Chic boutiques
Night Bloomers
Walking around the city at night is one of my favorite things. The lights, the quiet sidewalks, the lack of store keepers staring at you for taking pictures of their merchandise without asking permission. Heh… I detest asking for permission. The other night we were walking down Maxmillianstrasse in Munich where all the big designers [...]
C U Next Tea..
Ahem, I used the ‘C U Next Tuesday’ to relay the word so bad, I can’t even say it. We wouldn’t need to have clever code words if we were having tea with Trixie Delicious china. Spotted on the lovely Modish blog, these plates coined as ‘vandalized vintage’ have subversive messages of female cattiness, trollop, [...]
Vintage Vintage
Over recent years the vintage market has dramatically changed due to e-commerce. It’s great, I truly love the new twists of vintage fashion and how it’s integrated in contemporary wardrobes. However, there are many wonderful old-school vintage sellers neglecting the shift and sticking to their ‘tried and true’ ways. Not so for Violetville Vintage, [...]
5 Ways Peplum
An optimist will make constraints an opportunity for creativity. I’m not going to lie, lately I’ve been experiencing some economic restraints, and shopping a couple of times a week isn’t really something I can do at the moment. But looking back on it, my shopping habits were kind of crazy, buying new stuff, maybe wearing [...]
In Lieu of Ordinary Attire
It’s no secret that over the years I’ve been a dedicated patron of the Polk Street boutiques, and I’ll miss the likes of Mascara Vintage, Bella Cose, Anica and of course In Lieu. In the past few months I’ve become friends with Christina Claypool owner of this boutique. She’s certainly passionate about finding high quality [...]
Citizens of the world
I finally got down to neighborhood boutique, Eco Citizen, It’s such a great little place, with so many wonderful eco-friendly clothing. Many of the designers they carry are from San Francisco, so making it such a wonderful little jem. Seriously, she has all the great William Good, and Turk&Taylor clothes, along with some really high-end [...]
California Vinatge.. and we’re not talking about my closet, nor are we talking about Napa Valley
I’m about to become very confused. It’s bad enough, American Apparel is where I get my basics, and American Rag is where I get a lot of my vintage, but now American Apparel is opening California Vintage with locations currently in Mexico City, Berlin, LA…
They also stock items from The Goods! who if you don’t [...]
White Hot Silver Skirt
Just in case you were looking for a sliver bubble skirt for NYE… look no more, indie shoppe, White Heat has one for £15. They’ve got other things like gold bumbags (don’t call them fannypacks in the UK), and cool belts… Sometimes things like these make me wish I still lived in the UK.
Cuckoo for Earrings & Jag Bag Lust
Today on my lunch break, I stopped by one of my favorite shoppes, Eden & Eden well, mostly to do some shoppin’ but also to say hello to the owner, Rachel Eden, and to see what goods she has found on her European shopping excursions. It’s always inspiring to see the lovely vintage pieces she [...]
Blog Evolution
With the fashion industry moving online, bloggers are finding ways to establish themselves, by opening online boutiques like Shiny Squirrel, of blogs for analog boutiques like In Lieu (who also has an online store). Yesterday the L Report’s Indie Coterie launched, and I was pleased to see the work of Diana Bobar of [...]
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