It's an Elle Woods move, coordinating one's outfit with the tablescape. Her lemon-print Draper James dress matches her lemon-print Draper James plates. Reese herself is a blend of tradition and humor, with the look of a pretty and proper debutante and the laugh of a good-time girl. "Southerners don't take themselves so seriously, and at Draper James, we didn't want to take ourselves too seriously, either." "I wanted to make the kinds of things I grew up with and things that would make people happy," she says. It's a uniquely Southern combination of tradition ( a monogrammed mint julep cup modeled after vintage barware) and humor (a tote bag that says TOTES Y'ALL, which is so popular, it's sold out twice). The actress and producer loves to throw a party, and today there's a good excuse: She's celebrating the first anniversary of Draper James, her line of fashion, housewares, and other little touches essential for gracious living. In this case, the Southern girl is Reese Witherspoon, born in New Orleans and raised in Nashville. Either the apocalypse has come or there's a Southerner in the house.įortunately, it's the latter. A deep fryer must be grounds for a citation here in the land of sea vegetables and hemp milk. On the patio is the smoking gun: a cauldron of hot-popping fat. Could there be carbs on the premises? And coming from the speakers-is that Toby Keith, lamenting that if women come a dime a dozen, he ain't got a penny? The smell, for one thing, which is almost made biscuits. But there's something distinctly un–Bel Air in the air. day made for an outdoor get-together-warm, sunshiny, breeze rippling the backyard pool.
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