NAWBO Holiday Party, Act II

Shortly after being awarded a Best Of Atlanta prize, I was invited to the National Association Of Women Business Owners 2011 holiday party at Tootsies. Thus began a special relationship. Thank you, NAWBO Atlanta, for two years of stylish networking.
blouse: Valentino
trousers: Joie
boots: Me Too

NAWBO Holiday Party, Act I

Shortly after being awarded a Best Of Atlanta prize, I was invited to the National Association Of Women Business Owners 2011 holiday party at Tootsies. Thus began a special relationship. Thank you, NAWBO Atlanta, for two years of stylish networking.
dress: Lotta Stensson
boots: Frye

At The NAWBO June Luncheon

Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead is Facebook COO Cheryl Sandberg's treatise on how to expand the presence of women decision makers in all walks of life. Her TED Talk, "Why we have too few women leaders" has been viewed more than 2.5 million times. The conversation continues in her LeanIn.org non-profit network and inspired the Atlanta NAWBO chapter to assemble a panel to discuss these issues at their June luncheon. If such thought provoking exchanges and business networking appeal to you, consider the many benefits of membership in the National Association Of Women Business Owners.

Street Scene: Tower Place

While shopping in Arizona, a friend admired this dress for its subtle, somber plaid and thought of her. Has anyone else a story of such caring and generosity?
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Street Scene: Buckhead

Street Scene: Tower Place

dress and shawl: Calvin Klein
shoes: Guess
clutch: René René

At The NAWBO October Mixer, Part II

dress: Kane
boots: Stuart Weitzman
Thank you, NAWBO.

At The NAWBO October Mixer, Part I

"You can never go wrong where the flight attendants shop," she told me of the amazing scarf, a souvenir of Barcelona. It chimes well with her Lafayette jacket. A little black dress from Anne Klein and Ros Hommerson pumps finish the look. If sharing travel stories and business networking appeal to you, consider the many benefits of membership in the National Association Of Women Business Owners.

In Buckhead

dress: Max Studio
boots: Franco Sarto

Street Scene: Peachtree Road

blouse: Glam from Festivity
jeggings: Ann Taylor
shoes: Aldo
necklace: her own making

At Phipps Plaza

dress: Esley
cardigan: Anthropologie
shoes: Target
Thank you, NAWBO.

In Buckhead

dress: Adrianna Papell
shoes: Kate Spade
bag: Paris flea market
jewelry: David Yurman
watch: Brera Orologi
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At The NAWBO June Luncheon

dress: Carmen Marc Valvo
shoes: Rampage
bag: Elliott Lucca
"Speak and you shall receive," declares Denise Hedges, who addressed the Atlanta NAWBO chapter luncheon Thursday. While public speaking may not resemble style blogging, the same diplomatic practices apply to the one-on-one encounters that result in these blog postings. They even apply to selling and I will remember her words because the time has come to seek blog sponsors. This forum now generates three hundred page views on a good day. Send me an email line if you would like to reach an audience of stylish Atlantans.

At The NAWBO May Luncheon

seersucker dress: Nine West
shrug: Dana Buchman
shoes: Harold

Like a well put together outfit, an organized workspace frees us to be our best. Such was the message from Interior Designer Debby Hall at today's National Association Of Women Business Owners luncheon. Buckhead Club guests enjoyed Caesar salad, salmon with succotash and fruit cobbler by Chef Daniel André.

In Buckhead: The NAWBO April Mixer

Entrepreneurs are creative people. Seeing needs and finding novel ways of fulfilling them requires original thinking. Such was the advice given me at the National Association Of Women Business Owners April Mixer. While it is not now in the budget, wrapping my car in Atlanta Street Fashion livery would bring the blog lots of notice. From Buckhead to College Park and the West End to Decatur, it covers a lot of ground. Even parked conspicuously while I ride away on the bike, people would get the message. Maybe for Christmas....
What I did take away from that happy hour was a renewed sense of mission, which shows in the layout. Please take a moment to enjoy the updated portfolio of youth and pets portraiture. Celebrating the beauty around us, be it something worn in the streets or part of your own life, are the images I love most. Thank you, NAWBO, for this wonderful networking opportunity.

At Phipps Plaza: The NAWBO March Mixer

jacket and skirt: Talbot's
shoes: Josef Seibel
The National Association Of Women Business Owners holds its April networking mixer tomorrow evening at the Capital Grille.

In Buckhead: Tower Place

cardigan: Max Studio
dress: Ann Taylor
scarf: old friend
boots: Nordstrom
watch: Michele

At Phipps Plaza

An intimate space designed by Brian Watford for Chef Micah Willix, Latitude was the setting for a National Association Of Women Business Owners mixer. Rather than celebrate individuals, these images revel in the convivial atmosphere. If such networking appeals to you, see their website for the many possibilities offered by membership in NAWBO.

At The NAWBO February Luncheon

blouse: BCBG Max Azria
skirt: Jones New York
shoes: Liz Claiborne

Being house photographer to the Atlanta chapter of the National Association Of Women Business Owners is more than a source of great looks to share with you. Today's talk on social networking by Barb Giamanco  gave this blogger much food for thought on sales and marketing. Thank you, NAWBO.  

At The NAWBO January Luncheon

jacket: Kensie
trousers: Ted Baker
boots: Carlos Santana


scarf: souvenir of New York from a street vendor
blouse: time out of mind
boots: Nine West
head band: J. Crew


corduroy dress: Boden
boots: Ecco


sweater and scarf: Forever 21
blouse: Ralph Lauren
boots: Fossil
bag: Macy's


Being named Best Fashion Blogger for 2011 by Atlanta Magazine does bring its perks. When last month TOOTSIES hosted the National Association of Women Business Owners' holiday party, I was invited to blog about it here. Thursday's luncheon in the Buckhead Club was more businesslike, but still afforded fashion hunting in a rarefied atmosphere twenty-six stories above Peachtree Road. Guest speaker Annette Saldana gave account of her entrepreneurial insights in a talk called "The Art & Science of Irresistible Requests". I left with a wider network, strengthened optimism and four great looks to share with you. Thanks, NAWBO.