Skirt September 2014

Columbia, Aiken & Augusta

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Almost out of breath after a drawn out

season of crazy can-it-get-any-hotter days

and sticky humid nights. Time to trade the

wet towels and �ip-�ops for the rush of

reading lists and back-to-school shopping,

hopping, and always running late for work.

Time to sing that bittersweet camp�re

song of a goodbye to the endless days.

Hello, sharpened pencils. Welcome back,

wool. Salutations, pumpkin spiced lattes.

We’ve missed you too. But before we let

go, let’s take a moment to catch our breath,

take in the last of summer, and store those

sunny memories away for when the Polar

Vortex arrives. No sooner than our tan

lines fade, we’ll dream in chlorine blue and

neon yellow on those chilly nights that are

just waiting for wood smoke. If summer

is a contest, we’re champions of the tide.

If summer is a game, we’re packing the

pieces to put it back in the box. If summer

is a marathon, fall is its �nish line.

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F R E E

E s c a p e t h e o r d i n a r y .

Chalk art byWhitney Barnard, The Scribble Studio

Augusta, Aiken & Columbia

There are far, far better things ahead than any we

leave behind.C.S. Lewis

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Independence is on our minds, and not just because the 4th of July is this month.This July issue, our “F-Word” issue, is the 20th July issue since skirt! launched in 1994. We’re proud of what we’ve accomplished; even more so of what you have ac-complished. Every July, we’re heartened that we have so many male feminists reach-ing out to us to be included in our pages—see our “I’m a Feminist Because” profiles for the best of the best this month. We love reading the essays we get every month from women who are doing amazing things all over the world. We love the ones who lean in and the ones who don’t; the champions for women’s rights and the ones who live their lives as role models for the next generations—women who are reading skirt! now who weren’t born when the magazine was founded. Most of all, we love the community our little magazine has created. You know these women as well as we do—you are these women. We thank you for being vocal, independent, assertive, outraged, and tire-less. Just when it seems like we haven’t come very far since women were granted the constitutional right to vote in 1920, we get an essay or a letter or a woman nominated for a profile that gets our attention and restores our faith in the power of many voices becoming one. And if we have to ask just one thing from our readers this month, it is this: Don’t stop talking. Keep the conver-sations about equal rights going. Politics aren’t perfect, but we can’t fix anything with silence. Your voices mat-ter and we want to hear them loud and clear.

SKIRT! THIS MONTH

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Chalkboard Artist: Whitney Barnard, is Head Honcho & Illustrator of The Scribble Studio. After attending the Creative Circus in Atlanta, Whitney opening a studio to create handcrafted artwork and chalkboard writing. TheScribbleStudio.org.

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Features

How To Survive Failure in

the Workplace and End Up

Making More MONEY

Laura Luckert ....................................8

In Every Issue

Letter from the Editor .....................4

He’s So Original ...............................24

Skirt of the Month ...........................28

Product ...............................................16

We Salute ..........................................24

Meet ....................................................25

Typewriter .........................................30

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(READYSET GO!)


READYSETSMILEMORNINGS TASTE BETTER WITH COFFEE.

SOAKUP THE PEACE. CHAOS IS JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

SPRITZ1,000 NEW FRAGRANCES A YEAR HIT THE MARKET. FIND YOUR ONE SIGNATURE SCENT.

STRETCH“BLESSED ARE THE FLEXIBLE, FOR THEY SHALL NOT BE BENT OUT OF SHAPE.” (UNKNOWN)

STARTNOW. THERE ARE ONLY 57,600 SECONDS TO THE FINISH LINE.



READYSET PREPAREFOR THE DAY. FRUIT, VEGGIES, KALE CHIPS, ALMONDS, WATER, CAFFEINE HIT, WATER, WATER.

PACEYOURSELF.PONDER TODAY'STWISTS AND TURNS. PATIENCE. IT'S NOT A SPRINT, IT'S A MARATHON.

PUSHHARDER. GREAT ENDS NEVER CAME FROM EASY MEANS.

PLEASEPERSPIRE. FIT YOUR WORKOUT IN. EVEN MAKEUP RUNS.



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Cliff Shot BloksFleet Feet Augusta229 Furys Ferry RoadAugusta706.922.9860

Tory Burch Fitbit Designs ToryBurch.com

Saucony Hurricane Running Shoewww.saucony.com

CamelBak Filter BottleHalf-Moon Out�tters2912 Devine StreetColumbia803.929.0771

New Balance 574sSMS Sportsworld354 East Martintown RdNorth Augusta803.278.4151

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READYSETCLEANYOUR COMB OFTEN. WARM WATER AND VINEGAR. SIMPLE.

CLEAROUT YOUR MEDICINE CLOSET. HOW OLD IS THAT FLOSS?

COLOREMBRACE IT. LIKE FRANK SINATRA SAYS, “ORANGE IS THE HAPPIEST COLOR.”

CONSIDERADDING COCONUT OIL TO YOUR ROUTINE. IT’S LIGHT, CLEARS ACNE, AND MAKES GREAT POPCORN.


wesaluteamerican made

Q: The oldest continuously

operating shoe company in the

United States that is still making

boots in the U.S. today?

A: The Frye Company, established

in 1863 during America’s Civil War

(both Union and Confederate

soldiers wore Frye boots), still

produces some styles right here

in the United States.

There are many imitators, but

The Frye Company is the real thing.

Somewhere between cowgirl and

combat, the Harness and Campus

styles are two of several that are

still made in the USA today.

F R Y E B O O T S

I'm a boots girl. I always wear boots. They only look better when they get dirty.

Frye's Harness boots are rooted in tradition and draw in�uence from the classic engineer-style work boot. We love their motorcycle chic look with skirts and dresses; the more you wear them, the better they look.

The classic Cavalry boot was �rst crafted

by Frye in the late 1930s as a riding boot

and remains popular today, on horseback

or not. The new version has

rubberized soles and come in many shades,

perfect for hoo�ng it around town.

Sky Ferreira

thefryecompany.com








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I dreamed I packed my skirt, took a deep slow

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this scroll of errands.

wondering if the person in front of me knows how to drive.

whether my hair looks good.

having this panic attack.

triple-checking that I locked the front door.

wondering if my 28% phone battery will make it through the day.

being late to yoga class. (again)

taking 3 (hundred) deep breaths.

working 9-5, 8-6.

walking my 10,000 steps.

worrying about what’s next.

figure out whose dog is barking.

doing what I dreamed I would.

I’ll relax when I �nish…


Skirt September 2014

Documents

septemberf r e ee s

scribble studio augusta

aiken columbia

little magazine

p e t h e o r d i n

fword issue

rush of reading lists

chilly nights