Karla Davis and her daughters love to wear matching retro styles

Davis and her adorable daughters are Instagram stars

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My Style: Karla Davis, Olive Abercrombie, and Ora Abercrombie
From left: Ora Abercrombie (age 2), Olive Abercrombie (age 7), Karla Davis.
Davis and her daughters love the versatility of black and animal prints. Ora’s wearing baby Dr. Martens (Mom’s boots are Seychelles). The family loves vintage clothing, which they often get fitted at their favorite tailor, Avondale Expert Alterations.

Photograph by Ben Rollins

As a writer, director, filmmaker, and mom to two rambunctious girls, Karla Davis is busy 24/7. The creative redhead—often seen in retro-styled threads with a bright red lip and thick cateye—got her start at Turner Studios and now freelances to spend more time with her kids. Her keen cinematic eye has elevated her Instagram account @mintkarla into a picturesque moodboard featuring her two stylish daughters. Family moments and matching clothing have attracted more than 210,000 followers, who stand by for glimpses of her fashionable family.

Neighborhood
Stone Mountain, near Pine Lake

Meeting spot
Dr. Bombay’s Underwater Tea Party

Drinking
African coffee, red wine, rye old fashioned

My Style: Olive Abercrombie
Olive Abercrombie

Photograph by Ben Rollins

Favorite film
I’ve always said Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure tied with Edward Scissorhands, but recently, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what a masterpiece Son of Rambow is.

Reading
Karla: Nothing. I’m on my traditional winter re-binge of Gilmore Girls.
Olive: Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now

Best outfit of all time
Karla: Bavmorda’s outfit in the movie Willow or the 1960s Catwoman costume
Olive: My green princess dress

Love wearing
Karla: My vintage chocolate-brown blazer
Olive: I like to wear my ninja costume for official ninja business.

Go-to look
Karla: Lazy Oaf’s scribble spot dress
Olive: Gold pants, vintage “Just Kitten Around” shirt

Shopping at
Karla: Buffalo Exchange on Ponce, Rock It Vintage on the Westside
Olive: The Salvation Army on Marietta Street, especially on half-off Wednesdays!

This article appears in our March 2019 issue.

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