3802 Roswell Road NE, AtlantaIn the heart of Atlanta lies Buckhead, a neighborhood that has long held the reputation of being the city’s most affluent and elegant district—not to mention the Southeast’s shopping mecca. Among its more than 1,400 retail units is Tassels, a store that has long held a reputation of its own for accessorizing Atlanta’s elite, selling uncommonly beautiful, cutting-edge designer jewelry to the city and its surrounding suburban neighborhoods from its prime location since 1999. North Meets South Longtime friends Lynne Halpern and Juli Bauman—who met in high school when Halpern’s sister married Bauman’s cousin—decided to start Tassels in 1997 when they noticed a distinct lack of boutique jewelry stores in Atlanta. “We used to love going to places like New York and seeing all these great stores with great jewelry. There was nothing like that i