2012 April | Archives Vintage

Behind the Scenes

Two years ago almost to the day, I was home from work recovering from having my wisdom teeth out. Archives was *juuuuust* starting to come together. I had been collecting vintage garments for months and was prepping to start photographing them so I could open the shop. All I needed was a dress form to shoot them on! I was so excited to be home when it arrived, I documented it:

( 2010 )

Atlas was brand new to us then! We’d only adopted him 2 months before. He was ambivalent, I was excited :)

( 2012 )

Fast forward 2 years, Archives is my full time job and that old form is totally worn out and broken. My new and improved form arrived today! But that’s not all…

I take all the shop photos in an unused room in our basement. The yellow florescent light in there is AWFUL. So, so awful. I’ve had a studio lighting kit for about a year. I recently FINALLY started using it, and am so happy with the results!

The final product, below. Things have really come around since my first sale (haha, yikes)!

Archives Vintage Open House Sale

The doors on the Archives Vintage stock are being thrown open! Come enjoy a glass of champagne and peruse some vintage as I host my first ever open house. This is a rare chance to see all of the shop inventory (much never before listed!), and even better: prices will be very budget friendly. All major credit cards and Paypal accepted.

There will be $1, $5 and $10 bins of some used but mostly vintage items. I’m phasing shoes out of the shop, and currently have an entire cabinet full of them! Shoes and boots alike will be priced to move. Spring is here, so give your wardrobe a boost with a new dress or three! If you’re in Chicago, this is a do not miss event!

April 7th, 2012 / 11am – 4pm / Logan Square neighborhood

If you’d like to attend, please send me an email at lisa (at) archivesvintage (dot) com, and I will send you the address! Weather permitting.