Event Recap: The Frye Company Atlanta Grand Opening with Vogue Magazine

The Frye Company Atlanta Opening - Photos: Tomas Espinoza

Last Thursday, more than 200 Atlantans descended upon Ponce City Market to celebrate the grand opening of The Frye Company's Atlanta flagship store during a private event hosted by actress Ashley Greene and Vogue Magazine. 

I never eat at these things but I just couldn't say no... SO GOOD!

Patti Davis

Atlanta Movie Tours

Max Sanchez

White Salon & Spa

Carrie Sagel Burns

Atlanta Movie Tours

 Laura Cochran Nay on my left and Frye Atlanta GM Kelly Miller on my right.

Chad David Shearer & Caren West

Caren West PR

Anna Lanfreschi chats with Ashley Greene while I talk it up with Vogue's Kellen Bunner.

Richie Arpino & Yvonne Monet

DJ Pat O' Brien

Aiden Turner & Jessica Miller

The Frye Company & Vogue Magazine

As guests perused Frye's Fall Collection for men and women, they were treated to a mix of savory and sweet southern bites created by Chef Shane McIntosh of Ocean Catering Co. including homemade mac n’ cheese tartlets, mini “Memphis” pulled pork BBQ sandwiches and red velvet baby cakes with cream cheese icing, brandy pecan cups, and key lime tartlets. Guests also sipped on signature libations from Copper Fox Distillery and enjoyed local craft brews from Wild Heaven Craft Brewery while DJ Pat O’Brien curated the soundtrack of the evening. 

Ashley Greene and I chatted for a while. I went up to say hello to her with my friend Anna. We couldn't resist letting Ashley know that she is our favorite vampire in the Twilight Saga Series. Photo: Paras Griffin/The Photoman Life

Ashley Greene, sporting Diana Cut Stud Frye booties and a grey Frye Heidi Fringe Crossbody clutch, mixed and mingled with guests, helped them shop and snapped photos throughout the evening. And I wore: Blazer - Banana Republic; shirt - Hugo Boss; jeans - Helmut Lang; pocket square - Etro AND boots, of course - FRYE!

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Interview with DJ ANDREW RAYEL at TomorrowWorld 2015

DJ / Composer Andrew Rayel, who  is signed with Armada Music, Armin Van Buuren's label, played a dynamic set on the first night of TomorrowWorld. Andrew is young, talented and a classically trained pianist - skills that reflect within the complexity of his beats. Ninety minutes before his set, Andrew and I got a chance to sit and chat about TomorrowWorld, his musical sound and performing live. I also teamed up with my friends at Raannt.com to ask Andrew his feelings about trance.

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JEFFREY MEN'S POP UP SHOP ATLANTA

For all the fashionados out there, hurry to Jeffrey at Phipps Plaza for the Men's Pop Up Shop starting October 2nd and running through the 11th! This is HUGE. It's a big deal guys... shop some of the latest designer menswear brands that you love but can't find in Atlanta.

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Welcome to TOMORROWWORLD 2015

Here we are! It's the 3rd annual TomorrowWorld and we are back to bring you all the madness. Make sure and keep up with us on Instagram & Twitter @fashionado AND "like" us on Facebook!

See you again very soon! XO

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FASHIONABLY LATE WITH RACHEL ZOE

She's back...

"A new weekly talk show is coming to Lifetime, hosted by the renowned stylist and designer, Rachel Zoe. Straight from Zoe's fashion empire headquarters on Melrose Avenue, "Fashionably Late with Rachel Zoe" gives viewers the definitive inside look into what's hot and what's not in fashion, beauty and pop culture. Joined by fashion insider and Harper’s Bazaar Editor-At-Large Derek Blasberg, Zoe's husband Rodger Berman, and their celebrity friends, each episode will be a fun, glamour-packed look at the world around us through the lens of fashion. The half-hour talker premieres Thursday, September 24, at 10:30pm ET/PT, following all-new episodes of Project Runway."

Tonight's guest is Jessica Alba.

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LIVING ART AMERICA - BODIES AS A WORK OF ART SIX

Living Art America cordially welcomes you to Bodies As A Work Of Art/ The North American Bodypainting Championship, officially sanctioned by the World Bodypainting Association.

I've said this many times over, there is no other event like this one, anywhere, at any time in Atlanta. Living Art America / Bodies As A Work Of Art is a visually stunning and dynamic celebration of art, expression, love, life and humanity.

Enticing top-tier talent to Atlanta for camaraderie and competition, culminating in an exceptional event showcasing art works created on the human body and presented live.

This unique show will blend live music, gallery art offerings and an exciting, interactive "audience vote" component, allowing all in attendance to weigh in on their favorite presentations of the evening.

Artists in two levels of expertise (Emerging Artists and Professionals) will create their best work to offer before a panel of internationally-qualified judges for evaluation. After jury presentation, the artists and model teams prepare for the evening's show, where each model is given command of the stage to make their one-minute presentation the most spectacular.

The audience will have the opportunity to vote for their own top pick, which may differ from the jury rankings. The competition will conclude in an awards ceremony, honoring the top placements, as well as the audience choice award.

There are lots of ways to enjoy this spectacular event! Come for the evening, all day or as a VIP! For tickets, visit:  http://www.livingartamerica.com 

Living Art America / Bodies As A Work Of Art will be held on October 3rd at the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot - 65 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303

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Peace and Love from the Second Row at NYFW!

by Emily Chandler-Westergreen

The 60s have been creeping up on us for the past several seasons, but coming up for Spring 2016, prepare yourself for a virtual Woodstock. Boho, fringe and tie dies were splashed all over the runways, along with that wonderful color orange (which has been back for awhile). So dig back through last seasons Goodwill bag and hang on to that orange jumpsuit that you HAD to have, yet never wore.  

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Oh orange, how we love thee...but the love is not always returned. Sometimes it's best saved for Tennessee fans or those who had too much fun Saturday night and get to engage in "community beautification." Heavy hitters like Prabal Gurung and Jeremy Scott disagree, so like a good fashionista, I will happily don my head-to-orangeiness, pallor be damned! 

Festival Chic couture style has a made a comeback largely in part of the coolness factor of all these big music festivals like Coachella, and the 40-year-old wanna be raver who can afford a $600 designer dress to stand behind the VIP ropes at TomorrowWorld next weekend and sip her rosé. (Which, if all goes well, will be me.)

Jenna Lyons & Emily Chandler Westergreen

Mara Hoffman

I watched the Mara Hoffman SS16 RTW show from the second row. Yes, I said SECOND, which would normally be a horror story too tragic to live to tell, but I got to sit directly behind Jenna Lyons, aka "the woman who dresses America." So I embraced my second tier status and the opportunity to chat with the quirky J.Crew goddess, who is just as funny and approachable as you would want her to be. She was intrigued with the concept of Underground Runway. I mean, obviously, why wouldn't she jump at the opportunity to get last season's J.Crew at a fraction of the price? Duh! 

So I sat delightfully in the NYFW equivalent of the Titanic's "steerage", hoping to absorb even 1/100th of her quirky mismatched style through osmosis. IT worked! Suddenly I have an urge to wear a full length sequin maxi paired with a flannel button up and topped off with a fur vest. Who cares that it's 92° outside? Apparently the osmosis was so strong it wafted all the way to Atlanta and transferred to my preschool age daughter. You know, come to think of it, that's eerily similar to what she tried to convince me to let her wear last week to soccer practice!

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