Many of us had to stay home for a few months back in March and April. And while we hibernated, we found that clothing became much less of a priority. Since we neither went to work nor saw anyone (outside of our immediate family) there was no need to wear our beautiful clothing. P.J.'s became our comfort zone and our salvation.
We could binge-watch Netflix series and even have Zoom meetings while wearing our loungewear. Perhaps an effort to wear something resembling clothing was made for above the waist if we had a Zoom meeting with colleagues. Otherwise, we made the best of things wearing our not-so-glamourous stuff
Time has progressed, however. We are no longer forced to stay home and wearing a (mandatory) face mask has become one of our necessities of life.
And we are out in the world and we get to once again wear some of our clothing. Some of you even invested in a few new pieces from Tattered Rose....just to be able to shop in a clothing boutique again was wonderful. And maybe you just needed a pick-me-up to better face the new way of the world.
Which brings me (the owner of Tattered Rose and the author of this post) to why I am here, writing something new on the Tattered Rose blog....
The store has been kept in tip top form for the customers who slowly returned to shopping. During the summer, we didn't have our usual influx of new stock but we still brought in new things for our customers to see.
We are truly excited to have a brand new (to us) line of French-inspired jewellery by French Kande. You can watch the inspiring story of how it all began:
We continue to adore our Magnolia Pearl and get new items in regularly, as they become available. This clothing is not for the masses but it certainly has a strong following of those of us who love artisan details, imperfection and natural fibres in the clothing we choose to wear.
And last, but not least, is our in-house brand of hand made clothing that is designed AND made by me. I studied Fashion Design at Ryerson University in Ontario and I am so happy to be using my education and love of clothing to bring bespoke style clothing to my customers. You cannot buy this clothing anywhere else, which is so important to us and to many of our customers. We use a lot of vintage fabrics and hand-dying to create one-of-a-kind items that you can wear and enjoy forever, knowing that you won't see hundred of women wearing the same thing. Our garment label is "Carol Simon"
Of course, we continue to carry Cut Loose and Grizas.
Overall, a nice mix of treasures are in our shop at all times.
Moral of this post: Start living again!
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