Southern Swank, The Depot District (2007)

July 22, 2024
Working Life

Southern Swank, West Hargett Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. The Depot District, 2007.

During a 2006-2007 survey of businesses in and around the Depot District of Raleigh, North Carolina, I visited an eclectic boutique on West Hargett Street called Southern Swank and was welcomed by proprietor Luva Zacharyj. Part gift shop, part art project, Southern Swank emerged to operate in other Raleigh locations over the years, selling mostly vintage clothing. An apparently inoperative web store still exists in 2024, while Zacharyj — who also works as a model — is active in the Chapel Hill arts scene. Within Southern Swank, tattoo artist Marco Sullivan operated a tattoo studio. Sullivan appears to still be active in Raleigh today. 

Clifton Dowell, Durham, North Carolina, 2024
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Clifton Dowell works in journalism but has pursued documentary photography projects in his spare time for more than two decades. He has a degree in English from UNC Chapel Hill and a Certificate in Documentary Studies from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.