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Hey, y’all. Caroline here (per usual). As you possibly have noticed on this blog, I don’t often nor very much like to post photos of myself (unless, of course, I’m on an inflatable swan or something). I started Back Down South to show off other people because the whole “lifestyle blogger” thing just isn’t me. I’m a pretty simple dresser. I’m currently wearing grey wool socks, grey sweatpants, and a grey sweatshirt that says “Red Hair Don’t Care” – a gift from non other than Jamie Clayton. I’ll give myself a little credit – I am getting in bed soon. However, shouldn’t a “blogger” be in, oh I don’t know, like, flawlessly pressed $200 pajamas? Not me. However, if someone wants to give me $200 pajamas, I will accept.

So, when Draper James asked me if I’d like to pick out an outfit and answer a few questions for their new Stylemaker Seven feature, I was pumped. If you’ve been living under a rock somewhere in a Pacific Northwest forest, Draper James is Reese Witherspoon’s Southern-inspired fashion line. Since I knew she wouldn’t approve of a single element of my current outfit, I graciously took the opportunity to don myself in three great pieces from their current collection. I put on my big girl boots (they’re Luccese) and asked my friend Anna to let me be awkward in front of the camera for a few minutes.

Head over to the Draper James blog to read the feature and see my “Seven Southern essentials.” A huge, huge thank you to them for making me feel really special and gifting me three of my new favorite pieces. Ladies, if you’re on the hunt for a new pair of denim (aren’t we always?), their Tootsie jeans are perfect!

Cannes by Day

france 152Photographed in Cannes, France

Hi, Mark!

Outfit details:

  • Ray-Bans.
  • Ledbury Euan Micro Dot oxford (c/o). This is our favorite shirt from Ledbury’s Fall Collection and proved to be extremely versatile for our trip to Spain and France. In the daytime, he dressed it down with jeans and Nikes. In the evenings, it was perfect with chinos and loafers. It would have paired perfectly with the $90,000 Rolex we saw in the shop down the street from this but apparently you “can’t have it all,” or something like that.

Larry, Part IV

000028480014Photographed in Nashville, TN by Jamie Clayton

Raised in:
FL, KY, TN, TX. “I’ve always felt like Nashville was home.”

Lives in:
Nashville, Tennessee

Biggest music guilty pleasure right now:
Carly Rae Jepsen’s latest record. It’s a brilliant, catchy pop album and a great follow-up to the ubiquitous “Call Me, Maybe.”

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Other new records your currently obsessed with:
David Ramirez and Noah Gundersen, debut from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

Now would ya look at that:
Our buddy Larry Kloess of Cause a Scene Music making his fourth appearance here.

See also:
Part I, Part II and Part III.
For more entertainment, see Jamie’s post: Larry on the Weekend.

Sarah and Sally

Hovis 010Photographed in Sandy Springs, GA
Raised in:
Sarah: Atlanta, Georgia

Sally: Stone Mountain, Georgia

Highlight of your summer:
River rafting trip through the Grand Canyon and weekends at Lake Burton.

Favorite S. Carter Designs piece right now:
Sarah: Real feathers capped in diamonds and horn/diamond bracelets.
Sally: Pyrite cascade necklace.

Now would ya look at that:
Meet the Mother/Daughter duo behind S. Carter Designs – Sarah Hovis Olsen (left) and Sally Olsen (right). Read the full ‘Inheriting Style’ piece that I shot for The Love List. Before you get in a tizzy over the white pants after Labor Day, don’t. I photographed this in the dead of summer.

On Sarah: Blue Life tie dye caftan, One Teaspoon shorts – all from Rebecca Boutique.

On Sally: Avenue Montaigne pants (from Rebecceca Boutique), Podolls top (from Alys Shoppe).

Micah Dalton

MicahDalton 003Photographed in Atlanta, GA

Raised in:
Atlanta, Georgia

Lives in:
Atlanta, Georgia

Favorite burger in Atlanta:
Argosy is currently my favorite burger. For quantity, obviously Ann’s Snack Shack.

Best concert you’ve attended this year:
Best concert is whenever Marshall Ruffin or Cleveland P. Jones sings and I get to hear them, which I have a handful of times this year.

Now would ya look at that:
Musician Micah Dalton, whose music was featured here a few years ago. He has since changed his sound and name and I’ll be featuring that new project on our next Music Monday.

  • Atlanta Crackers hat, gifted from a friend. The Crackers were Atlanta’s home baseball team until the Braves moved from Milwaukee 1966.
  • Club Monaco shirt.

Jake Carnley

Jake-2Photographed in Auburn, AL at Acre

Raised in:
Fairhope, Alabama

Lives in:
Birmingham, Alabama

When and why you started Great Bear Wax Co:

I started a candle company because I have always loved what candles to do a room but never felt comfortable burning a chemical latent, kitschy smelling candle. There is also a gap in the marketplace in regards to men and candles. You either have what folks call “man candle” or “mandles” – which are BBQ, Grass, and Bikini Babe (I wish I was kidding) scented – or you have the opposite spectrum of candles mostly marketed to women. I wanted to create a candle that was both beautiful in design and safe for any room.

Favorite scent you currently have:

The Red Cedar Essential Oil candle. It is a very timeless fragrance and really adds to the room.

Now would ya look at that:
Meet Jake Carnley, founder of Great Bear Wax Co. We had the pleasure of meeting him in Opelika recently and bonded over our mutual love of Garth Brooks. We also bought two of his candles – Tobacco Bay and Grapefruit – and they’re amazing. Use code backdownsouth to get 10% off your purchase! Go shop.

Matt Wertz

Wertz 005 BDSPhotographed in Jasper, GA

Raised in:
Liberty, Missouri

Lives in:
Nashville, Tennessee

In your opinion, what’s the most underrated spot in Nashville:
Local Honey Vintage. The place has amazing stuff and is way cheaper than NY and LA.

Currently listening to:
Anything Max Martin touches.

Now would ya look at that:
Musician Matt Wertz, whose music I’ve been listening to since 2002. He’s got some rad stuff in the works and we’ll be sharing some when it’s released in a few months. Until then, if his is a new name to you, get familiar.

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