next Saturday marks the day that no mother ever forgets, unless you're one of those crappy crack moms from a Lifetime movie or A&E's Intervention. those women barely remember the excruciating birthing process let alone what day it happened. but not us. no, Bri and I are proud moms and fondly remember the day that mod/nos was conceived. and as with all human pregnancies, the stork delivers a baby nine months later. and that baby was named modern/nostalgia.
as with all children, it's hard to believe how quickly they grow! we've come a long way from a year ago and we're very proud of our baby's progress. so put on your birthday hats...a celebration is called for! to celebrate the week leading up to modern/nostalgia's growth progress, we will introduce an item of the day each day that we're open next week (new store hours: tuesday-friday 12-6 and saturdays 12-5). the items of the day are among our must-haves for the season. they're classic pieces that you will wear stylishly this fall/winter and will be just as excited to pull from your winter wardrobe storage year after year. some may even be multi-season, meaning you don't have to just wait until it's cold out to adorn it. they will be available to see each day on the blog and if you come into the store and mention the blog, the item will be available at a discount. Saturday (mod/nos' birthday) there will be an item of the day and also a gathering of our friends and customers (that means you) with drinks and food. (don't worry..these peeps weren't invited...http://modernnostalgiabuffalo.blogspot.com/2010/08/kegger-at-modnos.html). stop in and relax and preview new items of the season and maybe even sneak a preview of inventory for the new location, which reminds us...
some of you have heard but some of you haven't so you may be hearing it here first...we're expecting again! due to Bri's impeccable styling capabilities, we've been able to keep the newest addition a secret but the cat's out of the bag because we're ready to burst. our stock room on Allen is overflowing with merchandise that will find it's new home at 1382 Hertel Avenue. baby room is almost done and along with it comes modern/nostalgia's second location. modern/nostalgia is literally going 'modern' and 'nostalgic' on you. the Allen Street location (first child) will remain the same and will be our 'nostalgic' store. not much will change at all, aside from store hours which were listed above. the Hertel location (new baby) will be the 'modern' aspect of us, meaning fresh new store, lines that we haven't previously carried, etc. but no worries, touches of nostalgia will still be present through the decor and also some of our clothing lines, such as preloved which repurposes vintage fabrics in the form of new sweaters, mittens, legwarmers, etc. plus, our handbag lines are made from recycled leather. there will always be a bit of 'modern' and 'nostalgia' mixed in at both places.
keep checking the blog for the item of the day and we hope to see you at our birthday party!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
look out Gladys...
there's a new girl in town. her name is Louise and she was ignored here at mod/nos for about a year now but since our goal is to make the Allen Street store a wee more "nostalgic" and the Hertel location will be a bit more "modern," we decided to steer the spotlight from old to new. but really to old because Louise has technically been around for 100 years which makes her label as "nostalgic" completely justifiable.
so here she is, Miss Louise. Louise will be taking a trip soon on some boat. she thinks it's called the Titanic. i have no clue. all i know is that she needs a fab outfit for all the cabaret-ing she intends on doing with hopes of meeting a nice lad who is not as well off as she but will make her feel alive again, unlike her nasty and pretentious fiance. so here is the modern-day version of what we would wear if we were taking a kick-ass trip and needed something to wear for tea time:
yes, when we drink afternoon "tea" this is what we wear paired with a pair of high brown boots and, if you're Bri, a pair of knee-high socks. basically what we have here is a sweater dress by Preloved, a company that takes vintage materials and repurposes them into awesome new clothing, such as the sweater pictured here. all pieces are one-of-a-kind so if you have taken a liking to this particular item, please know that it is the only one exactly like it and if no one buys it soon then Bri and i will punish you by buying it ourselves and will allow the paparzzi to photog us around town in it. layered underneath is a printed button down because mixing patterns and prints is very fresh yet so Victorian which comforts Miss Louise. also comforting her are the pearls that we have draped around her old neck. and then to tie it all together, literally, is an brown leather wrap belt. please take note that the lighting on this amazing photography is made to look intentionally like it was taken with this thing:
but then with a bit of doctoring courtesy of the computer programs that we're lucky enough to have today, this is what it really should look like:
so Louise is all set to sail off into the sunset with the help mod/nos' styling. Cal Hockley won't know what to make of it, but Jack sure will appreciate it.
so here she is, Miss Louise. Louise will be taking a trip soon on some boat. she thinks it's called the Titanic. i have no clue. all i know is that she needs a fab outfit for all the cabaret-ing she intends on doing with hopes of meeting a nice lad who is not as well off as she but will make her feel alive again, unlike her nasty and pretentious fiance. so here is the modern-day version of what we would wear if we were taking a kick-ass trip and needed something to wear for tea time:
yes, when we drink afternoon "tea" this is what we wear paired with a pair of high brown boots and, if you're Bri, a pair of knee-high socks. basically what we have here is a sweater dress by Preloved, a company that takes vintage materials and repurposes them into awesome new clothing, such as the sweater pictured here. all pieces are one-of-a-kind so if you have taken a liking to this particular item, please know that it is the only one exactly like it and if no one buys it soon then Bri and i will punish you by buying it ourselves and will allow the paparzzi to photog us around town in it. layered underneath is a printed button down because mixing patterns and prints is very fresh yet so Victorian which comforts Miss Louise. also comforting her are the pearls that we have draped around her old neck. and then to tie it all together, literally, is an brown leather wrap belt. please take note that the lighting on this amazing photography is made to look intentionally like it was taken with this thing:
but then with a bit of doctoring courtesy of the computer programs that we're lucky enough to have today, this is what it really should look like:
so Louise is all set to sail off into the sunset with the help mod/nos' styling. Cal Hockley won't know what to make of it, but Jack sure will appreciate it.
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