At The Smithsonian

dress: BCBG Max Azria
boots: Burberry
bag: Lanvin
Her ensemble perfectly matched the floor at the
Luce Foundation Center for American Art, site of the
Art-o-mat® 15th Anniversary Swap Meet.

July In Georgia

The streets of Decatur yielded this stylish couple and their love of stripes. At left is George Lundeen's Valentine. On that warmest of afternoons, I thank Worthmore and Wild Oats and Billy Goats for giving me water.

In Selborne Lane

dress: Anna Grace
shoes: Target
necklace: Lizzard Thicket
rings and bangles: Resource

In Castleberry Hill

dress: Belle du Jour
scarf: Banana Republic
bag: Coach
shoes: Aldo

On Peachtree Street

vest: thrifted
shirt: Calvin Klein
jeans: Levi's
shoes: Study

DIY In Little Five Points

dress: Target
bag and shoes: Michael Kors
ring: Charlotte Russe
earrings: vintage
necklace: diy repurposed bag chain

With Her Best Friend At Octane

pencil skirt: Urban Outfitters
shoes: Antonio Melani
hat: souvenir of Santiago
watch: Troika

On Euclid Avenue

In Little Five Points

jumper: H&M
bag: thrifted in Blue Ridge Mountains
sandals: Target
scarf: diy from dress remnants
art: Iman Person

In Buckhead

Hermes Black Sellier Kelly from Bella Bag

On Findley Plaza

tribal prints: Aaferti Universal from Fearless Weirdos

matching turquoise retro cruiser bike: Schwinn

Bikes And Bites This Saturday

The July Heels On Wheels ride is a date night. Yes, gentlemen are invited to a 6pm rendezvous at the Inman Park train station. From there, a meandering route will find dinner in Terrace at the Ellis Hotel. Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, Central Atlanta Progress and Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week have joined forces to offer Saturday patrons valet parking for their bicycles at 191 Peachtree. To make your H.O.W. reservation, rsvp to jessica@atlantabike.org.

See you there!

In Oakhurst: Her Best Friend

blouse and sunnies: Forever 21
trousers: J. Crew
clogs: Mia

On North Highland Avenue

shorts: H&M
earrings: Bombay Gal
scarf: Rollick

In Little Five Points

In Piedmont Park: A Good Vintage

His vintage three speed Robin Hood by Raleigh was a craigslist find. See badge details of this well preserved treasure on
Atlanta Bicycle Chic.

A Visitor From New York

On Miami Circle

Valentino Coral Rock Stud Satchel Bag from Bella Bag

In Decatur: A Cyclist Braves The Heat

dress: I ♥ RONSON
shoes: Keds
bicycle: vintage Ross 3-speed

Cyclists agree: riding resembles flying. With little more effort than walking, our legs propel us faster than we can run. Silver spokes flashing in sunlight lift both bodies and souls. Those sensations remain as liberating as your first ride's, so feel like a kid again. Turn your commute into exercise. Leave the automobile at home or day-park it for free at a MARTA station. The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition offers welcoming advice for newbies and opportunities for anyone to make a difference. Ride on!

Keeping Cool In Little Five Points

romper and belt: Salvation Army, Key West
shoes: Banana Republic
sunnies: Urban Outfitters
parasol: Virginia-Highland boutique

Parasols make a lot of sense in our southern climate, not to mention their allure. Don't wilt in the heat. Cover your heads. Brian Hadden of A Thrift Life found admirable millinery and haberdashery at the Decatur Arts Festival. Use sunscreen and stay hydrated. Lateley I've been offered bottled water in Billy Reid and 310 Rosemont. Thanks for being so thoughtful.

At The Bro-Down

dress: Maison Scotch
espadrilles: from France
cedar jewelry: Thank You Kindly

Brodie narrates.

Train conductor Angel Poventude and Brodie swap rail stories.

One shudders to think of the risks taken by this sweet and gentle spirit in conditions quite at odds with his nature, yet photographer Mike Brodie, aka "The Polaroid Kidd", spent four years documenting life hopping freight trains. Sensitive portraits of Brodie's fellow travelers juxtapose their humanity to unforgiving steel, at turns both their refuge and peril. "Riding suicide" in one image, three pairs of feet shod in artfully chosen Nikes dangle inches above the cross ties, rails and wheels. Torn clothing is kept and mended, bearing its own stylistic witness to the journey. Vagabonding informs his landscapes, whose vanishing points beckon viewers with adventures yet to come.
Atlantan Lloyd Benjamin of Get This! Gallery was among the first to recognize Brodie's achievements with a 2006 solo exhibition called "Homesteadaz". The Baum Award for Emerging American Photographers followed in 2007 along with notice from American Photo and The New Yorker. A Period of Juvenile Prosperity is the title of his forthcoming book from Twin Palms Publishers. Thank you BurnAway and Get This! Gallery for the preview.

In Poncey-Highland: For Retro Gents

Kenneth Beatrice

In Ormewood Park: Her Best Friend

blouse and seersucker trousers: Anthropologie
shoes: Seychelles
vintage necklace and bangles: Lucky Exchange