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BEHIND THE COVER Our October theme of “travel with a purpose” presented a creative and logistical challenge for the cover, since every person we profile in our feature is highlighted for their international travels. So we challenged Atlanta-based fashion designer, “Project Runway” contestant and stylist Octavius Terry, along with his colleague Cedrick Harris, to come up with a one-of-a-kind look for a model. They were inspired by the 1980s game show, “Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?,” creating a stylish red coat dress. Our team converged on the Atlanta History Center’s replica of the personal library of renowned local historian Franklin Garrett for the shoot in which our model, Esabela, posed with a globe and a magnifying glass to give her best Carmen impression. #BehindTheCover #OctaviusTerry #CarmenSandiego #AtlantaHistoryCenter #SimplyBuckhead @octaviusterry @jenniferbfranklin @erikmeadows @chrishawnstarr1 @atlantahistorycenter @nyssag @esabelaeva @clickatl @fruitionhatco
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RAISE A GLASS Leslie Averitt’s Pieces by Leslie bring fun to the table! Historic Brookhaven resident Leslie Averitt’s path to entrepreneurship was shaped by many things, including her post-college years. She majored in consumer economics at UGA, which she describes as a blend of economics and life skills. “I probably should have pursued something more creative as I am more of a right-brain person,” she says. After choosing the corporate path and working in medical device sales, she became a mom. As her kids got older, she shifted her attention to something more in line with her need for creative fulfillment: geode glassware company Pieces by Leslie, which she debuted in January. Here, she shares her company’s story. How did the idea for a geode glassware company come to you? My mom, my sister and I were hanging out one night and admiring a gift a friend, Sarah Olsen, had given me. She is the co-founder of S. Carter Designs, and she makes really cool jewelry with stones, diamonds and gold. She’s been a great mentor, friend and inspiration to me. My family encouraged me and said that I could also do something creative. One day, I saw a box with a geode on it, and thought, “Gosh, I can do this.” What is a geode? Geodes are hollow, unassuming rocks. When broken open, the interiors have sparkling crystals inside. Miners, like the ones we work with in Brazil, slice a bigger rock into pieces, and they are called sliced agate geodes. They are then polished. Sometimes I will attach pyrite onto it to give it that gold-rimmed look... Read more in the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! PIECES BY LESLIE piecesbyleslie.com @pieces_by_leslie 📝Lauren Finney Harden 📸Erik Meadows #RaiseAGlass #PiecesByLeslie #HistoricBrookhaven #GeodeGlassware #SimplyBuckhead
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SMALL WONDERS THE IBERIAN PIG SHOWCASES SPANISH FLAVORS IN BUCKHEAD. Tapas have a way of making everyone at the table happy. With its traditional and innovative spins on Spanish cuisine, The Iberian Pig Buckhead invites you to sip and snack on repeat. The menu takes a ‘more the merrier’ approach with its array of cured meats and cheeses, tapas, larger plates, desserts, classic and creative cocktails, plus a wine list with picks from around the world with special emphasis on Spain, Chile and Argentina. There are options for omnivores, pescatarians, vegetarians and gluten-free diners as well as beverages with and without alcohol. The main dining room has a warm gold and chocolate color scheme, modern wood and concrete elements, plush banquettes and velvet drapes, eponymous ham legs hanging above the sprawling bar, and varied styles of music reverberating off hard surfaces and floor-to-ceiling windows. Servers weave throughout the space, attentive to customers without hovering. The welcoming vibe invites you to relax with your dining companions. A drink is a good place to start, and sangria is one of Spain’s most iconic. Here, the wine-based punch is more fruity than boozy, though you can add brandy if you prefer an extra kick. Pisco Sour, the national drink of both Chile and Peru, has delightful sour citrus notes under a cloud of puffy egg white dotted with bitters. Desvio de Verano, one of the bar’s original creations, mixes bourbon with herbs, lime and soda for sophisticated refreshment... Read more in the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! 📝Hope S. Philbrick 📸Erik Meadows The Iberian Pig Buckhead 404.994.4990 iberianpig.com/buckhead @iberianpig #SmallWonders #TheIberianPig #BuckheadEats #TapasTime #SimplyBuckhead
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MY 4TH LIFETIME COVER JUST DROPPED!!🔥🔥 ON STANDS NOW! Comment or DM “WAITLIST” to be on my team 11/7! Thank you to my team @chrishawnstarr1 for us collaborating on the custom coat dress that’s featured on the runway and @fruitionhatco for the custom brim! Thank you @simplybuckhead for always trusting me!! There is a world of difference between a standard vacation and true travel; one offers an escape, while the other transforms you. In our brand-new October Travel issue, out today, we dive into the inspiring stories of globetrotting locals who use their journeys to learn, give back, and push the boundaries of exploration. Inside, meet incredible neighbors who treat the globe as their canvas: one man chasing marathons across all seven continents, two women dedicating their time to overseas volunteering, and another who achieved the ultimate feat of visiting every single country in the world. Whether you are planning your next getaway or dreaming of your next big adventure, these remarkable tales will ignite your wanderlust. Grab your physical copy at over 400 local hotspots around town or click the link in our bio to read the digital edition before it leaves newsstands! 📖✨ Photographer: Erik Meadows Producer: Jennifer Bradley Franklin Stylists: Octavius Terry, Cedrick Harris Makeup: Nyssa Green Model: Esabela, courtesy Click Models of Atlanta Wardrobe: Custom coat dress by Octavius and Cedrick, Custom hat by Fruition Hat Co.; Judith Leiber passport cover, Christian Louboutin stilettos, vintage necklace, available at La Librairie. Special thanks to the Atlanta History Center for hosting our team. #SimplyBuckhead #OctoberIssue #TravelGram Wanderlust AtlantaTravel @jenniferbfranklin @erikmeadows @octaviusterry @nyssag @chrishawnstarr1 @fruitionhatcoe @esabelaeva @clickatl @atlantahistorycenter
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MY 4TH LIFETIME COVER JUST DROPPED!!🔥🔥 ON STANDS NOW! Thank you to my team @chrishawnstarr1 for us collaborating on the custom coat dress that’s featured on the runway and @fruitionhatco for the custom brim! Thank you @simplybuckhead for always trusting me!! There is a world of difference between a standard vacation and true travel; one offers an escape, while the other transforms you. In our brand-new October Travel issue, out today, we dive into the inspiring stories of globetrotting locals who use their journeys to learn, give back, and push the boundaries of exploration. Inside, meet incredible neighbors who treat the globe as their canvas: one man chasing marathons across all seven continents, two women dedicating their time to overseas volunteering, and another who achieved the ultimate feat of visiting every single country in the world. Whether you are planning your next getaway or dreaming of your next big adventure, these remarkable tales will ignite your wanderlust. Grab your physical copy at over 400 local hotspots around town or click the link in our bio to read the digital edition before it leaves newsstands! 📖✨ Photographer: Erik Meadows Producer: Jennifer Bradley Franklin Stylists: Octavius Terry, Cedrick Harris Makeup: Nyssa Green Model: Esabela, courtesy Click Models of Atlanta Wardrobe: Custom coat dress by Octavius and Cedrick, Custom hat by Fruition Hat Co.; Judith Leiber passport cover, Christian Louboutin stilettos, vintage necklace, available at La Librairie. Special thanks to the Atlanta History Center for hosting our team. #SimplyBuckhead #OctoberIssue #TravelGram #Wanderlust AtlantaTravel @jenniferbfranklin @erikmeadows @octaviusterry @nyssag @chrishawnstarr1 @fruitionhatcoe @esabelaeva @clickatl @atlantahistorycenter
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SCENTS OF SELF Inside Buckhead’s new AI fragrance experience, where 500 billion combinations marry perfume and personality. I fell in love with fragrance as a teenager. The retailers of my adolescence, such as GAP, Clinique and Victoria’s Secret, lined their shelves with scents like Dream, Happy and Love Spell. I had them all. During my first trip to New York, I discovered Burberry Brit at Bloomingdale’s and immediately put a bottle on my Christmas wish list. Santa obliged the request. I’ve been hooked on perfume ever since, picking up bottles during travels overseas and occasionally splurging on a whim just because, viewing fragrance as the ultimate final touch to any outfit. Even with a collection built from department store counters, duty-free indulgences and a few hands-on workshops, I’d never actually seen the mechanics of fragrances made from scratch until I walked into INDIEHOUSE, a perfumery that recently opened its second metro Atlanta location in Phipps Plaza. The shop is the only permanent retailer in the U.S. to have Algorithmic Perfumery by EveryHuman, an AI custom fragrance machine that builds individualized scents. The machine draws from 52 different fragrance accords, each one a complex scent building block, creating more than 500 billion possible combinations. It looks sophisticated and futuristic, like something out of a movie; it’s the Cher Horowitz Clueless closet of perfume mechanisms where, with the tap of a button, personalization happens before your eyes... Read more in the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! INDIEHOUSE indiehousefragrances.com @indiehousefragrances 📝 Nicole Letts 📸 Erik Meadows #ScentsOfSelf #IndiehouseFragrances #PhippsPlaza #CustomPerfume #SimplyBuckhead
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ON THE RIGHT FOOT Nicholas Hixon designs handcrafted shoes for confident women. Brookhaven resident Nicholas Hixon has always held creative roles, working in interior and environmental design and architecture. A competition by the International Design Association’s Atlanta chapter in 2012 changed his perspective on his chosen metier. There, professionals were challenged to create fashion outfits from materials used in the design industry, such as wood flooring and upholstery fabric. “I noticed these teams were creating cool, over the-top outfits, but shoes were not part of that,” he says. “I had an idea: What if we built a pair of shoes [out of design industry materials]?” Hixon admits he had no idea how to accomplish this for the competition, but he was willing to try. That process gave him more than he realized. “I saw a very different creative side to myself, and it was one of the first times in my career that I had felt like I had full creative freedom,” he says. Energized by that feeling and by the idea of designing shoes, Hixon dabbled in shoe design while continuing to climb the corporate ladder. (He’s currently a senior creative director at the brand experience agency Sparks.) When artificial intelligence became mainstream, he finally felt he had a vehicle to help him sketch out his ideas. “AI helped fuel my creative energy,” he says. “I then began to wonder if I could actually have these shoe designs made.” When pondering the idea a few years ago, he came across a global design competition in early 2024. “I didn’t want to put my work out there because I had been using AI. It wasn’t real. I had all this self-doubt,” he says. But he entered anyway and ended up being one of six international winners. The prize: a trip to Amsterdam to learn from master cobblers and shoe designers René van den Berg and Kobi Levi... Read more in the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! 📝Lauren Finney Harden 📸 Erik Meadows ADELINE soadeline.com @soadelinedesigns #NicholasHixon #AdelineShoes #CustomFootwear #BrookhavenGA #SimplyBuckhead
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A METHOD TO THE MANI Experts in our city’s nail scene break down terms and trends. Just like fashion, manicure trends are always evolving. Currently, everyone’s talking about BIAB and Russian manicures, but what do they really involve? We asked local experts to break down the techniques. What is BIAB? A BIAB manicure is a builder gel manicure, and stands for Builder in a Bottle. While builder gel typically comes in a pot, one brand, The GelBottle, sells it in a bottle, and trademarked the name BIAB. Calling a builder gel manicure a BIAB manicure (which many people do) is like calling a tissue a Kleenex. “Builder gel is a thicker viscosity than traditional gel polish, so it provides structure and durability to your natural nail, but it’s more flexible than acrylic, so it looks and feels more natural,” says Savoy Shakir, nail specialist at private nail studio Bare Clawz salon in Piedmont Heights. As for why this type of manicure is so popular, Shakir says, “People want longer nails without having to get extensions; they want to grow their nails, and they don’t want their manicure to only last two weeks, like traditional gel.” Builder gel meets all these needs, providing structure to the natural nails, which helps them grow. It can last as long as four weeks. What is a Russian manicure? A Russian manicure is the trending name for a dry manicure, due to its Eastern European origins. It does not refer to a specific product, but rather to the meticulous method of cuticle preparation done without soaking the nails. Karen Emily of Sirène salon specializes in the technique and says rather than soaking to soften cuticles, she uses special diamond drill bits to buff them away. “Dry manicures last longer than a traditional manicure,” she says... Read more in the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! KAREN EMILY sireneatl.com @k.emily.atl SAVOY SHAKIR @bareclawzatl 📝 Emily Foley 📸Erik Meadows #AMethodToTheMani #NailTrends #BuilderGel #RussianManicure #SimplyBuckhead
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ON THE RIGHT FOOT Nicholas Hixon designs handcrafted shoes for confident women. Brookhaven resident Nicholas Hixon has always held creative roles, working in interior and environmental design and architecture. A competition by the International Design Association’s Atlanta chapter in 2012 changed his perspective on his chosen metier. There, professionals were challenged to create fashion outfits from materials used in the design industry, such as wood flooring and upholstery fabric. “I noticed these teams were creating cool, over the-top outfits, but shoes were not part of that,” he says. “I had an idea: What if we built a pair of shoes [out of design industry materials]?” Hixon admits he had no idea how to accomplish this for the competition, but he was willing to try. That process gave him more than he realized. “I saw a very different creative side to myself, and it was one of the first times in my career that I had felt like I had full creative freedom,” he says. Energized by that feeling and by the idea of designing shoes, Hixon dabbled in shoe design while continuing to climb the corporate ladder. (He’s currently a senior creative director at the brand experience agency Sparks.) When artificial intelligence became mainstream, he finally felt he had a vehicle to help him sketch out his ideas. “AI helped fuel my creative energy,” he says. “I then began to wonder if I could actually have these shoe designs made.” When pondering the idea a few years ago, he came across a global design competition in early 2024. “I didn’t want to put my work out there because I had been using AI. It wasn’t real. I had all this self-doubt,” he says. But he entered anyway and ended up being one of six international winners. The prize: a trip to Amsterdam to learn from master cobblers and shoe designers René van den Berg and Kobi Levi... Read more in the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead out now! 📝Lauren Finney Harden 📸 Erik Meadows ADELINE soadeline.com @soadelinedesigns #NicholasHixon #AdelineShoes #CustomFootwear #BrookhavenGA #SimplyBuckhead
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YEBO BEACH HAUS Those on a hunt for something unique in the area need look no farther than Yebo Beach Haus, an upscale eatery focused on South African fare. It’s easy to see influences from indigenous African, Indian, Malay, Dutch and British on Yebo’s menu, a blend that makes for intriguing flavor combinations and flawlessly prepared plates. Bobotie crepes are a standout. They come stuffed with a mixture of curried ground beef, diced apples and raisins, and covered with creamy hollandaise, a nod to the influence of the Cape Malay community that fuses flavors of the Indonesian spice trade with traditional Dutch cooking. Top entree picks include a decadent smash-style Angus beef burger; tagliatelle Bolognese with a ragu of ostrich, beef and wild mushrooms; and halibut with red butter curry, coconut rice and grilled broccolini. Round out your experience with signature South African wine varietals such as Chenin Blanc and Pinotage, and you’ve got a flavor safari that will keep you craving a return visit. Caviar: $96-$250 • Raw bar: $18-$165 • Garden: $14-$16 • Starters: $17-$36 • Salads: $13-$16 • Mains: $28-$95 • Sides: $9 • Desserts: $5-$15 📝Jennifer Franklin 📸 Erik Meadows Yebo Beach Haus 404.228.8024 yebobeachhaus.com @yebobeachhaus #YeboBeachHaus #SouthAfricanEats #BuckheadDining #AtlantaFoodie #SimplyBuckhead
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Behind the scenes on set for the cover shoot of our Rising Stars issue! 📸✨ Get an exclusive look at the energy and vision that went into capturing our 2026 Rising Stars—six unstoppable innovators, creators, and leaders shaping our community. Inside this issue, you will meet an incredible group of trailblazers, including a brilliant teenage tech founder building a smarter real estate platform, a powerhouse model-turned-visionary-photographer, and a world-class sommelier redefining Atlanta hospitality. Plus, discover the creative minds and legal masterminds driving our city's top businesses and culinary scenes forward! Don't wait—grab your copy at over 400 local hotspots or click the link in our bio to read it before this issue leaves newsstands! 📖🌟 #SimplyBuckhead #RisingStars #AtlantaTalent #BuckheadLiving #CommunityLeaders @erikmeadows @jenniferbfranklin @nyssag @laurenfinneyharden @kanvas.bykris @levelsinmakeup @joon.lim918 @alexandra_zak @georgiapremierhomes @revivalrestaurantgroup @usehive.site @tayycarter_ @grandhyattatlanta @aliciaigess @shoptootsies
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Behind the scenes on set with 2026 Rising Star Joon Lim! 📸✨ Get an exclusive look at the energy and dedication that went into capturing Atlanta's premier sommelier and independent wine consultant for our latest feature. From trading the corporate banking desk for the vibrant hospitality scene to managing legendary cellars and launching his own consulting business, Joon’s journey is truly one of a kind. Want to read his full story? Click the link in our bio to check out the feature online, or grab your free copy of the latest issue of @SimplyBuckhead at over 400 local hotspots around town today! 📖 Connect with Joon: @joon.lim918 #JoonLim #AtlantaSommelier #WineConsultant #AtlantaHospitality #SimplyBuckhead @erikmeadows @grandhyattatlanta @jenniferbfranklin @laurenfinneyharden
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