October 6, 2008

Skirting the Issue

Leona Clothing

It’s been said that Atlanta women outfit themselves like they’re playing dress up.

You stopped playing and started just dressing when you turned 10.

Which doesn’t mean you don’t have fun with your clothes. You’ll love Leona’s fall standouts for their color-splashed cloth patterns designed the old-fashioned way. Tuscaloosa designer Lauren Leonard sketches and colors them by hand before uploading and manipulating them on her Mac.

Don’t be fooled by demure tops in purple and green: Their ruffle collars dip deliberately low in the back.

And try to resist toying with the open-backed blouses, dresses, and imperfectly perfect zigzag-patterned Simone skirt. Inky fuchsia, vermilion, and black slashes dance over an A-line mini that’ll beg for tights come winter.

Call them purpose-driven stripes. No joke.


Available at Tulipano, 2140 Peachtree Road, suite 225, Buckhead (404-351-3220); Heery’s Clothes Closet, 195 College Avenue, Athens (706-543-0702).