Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Thoughts on Wearing Black....

The colour black comes and goes in fashion, with some idiot, I mean, passionate person declaring that black is either "in" or really "out". Who cares what they say?

Black is a great colour to wear for just about any occasion, event, outing, or place. It lets the wearer stand out rather than the colour they are wearing.

Don't get me wrong, wearing colour can be beautiful, happy, and stylish.....but I prefer the quieter shades of black, charcoal and blue, with black being the forerunner (in my personal wardrobe)
I am fortunate that the colour works well with my skin tone and hair colour, which is now almost completely grown out from years of colouring....shades of grey and silver and a little bit of dark brown.

Black is precise. It is quiet. It makes a statement but not an in-your-face statement. It goes from morning to night and is rarely the wrong choice. One of the few exceptions, in my opinion, is Mother of the Bride or Groom....they shouldn't wear black unless they have been instructed to by the bride; then it's OK too.


The reason for this long-winded message from Tattered Rose, I suppose, is to let everyone know that we have a lot of beautiful black clothing, accessories & jewellery in the store right now.......in all kinds of fabrics and styles.


And it's not even Black Cat Friday.

Monday, 9 November 2015

Remembrance Day....



Tattered Rose will be closed on Wednesday, November 11th, in honour of the men & women who fought for our country.

We will be open our normal hours on Thursday, Friday & Saturday.
 

"Lest we forget"

Sunday, 8 November 2015

How can t-shirts be romantic?

Tattered Rose is known for having some of the most romantic, vintage-inspired, pretty clothing around. So when we do casual (like t-shirts and tunics) in the softest of viscose jersey, there is still a touch of romance.
That's what we do and who we are....purveyors of romantic.


P.S. We just finished unpacking a wonderful collection of these viscose jersey T's, tunics and dresses...some even have lace. Garment-dyed for that lived-in, charming appeal we love so much.

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Long Time No See...



Since moving over to this new blog, we haven't posted nearly as much as we used to.  Several reasons for that, but mostly just too busy with the store and designing.

Today, I was inspired to write about something from my dreams. It was about a Tattered Rose kind of shop but it was in the 1930s'. I wanted to stay there a while longer, but cats were meowing for their breakfast (in real life)

I remember a few things I saw in that dream. One was a grey rayon & lace blouse that was to die for. Another was this beautiful huge rectangular ring a woman was trying on...very similar to the ones we just got in at Tattered Rose.

I am personally very drawn to the 1920's and 1930's eras. The clothing was so beautiful and much of it could be worn today, with a few tweaks here and there. 

For now, I will leave you with a few images of inspiration....remember, life goes by in a flash.  Why not wear beautiful, romantic clothing and jewellery as often as you can?

That's my motto and one I bring to everything Tattered Rose has to offer. 

Thursday, 29 October 2015

Urban Romantic

URBAN ROMANTIC....that's Tattered Rose. Bygone eras are subtly infused into every garment we design or purchase for the shop in a modern, urban, romantic and wearable today sort of way.
 NOTE: This is not a picture from our shop but used to evoke the spirit of URBAN ROMANTICISM  at Tattered Rose

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

Maxi Dresses & Toques

What's more Canadian than wearing a toque with your fancy dress?
This is not a trick question.
Tattered Rose has lots of beautiful clothing including maxi dresses.
If you want to wear a toque and combat boots with your long dress, that's your decision. We think you will look great with or without (the toque)


A silly but important message brought to you by the folks at Tattered Rose