Recap: Miskabelle's First Pop-Up Shop

Well, it took a lot of work to get everything together, but I finally sold vintage in person for the first time! (I was sad Jayme was able to help me, but thankful my husband doesn't mind some crafting and/or heavy lifting!).  Some of our stock was featured in luri & wilma magazine, and they threw a launch party where you could shop the looks from the shoot, plus other vintage goodies.

The party was hosted at fantastic local shop Ginger Root, and the crowd was fashionable and fun!  Cupcakes and wine were had, photos were taken, vintage was purchased.  I had no idea what to expect, but I learned a lot, had a ton of fun, and I'm ready to do it again soon!

Here are some photos from our fabulous evening in DC:

///Quentin and Aurora took the town by storm (to let me work).  The e-magazine was projected onto the wall, and the eco-friendly reusable tote bags came with the purchase of a ticket!///

///Miskabelle's selling spot--boots and bags galore!///

///me being silly, and me with the raffle winner!///

///Some shots of the lovely editors, Porsha (in yellow!) and Charlie (in a Miskabelle  red floral dress!)///

///So many fashionable ladies (and gents!) and Megan, l&w's marketing coordinator, looking so cute in a Miskabelle poncho!///

It was a great night, but I took a day (or two) to recover--and that was on only one eco-friendly cup of  wine! ;)  Thanks so much to the ladies of luri & wilma and Ginger Root for the opportunity and for all the help loading and unloading!

Go check out the issue!  It's awesome. You'll spot a lot of Miskabelle duds, as well as a little feature on buying vintage--shared by none other than moi.


xo,
Amanda

The Long-Overdue Blog: DC Fashion Blogger Meetup

I have been meaning to post about the meetup for ages.  Of course, my little camera battery died after one photo, so I have to borrow photos from some of my lovely new blogger friends. 

When most people think of DC fashion, I think they automatically go to the Capitol Hill set of button ups, slacks, powersuits and pumps.  And there are definitely some more upscale/work fashion DC bloggers. But I was struck by the diversity of styles and blogs. Is it so surprising when we live in our Nation's capital?  I felt lucky to meet so many awesome (and awesomely stylish) ladies!  Can't wait to do it again.

I finally got to wear my yellow Jonathan Logan dress. It's a little big (I had to pin near the bodice), so even though it did me well, I think it may end up in the shop.  I paired it with a belt and MIA wedges.

me with La Petite Marmoset

With some of my favorite gals!  Stumble into Style, Wardrobe Oxygen, Heart, Print & Style, Frock Yeah

Fashion Cloture, Wardrobe Oxygen, Heart, Print & Style

From top left: Minky Betancourt, La Petite Marmoset, High Fashion 4 Less, me, Martafacts, Skopjanka, So Much to Smile About, Rosa Loves DC

More Lovely Bloggers! Stumbled Into Style, Wardrobe Oxygen, Heart Print and Style, Frock Yeah, Shopping Savant, 

*(Image 1 c/o Heart, Print & Style; images 2 and 3 c/o La Petite Marmoset; Collages 3 and 4 c/o So Much to Smile About) (Thanks, ladies! I promise to have my good camera next time.)*

By our next meet up, I'd say the weather should be gorgeous enough for an outdoor patio, and lots of great photos in natural light! (Whaddya say, ladies?)

xo,
Amanda