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Christmas Down South – Res Ipsa

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Atlanta based Res Ipsa‘s products are freakin’ ridiculous. Their wool loafers, created from vintage kilim Turkish rugs, were our introduction to them, and we were head over heels. Well, head over loafers. And the bags – THE BAGS! Lust to the max.

This Turkish wool dopp kitt – or, if I was lucky enough to keep it, best make up bag ever – is ready and waiting. Get to it you lucky ducks…

  • Comment on this post and tell us the best Christmas gift you’ve ever received.
  • The first 25 entries will be counted twice!

A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Christmas Eve!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATULATIONS TO JACLYN CLINE FOR WINNING! 

Christmas Down South – Huxter

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I once declared a Huxter oxford my very favorite, and I still mean it. I really want one of you to feel the love I feel for my shirt. Lucky for you, those fine New Englanders want to send one below the line and into your closet…

  • Comment on this post and let us know what shirt you want the most.
  • The first 20 entries will be counted twice!

A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Christmas Eve!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATULATIONS TO ANNE MARIE FOR WINNING! 

Christmas Down South – Blu Kicks

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You’ll be doin’ all right, with your Christmas of white, but I’ll have a blue, blue, blue Blu Kicks Christmas…

We’ve teamed up with Blu Kicks for a giveaway before (remember?!) But they’re up to more awesome shoes – like these Chukka boots – available for both the ladies and the fellas. And just like their slip ons, they’re crazy comfortable and just plain cool. So…

  • Comment on this post and let us know what color boots you wanna rock – navy or sand?
  • The first 15 entries will be counted twice!

A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Christmas Eve!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATULATIONS TO ANDREW FORRESTER FOR WINNING! 

Christmas Down South – Izola

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This Izola bag of goodies is insane. It’s got just about everything a man needs, and some things a woman would want him to have (or keep for herself). A 5oz flask + flask funnel (we’d hate for you to spill) + travel cup + tie clip + money clip + shoe horn . And of course, the pouch. Well, what are you waiting for?

  • Comment on this post and tell us the best cocktail you had this year (at home or at a bar).
  • If you share the recipe, your entry will be counted three times! That’s right.

A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Christmas Eve!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATULATIONS TO ANDY HEWITT FOR WINNING! 

Christmas Down South – Onward Reserve X Southern Proper

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Onward Reserve and Southern Proper are getting this giveaway day started right, if I do say so myself.  We want you to be cozy in an All Prep Pullover, you know, just in cases we have another Snowmageddon down South again this year.

  • Comment on this post and be honest: what Christmas song do you hope to never hear again?
    My vote goes to “Christmas Shoes.”
  • The first 10 entries will be counted twice!

A winner will be chosen at random and announced on Christmas Eve!

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! CONGRATULATIONS TO ERIC IRVIN FOR WINNING! 

Merry Music Monday – Vol 15

abc-5Personnel on the USS Lexington, December 1944

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1. 100 Mile House – “We’ll Count All The Days”
we’ll count all the days
… a single. You can get this for free on Bandcamp.

2. Al Owen – “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
… on Our Christmas Wish a Cancer Free World (iTunes | Spotify). I wouldn’t call myself a fan of this song, but I can get down with this funky blues version. Real down.

3. LAYLA – “Winter, You Tease”
Winter, You Tease
… on The New Year EP (iTunes | Spotify). So, so crazy about this one. Sure, it’s not a “Christmas song,” but it’s a winter song and it just fits in a Christmas playlist.

4. The Canon Logic – “Kiss Me on Christmas”
Kiss Me On Christmas
… a single (iTunes | Spotify).

5. Echosmith – “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”
I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day
… a single (iTunes | Spotify).

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Ann HollandPhotographed by Cody Bennett in Knoxville, TN

Raised in:
Homewood, Alabama

Lives in:
Knoxville, Tennessee

Last Southern vacation:
Beech Mountain, North Carolina. We stayed in an awesome cabin called The Bike and Bean, spent the days mountain biking and the nights in front of a bonfire. On the first day there my boyfriend of five years proposed to me on one of the bike trails!

Now would ya look at that:

Merry Music Monday – Vol 14

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1. The Crane Wives – “Winter Song”
Winter Song
…on A Very Crane Wives Christmas EP (Bandcamp). I dig this folky take on Sara Bareilles’ original.

2. Amy Stroup – “You Make The Cold Disappear” 
You Make the Cold Disappear
… on You Make the Cold Disappear EP (for free on NoiseTrade). I was torn between posting this one and “Wishes Come True” from the same EP, so make sure to get it.

3. John Pringle – “Christmas in Bruges”
Christmas in Bruges
… a single (iTunes | Spotify).

4. Jeremih – “You’re Mine”
You’re Mine
… a single (iTunes | Spotify). This one gets stuck in my head just like “Don’t Tell ‘Em,” but it’s a lot more appropriate…

5.  Dean Martin – “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
… on Christmas With the Rat Pack (iTunes | Spotify). Don’t forget about these perfect classics. This one in particular just transports me to a Christmas party in the ’50s, and I look fabulous as I gaze over the New York City skyline and sip a martini…

holly

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I snapped this while we were exploring the Texas wine country with last week.
Featured here…

Bull+Moose has been really good to Mark’s tie collection and once again, wants you to get in on the goods.
Use code backdownsouth for a 20% discount (excluding their Reserve label).
Merry early Christmas to y’all!

 

Stay tuned for more Christmas goodness coming here very, very soon…

Merry Music Monday – Vol 13

AvedonChrismasBoyPhotographed by Richard Avedon

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It’s that Holly Jolly time of year again, people! Get in the spirit here every week with one of my favorite features every December – Merry Music Monday. 5 songs, every Monday, until Christmas Day. Pretty simple, and pretty amazing. Let’s get this party started right…

1. Gent & Jawns – “Turn Up Ye Merry Gentleman”
Turn Up Ye Merry Gentlemen
…on A Very Decent Christmas (iTunes | Soundcloud). Yup.

2. Nick D’ & The Believers – “Christmas in the City”
Christmas in the City
…a single (iTunes | Bandcamp).

3. Zerbin – “Fall”
Fall
…on Christmas! (free on NoiseTrade). I love this take of “Oh Holy Night.”

4. The Lonely Wild – “Holidays”
Holidays
…a single (iTunes | Spotify). There’s just something I love about a bitter, Christmas heartache song.

5. Johnnyswim – “Christmas Day”
Christmas Day
….on A Johnnyswim Christmas (iTunes | Spotify).

holly

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