On the CBS soap opera Beyond the Gates, cousins Chelsea and Kat launch a line of luxury handbags. In real life, those ChelseaKat handbags are designed by Atlanta's own Alexandria Alli and are available from her F&W Style brand. Alli credits the support she's received in Atlanta to being pivotal to her success.

Boden, the United Kingdom-based women’s and children’s brand, launched its first U.S. concept store this week at Avalon. While the brand has been in the U.S. via its online direct-to-consumer sales for many years, this is its first brick-and-mortar in the country.

In the vintage clothing world, there’s a moment when one day you’ll find your childhood wardrobe on sales hangers. About five years ago, CC Indivero and Mike Huddleston of GVG Events started seeing clothes that they wore as kids in the summer of 1996. “At first, I laughed, like they think what I wore when I was 11 is cool, but now, it’s everywhere.”

For its 12th year, Shaky Knees Music Festival moved both its location (from Central Park to Piedmont Park) and its season (from spring to fall). But there was no shortage of talent thanks to headliners like Blink-182, Deftones, Cage the Elephant, Lenny Kravitz, My Chemical Romance, and Vampire Weekend, and certainly no shortage of creative concertgoer outfits. Here, a small sampling of some of the looks we saw while out and about at the festival.

Atlanta native Jonathan Fitch has managed his Type 1 diabetes for 15 years successfully, including during his time as an undergrad majoring in computer science at Georgia Tech—except for one fateful night. An all-nighter before finals stressed his body out a little too much, which made his body insulin resistant. He had a seizure and ended up in the emergency room. It was scary, but the incident sparked a business idea.

KickIt, a cancer apparel line, was founded in 2020. The owners are determined to help cancer patients have dignity and comfort during their time fighting the disease. The innovative clothing allows for easier management of items like drains, medical devices, IVs, and more.

The researchers used insulin as a model because it’s a highly sought-after and expensive drug with lots of well-established analysis methods, but the application could potentially be much wider. “Our expectation is that this kind of pill is generally useful, and that a whole variety of different drugs, including GLP-1s, could be delivered using it,” says Mark Prausnitz, PhD, Regents Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech.

The number of people searching for Pilates is at an all-time high, and the Pilates market is valued at $14.7 billion as more people catch on to the potential benefits of the exercise. However, there is some confusion about what constitutes Pilates. Here, local instructors explain the differences—plus a quick roundup of some local studios.

Founders Katie Wetzel and Erin McDevitt opened Gain Gym in Reynoldstown last month as a women-only fitness space, driven by their experience with Atlanta's competitive gym scene. "We realized women want a place to feel welcome, invited, safe, and where they can learn to lift without feeling judged," says Wetzel.

Arts patronage met creative expression against the backdrop of the Flowers & Seeds Gala, an annual fundraiser for the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA). The event, which celebrated Black art and culture from across the African diaspora, honored sculptor Curtis Patterson and painter Hasani Sahlehe with the Nellie Mae Rowe Award, supported by the Judith Alexander Foundation.