SUMMER SALES ABOUND SO STOCK UP ON YOUR ESSENTIALS

If you`re shopping for hot summer styles, we advise you to wait until the day cools down. Your favorite boutiques at Shops Around Lenox stay open until 9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month - all summer long. You can shop till the sun goes down this Thursday, July 15 at stores like Tootsies, Bill Hallman Studio, American Apparel, Fab`rik and more.


Speaking of hot summer styles and Tootsies , don`t miss the final week of Tootsies` sale with discounts up to 70% off all your favorite designers. We love cool savings by the likes of Tory Burch, Tibi, Alice + Olivia and more. The only thing better than finding jeans that fit oh so well or that perfect little black dress is scoring them on sale!!


While at Shops Around Lenox, it`s hard to miss the "coming soon" sign for the highly anticipated new location of DEKA. Opening this fall, DEKA is having a huge moving sale in its current Pharr Road location with savings up to 70% off. The new 2,700 square-foot store with 25-foot ceilings will showcase pre- and post-workout wear, which we love for the gym, tooling around town and jet setting. Lines like Y3 and Y3`s men`s wear in addition to Adidas by Stella McCartney, Asics, Beyond Yoga, Bia Brazil, Blue Fish, EVER, Great China Wall, Gypsy, Hard Tail, LNA, MPG, Newton Running, Nike, Puma by Alexander McQueen, Rese Pilates, Rebel Yell, Splits 59, Sugoi, Venice 291 and Zoot Sports, give more gain to your pain!!


All that shopping can make you hungry so after you`ve worked up an appetite, check out Chef Gary Mennie`s new summer menu at Livingston Restaurant + Bar with seasonal favorites like Potato Croquettes with Chorizo, Tomato and Lime; Foie Gras Brulee with Pepper Cracker and Green Tomato; Short Rib Ravioli with Honey, Horseradish and Crispy Onion; Crispy Crab Cakes with Yuzu, Thai Basil and Toasted Sesame; Tuna Crudo with Pistachio, Lemon Mint and Candied Mustard; Sweet Corn Soup with Tarragon Foam and Tomato; Atlantic Halibut with Baby Artichokes, Snap Peas and Candied Orange; and Lamb Chops with Garlic Sausage, Fennel and Basil. Yum!


We love dressing up. So when the invitation says formal evening wear or 1920`s period attire - we go shopping. The NBAF Gala is one of the hottest tickets in Atlanta. You never know which artists will sit at your table or what amazing auction item you`ll score. Always the talk of the town, this year`s event this Saturday, July 17, will be no different as revelers return to a bygone era when the women were glamorous, the men were cool cats and the music was stompin`. Stormy`s Supper Club in the Grand Atrium of the Woodruff Arts Center will dazzle with Joe Gransden and his 16-piece Big Band, jazz singers and dancers. Yeah baby!!