FLASHBACK FRIDAY

this past October I was snapped by my friend Matthew Smith of Shadowboxer Photography cruising down Highland Ave. during Atlanta Streets Alive October Halloween Parade Edition in a wacky space girl costume flashing a peace sign.  this month the photo made the COVER of Atlanta Intown in celebration of the upcoming ride that'll be taking place in downtown ATL! it's been loads of fun having my friends post on my FB wall and texting with "IS THIS YOU?!"
YEP, its me, Lady Flashy!

ASA started in 2010 and I had the pleasure of attending the very first one with two of my girl friends and posted about it here on the blog, here's the post!  It's been neat seeing how it's evolved and improved. Looking forward to many more rides to come!

interested in participating? you're in luck since the next ASA is THIS SUNDAY! and this is the first time we'll be taking over Peachtree Street, which should be interesting especially since the weather isn't looking ideal, but I'm crossing my fingers and doing my anti-rain dance so maybe mother nature will have mercy on our active souls :)
bring your bike, walking/running shoes, hula hoop, razor scooter or JUST YOU and join us this Sunday from 2-6pm!

visit the ASA website for more information:
w w w. ATLANTASTREETSALIVE . c o m

HAPPY FRIDAY, yall have a good weekend!
-Flashy

FARMERS MKT

whether you're into local or international, Atlanta has a farmers market for everyone. if you're from around here chances are you've probably hit up Your Dekalb Farmers Market in Decatur which is a HUGE international market that has everything from live fish to yummy foreign beer to brand name organic goods. I like visiting both the permanent one AND the little seasonal pop up markets that are hosted in various neighborhoods. two of my favorites are the Grant Park and East Atlanta Village Farmers Market. I've discovered new produce, met and made friends, sampled local cheeses and taken home delicious produce. last Thursday and Sunday I snapped some pics at both spots





the chef herself, Brittany Grace, behind Grace's Goodness which provides honest, clean (and yummy!) goods like her spinach & green garlic soup.  Brittany is sweet, fashionable and great at cooking and can be found at BOTH markets!



Leila of Native Bear sporting a woven purse perfect for carrying home a few bundles of goodies!

local shrooms!
bought a bag for myself and with a gal pal cooked'em up in white wine and served over rotisserie chicken, NOM NOM NOM!



thanks to the farmers and attendees who stopped for snaps and stuff!

VISIT THEM!
Grant Park Farmers Market
Sundays April - December 9:30am - 1:30pm
Corner of Cherokee Ave & Milledge Ave.

East Atlanta Village Farmers Market
Thursdays April 18th to December 12th 4 - 8pm

561 Flat Shoals Ave
Atlanta, GA 30316

-FLASHY

FESTIVAL FASHION

being that Shaky Knees music fest was rainy and very very muddy the conditions for fashionable attire were non-existent but a couple'a ladies (and a few gents) gave it their best. denim, parkas and hats could be seen on many and MOST were wearing boots of some kind. took the majority of these photos on the second day when the sun came out to say hello for a bit...but here's a small recap of both days!

my outfit details- top: UO, jeans: Citizen of Humanity, (borrowed) boots: Hunter, sunnies: Clothing Warehouse, flower crown (that is now destroyed) made be me!

gave my babe this shirt from the Hawaii Forever 21, he loved it!

these ladies said to hell with it and went for fun + functional with a tribute to Cinco de Mayo

like I previously said, proud of everyone for putting music first and getting out in the cray weather!

the Silver Foxxx and I just bought tickets to Austin City Limits, can not wait for those 3 days but in between now and then there's lots of fun to be had!
-Flashy

SHAKY KNEES MUSIC FEST

this weekend was Shaky Knees fest's inaugural year and to say it was a wild ride is an understatement. I'd like to give everyone that stuck it out in the weather conditions an internet HIGH-FIVE! since mother nature showed very little mercy for attendees trying to watch and listen to good ole Southern folky bluesy tunes such as Dr. Dog, The Lumineers, Jim James, Band of Horses, Gary Clark Jr., Shovels and Rope and lots of other goodies! it was a rain or shine event that mostly RAINED. good thing my gal pal Mallory loaned me her rain boots because they were needed in the craziest possible way! 

because everyone was decked out in water proof gear (or just drunk enough to not care they were soaked...) I thought it'd be fun to capture some of the rain boots I spotted, here is a glimpse into days 1 and 2 of the Wet n'muddy n'soggy rainy festival:

(right) dedication at its finest! 

how great are some of these boots!? some of them I can assure you were NOT waterproof... 

thanks to everyone who paused in the sludge for these pics!

since day 2 was a little more dry I snapped some festival fashion shots, will post next!

xoxo, a now dried out and less muddy, Flashy :P

THE DAILY

here's an outfit I wore to a ladies crafting + vino night we had last week. since a bunch of my gal pals had been asking me to show them how I've learned to make flower crowns I figured why not tie it into our monthly meetup so that's what we did over at Natalie from Pocket of Presh's house!

above is one I made over Easter weekend and brought it along as an example. the purple flowers are actually oldies I had stashed away from high school!

outfit details: vintage top, TJ Maxx floral jeans, Sixtyseven booties via Anthro, Clothing Warehouse shades, V.LU Accessories necklace (via my showroom at Americasmart)

it's almost the weekend which for some of us means music, Kentucky Derby and/or CHILL TIMES!

smile today :)

-Flashy

FESTIVAL FASHION

C O A C H E L L A 2 0 1 3 

and so it begins, the start of FESTIVAL SEASON, can I get a yayyyyyyyy?!?!

though I didn't make it to Coachella again this year I'm always stoked to scour the internet for my favorite festival outfits. I was waiting till both weekends were over to collect as many looks as possible but as it turns out the best outfits were from Weekend One and I actually had a hard time even finding photos from Weekend Two...

after narrowing them down to my faves, I can say this year, much like all the other Coachella weekends did NOT disappoint! thanks to all the StreetStyle photographers out there capturing what we non-attendees can't see for ourselves!

per usual I've paired together similar looks/color pallets/accessories/etc that I noticed were "trending" among the fashionable ladies, for example flower crowns or matching two-pieced outfits.

personally when I attend a festival it's all about comfort and dressing practically for the weather conditions, especially since I usually camp (not to be confused with GLAMPING!)  so heels and white bottoms wouldn't be my go-to but I do appreciate the effort that goes into Coachella.

speaking of getting excited for music, Atlanta has many'a festivals coming up, one of which is this weekend-Shaky Knees Festival-that I've been given a press pass to shoot this Saturday! Band of Horses is headlining and I couldn't be more excited to cover the event! going to try and capture a few festival fashion shots of concert-goers if that's possible around here, hahha, not saying ATL doesn't have style but it's certainly no Coachella..   other festivals heading our way in the next couple weekends are Party in the Park (Passion Pit, Yeasayer, Elle Goulding) and Jazz Fest (FREE! Memorial Day weekend)

get excited party people, SUMMER + MUSIC is on the way!
-F L A S H Y-

Kailua Beach

here's the last of my Hawaii recap from my FAVORITE DAY of the whole trip!

we spent a whole day being adventurous on Kailua Beach kayaking to the Mokulua Islands, commonly known as “Moks” or “Twin Islands." we paddled out to the big one, about 2.5 miles from land and had some lunch, snapped photos, did some light hiking and jumped in the tidal pool called the "queens bath." can't express how amazing this day was, but I can share some of my fav photos. 

HawaiianForever 21 bathing suit #2, was really drawn to the mismatching look and seriously couldn't beat the price! also wearing some inexpensive shades I bought for the trip from Clothing Warehouse in Little Five Points. love me some deals!

the colors, textures and plant life on the island were breathtaking!!

absolutely adore this photo of Steph with salty hair and her tribal print rash-guard which I was totally jealous of and wanted to swipe when she wasn't looking!

don't worry, I'm wearing SPF 70. seriously.

so, after our kayak and snorkeling adventure we grabbed some island snow aka shaved ice and then set out on a hike of the Kaiwa Ridge Trail to check out the old WWII era "pillbox" bunkers. these were used for observation of the coastline front during a possible Japanese invasion (knowledge we gained from some fellow hikers since it's not super touristy and had ZERO signage.)

this was number one of two that we hiked to, as you can see it's pretty fierce terrain!

dangerzone!

"PARTY TIME."

these aren't our dogs but they were hilarious! walked right past us, didn't want or need to be petted just wanted to check out the amazing view. who could blame them?!

view from the pillbox!

close up of the bunker and though it's eroding and has been painted over throughout the decades, you can still see it's original structure. we thought these were too cool and climbed all over them, even sat on the roof with some other folks and looked out over the coastline. one thing we didn't do was climb in, sorta freaked us out.

though I don't usually heavily edit my photos, I really didn't touch up these photos at all, just some minor lightening to bring out colors but really wanted to let the natural beauty do all the talking.

recapping my trip has been really nice, it's like visiting all over again minus the sunscreen and convertible. would love to go back and have more days like the above, truly a highlight! 

thanks for taking the time to look at my trip.

next up: Coachella Street Style from weekend one + two!

-Flashy