THE SOUTHERN SOPHISTICATE ISSUE

It’s the Holidays, Y’all! By Lisa Burwell I love the holidays, but this year I feel like they just can’t get here fast enough. Suggestions [...]

A Quintessential Southern Pairing Editor’s book review by Jordan Staggs | introduction by Lisa Burwell There is something different about women from the South, and [...]

By Sallie Lewis Longoria On a late June afternoon, I walked across the Place Vendôme and into the legendary Hôtel Ritz Paris. Summer light streamed [...]

By Melanie Cissone | Photography by Colleen Duffley “Even with an unlimited budget, my heart palpitates when I find that rare, unique, affordable item for a [...]

By Melanie Cissone | Photography by Colleen Duffley In front of the cobalt-blue door to the Frank Welch–designed house in the small gated Park Bridge [...]

By Tori Phelps | Artwork by Marcel van Luit With fantastical scenes that blur the line between illusion and reality, one Dutch photographer is changing the [...]

By Laurette Ryan In our complex world and society, are the rules for living an authentic life starting to change? To be clear, what I [...]

By Janet Thomas There’s nothing like being privy to a city’s insider tips to make you feel like you’re “living la vida local.” Dallas-Fort Worth [...]

By Liesel Schmidt | Photography by Richard Leo Johnson Not everyone can walk into a space and see it as a living, breathing entity where [...]

By Audrey Johnson | Illustrations by Amanda Rhodes The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. —Robert Burns Experiencing a spiritual awakening is [...]

By Kelsey Ogletree | Photography courtesy of Dr. Sue’s Chocolate A love for chocolate turned one doctor’s hobby into a sweet, charitable business that gives [...]

By Suzanne Pollak The three wise men understand the art of giving. Their careers require them to give all day long, making people happy. They [...]