27 October 2011

We're stylin'!

Ayoka Lucas & Joan Perry, Charleston, S.C.

Yep - that is Charleston Magazine's style editor Ayoka Lucas in MY house. The most amazing things do happen!  Ayoka was gracious enough to pretend I was actually stylish and checked out all my personal belongings - photos, knick knacks, teapots and shoes. It was the oddest feeling but she made me completely comfortable and apparently will be an item in the January magazine issue. 

Thanks to Ayoka and photographer Leann Cannon for a fun afternoon and new experience!

I've followed Ayoka's career with interest because although most people don't know it, she was briefly a volunteer coordinator herself. Many years ago I took a team on a Day of Caring project to paint and prep the Charleston Children's museum and Ayoka coordinated the activities for the museum's opening. Now she is the style editor for Charleston Magazine and was the one who brought Charleston Fashion Week into being. I had to keep interrupting her interview to learn more about her.

10 comments:

Kate said...

I''d say that both of you are quite stylish!! Love the colour of the walls. .
. bright and cheerful!! I looked for a long time before I found an adobe colour for our bedroom

MrScribbler said...

If all of us who think you have style are "pretenders," Joan, there's a whole lotta "pretendin'" goin' on!

Catalyst said...

Stylin' is right. That's a couple of great lookin' ladies!

Chattahoochee Valley Daily said...

Nice portrait.

I think I heard on the TV that your hospital won the Pink Glove Dance video...

Charlestonjoan said...

Thanks Kate, scrib, catalyst! It was a surprize and treat!
Bfarr, it isn't where i work but here in sc. I was promoting them, i was so tickled with their video.

Doug Hickok said...

That's awesome! Congratulations.

Marcheline said...

I know, I know... how could I possibly pay attention to anything else when there are two stunning ladies smack dab in the middle of a photograph... but.... THOSE WALLS! I COULD EAT THEM! NOM NOM NOMMMMMMM!!!! Too, too lovely.

Charlestonjoan said...

Doug - thank you. I hope I still think so when the article comes out.

Marcheline - you like? :) I think they were called Cottage Clah.

Charlestonjoan said...

I am clearly having layout problems typing on the tablet - I meant to say the paint was called Cottage Clay.

Marcheline said...

Joan... I think Cottage Clah has such an upper crust Boston feel about it... hee hee!