Ruby's Vintage Patchwork Dress

We've had some warm weather lately, so I jumped at the chance to put this sweet little vintage patchwork dress on Ruby.  Recently, she has been pretty adamant that she wear her pajamas all day, so getting her into this dress was no small feat.   I came up with the brilliant idea to "trade" (sounds much better than "bribe") her for something she would really appreciate.  So, after a bit of negotiation, she traded putting on the dress for one organic tortilla chip and letting me take pictures of her in the dress for two additional chips.  I think we both got a pretty good deal.

 

It's a Beautiful Day...

Another kind customer sent these photos of her wedding day in South Africa.  Magdelena looks beautiful in her 1960's wedding dress with all over tiny pin tucks and crocheted lace. Her floral wreath headpiece is really great too!  Selling wedding dresses brings me a unique joy.  I love that I was able to provide the MOST important thing on someone's wedding day...no seriously, what you wear on your wedding day is very important.  It is so neat that modern brides want to wear something with history for their special day.  Not to mention, it is ridiculously cheaper to buy a vintage wedding dress! 

I just added two Gunne Sax wedding dresses to the shop and I have a beautiful wedding dress from 1915 and a long tulle wedding gown from the 1950's coming soon!

 

Sneak preview of new items coming to the shop

 I have so much new inventory coming to the shop, here is a sneak preview of some of the vintage dresses I bought last week.  I took these photos at night, so they are a bit dim, but you should still be able to tell how great they are! Be sure to follow Salvage Life on Twitter to be updated when there are new items available in our online shop!

Local customer wears Salvage Life for her Vow Renewal Ceremony

Nothing makes me happier than a satisfied customer, actually there is one thing...a satisfied customer that sends photos!

Local customer, Shannon Garcia scheduled an appointment a few months ago to try on a 1970's vintage wedding dress she saw in our online shop. She was planning to renew her vows and she wanted an earthy, bohemian dress. This one was a PERFECT fit, it didn't even need alterations. She was kind enough to send me photos and she looks absolutely beautiful in this dress. Congrats to her and her hubby, wishing them many more years of happiness!

If you have photos of you wearing your Salvage Life finds, please send them to trend-fashion-today@gmail.com, we'd love to feature you!






Photos taken by Shannon Mills.