Movie Review for McQueen: we loved it although of course it is really sad. It is easy to understand why he was under so much pressure as he was doing 16 lines per year. His shows were extravaganzas so that also was a huge pressure and we forgot that he was HIV positive. All that and his best friend and mother passed away within a year of each other. Add that and depression and you have a very sad outcome. Seeing his gorgeous clothes again was so great and the Phillip Treacy hats were amazing. Lots of you saw the Met show and several of you got to see the show in London which was bigger than the one at the Met so the movie was a good reminder of what a true genius he was. So missed. We think it’s ending this Thursday so if you have time, run down and see it.
Women in Business: Maria de los Angeles is a personal assistant to one of our customers and we have had the good luck to get to know her. What a lovely person she is and her services are many. I asked her if we could send this out to you so here it is. Maria will customize her services for your needs. She can help organize your closet, plan a trip abroad, lead a cultural outing for your children or grandchildren, offer companionship to an elderly parent and give you a respite if you are a caregiver dealing with dementia. She can give you a private yoga lesson and help with meditation. She can plan meals and cook for you. She can be there for a child after school and has a whole list of cool activities that helps girls build confidence and self-esteem through creative activities. If you want to contact her for a complimentary appointment you can reach her at writingwithmaria@gmail.com. If you want to call her email us and we will give you her phone number. (This goes out over the web so we didn’t want to put her number out on it.)
Now to fashion: the rest of our Planet fall order has come in so we have all the sweaters in all the colors and new styles including the fabulous down jackets. Our trunk show is August 23rd and 24th but we will have the samples before that. We will let you know as soon as they get here in case you can’t come to the show those days. Some pieces that came today already went out the door so come and see us as soon as you can. As usual we can always order whatever you want. The holey tee shirts everyone loved for summer came in burgundy, olive, midnight, and heather for fall and the two tone rib sweater came in today in black with navy and black with white. Those have been two very popular styles. Feel free to email us if you want one and we can always send it out.
We got in Planet’s knit pant that fits so great in heather gray and black. Perfect for travel! And here is the best nylon two tone tunic (or dress if you are short) that comes in mink with black as pictured or navy with black or all black.
Ace and Jig has sent a fabulous dress, almost all year round and very flattering.
We got two more jackets from Rundholz. One is a really fitted jean jacket in black and one is a short cotton pleated jacket that you just throw on over jeans or leggings for casual.
Here is the black jean jacket, front and cool back!
As we were finishing this email Dress to Kill tops in sheer black dot fabric came in. You need to wear a tank underneath them but they are dressy or of course they would look great with jeans.
Our summer sale is on for a few more weeks and all the clothes are 60-80% off and all our sale jewelry is 30% off so come soon as there are still some really good summer pieces left and it is still going to be hot for weeks to come. Going to the beach? Take something new!
Also, if you are staying with someone on vacation there are still some gifts available on our gift table that are perfect hostess gifts.
Hope everyone is staying cool. See you soon,
Ricki and Katy