Snow-free Shopping Day!

You could look out your window and be depressed about the falling snow but we think it's the perfect day for some retail therapy...at Tattered Rose, of course.

Lots of new stuff in..........♥

A Little Bit of Happiness

Most of us are aware of the world around us...some of it very sad and difficult. But the optimist likes to think that even when things are darkest, there is some measure of happiness to be found, and often in the most simple things....

-coffee with a friend
-a hug from someone in your life
-a smile from a stranger
-hearing the birds sing again after a long winter
-doing yard work for the first time ever!
-feeling the warmth of the sun on your face
-tuning into a t.v. channel just when one of your favourite movies is beginning
-reading a book and being quietly kept company by all three of your cats 
-buying a new something to wear the next time you are feeling a bit down
-hearing from a long lost friend via text or phone
-hearing a song you love while driving to work

We all need to find our own measure of happiness in this world to keep going. May you find what makes your heart happy, even if for a little while.

Take time to appreciate all that you do have in your life.

♥


 

Happy Easter....

....to our customers who celebrate it.

Enjoy your time with family and good food. We are so grateful for our customers and friends.♥

P.S. Saying a prayer for those less fortunate too....give when you can, even if it means buying someone a coffee or sandwich.♥

Easter Weekend Store Hours

Tattered Rose will be closed on Good Friday but open from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday of the Easter weekend.

Have a safe and happy Easter weekend to all who celebrate.
♥

Sid-oh-my-gosh-they-are-as-gorgeous-as-ever-Dickens Tiles!!!!

Remember us mentioning that we would be carrying  
Sid Dickens tiles/memory blocks again?
Well.....they are finally in the store!!!!!

It's like being in a fairy land of beautiful things......♥







P.S. They will be up on the wall as soon as I get my carpenter in here.....or as soon as I borrow a level from someone....this weekend. Either way, we can't wait to see them on display.

New Vintage Lovelies in the Shop!

A gorgeous shade of green, this lovely 1940's vintage slip....to be worn as a dress over leggings or skinny jeans.

More items just arrived in the shop..............♥

Coveralls.....or what ever you want to call them.

The latest trend in fashion is what we used to call "coveralls" or "work suits" back in the last century.

Apparently, they are now called "Boiler suits"....taken from the name of the clothing worn by those who service the boilers in boiler rooms. 

These are not your every day jumpsuits. No...they are beyond jumpsuits because they are the uniforms that were once worn by people, mostly men, who were mechanics, did service oriented work and/or worked on equipment.

These "new" fashionable coveralls, boiler suits, work suits are based on those uniforms that were once strictly utilitarian, and I think they look a bit out of place as they are shown now, with modern heels and bags. 

But I really had to laugh, as I recalled ordering such a work suit from the Sears catalogue back in the 1970's.  (That's me in the older photo) It was an army green one piece suit made of thick cotton fabric and was then, only available in men's sizes. They were not cut for a woman's body and were quite squarish and cumbersome, with a crotch that hung down somewhere around my mid thighs....which is why I am trying to hold the extra fabric up with my hands on my waist. I actually remember posing for this picture!

So there I am, posing like I am about to go on a flying tour of the world, atop our picnic table. Oh, the ideas I had in my head as a budding designer. I was often laughed at for my ideas as I would have been had these coveralls actually fit me and had I worn them out in public. But they were much too large and were returned...but not before having my brother snap a few pictures of me in them.

It is 2019...and these coveralls, boiler suits or what ever you call them, are at the forefront of a fashion trend that will surely burn out before too long......at least, I hope so.