Big Change in the Air

Wow. What a crazy summer it has been! Last time I posted, we had just started the Good Style Shop Collective. So far, it's going great! We've got new stuff coming in almost every day and the local response has been super supportive. And it looks like October 1st we'll be moving to a new, bigger space on E. Johnson St., which has much better foot traffic! Unfortunately, I won't be much help with the big move, though. . .

On October 9th Josh and I are embarking on a huge multi-national tour! We fly to London that day and will be in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands and (hopefully) Spain for two months! This will be our second (annual?) European tour, and I feel really good about it because we learned so much from the last trip and have this one very well planned.

Ok, so we get back in the US on December 13th, but the tour doesn't stop there! When we get home we're planning to fix-up and old van that Josh's parents have and then we're hitting the road for almost a year! First we'll head down South to spend a month or two with my parents in Atlanta, while touring around the Southeast. Then we'll head to the Northeast. . . Eventually, we want to spend around 2 months in each part of the country with "home bases" in cities like New York, Boston, Austin, Seattle, and more. Josh will be playing as many shows as possible, while re-connecting with old friends and meeting other musicians. I'll be pretty busy too- helping with all the booking, press, web design, photography/ videography, merch sales, etc. PLUS of course, selling vintage on-line! And I plan to stay involved as much as possible with the GSS. . . I won't be here to work in the shop, but I will be sending them clothes from the road and working on whatever I can remotely on-line.

So it's hard to believe that 6 weeks from now I'll be leaving Madison for an entire year. . .But it's starting to feel very, very real. We moved out of our apartment of three years this week and are staying with friends until we leave.  As always, moving was very stressful, but now I'm excited to have this time to enjoy the rest of the summer in my lovely city!

XO,
Jess

The NEW Good Style Shop Collective

Well, first of all, Happy (belated) 4th of July! I hope yours was better than mine. . .Unfortunately, I was quite sick the last two days with what I thought was strep throat, so I spent our nation's birthday laying on my couch watching British period dramas on Netflix and eating ice cream. It wasn't all bad, though, at least I had an excuse to stay inside and avoid the 100 degree + temperatures we've had this week!
Luckily, today I am feeling much better because it's my first day working at the new Good Style Shop Collective! Myself and 6 other vintage sellers have joined forces to form the first shop in Madison of it's type, carrying a very diverse and ever-changing stock of vintage clothing, accessories, records and more! We've all brought in so many things the last few days that the shop has taken on a totally new look- super stocked and fabulous! I'm very excited to be a part of this and I hope it gets the local attention it deserves.

On July 14th we're having our big "re-opening party" which should be a blast! And then in September we're moving to a bigger space! Just one more thing to keep me super, duper busy this Summer!

XO,

Jess

Saturday was the first ever Thread & Ink Indie fashion fair and it was great! It was sort of hectic trying to put together a fashion show while manning my booth, but it all came together. The High Noon Saloon is not very big, so it was totally packed with amazing things! Besides me, there were 2 other vintage sellers, plus several printmakers and a guy who makes custom jeans.

I didn't spend a ton of time on the fashion show- I only had 4 models- but they all looked great! The "theme" ended up being a 1960's glamorous gold look.

hanging out after the show, acting very "Mad Men"

From top left: Eve in sparkly bronze pencil skirt & 1960's black ruffled blouse, Erin in rose-print party dress (on Etsy), Kylie in 1960's colorful print shift dress & leather fringe jacket (on Etsy), Lainie in 1960's couture beaded gown (on Etsy).

This weekend I'll be moving into the Good Style Shop as part of the new vintage collective! I'm super excited, especially since this means I'll get to do more shopping!

XO,

Jess

I've got a very busy couple months coming up. . . starting this weekend with my first of two vintage markets. Thread & Ink is this Saturday and will feature independent designers and vintage sellers. There is also going to be a fashion show which I'm a part of!

I'm a little behind on getting my "looks" together, but I think I'm going to go with a glamorous gold and sparkle 1960's theme. In looking through my recent purchases, I noticed I have a lot of items from that era in shades of gold, cream and pink, some with sequins or gold thread. And finally I found a petite model who fits perfectly into this amazing couture gown!! So I will definitely be featuring this as one of my looks.

The big news is this though- A week from now I'll be 1/7 owner of a vintage store in town!! My friends at the Good Style Shop have decided to make it a collective, and they invited myself and a few other on-line sellers to join up. Next month we'll have our grand re-opening party and by then the shop should be totally renovated and packed full of awesome stuff! I'm super excited!
So for now I better get back to work on planning this fashion show. . . I'll post pictures next week!

XO,

Jess

Vintage Prom Re-Cap

So last weekend was the second annual Vintage Prom. It was soooo much fun, but man am I glad that it's over! We had a crazy couple of weeks between setting up and taking down the pre-prom pop up shop and then decorating for Prom over 3 days. My parents and sister came up from Georgia & South Carolina which was really fun! I think all-in-all it was definitely better than last year. We were so lucky to have beautiful furniture lent to us by A La Crate Vintage Rentals and funky 70's decor for our "lounge" (aka the make-out room) from Costumes With Character.

The "Prom Committee": Me & Rebecca

 The Prom King & Queen arrived in style in this gorgeous red 1960's limo!


Just like last year, the absolute most popular part of the evening was the photo booth by Voltaic Visual. Something about the way he takes pictures, makes everyone look sexy and glamorous!

Check out all the photo booth pics on Facebook!

So next year we'll have to top ourselves again. . . which means even more work, but I'm excited because people really seem to enjoy getting dressed up and dancing like high schoolers!

XO,

Jess