First Photo Shoot and Item Preview!

Oooh, is it a time for firsts! Early this morning, my lovely friend and model, Helen, came over to my neighborhood to shoot some of the photos for the shop. I only had about two and a half hours to shoot half of my inventory, so we were certainly on a time crunch (We spent the first half hour eating breakfast at a local cafe, but in any case, we were rushed!). But thankfully, our dedicated and quirky friend, Samson, was there to help along the way: he carried clothes, wore bags, and had about ten clips attached to his shirt. At first we thought it would be okay to keep going from the street back up to my apartment to change...but quickly we discovered this was far too time consuming. We grouped outfits together that were easy to change into and out of in series, and headed to the very sketchy basement of my building. We then proceeded to find a secluded hallway and dress Helen up as quickly as we could. I know that it's a little weird...my building's super even stopped us once, asking us if we needed help...he was pretty confused. However, it was very successful.

Helen looked so freakin' cute it was hard for some people on the street to stomach. She got lots of awkward looks and stares from old people in the park and passersby...and we hadn't even begun taking photos! I think that after seeing Helen's get-up, the older ladies in the park began pining for the olden days of their youth. What a nice thought.

It got a little scary with the weather while we were out there. It drizzled at one point, but we ignored it and it went away (thanks to us and our powers of ignorance!! (heh.)) Anywho, the whole shebang came out way better than I ever could have hoped for. So I just want to take time out to thank my not-awkward model and awesome helpful assistant friend.

I've posted four over-edited photos from todays shoot. These are a little more artsy than the ones that will appear in the shop, but I thought that I might as well have fun with it. All of the products featured will be available when the shop opens....on a date TBA....

Memory Fabric

Here it is! The first post! I figured that if I'm going to open an online vintage shop on Etsy, why not start a style blog, too? I'm pretty sure that I'm embarking on something that is going to be a lot more work than I even realize, but possibly also very fun. Hopefully.

So, I don't have any outfit photos yet, but I can tell you a little bit about myself. I don't think I discovered or even cared about fashion until I was fourteen. By then, I had already passed through my punk/teenage rebel and tomboy phases and was ready to look like an adult, whatever that means. But my quest for grown-up clothes led me down an interesting path of twists and turns, and I became more interested in what was different and unique. Going to high school in Manhattan certainly had something to do with it. What that something is, I'm not quite sure, but for now I will refer to it as a "feeling." It was this feeling I got from the culture and the people I grew up with and complete fashionable strangers...that it was important to dress for yourself. So much of who I am goes into what I decide to wear on different days, that I've come to understand fashion as being one of the most important forms of self expression. People form their likes and dislikes and preferences from memories and experience...so, if you think about it, every clothing item is made out of some kind of awesome memory fabric.

And that's why vintage appeals to me. There is a story behind each piece that you can only guess at. The mystery is exciting!

So there's tons of stuff to come if you choose to keep reading. Soon, I think I will post a preview of some shop items and shop photos.

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