Fashion and Lifestyle
By Shelby Jarrett
I’ve been examining a few resources for inspiration on the fashion and lifestyle beat. The first of these is the charming and gracious Liz Best, who in fact began the master’s program at Grady at the same time that Sandra and I did, but decided to withdraw when she began getting crazy-awesome offers to do fashion styling for the likes of Coke and Atlanta Magazine (I mean, wouldn’t you?). Her Atlanta-based blog contains compilations of her favorite looks as well as her own photos of explorations in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Portland. Her blog can be found here, and she was gracious enough to give me a few pointers over the phone as well.
One of these recommendations was to further investigate Vogue, not just skim it in the doctor’s office or at Barnes and Noble. In addition to all the pretty, pretty pictures, Vogue has some excellent pieces on travel, beauty/health, and what we might call “feminine interest” pieces such as this one exploring how Jennifer Lawrence became the highest-paid female actress in Hollywood. While most of these pieces are beyond the scope of what I could do in a semester, they are excellent examples in terms of format and story ideas.
Lastly, to help perhaps put a local(ish) flair on my pieces, Liz was kind enough to recommend that I check out Atlanta Magazine, which features many articles similar in feel to Vogue (new designers, new trends, etc.), but with a distinctly Atlantan twist–one example is an article on the Atlanta-based app Color, which helps women of color locate expert haircare to meet their specific needs.
Through these and other resources, I hope to ground myself in fashion and lifestyle and come up with story ideas that are relevant to Georgia readers.