New Vintage Shop Fixtures

Setting up my studio and shop space is a lot more work then I thought!  It is like furnishing and decorating an entire house.  I am trying to work in it before it is all set up, so I can get an idea of what works and what doesn't before I make my final decisions of placing and spacing.  Being indecisive is definitely a disadvantage to me right now, I have done the same thing at home for years - I am always so afraid to put a nail in the wall, it feels so permanent.  That is silly though, it's nothing a little putty and paint can't fix!

Here are some of the latest things I have acquired for the shop and I am pretty excited about them!

 Console table, made to look vintage from Homegoods.  I love this because it is super light so I can transport it to shows with me.

 Large industrial metal shelving unit, maybe from a locker room originally.  I bought this at a local antique store.

 Fabulous antique dresser in the best color combo! Bought at the flea market in the rain last weekend.  I have it on fuzzy feet so I can move it around and see where it looks best.

 Extra large mirror purchased at Homegoods, if you haven't been there it's great!  It's discounted "home goods" from other stores, like a TJMaxx for the home.

I could not believe that this antique garment rack wasn't sold when I found it at the flea market at 2pm!!! I cannot tell you how many garment racks I have seen after they just sold, I guess the rain was on my side that day.  Also this comes apart for travel!

Vintage Wedding Dresses Coming This Week

These vintage wedding dresses are all coming to the online shop this week!  I love how pretty these are hanging on the old brass garment rack, but I am definitely in need of some appropriate hangers, I just can't seem to find the perfect ones.  Maybe I'll have to do a post with a reader vote for the hanger choice, what do you think?

 

Scenes from the Studio

Our studio and shop space are really coming together.  I finally got the electricity working after calling Edison out 4 times!  I still need a few garment racks and other fixtures, so I am only showing you some close-ups for now.  I also need new hangers, which I can't seem to decide on.  My favorite part of having this new space is how much fun Ruby is having over here, she's always setting things up and trying on all the purses.  When I was designing a little shoe display with some old boxes, she lined up every single box and put one shoe on top of each one.  We aren't going to have open hours until May, but if you live in the area and want to shop this month, you can email me, beth@trend-fashion-today.com, to set up an appointment.

Taylor Swift shops at Salvage Life

Just when you thought you could keep our little vintage shop a secret so no one would know where you got all of your fabulous one of a kind clothes...

If Joseph Cassell, Taylor Swift's amazing stylist found us, your friends will too! Taylor is wearing THIS vintage dress from our shop in her current Fearless concert tour. She wears it while singing White Horse, Tim McGraw, Hey Stephen and Fifteen. I found these photos from fans at her Philadelphia, PA and Charlottesville, VA concerts.

Hurry and head over to the SHOP to snag yourself a one of a kind dress before they are all gone!





photos: here, here, here and here