tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91288391627102951592024-03-13T13:38:48.282-07:00Vintage in VegasLas Vegas based blog site featuring info and articles on the Vegas Antiques and Collectibles Market, Vintage Clothing, Decorating & Design, Entertainment and more....Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-69358926356611707482011-12-14T11:04:00.000-08:002011-12-14T11:06:40.237-08:00Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year « Design HappensLove Pantone's 2012 Color of the Year!!!! It's HOT!!!<br />
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<a href="http://blog.hgtv.com/design/2011/12/08/pantones-2012-color-of-the-year/?nl=HGI_121411_bloglink2&sni_mid=20852&sni_rid=20852.324.347008">Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year « Design Happens</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-31189713952436073052010-05-11T09:57:00.000-07:002010-05-11T09:59:13.869-07:00Wild Thing, You Make My Heart SingMy Backyard Gone Wild<br />
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Just for fun!!! I'm sharing the most recent snapshots of my garden gone wild. Even though I've not been tending to it, Mother Nature is on the blooming job!!!!<br />
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Vegas in May ---The Most Beautiful Time of the Year!!!!!<br />
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Often times, you pick up things for a song at a garage sale and if you are like me, you say to yourself ‘one day I’ll use this or that for project.’ And occasionally something else you are involved in inspires you to get creative and the scattered pieces turn from trash and stuff into a keepsake treasure--and something you can share with others.<br />
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That’s how my “The Makings of a Garment” display box came about. After months of planning, promoting, and organizing a major fashion exhibit at the Charleston Antique Mall in Las Vegas, it was finally time for a small team of my fellow dealers to join me for the installation. It took us days, a lot of energy, and in my case, total focus on the job at hand. Oh, did I mention loss of sleep? <br />
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I really needed to relax, at least when I got home in the evening. Still unable to just drop the total mind-focus experience, I decided that a small creative project just might be the therapy I needed ---and there went my thoughts right back to the fashion exhibit. <em>Garments! Garment makers! !</em> The small but important items that contribute to the making of a garment! Yes, I had these items at hand, well somewhere close by that is.<br />
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They were the type of items familiar to me as far back as I can remember. My mother, Jean Moretti, and my godmother, Angie Muli, were both skilled garment makers. So whether I was at home or visiting at my godmother‘s home, there would always be a sewing machine, spools of thread in all sizes, good quality scissors, measuring tapes, straight pins, cards of special buttons, button tins, ribbons and lace, small packs of notions, patterns, trims and all the necessities a good seamstress would have ready to complete a garment.<br />
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When I was about 13, my Mom sent me to classes at the Singer Sewing Machine Center. I was a real novice so be assured there were no accolades given for the first dress I made. So much for that. Over a decade later, as a young mother on a small budget, I was motivated to try threading the needle once more. And I did that using the 1940’s sewing machine my dear mother handed down to me in the 1960’s. I still have it. <br />
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You have to cut your holiday shopping budget that's for sure. So do you head for the big retail malls? I don't think so. Maybe you could try one of those conclomerate retailers like Target or Wal-Mart for better deals? If you want to choose from the standard gift merchandise that's where you go.<br /><br />On the other hand, if you are on the hunt for low-budget gifts with special meaning, step outside the box and shop for unique, yet inexpensive gifts at your nearest antique mall.</div><div><div><br />Here are ten gift ideas for budget gift buys that relay the message <em><strong>I was thinking of that special you.</strong></em></div><br /><div><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;">1- A tea cup and saucer with a pretty vintage hankie for a lady - Combined gift $10. & up</span></em><br /></strong></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><em>2 -A vintage cookbook & linen towel for the chef </em>- Combined gift $10 & up</strong></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>3- <em>A pair of vintage gloves & a colorful scarf for the fashionista - Combined gift $10 & up</em></strong></span></span></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>4- A pair of vintage earrings, bracelet or a necklace for a jewelry lover - $5-$15 on up</strong></span></em><br /></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>5- A bud vase and romance novel for the romantic one - Both $10 & Up</strong></span></em></div></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>6- A vintage ornament or an old holiday postcard for the tree - $1.50 & up</strong></span></em></div><div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>7- Collectible memorabilia items, i.e., Star Wars, Coca Cola, movie icons - $15-$20 & up</strong></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>8-Vintage vinyl LP albums for the music lover - $2.00 & up</strong></span></em></div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">9- Old magazines, photos, posters, small prints, holiday cards - $1.-$2.on up</span></em><br /></span><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">10-Books of all kinds, vintage buttons, patterns, purses & more - $4.oo on up</span></em></strong></div><br /><div>Get creative, think of the person you are buying for. A golfer? A button collector? A seamstress? A book lover? A history buff? A sports fan? That will help you choose a thoughtful gift that is just right for the receiver.</div><div> </div><div><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Suggestion</span></em>: There are tons of affordable vintage/antique merchandise at large and small antique malls and shops all over the country. When you shop the antique malls, take your time, compare dealer prices, look for holiday sale discounts, there's a lot to see and choose from. If you shop without a particular item in mind, be prepared to spend some time browsing.</div><br /><br /><div><em><span style="color:#990000;">Happy Holiday Hunting Outside the Box!<br /></span></em></div><div>Ellie Clinton Issa</div><div><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/</a><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><!-- AddThis Button END --></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-62533341030174159322009-11-19T11:36:00.000-08:002009-11-19T12:37:09.479-08:00Audrey Hepburn's Fashion Collection Up for Bid<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SwWgQEDttgI/AAAAAAAAALs/IDjonGFMOMg/s1600/shop+tea+%26+fashions+009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405903125555820034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SwWgQEDttgI/AAAAAAAAALs/IDjonGFMOMg/s320/shop+tea+%26+fashions+009.JPG" /></a> <strong>Icon's Fashions, Accessories and Letters Up For Bid</strong><br /><strong></strong><br />Fans of style icon/actress, Audrey Hepburn (who isn't a fan?) are opting for a chance to own a piece of the star's wardrobe when the hammer falls at next month's London auction.<br />According to <em>The Independent</em>, thirty-six pieces of Audrey's clothes, accessories and letters go up for bid on December 8th.<br />Included in the collection are two custom Givenchy dresses from <em>Paris When It Sizzles</em> and <em>How to Steal a Million</em>.<br /><br /><em>In the display photo here that I shot during a vintage fashions exhibit last Spring, Hepburn is wearing the black dress by Givenchy in her most famous role - Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany's. </em><em>Three years ago the dress sold for a whopping $783,541.12.</em><br /><em></em><br />In the upcoming auction the dresses dating from 1952 to the late 1960's are expected to sell for just over $25,000. So the lucky bidder could walk away with a prized Givenchy for a fraction of the auction price of the Golightly dress.<br />Proceeds benefit All Children in School, a foundation supported by the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund devoted to educate 120 million children worldwide.<br /><em></em><br /><br /><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-64313912433086796942009-10-17T13:28:00.000-07:002009-10-17T15:01:59.087-07:00Saving the Garment District-HBO<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/Stoq3nv8sUI/AAAAAAAAALk/xhLwO5vJXrg/s1600-h/phto+garment+worker.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393670638780854594" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/Stoq3nv8sUI/AAAAAAAAALk/xhLwO5vJXrg/s320/phto+garment+worker.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/StoqlEmJzrI/AAAAAAAAALc/rqunmmgFhr4/s1600-h/garment+district+button+%26+Needle.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 274px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393670320106884786" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/StoqlEmJzrI/AAAAAAAAALc/rqunmmgFhr4/s320/garment+district+button+%26+Needle.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;">Broadway & Seventh Avenue at 39th Street in New York City </span></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:78%;">Photo credit Flickr: WallyG</span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong></strong></div><div align="center"><strong>Vintage Fashion Lovers and History Buffs: </strong></div><div align="center"><strong>This One's For You</strong></div><div align="center">On Monday night, October 19, HBO will debut the documentary <em>Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags</em> a fascinating look at the history of New York City's Garment District. </div><div><br />According to Abby Gardner, author of an article posted in <em>Fashionista</em>, the garment district was once a major force in the city’s economy “but that has become less and less as the years go by.” The numbers depict the major changes over the course of the last 40 years. “In the mid-60s 95% of American clothing was made in the US. By 1985, it was 70% and now it’s only about 5%.”</div><div>While the hustle and bustle of NYC fashion design houses and showrooms are becoming extinct, this documentary offers a inside view of the garment center in its heyday. </div><div><br />Along with the documentary, a Save the Garment Center rally is planned for Wednesday October 21st at 12 noon at 39th Street & 7th Avenue at the Button & Needle Statue. (See Flickr photos above.)</div><div><br />Just about everyone should enjoy this "<em>fashionating</em>" piece on American history. Take a look at the clip on You Tube for a preview of the educational documentary which airs at 9pm Eastern on Monday night.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sd83tV1O9g">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sd83tV1O9g</a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/</a><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END --></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-85717900866512161252009-10-16T13:37:00.000-07:002009-10-16T14:02:13.773-07:00This Old Hatbox<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/StjZ-DaI8yI/AAAAAAAAALU/Vmd2fkNx84E/s1600-h/victor+hat+box+004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393300213866230562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/StjZ-DaI8yI/AAAAAAAAALU/Vmd2fkNx84E/s320/victor+hat+box+004.JPG" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">Vintage Trash to Treasure</span></strong><br /><br />Call me a “junker” if you will, I do admit to being drawn to other peoples trash especially if the item has “possibilities.” So it was a matter of course that I would see a potential treasure when I eyed a tattered old hat box sitting on a pile of cartons and reusable packing materials. I’m a dealer in all things vintage. Apparently, a fellow mall dealer had tossed the old hat box. Thinking yes it had obvious flaws , there still might be a chance it could be restored or at least made presentable with some TLC.<br /><br />The treasure from the trash went home with me that day. I placed the old hat box on my patio where I could get a much better look at it in the light of day. Oh, it was really pretty battered and there were lots of water marks and damage too. Darn. Oh well, I do love to decoupage old boxes and such, or it could be covered it with some really cool zebra paper saved for just such a project.<br /><br />After a couple of days of eying the box and studying the possibilities, it was the designer name, Sally Victor, scripted on the rumpled paper-covered lid that kept drawing my attention. There is was again stamped in bold type repeatedly around the bottom half of this treasure-keeper. Curiosity took hold and put an end to any thought of re-covering this old hat box. Distinctly mid century in design, I ruled the battered box had plenty of character just the way it was. Even damaged, empty and abandoned, the hat box displayed itself as a piece of American fashion history.<br /><br />So, now who was this designer Sally Victor? I hit the net, did a quick search and found a wealth of information about this renown 20th Century milliner. A TIME magazine article dated March 30, 1959, described the designer as one of the most successful businesswomen in the U.S., the biggest fashion hat maker of the times, a trend setter, and the only female milliner to win the Coty award, the fashion world “Oscar.” In fact, my research found she won the Fashion Critics millinery award in 1943 and the Coty award in 1944 and again in 1956.<br /><br />So how did this woman climb to the top of the competitive world of fashion design? As her bio tells it, Sally Josephs was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1905. She was one of six sisters who were taught to “sew, and sew well.” By her early teens young Sally was designing her own hats and clothes. At age 17, she went to Paris to study painting, stayed for two years and returned to Manhattan to work for Macy’s in sales, then moved up to assistant buyer. L. Bamberger & Co. hired her away and before long Victor was their head millinery buyer. She married New York hat manufacturer, Sergiu F. Victor, in 1927, quit Bamberger’s in 1929 to have a baby, then went to work designing hats for her husband.<br /><br />In 1934, with a start-up stake of $10,000 and blessings from her husband, Victor set up her own shop. Since her designs were already featured at Lord & Taylor, the shop was an immediate success. Her “customer list read like the who’s who of the world famous.” Within five years her husband Sergiu closed his operation and joined his wife.<br /><br />Armed with a background in art, the hands of a sculptress and the vision of wonderful head pieces that would flatter a woman’s face, Victor admitted she was often influenced by art exhibitions and architecture. Her Franco-Flemish mode designs were inspired by paintings from the museum of Berlin on exhibit in 1948 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.<br /><br />Victor designed pretty hats, net and floral designs, Easter bonnets, big sculpted Panama straw hats, very sophisticated designs done in felt, runway accessories for couture designers like Anne Klein and Hattie Carnegie, and the list goes on and on. The Victors also developed a subsidiary “Sally V” line of moderately priced hats for young girls. Later, Vogue launched the popular Sally Victor hat patterns.<br /><br />Victor retired in 1966 just about the time when American fashion styles changed. Hats were out , suburban style was in. But her story didn't end there. Today vintage and retro fashions are “in” and Sally Victor Hats, and the many copied styles, are as desirable now as they were when the renown designer created them.<br /><br />Ah, who would have thought this old hat box, tossed out by one and saved from the trash by another, would launch a brief but fascinating adventure into fashion history and allow a peek inside the life story of a treasured millinery icon named Sally Victor.<br /><br />Sally Victor, 1905 - 1977.<br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#ff6600;">This article by Ellie Clinton Issa was originally published in September-October issue of <em>The Country Register</em> in several states around the USA.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><br /><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-73829460347788055532009-10-02T11:59:00.000-07:002009-10-02T12:05:05.812-07:00Vegas: Jewelry Show & Sale Charleston Antique Mall<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SsZOZrc7VGI/AAAAAAAAALM/sSJZC25Z9bs/s1600-h/jewelry+2+015.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388080207263126626" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SsZOZrc7VGI/AAAAAAAAALM/sSJZC25Z9bs/s320/jewelry+2+015.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div><br />Mark your calendars now for Charleston Antique Mall’s first ever Jewelry Show & Sale scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 10th and 11th. The free event is open to the public. Charleston Antique Mall is located at 307 W. Charleston Boulevard in Las Vegas.<br /> <br />Show goers will have an opportunity to view displays of collectible fashion jewelry throughout the mall and deal directly with the participating Charleston Antique Mall dealers. There will be show specials, free drawings, and complimentary refreshments too.<br /> <br />A spokesperson for the mall said, the dealers wanted to try something new and different. “A jewelry show and sale right here in our own mall is a first. We‘re excited about it.”<br /> <br />The show will feature a wide selection of elegant to classic designs from estate and antique jewelry to trendy collectible retro styles, designer vintage, authentic Native American jewelry, Mexican silver and more.<br /> <br />In keeping with today’s economy, customers can choose from a range of lower to higher-end merchandise. Show dealers will also offer new costume jewelry ---from glamorous glitz to casual classic--- along with lots of vintage and new baubles, bangles and beads.<br />There are 45 dealers in the Charleston Antique Mall. Many will participate in the Jewelry Show & Sale, while others will offer show specials during the Columbus Day weekend event.<br /> <br />Show hours are Saturday, 10am-6pm and Sunday, 11am-5pm. For more information call 702-228-4783.<br />-0-<br />Ellie Clinton Issa</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</a><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END --></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-55891763598644984642009-09-16T19:51:00.000-07:002009-09-16T20:24:25.142-07:00World Market Center Designer Forum Uncovers Next Season's Hottest Trends:<strong>From Mixing Metals to Ethnic Patterns to Raw Materials,<br />Las Vegas Market Reveals it First</strong><br /><br /><strong></strong><br /><br />(LAS VEGAS)—Sept.16, 2009— Always “Ahead of the Curve” World Market Center Las Vegas today offered an exclusive preview of next season’s hottest home design trends during its inaugural September Las Vegas Market when three of the nation’s leading designers presented their top picks on the Market’s interactive webcast and live panel discussion. Ahead of the Curve, an intimate designer dialogue, featured <strong><em>Timothy Corrigan</em></strong>, <strong><em>Laura Kirar</em></strong> and <strong><em>Vicente Wolf</em></strong>, alongside moderator <strong><em>Susanna Salk</em></strong>, a style guru and Today show contributor.<br /><br />“The trends revealed at Las Vegas Market are just a taste of what is energizing our industry, said Robert Maricich, President and Chief Executive Officer of World Market Center Las Vegas. “They represent a freshness, a new way of thinking and delivering design to the world. These pieces and looks will set the stage for what will be in demand for the months ahead.”<br /><br />After perusing 5.1 million square feet of showrooms located throughout three inter-connected buildings, which contain more than 1,400 exhibitors product lines, the design experts discovered many distinct and noteworthy trends.<br /><br />“It’s always exciting to uncover stand-out pieces and identify trends,” said Susanna Salk, design expert and Today show contributor. “Las Vegas Market offers something for everyone, whether it’s upscale floor coverings to chic furniture or affordable decorative accessories, it’s easy to find many items that reflect various styles.”<br /><br />“One of my design principles is to mix classic with modern, so I’m thrilled to see that trend embraced and shown at Las Vegas Market,” said Timothy Corrigan, who was hailed ‘Today’s Tastemaker’ by Architectural Digest.<br /><br />“In my work I always try to incorporate the handmade and the handcrafted. It’s wonderful to see that the work of the artist in design has become an important trend,” said Laura Kirar, founder and creative director of TRU Design and Laura Kirar Design Licensing.<br /><br />“To deal with the present, you have to understand the past. My focus in design has always been to introduce a worldly aesthetic to spaces that are comfortable yet stylish. I am happy to see that this is a trend that is finally taking hold,” said Vicente Wolf, who was named by House Beautiful as one of the 10 most influential designers in the United States.<br /><br /><strong>The Trends Revealed:<br /><em>Into the Woods</em></strong><br />From over-scaled, unfinished wooden vessels, to dining tables created from lychee wood to floor coverings woven with wooden tiles, the trend is to take one of the world’s most basic and natural elements and create something extraordinary that can be used in everyday life.<br /><strong><em>Unconventional Concrete<br /></em></strong>Not just for industrial use anymore, concrete is taking new shapes inside and out of residential spaces. Creatively designed and stained, concrete as a material is found in dining and living rooms, whimsical outdoor furniture and even residential console sinks.<br /><strong><em>Sculptured Sheen</em></strong><br />Sculpted lines framing pieces with a glossy finish make up one of next season’s trends in design. Incorporated on bed posts, dressers and small tables, the juxtaposition of traditional forms to clean cut lines bring a sense of the past to the present time with a modern twist.<br /><strong><em>Mixed Metals<br /></em></strong>Gone are the days when metals have to match. Mix shiny and matte, mercury and mirror, or chrome with nickel to achieve a curiously bipolar look. Mixed metals are appearing on dining buffets, tables and decorative accessories like candlesticks and vases.<br /><strong><em>Trendy Turquoise<br /></em></strong>Though turquoise is ancient, yet again it finds itself back in fashion. Its shining sky blue is one of the most popular color trends for next season. Sofas, lamps, vases, accent tables, and even chandeliers are designed in the color turquoise, which adds a punch of color to any space.<br /><strong><em>The Natural World<br /></em></strong>Many designs seen at Market celebrate the pure and organic shapes and textures that come directly from the source: Mother Earth. Driftwood sculptures, raw linen shades, unfinished wooden lamps all represent a need to return to simplicity.<br /><strong><em>Unexpected Elements<br /></em></strong>Expect the unexpected with a new trend that pairs classic with modern, raw with smooth and polished with satin. A raw slab of wood with organic lines coupled with modern chairs can create a provocative dining room. Juxtapose a classic wingback chair with a contemporary metal and glass table. The end result is a modern, elegant and fresh look that both is timeless and current.<br /><strong><em>Ethnic without Borders<br /></em></strong>The essence and flavor of the world comes alive in this trend involving patterns, textures and materials. Next season’s accessories reflect an ethnic quality absent of a border or distinct origin. Whether it’s a vintage throw or an exotic outdoor market umbrella, the destination may be unknown but the feeling can’t be denied.<br /><strong><em>New Energy. New Look.<br /></em></strong>Smoke and mirrors are no longer the only way to create an illusion and change the look of something. Two effortless ways to draw new energy and generate different moods in a space is to use screens and mirrors. Whether they are small or large in scale, colorful or colorless, meant to break-up or unite a space, these timeless accessories are an easy way to update a room and transform its look.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#33ccff;"><span style="color:#663366;"><em>From Ellie at Vintage in Vegas: I'm sharing the above article sent out from the World Market Design Center in Las Vegas. I was a bit under the weather this week so I couldn't attend the events at the WMDC . However, I did <strong>catch the Ahead of the Curve webcast</strong> and thoroughly enjoyed the entire presentation.</em> To get a peek at the designers top picks,</span> </span>you can view an archived version of <em>Ahead of the</em> <em>Curve</em>, by logging onto<br /><a href="http://www.lasvegasmarket.com/aheadofthecurve">www.lasvegasmarket.com/aheadofthecurve</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-31335751710363018212009-09-15T18:25:00.000-07:002009-09-15T20:02:41.946-07:00The Artfull Bras ProjectMy sister, MaryJean, sent me this link some time ago. I want to share it with you before it closes in October.<br /><br /><strong><em>Bras for a Cause: Breast Cancer Awareness</em></strong><br />Check this wonderful exhibit by the members of Quilters of South Carolina.<br /><br /><em>Fundraisers like this project are held all across the country to support Breast Cancer Awareness and to honor the survivors and those who have been lost to this type of cancer. Proceeds are also used to assist women who need screening or treatment now but don't have the insurance to cover the expense. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em><strong>Some people are Sew Creative!!!!!!! </strong></em><br />Click on the link below, then click on the Artfull Bras Project<br /><br /><u><span style="color:#800080;"><a href="http://www.quiltersofsc.org/">http://www.quiltersofsc.org/</a></span></u><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END --><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-44775610051917426592009-09-14T11:35:00.001-07:002009-09-14T11:35:29.854-07:00Fashion and Design News and Trends - WWD.comA peek at the most popular colors chosen by fashion designers for Spring. <br /><a href="http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/spring-it-on-the-top-10-pantone-colors-for-womens-rtw-spring-2010-2260077?module=most_emailed">Fashion and Design News and Trends - WWD.com</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-76403959115824956222009-09-12T13:08:00.001-07:002009-09-12T13:08:12.703-07:00Julia Child's Kitchen Organization Advice - ShelterpopI thought you all might enjoy this.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelterpop.com/2009/09/04/julia-child-s-kitchen-organization-advice/?icid=main|main|dl8|link7|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shelterpop.com%2F2009%2F09%2F04%2Fjulia-child-s-kitchen-organization-advice%2F">Julia Child's Kitchen Organization Advice - Shelterpop</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-19650560805036380192009-09-09T08:41:00.000-07:002009-09-09T12:09:34.154-07:00Iconic Women Featured in the Movies<strong>Julia Child, Georgia O'Keefe, Coco Chanel</strong><br /><br /><br />Just a few weeks back I caught a great flick, Julie and Julia, at a local theater. It is based on the lives of two women, the famous French Chef, Julia Child and a young women named Julie who challengers herself to cook every recipe in Child's book, <em>The Art of French Cooking</em>, and do it in one year. Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child--you will fall in love with the actress and Julia Child--and Amy Adams plays the driven young Julie.<br />If you haven't seen it go!! There's nothing like the big screen. Check out the trailer at <a href="http://www.julieandjulia.com/">http://www.julieandjulia.com/</a>.<br /><br /><br /><strong>One Night Only, September 19</strong>: <em>Lifetime Channel</em> presents an original movie, <em><strong>Georgia</strong> <strong>O'Keefe</strong></em>, based on the life of the renown female artist. The feature starts off in O'Keefe's early years as a fiercely independent and then unknown female artist who falls in love with famed photographer and art impresario Alfred Stieglitz. Alfred becomes her benefactor and champions her artistry. They become lovers, but eventually the relationship suffers as O'Keefe becomes a rising star poised to eclipse Alfred's light. Alfred becomes vindictive in his attempts to emotionally wound her. Georgia's search for solace moves her west where she finds new inspiration for her paintings, and ultimately her own voice - in the New Mexico landscape.<br />Academy award and Golden Globe nominee, Joan Allen co-stars with Jeremy Irons.<br /><br /><br /><em><strong>Coco Before Chanel</strong></em> opens in major theaters September 25. Audrey Tautou stars as legendary fashion designer Coco Chanel. Based on the Chanel biography L'Irreguliere (The Nonconformist) by author Edmonde Charles-Roux. I've read another biography on Coco so I really get her nonconformist ways and I like her a lot. The epic features dresses from the Chanel collection.<br />See the trailer at <a href="http://www.sonyclassics.com/cocobeforechanel/-4k">http://www.sonyclassics.com/cocobeforechanel/-4k</a><br /><br /><br /><em>Pass the popcorn please.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-77550004051528173572009-08-19T09:20:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:47:55.773-07:00Ellie's BackAfter several months of non-blogging I'm back. Oh, I have been writing, mostly press releases and ad copy, but the good news is one of my articles, which I will release on my blog after September 1, is being published in the Southern Nevada Country Register in the Sept-Oct edition. It may even be picked up by a number of other associated publications, we will see.<br /><br />Ellie<br /><br /><br /><br />http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com<br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-48769580575827834022009-08-19T08:43:00.000-07:002009-08-19T10:49:03.260-07:00Vegas: World Market Center to Honor Influential Designer Vincente WolfWorld Market Center Las Vegas and Las Vegas Design Center will honor design visionary Vincente Wolf of Vincente Wolf Associates Inc. as its Design Icon September 16 during the Fall Las Vegas Market, Sept. 14 - 17.<br /><br /><br />Wolf is a New York-based designer, whose wide-ranging portfolio includes photography, art collecting, interior design and global travel.<br /><br /><br />House beautiful named Wolf one of the 10 most influential designers in the United States, and Interior Design Magazine inducted him in its Designer Hall of Fame.<br /><br /><br />Wolf joins the ranks of prominent past design Icon recipients including Roger Thomas, Vladimar Kagan and Larry Laslo.<br /><br /><br />Wolf will also be one of three of the nation's leading designers to uncover home design trends and style directions during <em>Ahead of the Curve,</em> a World Market Center Las Vegas signature experience. Wolf, Timothy Corrigan and Laura Kirar will be <em><strong>live on the web</strong></em> with style guru, author and regular "Today" show contributor Susanne Salk. Salk will serve as moderator of the live and interactive event on September 16, at 8 a.m.<br /><br /><br /><em>I hope to attend what promises to be a fascinating seminar and tell you more about Vincente Wolf, his work and accomplishments, as well as upcoming design trends and styles in future posts.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>About World Market Center Las Vegas</strong></span></em><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">World Market Center Las Vegas is an integrated home and hospitality contract furnishings showroom and trade complex. The state-of-the-art campus showcases furniture, decorative accessories, gift, lighting, area rugs, home textiles and related segments, as well as the Las Vegas Design Center, now open daily to consumers and designers. World Market Center currently hosts the preeminent Las Vegas Market Seminars biannually in February and September. <a href="http://lasvegasmarket.com/">http://lasvegasmarket.com/</a></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img border="0" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-30834059425580276672009-03-31T09:45:00.000-07:002009-03-31T10:02:24.051-07:00Artist Displays Native American Children's Regalia at Charleston Antique Mall<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SdJJCJr8tkI/AAAAAAAAALE/xBJBRRIboFw/s1600-h/Paiute+ceremonial+garbs+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319394411186796098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SdJJCJr8tkI/AAAAAAAAALE/xBJBRRIboFw/s400/Paiute+ceremonial+garbs+002.JPG" border="0" /></a> Artist, Laurieta Carter, is presenting her impressive display of Native American children's regalia at the Charleston Antique Mall in Las Vegas. Carter, a member of the Las Vegas Paiute tribe, has been making Pow Wow regalia worn in ceremonies and dance competitions for about 13 years. Carter said that along with the movements and precision of the dancer, the regalia is part of the judging criteria in dance competitions.<br />The Jingle Dress shown in the photo above is predominately turquoise and yellow. The trimmings are metal cones made from tobacco tin lids to create jingling sounds as the dancer moves. The Fancy Shawl and the Grass Dancer Dress are also shown in the display along with many other Native American ceremonial regalia Carter hand created for her four children.<br />The display correlates with the 100 Years of Fashion Exhibit at the Charleston Antique Mall, 307 W. Charleston Blvd in Las Vegas. Open daily, the free exhibit runs through April 18, 2009.<br />For more information call, 702-228-4783.<br /><br /><div>http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img height="16" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" border="0" /></a><br /><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END --></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-90302553888996661092009-03-25T08:40:00.000-07:002009-03-25T10:04:22.036-07:00Visitors at Vegas Fashion ExhibitVisitors had a great time at the opening of 100 Years of Fashion Exhibit at the Charleston Antique Mall in Las Vegas. The exhibit continues through April 18.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpgPLIWz3I/AAAAAAAAAK8/QhEAhpoBMZw/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+124.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317168123866435442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpgPLIWz3I/AAAAAAAAAK8/QhEAhpoBMZw/s200/Fashion+Display+124.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br />Mom, I really, really want this dress!!!!!<br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/Scpb6johLYI/AAAAAAAAAKc/1CPNLfe8ZX0/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+112.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317163371620019586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/Scpb6johLYI/AAAAAAAAAKc/1CPNLfe8ZX0/s200/Fashion+Display+112.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpbkRFMXQI/AAAAAAAAAKU/1D920o3OmPY/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+123.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317162988682894594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpbkRFMXQI/AAAAAAAAAKU/1D920o3OmPY/s200/Fashion+Display+123.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Angela Ripandelli (L)</div><div>Rah, Rah, Racoon Coat 1940's</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div> Wow! Black Sequins (r)</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpcQUUCcmI/AAAAAAAAAKk/3CqmTWzhcAw/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+122.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317163745464709730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpcQUUCcmI/AAAAAAAAAKk/3CqmTWzhcAw/s200/Fashion+Display+122.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /> I could wear this fab 60's coat today!!! (far right)<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpeBgd63eI/AAAAAAAAAKs/V4QYcQqaNEE/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+111.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317165690052599266" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpeBgd63eI/AAAAAAAAAKs/V4QYcQqaNEE/s200/Fashion+Display+111.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317166198350106994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpefGBfUXI/AAAAAAAAAK0/Js8IQWlCVCQ/s200/Fashion+Display+125.JPG" border="0" /> Guy stuff, that's what we're looking for!!!!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/Scpa7KkownI/AAAAAAAAAKE/dNyuL8RRjPw/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317162282561094258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/Scpa7KkownI/AAAAAAAAAKE/dNyuL8RRjPw/s200/Fashion+Display+116.JPG" border="0" /></a> Marilyn, for sure!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpasKinXvI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/EnwWAogtHpg/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+106.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317162024854576882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpasKinXvI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/EnwWAogtHpg/s200/Fashion+Display+106.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We make our own fashion statements!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /> </div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpaKQ7gFEI/AAAAAAAAAJs/uex7eVG--xU/s1600-h/Fashion+Display+109.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317161442454017090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/ScpaKQ7gFEI/AAAAAAAAAJs/uex7eVG--xU/s200/Fashion+Display+109.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Michelle Tully, owner, with 'we do our own thing couple'<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Drop by any day of the week!!!!</div><div>Monday - Saturday 10 AM - 6PM Sundays 11 AM - 5PM</div><div> </div><div>Charleston Antique Mall</div><div>307 W. Charleston Blvd.</div><div>Las Vegas, NV 89102</div><div>702-228-4783<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</a><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img height="16" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END --></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-33344883873608819412009-02-21T08:35:00.000-08:002009-02-21T09:59:07.018-08:0020th Century Fashion Exhibit - Sneak Peek Preview<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SaBAvA3maJI/AAAAAAAAAI0/CsdvVERF-8M/s1600-h/shop+tea+%26+fashions+015.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305311537473677458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SaBAvA3maJI/AAAAAAAAAI0/CsdvVERF-8M/s400/shop+tea+%26+fashions+015.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SaAv1KM3YbI/AAAAAAAAAIk/5mvoBpuY5IM/s1600-h/shop+tea+%26+fashions+035.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305292951360332210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SaAv1KM3YbI/AAAAAAAAAIk/5mvoBpuY5IM/s320/shop+tea+%26+fashions+035.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br /><br /><div>Here's a sneak peek of just a few of the many pieces that will be included in an impressive fashion exhibit covering the ten decades of 20th Century.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SaAvadLdlJI/AAAAAAAAAIc/2s-Qfm1lWKg/s1600-h/shop+tea+%26+fashions+021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305292492598252690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SaAvadLdlJI/AAAAAAAAAIc/2s-Qfm1lWKg/s320/shop+tea+%26+fashions+021.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>The 20th Century Fashion Exhibit will be on display at the Charleston Antique Mall in Las Vegas starting March 22 through April 18. The event is free and open to the public.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>The mall is located at 307 W. Charleston Blvd., in the downtown Las Vegas Art District.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/</a><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img height="16" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><!-- AddThis Button END --></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-23414874063277560562009-01-25T16:05:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:26:06.138-08:00An Invitation to Tea<span style="color:#663366;"></span><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SXz_Ohjs-yI/AAAAAAAAAIE/QpYBsDcZy64/s1600-h/TeaTime+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295387886872230690" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SXz_Ohjs-yI/AAAAAAAAAIE/QpYBsDcZy64/s320/TeaTime+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">Please Join Us for a Complimentary</span></em></div><br /><br /><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">Cup of Tea & Something Sweet</span></em></div><br /><br /><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">Tea Time</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">Tuesdays at 2PM</span></em></div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SX0CsF5nz1I/AAAAAAAAAIM/TB0qYnsygjs/s1600-h/TeaTime+007.JPG"><span style="color:#00cccc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295391693378932562" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SX0CsF5nz1I/AAAAAAAAAIM/TB0qYnsygjs/s200/TeaTime+007.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#330033;">Charleston Antique Mall<br /><br /></span><div><span style="color:#330033;">307 W. Charleston Blvd.</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#330033;">Las Vegas, NV 89102</span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663366;"></span></div><br /><div>An invitation to tea brings to mind many different scenarios: the formal Victorian style tea, the church tea, the garden tea and of course, simply sipping a friendly cup of tea with a loved one or neighbor.</div><br /><div>Emily Post, the author best known for her books on etiquette wrote in the 1922 edition of <em>Teas and Other Afternoon Parties:</em> '....the difference between a reception and a tea is one of atmosphere only, like the difference in furnishing twin houses. <em><span style="font-size:85%;">3</span> A"tea" even though it be formal, is nevertheless friendly and inviting. One does not go in "church" clothes nor with ceremonious manner; but in an informal and every-day spirit, to see one's friends and be seen by them.<span style="font-size:85%;">4</span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Emily Post (1872-1960) Chapter XIII</span></em></div><br /><div>For a lady born during the Victorian era, Post's view of tea time etiquette suits us perfectly today. We invite you to a casual tea on Tuesdays at 2PM.</div><div></div><div>While the "Tea" may be casual, the idea of joining together for a cup of tea and something sweet does have a romantic ring to it. Some of the great poet's and authors romanticized tea time, <em>so you see it's not just me</em>. For instance, from the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations:</div><div></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">"Come, little cottage girl, you seem</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">To want my cup of tea;</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">And will you take a little cream?</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">Now tell the truth to me."</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">She had a rustic, woodland grin,</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">Her cheek was soft as silk,</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">And she replied, "Sir, please put in</span></div><div><span style="color:#3366ff;">A little drop of milk"</span></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Wordsworth</span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">The cozy fire is bright and gay,</span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">The merry kettle boils away</span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">And hums a cheerful song.</span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">I sing the saucer and the cup;</span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">Pray Mary, fill the teapot up,</span></em></div><div><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">And do not make it strong.</span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;">The Poets at Tea, Cowper</span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></strong></div><div><span style="color:#330000;">On the lighter side is this excerpt from a familiar story by Lewis Carroll:</span></div><div><span style="color:#330000;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#336666;"></span></div><div></div><div><span style="color:#009900;">"Take some more tea" the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly.</span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;">"I've had nothing yet," Alice replied in an offended tone, "so I can't take more."</span></div><div><span style="color:#009900;">"You mean you can't take <em>less</em>" said the Hatter, "it's very easy to take <em>more</em> than nothing."</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, chap.1</em></span></div><div><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:85%;">It's truly the little things like sharing or serving a cup of tea that can make for very special moments even on an otherwise ordinary day. Please join us on Tuesdays at 2PM.</span></em></strong></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div><a href="http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com/</a><br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub = "ellieclintonissa";</script><br /><br /><br /><a onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onclick="return addthis_sendto()" onmouseout="addthis_close()" href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"><img height="16" alt="" src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/152/addthis_widget.js" type="text/javascript"></script><br /><br /><br /><!-- AddThis Button END --></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-91935322966776233842008-12-29T19:29:00.000-08:002009-01-02T07:44:52.271-08:00Low-Cost Collectibles: Retro Recipe Booklets<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SVo-tV0c1RI/AAAAAAAAAHk/hPoNIBKeUQQ/s1600-h/recipe+booklets+004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285606061344871698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SVo-tV0c1RI/AAAAAAAAAHk/hPoNIBKeUQQ/s200/recipe+booklets+004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SVo-VKIntuI/AAAAAAAAAHc/r4CKRqfBm3k/s1600-h/recipe+booklets+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285605645891385058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SVo-VKIntuI/AAAAAAAAAHc/r4CKRqfBm3k/s320/recipe+booklets+003.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:0;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:0;"></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><div>In my search for ideas for this blog I </div><div>came across a feature article under<br /><em>What to Collect</em> in the current online issue of <em>Country Living</em> magazine. The subject was Recipe Booklets, items I've collected since the 1960's. </div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div>The booklets often came with appliances and cookware, but </div><div>they were also acquired "with-purchase" or free at grocery stores like A & P and Safeway. You could get some of them for 10 cents or a quarter by saving box tops or labels and writing in to companies like Baker's Chocolate and Heinz. Others came from Cooperative Extension Services </div><div>at various Universities. Utility companies offered booklets too.<br /><br />Inspired by the magazine article I decided to go through my own recipe booklet collection which </div><div>I treasure more for the heart warming memories the little books bring than the recipes inside. </div><div>Whenever I have time to browse through the stack, as I'm doing right now, fond recollections of </div><div>times gone by come to mind. </div><div><br /></div><div>One example is a booklet by Sunbeam that came with my first Automatic Fry Pan. It was a </div><div>wedding gift from my boss at the company I worked for back in 1961 in New York City. The </div><div>bright red cover shows an illustration of a woman dressed in 1960 fashion holding the pan neatly </div><div>filled with fried eggs. In her right hand is the automatic heat control plug-in and under that the </div><div>statement that promises "Everything you cook will be more delicious because you get the </div><div>correct heat every time."</div><div><br />Another booklet published in 1965, <em>Proof of the Pudding</em>, came with General Foods introduction </div><div>of Jell-O Instant Pudding. No more time spent cooking pudding the old way when you could </div><div>create these great desserts made with a package of the instant no-cook version.</div><div><br /></div><div>Two booklets by Baker's Coconut & Chocolate stir memories of my children's birthday parties--</div><div>for one birthday I know I made that cut-up Teddy Bear cake.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since I grew up on Bond Bread and my dear mother, Jean, passionately baked using Duncan </div><div>Hines cake mixes , those booklets bring flashbacks of so many good lunches at the kitchen table </div><div>and the wonderful aroma of cake baking in the oven. </div><div><br /><strong>So one question is, do you have to be a cook to collect recipe booklets?</strong> Bonnie </div><div>Slotnick, cookbook dealer and owner of her own cook book store in New York's Greenwich </div><div>Village says that's just not so. In a recent interview on National Public Radio Slotnick said </div><div>reading cookbooks for the pleasure of reading cookbooks and not for cooking is very okay. I </div><div>couldn't agree more.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Another question is just how much should you pay for a retro recipe booklet</strong>? The </div><div>booklets are usually very reasonably priced starting at 50 cents up to a few dollars each. Some of </div><div>the rarest could go for $15. but I have yet to find any at that price.</div><div><br /></div><div><strong>Where do I find them today</strong>? Flea markets and yard sales are places to look but I find </div><div>antique malls and shops are even better.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Please join me on my next hunt for retro recipe booklets at the Orange </span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Wall, my shop inside the Charleston Antique Mall, 307 W. Charleston </span></strong></em></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">Blvd., in Las Vegas, Nevada. We will definitely find some in my area </span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">and it's a good bet some of the other 40 dealers in the mall have a few </span></strong></em><em><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">on a shelf in their shops too.</span></strong></em></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><em>To view the Country Living article with pictures and some history on retro recipe booklets go to: <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/antiques/what-to-collect/recipe-booklets-0109">http://www.countryliving.com/antiques/what-to-collect/recipe-booklets-0109</a></em></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><em>For more info on Bonnie Slotnick go to: <a href="http://www.bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com/">http://www.bonnieslotnickcookbooks.com/</a></em><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><em><strong></strong></em></div><div></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#cc6600;">Join Us for a Cup of Tea<br /></span></strong></em><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><strong>Tea Time</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><strong>Tuesdays at 2 PM</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#333399;"><strong>Starting January 13, 2009</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#333399;">We Hope You Can Drop By </span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#333399;">Browse, Shop and Sit Down For A Cup of Tea and Something Sweet</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;">Charleston Antique Mall</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;">307 W. Charleston Blvd.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;">Las Vegas, Nevada </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;">Serving Time: From 2PM - 3:30PM </span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#333399;"><br /></span></strong><em>Complimentary<br /><br /></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-64842459203303804632008-12-13T20:56:00.000-08:002008-12-14T08:49:05.245-08:00Draper Style RevisitedAs I mentioned in my previous blog, I became very interested in Dorothy Draper, the woman and her design style, when Carleton Varney, Draper's protegee` and the president of Dorothy Draper & Company, came to town earlier this month. Varney was here to celebrate the debut of his new book <em>Houses in My Heart</em> at the Las Vegas Design Center.<br /><br />Varney's also published another wonderful book back in 2006 entitled: <em>In the Pink: Dorothy Draper, America's Most Fabulous Decorator.</em><br /><br /><br />In my search for more on Dorothy Draper, I came across yet another interesting article that included a section titled <em>The Elements of Draperism. </em><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#663366;"><strong>The Five Elements of Draperism </strong><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="color:#663366;">1. <strong>Intense color</strong>, bright colors and bold patterns.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#663366;">2. <strong>Plant life</strong>, well maintained, as part of a decorative scheme.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#663366;">3. <strong>Dense, textured carpet,</strong> for a homier ambience.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#663366;">4. <strong>Striking details</strong>, a few bold accessories.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#663366;">5. <strong>A roaring fire</strong>...the heart of any room.</span><br /><br /><br />According to the story in New York Magazine , as Minimalsim loses its' novelty, a new generation of designers , so-called modern-day Drapers, are keeping Ms. Draper's style of urban sophistication alive.<br /><br /><br />The <strong><span style="color:#663366;">How to Do It at Home</span></strong> section suggests the use of big mirrors with lots of flourishes, chessboard tiles, big patterned wallpaper, romantic furniture and harmonious fabric for color constrast.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">New York Magazine/by Wendy Goodman/published March 19,</span> 2006<br /><br /><br />To read the complete article , see a picture of the glamorous Dorothy Draper and full-color photos related to the topics I touched on here go to:<br /><a href="http://www.nymag.com/homedesign/features/16438">http://www.nymag.com/homedesign/features/16438</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#663366;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>Want to create the Draper style in your home?</em></strong> <span style="color:#330033;">Just head over to the Charleston Antique Mall where you can find romantic furniture, big flourishing mirrors, vintage fabrics and draperies, and those striking details like the bold accessories Draper may have used back in the 1930'-1950's. </span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-26641835551254084612008-12-04T10:59:00.000-08:002008-12-06T19:00:09.161-08:00World Renown Designer Carleton Varney in VegasRenown interior designer, Carleton Varney, president of Dorothy Draper & Company was in town to celebrate the debut of his new book "Houses in My Heart." The special 1st Friday event was hosted by Robert Allen/Beacon Hill in the Las Vegas Design Center. <em>(Yes, I started this blog the night before the event.)<br /></em>The highly recognizied designer,<em> </em>Varney often speaks of his mentor, Dorothy Draper, with warmth, kindness and admiration as he did Friday in Las Vegas. <em>I had to know more about this</em> <em>lady</em>.<em> So I searched</em>.<br />Varney is quoted in an article on the design legend Draper, saying "Dorothy was to decorating what Chanel was to fashion." Draper, the first lady of interior decorating made her breakthrough in the world of design with the use of bold and bright colors, oversize prints and her anti-Minimalistic philosophy starting in the 1930's. Varney told Architectural Digest, " She took a world that was drab and dreary and made it colorful." <em>Curious me read the complete article and several others, and became fascinated with Draper and Varney.</em><br />Here is the link: <a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">http://www.architecturaldigest.com/</a>. Next type Dorothy Draper in AD's search box and it takes you right to several articles with photos on this fascinating woman.<br />You can <strong>view the Dorothy Draper & Company, Inc. site too</strong>. Learn more about the woman who started it all and the gentleman, <strong>Carleton Varney</strong>, who carried on the company name and Draper's philosophy of bright colors, floral flourishes and monumental-size design accomplishments. Varney is known for countless restoration and hotels projects around the world, his versatile line of lamps, dinnerware, crystal and linen designs and...his own line of fabric designs: Varney by the Yard. <a href="http://www.dorothydraper.com/">http://www.dorothydraper.com/</a><br />More on the Draper Style coming.<div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-54508509195147693882008-11-25T20:40:00.000-08:002008-12-07T09:11:53.655-08:00Charleston Antique Mall Sale Starts Friday<div align="center"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">The annual 15% off <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">store wide</span> holiday shopping spree </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="color:#cc0000;">means </span><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>all regular priced merchandise </strong>in the mall is on sale</span>.</em></div><div align="left"><em><strong>Sales runs through Dec.24</strong></em></div><div align="left"><em></em></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:130%;">Charleston Antique Mall<br /></div><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span></em></span><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>Store Hours: Mon-Sat 10AM-6PM</strong></span></em></div><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>Sundays 11AM-5PM</strong></span></em></div><div align="left"><br /><em><span style="font-size:85%;color:#009900;"><strong>307 W. Charleston Blvd, LV 702-228-4783</strong></span></em></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128839162710295159.post-8978313936952340062008-11-25T19:54:00.000-08:002008-12-07T09:12:12.512-08:00Congratulations Team Bellagio<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272810948195234146" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8nYbd_HLh2s/SSzJnu73sWI/AAAAAAAAAEk/lUgsokWRWQg/s200/image004JC+Bellagio+team.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Team Bellagio was named the #1 fundraising team following a triathalon event for the benefit of the Challenged Atheletes Foundation held recently right here in the Las Vegas Valley. The </span><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">team raised $20,750 for the Foundation that supports injured veterans of the Afghanistan/Iraq wars attempting to get their lives back to normal.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The three-man triathalon team pictured here from left to right: Mike Longi, John Clinton (my son), and Mike Black. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em><strong>Way to go guys</strong></em></span><em><strong>.</strong></em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://vintageinvegas.blogspot.com</div>Ellie Clinton Issahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05373637006475584292noreply@blogger.com