Metamorphosis

I read an interesting article written by Ashton Kutcher. His article appears in Harpers Bazzar Septembers issue, page 348.  The tittle, Is Tech The New Black. His article is about how fashion and technology are changing and changing our future. One web site he mentions is Fashism.com. Fashism allows you to post a picture of yourself wearing an outfit, showing the latest hair cut, makeup, etc. and has a section to either say you love or hate it, or write an opinion to the person posting the picture. There were a lot of posts!  Fashion now has its own GPS tracker that tracks designers samples. Moda Operandi allows you to preorder straight from the runway,50 percent up front, 50 percent on shipment. I find this so amazing! Thefancy.com is another site Ashton mentions in his article. I also went on the site and found a lot of interesting products. You create a “fancy” of what you like and send posts to your friends.

I feel over whelmed at times at how things are changing. The younger generation would find these sites normal ways of shopping. I still like to be able to be around people and to see and touch what I am looking at. At the end of Ashton’s article he mentions wearable technology that encourages you to exercise and watch what you eat. Now that is what wives do. We encourage our husbands to exercise and watch what they eat.

Technology and fashion, I would have never have thought of them being together years ago. I hope I can keep up with where they are going today and the future. Check out the above web sites and explore the new trends.

Blue Velvet Vintage is another web site I love to go to. Blue Velvet offers beautiful vintage clothing from the 1950′s. Betty Paige dresses for the rock a belly lover, flapper dresses, and dresses of various styles. Other reasons I enjoy Blue Velvet Vintage is because it is a great resource of information. I highly recommend reading the article; Fashion 1940′s advice from showbiz legend Kitty Carlisle.  Kitty was a successful actress and has great advice on how every women can dress well with style and on a budget. Great article.

Blue Velvet Vintage offers other resources: fashion history and style resource,nostalgia and retro lifestyle,vintage pinup models and photographers,swing dance resources,and last of all retro clip art and graphics.

I bought a Betty Paige dress from Blue Velvet and have enjoyed wearing it. What I like is I will not see any one else with it on. The service I received was personal and good.

Get a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy!

Bluevelvetvintage.com

I went onto Etsy to check out Ladyviolettes’s collection and I was very impressed. Lady Violette describes each piece that she is selling wonderfully with the history and story behind each piece. The pictures are great and they take a lot of work. I appreciate the hard work and love Lady Violette puts out for all of her clients.

www.etsy.com/shop/ladyviolettedcourcy

Today at work I met a interesting women who shares my passion for things vintage. Whether furniture, art, clothing, etc. I found her to be interesting. For those of you who enjoy vintage clothes and shoes you will find her web site informative and interesting. There are so many interesting people in this world. I have added her link to my blog. Please enjoy.

Another web site to enjoy for those of us who enjoy vintage, art, and unusual things go to Etsy.com.

I am sorry to announce that Synapse 206 is no longer in business.

Yesterday my friend Kathy and I visited with a delightful women.  Her name is Rani Bal.  Rani and her husband own an interesting business called Signs Now in Mill Creek. Their slogan is,”Defining your identity and enhancing your visibility.” Sounds a lot like mine with image consulting but with and different genre. Rani like Kathy and myself believe that people and relationships are the most important thing. Rani comes from a corporate american business background. This background plus other business experiences have qualified her to create and run this very creative business. She is very warm and friendly. If any of you need digital color graphics,flyers,postcards,etc. I would visit Rani. One graphic design that caught my attention was a vinyl graphic of the world she had on their show room floor.  I would LOVE to do that in my laundry room with a floral design. Visit their web site.

www.SignsNowMillCreek.com

Say hi to Rani and let her know that I sent you.

425 is a sophisticated magazine offering valuable information on where to shop,restaurants, and interesting articles.  The March/April issue featured METAMORPHOSIS on page 54 in a little black box titled, Find Your Personal Shopper.

How wonderful to discover METAMORPHOSIS was put in this magazine.

“What really works?”, is a question I frequently get asked regarding skin care lines.  It takes a lot to wow me since every skin care line says it is the best.  Well, I found one.  Nu Skin won me over with their Age-Loc serum.  After using this serum for a couple of weeks, I find that the texture of my skin and all over appearance has greatly improved.  I can recommend this product with confidence that it works.  This is definitely a line that I get wowed over.

Its Spring time , you deserve new undergarments along with your new Spring outfits.  So I found a jewel named Vicky.  Vicky works for Macys at the Bellevue Square Mall. If your one of those who can only fill out a bra when your leaning forward then becomes to big when lying back ,Vicky can find the perfect fit.  Come on ladies take pride in yourself and take a look at the new shape wear.  Wiggly, jiggly stomachs are NOT attractive.  Vicky is very knowledgeable and will put you at ease for those of us who dread looking for new undergarments.

I absolutely love this time of year!  For those of you who are looking for new places to shop I found three.  Fremont  is a fun place to visit and spend the day.  DREAM is a young hip store with great prices and a friendly atmosphere.  LES AMIS carries classic vintage inspired clothing . MERGE  has beautiful upscaled edgy clothing in neutral shades of black,grey,white, brown and cream.  MERGE has a very cute white terrier there to great you.  I enjoyed these quaint shops and the people who work there.  Check out their web sites.

www.dreamfremont.blogspot.com

www.lesamis-inc.com

patricia@mergeboutique.com