February First Thursday Amelia Opie Art Opening & DoveLewis Fundraiser

 

First Thursday With
Amelia Opie

Join us on First Thursday, February 2nd for an opening party featuring pet themed paintings by Amelia Opie. There will be food and drink served. Come shop the vintage, and Amelia’s fun and unique paintings. The store will be open until 8:00 p.m. on February 2nd. On First Thursday and throughout the month of February Amelia and Lulu will be donating a portion of the sales of her paintings to DoveLewis. The painting above is called "Cat In Retro Swim Suit."

Lulu's Vintage +
DoveLewis Fundraiser

Lulu’s Vintage is excited to be teaming again this year with DoveLewis for a fundraiser! DoveLewis is the only non-profit animal hospital in Portland devoted exclusively to emergency and critical care for animals 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Throughout the month of February 10% of all sales of vintage clothing & accessories will be donated to DoveLewis. On “Furry Friend Fridays” 20% of all sales of vintage clothing & accessories will be donated to DoveLewis.

Lulu's Vintage Blog Six Year Anniversary

Today marks the Six Year Anniversary of Lulu's Vintage Blog!!!

I am excited to announce that this year there are going to be some big changes to the blog and the store site. Chris is currently working on a new online store site and it should be up and running within a few months. We are also going to be redoing the look of the blog. Be sure to stay tuned!

If you want to learn more about the history of the blog click here.

Thanks to all of my readers!!!

Fashion Fridays! Vintage Inspired Jacket by Miu Miu

Miu Miu black jacket with detachable white collar with embellishments.

You can purchase this new jacket for $1,950- over at Net-A-Porter

The detachable embellished collar on the new Miu Miu jacket posted above reminds me of the embellished collars of yesteryear posted below...

Gorgeous beaded collar.

You can purchase this vintage collar for $150- over at RSVD on Etsy.

Ivory colored collar with beading.

You can purchase this vintage collar for $30- over at LittleMateja on Etsy.

Faux pearl and rhinestone collar with unusual arrow like tassels.

You can purchase this vintage collar for $65- over at Medusa Curls on Etsy.

Faux pearl and beaded floral collar.

You can purchase this vintage collar for $36- over at NewOldFashionVintage on Etsy.

Classic faux pearl collar.

You can purchase this vintage collar for $50- over at The Catherine Butler Collection on Etsy.

Fashion Fridays! Vintage Inspired Skirt by Red Valentino

Pretty Red Valentino black devore silk-organza skirt.

You can purchase this new skirt for $695- over at Net-A-Porter

The new Red Valentino skirt posted above reminds me of the burnt velvet and eyelet skirts of 1950's & 1960's prom and evening dresses like the ones posted below...

Orange dress with black velvet flocked floral designs.

You can purchase this vintage dress for $164- from Gay Jones on Etsy.

Strapless blue prom dress with flocked velvet scalloping.

You can purchase this vintage dress for $190- over at The Witchery Vintage on Etsy.

White dress with red flocked floral design.

You can purchase this vintage dress for $175- over at Bad Girl Vintage on Etsy.

Shrimpton Couture Is Having A 25% Off Sale

Shrimpton Couture is having a 25% off sale (use code LUXE at checkout) happening now through January 8th! All prices listed below are pre-sale prices...

You can purchase this cape for $2,100- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can purchase this for $750- over at Shrimpton Couture.

You can buy this coat for $600- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can purchase this dress for $675- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can purchase this dress for $575- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can purchase this suit for $425- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can purchase this coat for $3,250- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can purchase this dress for $975- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can purchase this dress for $675- over at Shrimpton Couture

You can buy this dress for $625- over at Shrimpton Couture

*HAPPY NEW YEARS*

Wishing you a very Happy New Year! -Lulu

Roadtrip 2011- Vermilion Cliffs & Zion National Park

This post wraps up coverage of our 2011 road trip. Along the way we discovered lots of cool places that we hope to return to. During the road trip portion of our travels we drove through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho and Oregon. 

Vermilion Cliffs in Arizona...

Neon motel signs in Kanab, Utah...

Zion in Utah...

If this year's adventure left you thirsting for more beautiful and unusual travels- check out the Vintage Roadtrip category.

Roadtrip 2011- The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon was an incredible place to visit!

Besides the stunning beauty of the landscapes the buildings and structures at the Grand Canyon were also eye catching.

On the night that we stayed at the Grand Canyon we went and had dinner at the El Tovar Dining Room. The food was excellent and the service was seamless (we felt as though we were in one of those BBC period productions where the staff glides your food in front and away from you without incident and they know of your every need). While dining at the lodge a man came in that I was trying to place and I am pretty sure that it was Tommy Chong from Cheech & Chong!

Merry Christmas!!!

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Source Architecture + Design Blog

Chris has just started a blog!

Check out his first post by clicking here: Source Architecture + Design