Road Trip: Chicago to Albuquerque!

Road Trip: Chicago to Albuquerque!

May 10, 2012 by · 4 Comments

Mark and I made a spur of the moment decision this morning to drive to New Mexico…on Saturday! He has to go for a work project, so we’re making a little adventure out of it! I absolutely love Albuquerque/the Southwest, and have been really feeling burnt out, so I’m REALLY looking forward to it.

The best part is that I’ll be spending most of my time sourcing goods for the shop! If you have any suggestions on good vintage or thrift shops in the Abq/Santa Fe area, let me know!

Seeing as I had zero time to save/plan for this trip, the shop is marked down 25% today and tomorrow, and everything will ship before I leave. (There are also some ebay auctions running at the moment).

Filed Under: archives vintage, life, shopping, thrifting, travel, vacation, vintage clothing
Little Guy

Little Guy

May 8, 2012 by · 3 Comments

This is a gif of my dog yawning and being snuggly. That is all. :) xo

(click on the image if it’s not moving)

Filed Under: archives vintage, atlas, life
Peplum

Peplum

May 7, 2012 by · 4 Comments

If you’ve opened up a fashion magazine in the last few months, you’ve likely heard that peplums are “in” right now. While they are making themselves known, perhaps for the first time to today’s stylish ladies, they have made their way in and out of fashion dating back to the days of ancient Greece!

It drives me a little crazy (okay, more than a little) when something becomes trendy for a season, and everyone jumps on board without deciding if it works for them…or even bother to find out exactly what it is. I’ve been seeing many a stray ruffle being referred to as a peplum these days.

pep·lum/ˈpepləm/

Noun:
  1. A short flared, gathered, or pleated strip of fabric attached at the waist of a woman’s jacket, dress, or blouse.

This 1940s cranberry rayon dress was plucked from my shop inventory, as it has a few stains and spots I couldn’t lift. It’s a little big on me, and floral dresses typically aren’t my thing, but this has been my go-to dress on warmer days! And yes – I do love it’s tiered peplum waist…trendy or not!

wearing: 40s dress, vintage // belt, thrifted vintage // shoes, korkease 

Filed Under: archives vintage, blogger problems, garments, tips & tutorials, vintage clothing
Behind the Scenes

Behind the Scenes

April 30, 2012 by · 3 Comments

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)!

Filed Under: archives vintage, atlas, history, life, photographs, work
Archives Vintage Open House Sale

Archives Vintage Open House Sale

April 2, 2012 by · 2 Comments

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.

Filed Under: archives vintage
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