SouthPark Magazine featuring Brooke Hall

I am trying to get caught up here on the Queen City Style, and I am certain it will not ever truly completely happen; there is so much I want to share!  Does anyone else find themselves distracted by squirrels with just about every turn they take?  Lately, that's me.  Most important of all, my two precious peanuts keep me so so busy... I find motherhood to be more and more exciting, fun and rewarding at every stage.  We just returned from the beach. I basically want to soak them both up every single second, like the sun. Look at these two handsome studs!

The May fashion editorial for SouthPark Magazine was probably one of my favorite projects to date.  Olly Yung, as always, was brilliant behind the camera.  We enlisted native Charlottean and my beautiful on the inside and out friend, Brooke Hall , to be our model.  Mega-star hair and makeup artist gal pal Jami Svay did her thing.  So much of this project was about Brooke.  Brooke defines embullient beauty, and so it was really necessary that SHE be the model, showcasing the very best fashions I could get my hands on around select original spots in our great city.  These images are so life-giving for me.  I hope you enjoy them too!

SouthPark Magazine Garden Graces

Earlier this summer I worked with two blonde bombshells + Scott Clinton on photography + Jami Svay on hair and makeup to capture some fun summer looks on location at the always beautiful Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens.  It was so fun to pair one of the season's hottest trends, All Over Floral, with such a harmoniously coordinated background.  Minus the oppressive thick summer in the south heat, the pictures make me want summer to go on forever... I think they are so romantic and dreamy!  See more at SouthPark Magazine, as well as a full run of talent and wardrobe credits. 

Get gorgeous all over floral in your closet before it's gone.  Many of these items are on SALE!

This Temperley London dress seemed to bring the most oohs and aahs from readers.

I'd like to have this dress, or my dining room wallpapered in the print, or a couch covered in it!

Do you dare don this groovy floral power pant suit?  Yes, please!

I love this short and top pair, affordable luxe at J.Crew.

Shop all my last minute summer finds.  Click HERE if you are unable to see the below images. 

Best Yet

I think this is my best editorial work yet.  It is a collective effort... photography, models, location, hair and makeup, clothes, props, weather, etc that make a package complete.  I've always struggled to feel the "styling" is relevant when you are looking at, simply, a $5,000 couture gown on a beautiful model.  I think the credit there should go to the clothing designer. The styling in this photo shoot is much more restrained and clean than my usual expression of art and creativity, but for this particular shoot, I believe it was necessary to let the designer wardrobe do the talking and the models wear the clothes versus the styling itself be at the forefront. Alyn and Matt wowed in SouthPark Magazine

Photography: Joseph Bradley, Hair and Makeup: Jami Svay, On Location: Ritz-Carlton Charlotte