Atlanta Style
Neighborhood Edition
Atlanta Style Letter from the editor
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tlanta is my home and I think that every neighborhood is so unique in its own way. This edition shows each neighborhoods particular style. The articles within will explain the who, what and where in each neighborhood and then further explain the style. Atlanta is so diverse that a person can find wherever they might fit in all within the perimeter. My goal in making this publication is to push the reader to adventure out throughout this amazing city and explore the amazing opportunities each part has to offer. I hope as you read and explore you begin to love this city as much as I do.
Sarah Magbee
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Atlanta Style Art Director: Sarah Magbee Editor: Sarah Magbee Photographer: Clay Miller Model: Soraya Farivar
Contents Editors Letter 1 Buckhead 4 Inman Park 8 Westside Midtown 14 East Atlanta 18 Cabbagetown 23 Virginia Highlands 27 Morningside 33 Home Park 42
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Dress: Trina Turk Shoes: Vince Sunglasses: Warby Parker
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uckhead is one of the largest neighborhoods in Atlanta. This area is all about style and status encompassing everything luxury in Atlanta. As you drive around you will see countless luxury automobiles driving to lunch or families driving their kids to school. This area includes a broad area that also has many different smaller neighborhoods within it. This makes different smaller neighborhoods within it. This makes Buckhead an area to do a collection of things. One of those neighborhoods is Chastain Park which contains some of the largest and most expensive pieces of real estate in all of Atlanta. You can drive down Tuxedo Drive and be awed by the mega mansions reaching the multi millions in price. Just a short walk away is the park within Chastain it contains a beautiful golf course, tennis courts and a popular walking trail. Get in 9 holes of golf on a Sunday, just 10 minutes from downtown! Also included in the park is one of the few
inner-city riding stables. Lessons for all ages and experiences are welcome. What most people love about Chastain is the outdoor concert amphitheater. Big names like Hal and Oats, Heart, ZZ Top and Cheap Trick are some of the just few amazing bands that have played in the park. On another side of Buckhead is the bar scene that has gone through many transitions throughout the years but has recently been revived into a thriving nightlife area. Between East Andrews Drive and Roswell Road are over twenty bars. People jump from one to another with a variety of live music, disc jockeys and specialty cocktails so they can dance your night away. This area is all completed with two twenty-four hour diners at the end of all of the bars, Landmark Diner and Waffle House. You can soak up your alcohol with some of what the south is best known for, a nice greasy meal. During the day this same strip can be littered with families going to Style 7
lunch at Atlanta’s own, Souper Jenny, taking home a container of her famous turkey chili. Just down the street is another great spot for lunch Henri’s Bakery. With everything some sandwiches to macaroons this lunch stop and go will have you satisfied all day. Dining around Buckhead has more options then any other section of Atlanta. Buckhead Life Group is a popular restaurant owner in Atlanta, including Buckhead Diner, Kyma, Nan and Chops Steakhouse. The Buckhead Atlanta shops also have some interesting new dining including Shake Shack and Gypsy Kitchen. Dining in Buckhead can range from the highest end Italian food at Pricci to the best greasy burger at Farm Burger. Contrasting this crazy bar scene is the luxury shopping in Buckhead. This area contains three of the major shopping malls around Atlanta, Lenox Mall, Phipps Plaza and the new Buckhead Atlanta. Between Lenox and Phipps a woman can find the shop of her dreams including 30 unique stores to Atlanta. Recently renovated, Lenox Mall offers anywhere from the high end of Neiman Marcus to the more budget friendly Macy’s. Buckhead Atlanta shops is one of Atlanta’s newest outdoor shopping areas that provides a variety of luxury retailers. These retailers include, Hermes, Tods, Jimmy Choo and Warby Parker. Across the street one of the largest Restoration Hardware stores will make you fall in love with leather all over again. Each floor is sectioned to each style
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or room of your home. This store is not a typical layout of a shopping area it looks more like a giant mansion or someone’s fabulous house you got invited to. All of this shopping is located of course off of Peachtree Street. Style in Buckhead can be described as a southern classic. This includes a conservative style with a modern edge. This woman is very fashion forward but stays true to her southern roots. She is either a young professional or a full time mom always on the go. Even when she has kids or is always busy she always finds time to get prepped and ready for her day. You never see a woman at the grocery store in buckhead without a blowout from Drybar or a pair of cute shoes. Women in Buckhead love brand names and show it with their Louis Vuitton and Chanel everything. The men in this neighborhood wear the southern bowtie and bright khaki pants. They love Ralph Lauren, Vinyard Vines and Southern Proper. Both of these combined equal a simple southern sophistication. Our model is dressed in a modern but classic button down, black elegant leggings, pearls around the neck and pointed heels to end the ensemble. She is on her way to a dinner with her husband at Pricci as she leaves her home on Tuxedo Drive. Leaving in her Landover she puts on her pair of Chanel sunglasses to make sure her Lasik isn’t undone by the bright setting sun light.
Shirt: Zara Necklace: Black House White Market Leggings: Zara Shoes: Vince
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nman Park is two miles east of downtown Atlanta and was the first planned suburb in the city. In the first part of the nineteenth-century the wealthy moved into Inman Park and commissioned some of the cities most famous architects. The streets were lined with beautiful Victorian homes and the residents could ride the electric trolley on their commute to downtown Atlanta. This neighborhood housed some of the most well known Atlanta elite at the time including Asa Griggs Candler, who founded Coca-Cola Company. When automobiles became the preferred mode of travel the popularity of Inman Park slowly dissipated. In the first three decades of the twentieth century the elite moved out of Inman Park and the middle class moved in. 10 Style
The enormous Victorian homes because surrounded with smaller homes between. As the time past the neighborhood continued to decline until the middle of the twentieth century. In the nineteen sixties people all over the United States became involved in the restoration and preservation movement. The Victorian homes that were becoming run down were
“Atlanta’s oldest planned subburb� now being restored and loved again by the people in Atlanta. Through the next decade the neighborhood was brought back to life and was beginning to look as it did when it was first imagined. In 1973 Inman Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
As the twentieth century came to a close the neighborhood became more beautiful than ever before. Atlanta saw great changes within its inner city and people flocked from all over the United States to work at companies like Delta, Coca-Cola and Home Depot. Today the neighborhood is a mix of urban fun and Victorian style. The parks are pristine and it is one of the most desirable neighborhoods to live in within the Atlanta perimeter. Restaurants, Bars and activities all line the streets. New and exciting businesses like King of Pops whose founders started out of a small space at the end of Elizabeth street. They made homemade popsicles and have turned a one man and a cart business into a southeastern United States Empire. I think that its ideas like these that really portray the excitement and innovation going on in this neighborhood.
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Dress: Bill Hallman Shoes: 12 Style Accessories: COS
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his very old neighborhood has a very long history with Atlanta. When you think of hip and fresh style you think of Inman Park. If you are a young professional or even settling down with a family this is the neighborhood you want to be. The people in this neighborhood love to walk from shop to shop and back to their luscious parks. As far as fashion, the neighborhood is littered with small boutiques that express the mix of casual yet sheik. The fashion is hip and up to date but still has its own unique twist from the past. The people here are very passionate about its roots and keeping it a historic place in Atlanta and you can see this come through even in the clothes. One day you could see the same person dressed up for cocktails and tapas at Barcelona Wine Bar and the next day gardening with her neighbors or maybe enjoying a refreshing pop from King of Pops as she starts to walk the beltline. She mixes her style with comfort and sophistication and never misses a beat of what is going on in the city. She is a mix of her surrounding neighborhoods like the funky Little Five Points and the classic Virginia Highlands. Inman Park is where all different styles of Atlanta meet.
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Euclid Avenue
Top: Madewell Pants: Topshop Shoes: Urban Outfitters Accessories: Madewell
This historic home is located on Euclid Avenue in Inman Park and has one of the only original carriage posts in its front. It is also said that Samuel Inman himself lived in this home at the peak of the Inman Park birth, over two centuries ago.
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Hat: Urban Outfitters Top: Topshop Skirt: Bill Hallman Shoes: Marc by Marc Jacobs
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estside Midtown sometimes just referred to as “Westside” is all about design. This neighborhood is lined with interior design, architect, graphic design and event design houses. There are modern lofts nestled in with the giant warehouses of what is still a thriving factory district. This combination explains the style of this neighborhood, modern industrial, making side of town is the ultimate live/work multiuse space. The Westside consists of three major streets, Marietta Street, Huff Road and Howell Mill Road. Along Marietta Street you can find the M Street Apartments, Octane Coffee and Hop City Craft Beer and Wine. Huff Road is known for the warehouse and design. Down Huff Road you can find fabrics, modern furniture and urban pl8 restaurant. Modern condos and lofts have an edgy urban feel with amazing views of the city all while being surrounded by great entertainment all around them. If you dream of a loft with a white couch exposed brick and granite counter tops this is the neighborhood where you want to
be. Walk from Northside Tavern, a dive bar, to the ever-entertaining Ormsby’s and play bocce in the back with a ton of fraternity brothers. A thriving part of this community is the arts. New art galleries are popping up everyday, from antique shopping to fine art galleries or seeing a show at King Plow art center you can always find something exciting to do on the Westside. Local Atlanta artists such as Sam Parker, Kent Knowles and Larry Gen Anderson are all local artists that have been feature in one of the Westside’s most popular art galleries, Kai Lin Art. Kai Lin Art gallery was named in the top five galleries in Atlanta by Haute Living and focuses on emerging artists. King Plow, named after the building previous use as a plow factory, can be used for anything from a live/work studio, art gallery, music venue or even performing arts. Before you go out to a show on the weekend you can stop by one of Atlanta finest restaurants just next door. The most highly regarded, Bacchanalia, is a farm-to-table fine dining restaurant that has been successful for years in this modern and thriving community. This restaurant takes the
farm-to-table concept to a whole different level by owning their own farm and producing almost ninety percent of the food you will eat throughout your five course meal, comes directly from their farm. In front of this amazing restaurant is their market, Star Provisions. They sell gourmet sandwiches and an array of kitchen accessories for your modern loft. Another wonderful restaurant just around the parking lot, owned by Atlanta’s own Ford Fry, is JCT Kitchen who claims to have the best fried chicken in Atlanta, and we all know how good it must be to even be a contender in the south. But get there fast on the weekends because they will sell out of fried chicken before noon! If you want to relax and drown out your stress of the week, lounge on the top of JCT’s patio while you sip a craft cocktail and listen to a live band. If you are just stopping by for a quick bite to eat satisfy all of your Mexican cravings with Taqueria del Sol. With their daily blue plate special you can get a full meal for less than ten dollars that you will never forget. When out for brunch in Atlanta
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no place is better then West Egg Café located off of Howell Mill just down from the Provisions shopping district. This brunch hot spot has everything to satisfy your needs for grease and gravy but make sure to get their early to allow for your forty five minute wait time on a Sunday, southerners love their brunch. No matter what you are craving the “Westside” will satisfy your thirst. The clothes and the people reflect this very design oriented community. Style is very tailored and neat with a hint of the inner city edge. Dresses have distinct lines and you won’t catch someone dead without being prepped and ready while shopping in the Provisions district. Retailers like Sid and Ann Mashburn cultivate this elegant and tailored style. Sid Mashburn is famous for his luxurious precision tailored suits and Ann is known for her one of a kind style and garments form around the globe. Billy Reid is an Atlanta based retailer that brings southern sophistication, modern aesthetic all of his lifestyle brand. Steven Alan is the retailer you want to visit if you strive to support up and coming designers and fashion pioneers. Steven Alan specializes in finding new and emerging brands from all over the country. If you find yourself a little more laid back, confortable or dare we say it bohemian, Free People and Anthropology will fit every need from dress to sofa. All of your unique style needs can be met on the “Westside” In the two looks from the “Westwide” the model is wearing a very put
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together tailored outfit ready for any event or dinner above. The first look is a local designer, Bill Hallman’s circle skirt that is paired with a lace button up and black booties. The Westside girl gets ready from head to toe including the top off with a hat. She sits in Westside Modern a furniture store located along Huff Road in the midst of the warehouses and factories. The second look is a tailored backless orange dress adorned with gold buttons and matching shoes and handbag. She is on her way to Room & Board to buy a new couch for her contemporary loft. Overall her wardrobe is filled with local designers and tailored separates for work or a late night dinner. She brings her designing edge to all of her outfits and admires the shape and architecture behind every garment she wears. Overall this contemporary fast growing neighborhood is the place to be for any design-oriented person in Atlanta. From home goods to web development the Westside stands for all things modern and fresh. This neighborhood embodies everything local from its art to its food. Walking down these streets you will see everyone on their way to another event, festival, market or show. This side of town has so much room to grow and has infinite possibilities in the years to come. The Westside brings the style of New York with the touch of southern class to a diverse and populous city. This neighborhood grew almost overnight and will change everyday if you pay attention.
Dress: Marc by Marc Jacobs Shoes: Target Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs
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his is the funkiest neighborhood in Atlanta. If you identify at all with the hipster crowd then you have to be in East Atlanta. This eclectic and eccentric neighborhood is littered with bars and nightclubs that take a variety of crowds on the weekends. The walls of every building are covered with murals and street art and this is the same for the residents skin as well, it almost seems as if you must have a tattoo before you can live here. This neighborhood isn’t all for
“Third hottest neighborhood in America” the nightlife though, many Atlanta bikers congregate here and they have a farmers market every Thursday night with local produce being sold. The neighborhood is signified by the intersection of Flat Shoals Road and Glenwood Avenue. This intersection has a long history in Atlanta and the land it sits on was once a civil war staging area as Sherman marched 20 Style
on Atlanta. Red Fin Company named East Atlanta the third hottest neighborhood in America. This neighborhood is changing so dramatically that most people can’t keep up and almost overnight you feel as though an entire block has changed. This comes from the ever-growing size of this city and the thriving young population in the inner city. East Atlanta has a couple of major events throughout the year. The East Atlanta Strut is one of the largest and is a free festival that includes a parade, live music, 5k run and art all for local Atlanta charities. A festival that occurs every May in Brownwood Park is the East Atlanta beer festival. This festival includes 230 different beers from all over the world and supports to local Atlanta community. As mentioned earlier the East Atlanta Farmers Market happens every Thursday in-between Stokeswood Avenue and Flat Shoals Road. Nightlife is the first draw to East Atlanta. The intersection of Flat Shoals and Glenwood Avenue is littered with a variety of bars and late nightspots. The most iconic is the Flat Iron bar that serves buckets of domestic bot-
tled beers and gives you a view of the busiest intersection in the neighborhood. One of the most popular places in East Atlanta is the bar The Graveyard Tavern. The Graveyard Tavern has two different floors the top floor is a dance party on the weekend with a variety of DJ’s and bands they play there every weekend. The Basement is the bottom level of Graveyard that serves all different music tastes. The most popular event at The Basement occurs every month titled, Keep on Moving. This event was brought to Atlanta from Nashville and is a night of throwback dance night where they pick two decades to dedicate the night to. Another popular bar in East Atlanta that also doubles a venue is The Earl. The Earl looks like a dive on the inside but serves spiced up bar food with a twist of hipster flare. Local bands like Puddles the Clown and Blair Crimmins and the Hookers frequent the stage in the back of The Earl. If you want a LGBTQ oriented night out then Mary’s and My Sisters Room are where you want to be. These bars are a giant dance and disco party Thursday through Saturday nights. Also in the bar scene around East Atlanta is
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a soccer hub for the Premier League and MLS expert. Midway Pub and Eldertree Public House are both places where you can catch every match at any time of the day. Eating in East Atlanta is more casual and relaxed. We Suki Suki is a small store that makes fresh Vietnamese Bahn-Mi that will make you crave them every day. Just a couple of stores down rests Urban Cannibals, this is a lunch spot in the Village that features modern twists on deli classics. The newest restaurant to be added is Argosy. Built out of the old library, Argosy mixes restored antique wood benches and modern rustic fixtures to create a bar atmosphere like you haven’t seen in the rest Atlanta. The bar has an old diver theme with thirty craft beers on tap and more than Jacket: Zara Leggings: Zara Shoes: BCBG Generation
you can count in bottle. They feature wood fired pizzas and a fresh seasonal menu. Eating in East Atlanta is meant to be fun and relaxing just like the feel of the entire neighborhood. The style in this neighborhood is very dark and mysterious. People dress in lots of leather and black. The model is dressed to hang out with her biker friends as she is pictured inside Brother Moto, a bike shop off of Flat Shoals Road. In the second look she wears a black dress with a peter pan collar, lace tights and platform flats. Her hair is crazy and undone and she smokes cigarettes as she waits for her favorite band to play. She drinks coffee at Joe’s Coffee shop while reading her local magazines to catch up on what’s going on in her city. She is dark, mysterious, eccentric and hip.
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