Lisa Rayner on Being a Southern Woman and Trophy Wife
Lisa Rayner is a PR maven, writer and a fan of other Southern women living in Atlanta. This fashionista has lived nine lives and is writing a tell all book.
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How the Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits’ Zoom Cooking Classes Made Me A Better Me
I can’t be certain how I discovered Zoom cooking classes at Charleston Academy of Domestic Pursuits. (Yes, that’s the real name and yes, it’s fabulous!) It was during “Covid Times” for sure. The post du jour was for Carbs 101, a new series of Zoom cooking classes offered by the school’s dean, Suzanne Pollak.
What Daniel Mason-Jones Learned From Growing Up in South Carolina
A sought-after speaker, leadership guru, and entrepreneur with his own podcast, More Than Beauty, Daniel Mason-Jones is a force of nature. One with a thick southern accent. He’s the owner of Muse Salon & Spa, a high-end teaching salon in Johns Creek, Ga. Johns Creek is a wealthy Northern suburb of Atlanta where he works styles socialites, reality TV stars and all the Braves’ players’ wives. “We’re a unique model for salon or beauty business. Hundreds of stylists and salon owners come to tour our space and learn from us. We have had 120 salon owners that have come through. We call it the Shadow Project.”
The Ruckers are Southern Successful Sisters Behind A Top Hair Care Business
The Kardashians have nothing on the Ruckers. Just as gorgeous, stylish, trendsetting successful sisters as that famous West Coast clan, this East Coast brood has also had their own reality TV show (“Love Thy Sister” on WeTV), were once married to NBA players and have incredible influence on social media.
Georgia’s Own Garland Bags Has Cute Clutch Purses for Every Fashionista
Southern handbag designer LIndsay Rakestraw of Garland Bags comes to Atlanta for a cute clutch purse pop-up. The Savannah entrepreneur is wowing women with her structured rectangles handbags.
The Story of Grandma’s Pound Cake Recipe versus a Modern Macaron Recipe
This is the tale of two treats. What does a pound cake recipe and a macaron recipe have in common
Interior Designer Bryan Kirkland is a Southerner with Crazy Unique Style
Bryan Kirkland was named one of the Top 25 Designers in Atlanta by Veranda Magazine, Bryan Kirkland has been the owner of Showroom 58 at ADAC since 2018, and before that owned BAK Designs for over a decade. He’s also got a Jonesboro drawl to die for and is a Southern dandy through and through.
La abogada Lindsay Forlines sobre ser tanto de ciudad como de pueblo
For over ten years, Lindsay Forlines represented the defendants in medical negligence and wrongful death cases. Now she’s gone out on her own and this Southern belle shares her homegrown secrets.
El fotógrafo Derek Blanks aporta un poco de Mississippi a todo
Cuando el profesional e ingenioso fotógrafo Derek Blanks no está fotografiando a Usher, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj o Regina Hall, es el director creativo de Missy Elliott. Trabajé con él por primera vez en sesiones de fotos para revistas de lujo en Atlanta, fotografiando a lo más granado de la alta sociedad de la ciudad. Su trabajo era impecable y... ¡oh, señor, este hombre tiene estilo! Siempre va vestido como un campeón cuando lo veo y estar en plena forma es muy importante para él. ¡Solo mira cómo lleva un traje! (Aunque disfruta tanto del All-Star Special en Waffle House como de una noche en Two Urban Licks).
How Do You Describe a One-of-a-Kind Southern Lady? Meet Liz Moore Mcdermott.
Liz Moore Mcdermott owns any room. Whether she’s in Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, New York City, Austin, Palm Beach or Nantucket. She holds court. She is joy personified. Liz Moore Mcdermott is a talented interior designer and entertainer, and she frankly (my dear), doesn’t care if you like her or not. She’s going to have a good time no matter what. And isn’t that part of her incredible Southern charm?