chattanooga

Of the dress, she told me, "It had these puffy, frou-frou sleeves, so I cut them off." We agreed: the lovely pattern speaks for itself.

On The Road: Chattanooga

Chattanooga Revisited

On The Road: Chattanooga

Those stripes lost a purple layer when she cropped this Goodwill find.

At Henry & June: A Visitor From Chattanooga

On The Road: Chattanooga

Chattanooga was briefly our home and the site of my first blog, The Chattanoogan. Between friends there and family in Knoxville, Tennessee remains a favorite travel destination. My most recent roadtrip included a visit to the Chattanooga atelier of Anna Victoria Design. We met last summer at the Atlanta Apparel Market, where she won the Buyer's Choice among emerging designers. With the Nashville Fashion Week looming in calendar, Anna paused from her busy day to show me around the place where dresses are made for boutiques like Laura Kathryn in Birmingham, Hemline in Mobile and her new webstore.

On The Road: Chattanooga

dress: Target
cardigan: LOFT
sunnies: Anthropolgie

On The Road: Bike Share In Chattanooga

photo credit: kindness of a stranger
Yes, it was a warm day to try Bike Chattanooga, but I'll ride again any time. Three hundred bikes at thirty stations and a superb network of trails ensure its popularity. Please follow this link to read about plans for Atlanta-Decatur Bike Share.

On The Road: Chattanooga

A Rainy Day Memory

from my first blog, The Chattanoogan

We had just finished making yesterday's portrait when the skies above Virginia-Highland opened. Within minutes, rain gutters were overflowing in the sunshine. Today promises more of the same, so home I stay to catch up on all the mundane chores that somehow accumulate during my searches for fashion outliers. This bit of fun recalls a soggy day from May of 2009.

The Revival Of Vintage, Part IV

Having just returned from this visit to Chattanooga made it all the nicer to meet the proprietors of that city's Vintage Love at The Goat Farm.
It bears repeating: regular postings to The Chattanoogan ceased in July 2010, yet more than 400 page views were recorded during the past thirty days. Chance encounters both here and there cannot account for all such traffic. Chattanooga remains a deep well of style and a wonderful opportunity for street fashion blogging. Anyone?

On The Road: Chattanooga

Lisa Cutler's amazing handbags first came to my attention three years ago at the 4 Bridges Arts Festival in Chattanooga, where she makes them from a variety of re-purposed fabrics, all with bungee cord handles for a comfortable surprise that guarantees notice. My sweetie carries a red one. Another is pictured over her friend's shoulder, but Lisa's favorite burden arrived in January. Congratulations and welcome!
Regular postings to The Chattanoogan ceased in July 2010, yet that blog recorded 400+ page views during the past thirty days. Chance encounters both here and there cannot account for all such traffic. Chattanooga remains a deep well of style and a wonderful opportunity for street fashion blogging. Anyone?

On The Road: MAINx24 In Chattanooga

Saturday I returned to my street fashion blogging roots when Chattanooga hosted MAINx24. The subject of my very first blog's fourth posting, Glamour In The Garden was the 2008 event's fashion show. Little did I then know that one year later, Sondra and Travis Aten would co-produce with me a radically different, Wes Anderson-themed show of vintage and upcycled looks. South side Chattanooga applauded our theatricality and a tradition was born. The Atens put together a Tim Burtonesque feature last year and, for 2011, collaborated with Zombi Candi for an over-the-top, John Waters inspired celebration of hair, hot rods, hair products and sundry sixties stuff. For more runway images and some looks behind the scenes, please follow this link.

Un Peu D'Histoire: Chattanooga

Before Atlanta Street Fashion, my first effort was The Chattanoogan. Those eighteen months offered a wonderful lesson in blogging street fashions. Its popularity endures to the tune of 100+ page views per month. Please join me in this retrospective of city cyclists, thrifted goodness, charming mash ups and old fashioned elegance from our neighbor city to the north.