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Della MacNicholas, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Smitten, an online magazine touted as “the look- book of wedding fancy.” Peep nuptials, fashion and trends at smitten-mag.com.

My Watch: my iPhone 

A year and a half ago, Chassity put creativity to keyboard and started her blog Look Linger Love, a colorful creampuff of fashion, interiors and art. “Blogging keeps me engaged in the topics that I love. I share an average of eight posts a week and that doesn’t come without time and research, but when the topics are fashion, interiors, and the like, it’s hardly homework.” Readers will often spot locals like Sally King Benedict or goodies like Hannah Nation’s Gadabout, but she swears it’s not bias—“I cover a lot of Charleston talent, but only because Charleston is brimming with it!

You may not yet know the woman behind Little Highrise, but you certainly know her work. The marketing and advertising firm does everything from a one-time logo to full-blown websites. Keep your eyes peeled for an interior designer’s upcoming brand overhaul and ecommerce projects for Charleston’s Revolutionary Eating Ventures group— plus Eat Local Month has Little Highrise flavor all over it too. “Every project that I work on is personal.

Janie Askew, artist, educator, curator and Redux Contemporary Art Center’s new executive director. With Janie at the helm, Redux celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

My Handbag: Marc Jacobs bucket bag

It started almost four years ago, when Brooks got his first road bike as a gift so he could get around the Holy City during college. What ended up being a useful gift also awakened something in Brooks. “The bike was made to take on long rides and I decided to give it a shot and rode it for 20 miles, then 50 on my next ride. I got pretty hooked.” A late bloomer as far as competitive cycling is concerned, Brooks has only pushed harder to make up for lost time.

Emily Giant, style expert at Cynthia Rowley and Director of Education at the Charleston Acting Studio. See her kids’ production of Annie at the Sottile in March, a fundraiser with Creative Spark. 

Favorite Restaurant: FIG 

One Item Always In My Purse: Lemon Zest Luna Bars 

My Watch: Men’s Burberry

Meet Drisana McDaniel, a Trish McEvoy regional makeup artist & field trainer. She’s also working on a double major in both sociology and women’s and gender studies at the College of Charleston.

My Desk:
Covered with scholarly articles and Indigo’s artwork.

Signature Scent:
Black Rose Oud by Trish McEvoy.

Favorite Feminist:
Alison Piepmeier.

Where I Get My Coffee:
City Lights & Kudu, each as often as the other.

My Lucky Charm:
Jessica Kagan bumblebee cuff.

Where You’ll Find Me On Friday Nights:

In 1989, Meredith (on the right) was signing up for a summer camp at USC when she got the first inkling of a duplicate doppelganger. “One of the counselors that was registering the students thought that I was another Meredith English that she knew. She told me how funny it was that we were both blonde and blue-eyed!” Years later, the other Meredith (left) was having spam issues at the College of Charleston, where she is a marketing director, when an email popped up with the subject line Hello from Meredith English.

It’s not unusual for young girls to have wild adulation for pop hunks, and Barbara did… it’s just that she didn’t know who he was at the time. In 1956 young Bobbi spent a pre-rock-royalty day with Elvis Presley, who happened to be shadowed by a photographer at the time.

A longtime sailor and lover of all things educational, both interests have come together for Teddy. Already an economics teacher at Charleston Collegiate, he’s had his fair share of engaging students, but teamed up with the South Carolina Maritime Foundation Teddy’s got a grander goal: “a hard core campaign to get South Carolina’s youth to see new and larger horizons and more importantly to graduate from high school.” Already known for their ongoing leadership training and experiential learning aboard the Spirit of South Carolina, Teddy knows that SCMF’s positive persistence pays off.