DOGGIES!!!

I love the official 2013 artwork created by Jessica Johnston Higgins for DOGGIES ON THE CATWALK! The W Atlanta Buckhead, Tootsies and Bloomingdale's Lenox are redefining (or should that redesigning) the meaning of "being in the doghouse" on May 3rd!

Event information & tickets HERE! {$75 / $90 at the door}

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Countdown to Jeffrey Fashion Cares 2012

I can almost hear the sound of Louboutins clacking on the marble floors. We are one day away from the 20th Annual Jeffrey Fashion Cares and the American Cancer Society in downtown Atlanta is retransforming into the most stylish and coveted venue in the city. I could feel the excitement building up in me as I watched the runway and chairs set up. Everything is fabulously different this year: different layout, different runway... It's quite wonderful. So what about the gift bags?

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All 4.5 lbs, 658 pages of the September Issue of Vogue made it to Jeffrey Fashion Cares and into your gift bag! Work them biceps!

A fan fav... the Jeffrey Fashion cares t-shirt!

Our prettiest little helper, Fiona, poses by the gift bags she helped stuff. Fiona gives up her Saturday, along with her dad, Pat Wallace, every year and trust me, they work up a sweat loading up those bags! Fiona says she"loves fashion," but her dad won't let her come to the show because its on a school night and she's ten. Well, thank you for all you do Fiona!



Celebrating ten years of co-chairing Jeffrey Fashion Cares, Lila Hertz has become the face of the prestigious event and a strong philanthropic voice for an important cause.

For information about Jeffrey Fashion Cares including  After-Party deets, visit their website: www.jeffreyfashioncares.com

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What TO Wear...

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Balenciaga, Lanvin, Givenchy

... so many choices, ONE spectacular event... what's a girl to do? Jeffrey Atlanta's

Jake Walton

and I can help! Jake styled five sensational

head-to-toe

looks that are guaranteed to turn heads at

Jeffrey Fashion Cares

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Lanvin.

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KERASTASE for Bodies as a Work of Art & Carter Barnes

[This is wonderful!] The popular and oh-so-fabulous hair care product brand Kerastase is a proud sponsor of the upcoming Bodies as a Work of Art, September 29th. [tickets] To celebrate the partnership, Kerastase is making a donation to The Chelko Foundation's Scholarship for Women in the Arts with every purchase of their Mouse Substantive. STOP by Carter Barnes at Phipps Plaza and get yours AND check out the Kerastase / Bodies inspired dress form, painted by yours truly, which is on display! Here are step-by-step photos of the painted form: 

 









 







My painted dress form is proudly displayed at the Carter Barnes storefront window at Phipps. Let me now what you think! AND definitely buy yourself or a friend the Kerastase mouse substantive! Bodies as a Work of Art is on Sept. 29th. I, again, will be one of the featured artists painting on a live [beautiful] model. Trust me, there is nothing like this event in Atlanta! Truly outstanding entertainment while doing good for the community.

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"FASHION FAIR": Cotton Candy, Petting Zoo & Stilettos

 

Once again, the party won’t stop following Atlanta’s most fashionable charitable fete, Jeffrey Fashion Cares, on Monday, August 27, 2012.  Both patrons of Jeffrey Fashion Cares and the public are invited to take part in the official after party at Opera in Midtown, which begins immediately after the 20^th anniversary event at 9 p.m.

With a new theme every year, this year’s post-show bash will be a “Fashion Fair” where a mix of kitsch and glam join forces to provide a night filled with nonstop fun and surprises.  Tickets for the official after party are $150 and available for purchase at jeffreyfashioncares.com. Proceeds from the official after party will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate and Atlanta AIDS Fund (AAF). 



Putting county fair chic on the map, the Fashion Fair after party will feature a shoe check upon entry where guests can swap out their stilettos for flip flops, just in case they want to participate in line dancing lessons. Opera’s executive chef Joe Rego, a recent Food Network “Chopped” champion and formerly of South City Kitchen, Sotto Sotto, and Fritti, has put together a menu of complimentary fair friendly eats including boiled peanuts, cotton candy, corn dogs, BBQ, homemade apple, cherry and blueberry pies, and double chocolate brownie bites. Mike Macho, afternoon drive host at KICKS 101.5 FM, will be the master of ceremonies, while DJ Vicki Powell and a live performance by Tom Hill & The Midnight Suns will keep party going as guests sip on frosty brews and signature cocktails. Of course, a country fair wouldn’t be complete without a slew of carnival games, fantastic prizes, and a petting zoo complete with fashionable goats wearing their very best outfits in honor of the 20^th anniversary event.

The 20th anniversary of Jeffrey Fashion Cares and its official after party will once again benefit the Atlanta AIDS Fund, which funds HIV/AIDS projects in the metropolitan area and Susan G. Komen for the Cure—Greater Atlanta Affiliate that provides grants to grassroots organizations fighting breast cancer. Last year’s sold-out event raised more than $630,000 with 91 cents out of every dollar going to the beneficiaries.

This year’s event features special guest designer Joseph Altuzarra and features a pre-show cocktail reception, fashion show, and silent and live auctions. The 20^th anniversary celebration will begin at 7 p.m. and will be hosted by the Cousins Properties at the American Cancer Society Center in Downtown Atlanta.

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Dressing Up for Jeffrey Fashion Cares

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Alright ladies, as we approach the 20th anniversary of Jeffrey Fashion Cares, I know the fashionista in you is going through your closet trying to figure out what to wear...but don't worry... with the assistance of Jeffrey Atlanta manager Jake Walton and a few fabulous friends we all know and love as Balenciaga, Lanvin, Alaia, Proenza Schouler, Nina Ricci, Givenchy, Blahnik, Choo, Celine and Gucci, we've got you covered from head-to-toe. *Tune to StyleMagVM.com next week and #WatchitHappen. Let us help you embrace the designer lover within through 5 chic, show-stopping looks [with commentary] that will certainly turn heads and get you noticed as you walk into Jeffrey Fashion Cares. Monday, August 27.

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Louis Vuitton goes Wild

Louis Vuitton and The Atlantan treated guests to an upscale fête that included champagne, Hennessy-Grand Marnier cocktails and an evening of private shopping at their Atlanta location. The event, co-hosted by writer, attorney, media exec and philanthropist Patti Dickey served as a benefit to the upcoming Beastly Feast-Zootopia fundraiser for Zoo Atlanta in which Dickey is the event chair. LV photos:























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