We have plenty of great party dresses at the moment, both vintage and brand new, like this jade green strapless dress from French Connection. We like it with bold gold accessories, like our oversized heart locket, and this green and gold beaded necklace from Jan Michaels. For the guys we have lots of vintage tuxedos, which are much cooler than anything you can rent, as well as tuxedo accessories like cummerbunds, bow ties and studs. The vintage inventory is always changing, so if you check it out regularly, you’ll probably get lucky.
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Prom, formal, wedding, big date…
Friday, May 7th, 2010French dressing
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Hey Guys! Just in: Some great 70’s French suits and jackets. One of the Yves Saint Laurent suits has already sold right after we put it out, so you’ve got to be fast! We still have a Yves Saint Laurent navy pinstriped suit (size 39 R), a silk and wool blend jacket (size 40), and a grey wool striped suit, all made in France. Come try one on before they’re gone!
Our newest dress
for the Petrune line
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
This is the latest design made for the Petrune label by Natasha Keller. In addition to making the dress, Natasha has also made the fabric. Black cotton sateen has been hand-printed using gold ink, then cut and sewn into these sweet strapless dresses. Available in sizes 6, 8, and 10.
Storytelling
Monday, March 22nd, 2010We love it when our customers tell us a little something about an item that they are selling to us or an item that we sold to them. A few weeks ago someone came in to sell us some dresses that had once belonged to a woman who was a spy in World War II. They gave me her name, I googled her, and sure enough, a transmission from 1944 reveals that her code name was “Ivy” and she was given a mission in Sri Lanka. Her dresses included a beautiful silk embroidered cocktail dress with lovely beading on the cap sleeves. We also have a lovely bias cut pinkish-red gown and a fun lavender bubble dress from “Ivy”. One lucky gal is wearing one of her dresses to her prom!
Speaking of prom, just today, a woman came into the store and told us that her daughter had purchased a dress from Petrune a couple of years ago and wore it while posing for Mary Ellen Mark’s Prom Series. She is on the right in the photograph (look fabulous, we must say).
Petrune is honored to have a dress featured in the work of the prolific and incredibly talented Mary Ellen Mark. Her prom series was on exhibition here in Ithaca at the Johnson Museum of Art in 2008; check her website for current exhibtions.
Prom photograph via WSKG’s blog.
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