film meets fashion for verge

on friday evening we were one of several local shops and designers to set up a booth in the lobby of the Crest for the opening night of "Bill Cunningham New York", which was a fundraiser for Verge Center for the Arts

after the film liv moe of verge led a panel discussion featuring some of our favorite local bloggers (left to right, the ladies behind: sac cycle chic, juniper*james, fashion farms and freedom, and the citizen rosebud)

check out the trailer for "bill cunngham new york". it is a great film.

thanks to liv and verge for inviting us to be a part of the evening, and

thanks so much to everyone who came to support local art and fashion!

UpComing EVENT APRIL 22 @ the Crest

BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK

Opens the Crest Friday, April 22nd

Opening Night to Benefit Verge Center for the Arts

The Crest Theatre is proud to announce the exclusive engagement of Bill Cunningham New York starting on Friday, April 22 through Thursday, April 28. This is the latest film in the Verge Center for the Arts quarterly screening at the Crest.



Opening night, which benefits the Verge Center for the Arts, begins with a Trunk Show in the Crest Theatre lobby featuring local boutiques and designers including Bows and Arrows, Modaspia,Crimson & Clover, Thunderhorse, and Babyfloss, while DJ Hailey provides ambience in the main house followed by the premiere screening of BILL CUNNINGHAM NEW YORK and a post screening panel discussion with fashion bloggers RQ Bella (Sac Street Style), Lorena Beightler (Sac Cycle Chic) and Kari Shipman (Juniper James).



ABOUT THE FILM-
“We all get dressed for Bill,” says Vogue editrix Anna Wintour. The “Bill” in question is
80+ New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding
cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion
trends and high society charity soirées for the Times Style section in his columns “On
the Street” and “Evening Hours.” Documenting uptown fixtures (Wintour, Tom Wolfe,
Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller—who all appear in the film out of their love for Bill),
downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham’s enormous body of
work is more reliable than any catwalk as an expression of time, place and individual
flair. In turn, Bill Cunningham New York is a delicate, funny and often poignant
portrait of a dedicated artist whose only wealth is his own humanity and unassuming
grace.



THE TRUNK SHOW WHICH WE WE WILL BE THERE SELLING SOME JEWELRY AND OTHER STUFF  begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Crest Theatre lobby. The film begins at 8:00 p.m. in the Crest’s main theatre followed immediately by the panel discussion. Tickets are $15 general, $12 for seniors and students. Advance tickets go on sale Friday April 1 at the Crest Theatre Box Office, Phono Select and tickets.com.


CHECK OUT VERGE ART for more info and other events

our kids stuff

our kids stuff, originally uploaded by PORKCHOP RULES.

We revamped our little section for our little cute customers.

EXPOsed

victorian beaded collar and boots, flapper headband and more on our table at the Vintage Expo last weekend. 
lighting for photo-taking sucked majorly, so please excuse the photo quality throughout the post.

what we wore:  we didn't take any proper outfit posts on saturday, just this sasquatch sighting-like photo i snapped of me wearing a beaded 1920s dress from the collection and Kara's vintage Sbicca platform boot.

before we opened on sunday i snapped the views from our booth.  it is funny to see it so empty.

beaded dresses from our collection.  it was only after placing the cream dress (below) on the mannequin that we noticed that the beaded design had animals in it (!).

one of the best parts of the show was finding homes for our special pieces with people who actually intended to wear them.  above Mary adopted the 1930s feathered capelet that she'd been admiring since we posted it on the shop blog. we also sold a little fur capelet to a woman who will be wearing it to her wedding in a couple weeks, as well as one of our 1930s bias cut gowns to a charming gal who plans to wear it to the upcoming Deco Ball.

we had so many beautiful collars in our collection.  the victorian beaded capelet below sold sunday evening as we were packing up (goodbye, little capelet....)

our vast collection of itty bitty shoes. 

our other favorite part of the weekend was meeting the proprietess of Rubaiyat  Handmade Shoes as she browsed our shoe collection. she and her husband made all the shoes above, and they are now making Kara and I each a pair of shoes based on our favorites from our collection (below).  we will surely share photos when they are done in May (can't wait!).

 it was tiring, the weather outside was miserable, and we invested quite a lot into it...but we'll probably do it again sometime :)

hello and many thanks to all who stopped by our booth!  xo

MARCH 24th URBAN OUTFiTTERS THRIFY THURSDAY

thursday march 24th WE will be at Urban Outfitters in roseville is hosting "Thirfty Thursdays" from 4 to 9. vendors include : Bermuda Triangle Vintage, LaBelleLaide, and some shops from Urban employees. Come check it out and get some cheap buys. We'll also be taking any donations to give to the red cross for Japan.

ALSO the Vintage Expo was great! Nicole and I are also getting custom shoes made from the collection....more info soon!

crimson & clover on the road...

on the road to the Vintage Expo

trunk full of vintage

booth space, before

booth space, almost finished

We will share photos of the finished booth and other excitement from the Vintage Expo soon....or better yet, come see for yourself!  The Expo runs Saturday and Sunday (free admission on Sunday with a student ID).

While we are away at the Expo, the shop is open Saturday 12-6pm, and closed on Sunday. 

Have a great weekend! xo

if you're going to san francisco....

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...be sure to come by and see us at the Vintage Expo this weekend!

We will be unveiling the beautiful old collection that we've been teasing you with on the blog for the past couple months (and oh my gosh, there is so much more than we showed). There will surely be loads of lovelies from other vendors as well.

Vintage Expo takes place this Saturday and Sunday.  Check out details here. (If you have a student ID, you can get in for free on Sunday!)

Crimson & Clover has adjusted hours this weekend in light of the expo:

Friday, March 18, 12-7pm

Saturday, March 19, 12-6pm

Closed Sunday, March 20

Have a great weekend!  xo