Saturday Lish and I went and checked out Knit Michigan, and drooled at gorgeous yarn and some cool fashions.
Ultimately, I reminded myself that I didn’t need any more yarn in my crowded office, but I couldn’t leave without buying a couple of these cards from City Knits. Lish had a great idea to frame one, so now I’m looking for the perfect vintage frame to match.
That night was a crafty dinner with the Handmade Detroit ladies and the I3 Detroit boys, then I scooted over to the Exposure Detroit photography exhibit at the Bean and Leaf Cafe. It was PACKED, my macchiato was excellent, and I had some great conversation before I interrupted a very busy Tafari for a quick hug before hitting the road down into Detroit.
Next, Kim, Lish and I checked out the Majestic Garage Sale. We scored books some books and records, and I got a couple great vintage T shirts. Highlight of the night? Photos with the Stormtrooper there that was selling Star Wars collectibles.
Sunday was pretty uneventful, except one thing – I got into my first Etsy treasury – Check it out here! In case you didn’t know, yep we are on Etsy as well, you can see the shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/rewarevintage.
Otherwise it was a simple day – Gym, baking, Puppy Bowl. Love the Puppy Bowl! The rabbit cheerleaders were a nice addition, don’t you think?

UM WUT

can’t find the freeweights, so i’ve been doing the shred with cb radios
UM WUT
Here it is, my first Tag Thursday post!
Leslie Fay was founded in 1947 by Fred Pomerantz, who named the company after his daughter. Known for conservative, fashionable women’s apparel, the company grew and grew to include the brands Leslie Fay, Joan Leslie, David Warren, Outlander Sportswear and others, mostly sold through department stores. The brand was particularly popular during the 1980’s, but things went downhill just a decade later, and fast. Much of the later part of the 90’s was troublesome for the company, ending in fraud accusations and bankruptcy. Leslie Fay has since turned around and is still carried today in many stores.
I personally love the Leslie Fay designs from the 50’s through the mid 80’s, but don’t particularly care for much that they made after that. The fit in those years is very flattering and comfortable, and the garments hold up very well as long as they are cared for properly over the years. Also a big plus in my book – many of Leslie Fay’s dresses have pockets, which always makes me love a dress more!
Example tags from our previous stock:
A 60’s dress
A 70’s dress
An 80’s sweater
Some of the Leslie Fay items we’ve sold over the years:
and right now we have in stock:
You can read more about Leslie Fay here, and on the Vintage Fashion Guild site!
Hope you liked my first Tag Thursday! Have a tag you’d like to request? Let me know!
I’ve been in a bit of a mental block the last couple days of things to write about in this blog, but then I had an idea today…themed days of the week! I think this will better motivate me to write more fun, interesting and better blog posts.
Here’s what I was thinking -
Mondays – Weekend Recap! My attempt to make my social life look fun…despite sometimes there being evidence to the contrary.
Tuesdays – T Shirt Tuesday! Last week, a reporter asked me what I tend to buy more of, what I think is the best vintage to collect. My answer (as always): T shirts. I LIVE in my T shirts, and while getting dressed up and girly is fun, you can never go wrong with a vintage T shirt in my mind. Which may be the reason I have hundreds of them in our personal collection. Each Tuesday I’ll highlight one, and tell you the story behind it.
Wednesdays – Lost and Found! Showing the odd, unique and downright crazy things I happen upon in my buying adventures.
Thursdays – Tag Thursday! I’ll spotlight one designer, label or tag and impart some knowledge and links.
Fridays - Weekly Recap! A recap of all the new items posted on RewareVintage.com through the week. Cause I realize you guys probably don’t check out all the new stuff each week (kind of hard with over 400 vintage goodies on the site) , I’ll let you know what my favs were and link to each one.
What do you think? Is there anything else you’d like me to cover? Any other ideas? Let me know in the comments, I’d love to hear your thoughts!!!

the hottest dance show on television
The xx - Heart Skipped a Beat (on NPR 01/29/10)
Kim, say something nice about this song, if you would…
turboclaw posted a photo:

lfar:gauntlet:mandalay:feminismisforlovers:
There is a season for attitude.
via Sheep’s Clothing.
I don’t get it. She’s run you down because girls are mean?

that’s really cool. maybe i never noticed it because i usually copy and paste stuff.
When did this @tumblr + @vimeo partnership happen? Either way, I love it.
Actually happened awhile ago. If you have the iPhone 3gs you can actually email a video into Tumblr. It will auto-post to Vimeo and Tumblr. It’s badass!
yeah, it’s pretty sweet. we took advantage of it on the handmade detroit liveblog for ducf last year to let visitors post videos from their phones right there at the show.
Hoping to Make this Phoebe Bag for myself this weekend.
How to say hard-to-pronounce designer names (So glad to read this!)
40+ ways to tie a scarf (found via In Bug’s Drawers)
Make a Ruffled Ribbon Headband from Blue Cricket Design
How to Sell Your Goods to Stores (via Bettula)
Have a favorite how-to? Please share in the comments – I love learning!
i’m so frustrated with the jerks on the road with me tonight that i’m posting to tumblr while driving in the hopes i’ll cause an accident
Today marks two years of driving 110 miles a day to work at the best job I’ve ever had. It’s occasionally frustrating, but what isn’t? The days when I get to do good work and make cool things with some of my best friends make it all worth it.

It was impressive enough to make an Iraq War movie without politics, it’s another thing entirely to make a movie of any kind that was this deeply affecting.
To be truthful, this is a film not about the war and it’s rationale, but about the men (sorry, the central characters were fellas) who carry out this war. They are not brutal; they are merely doing their job, and taking care to do it well. ”War is a drug,” the opening titles tell us, but it’s never depicted as glamorous or recreational. There is no joy in a job well done, but there’s no other choice than to do the job as best you can.
The “hero” of the story is bomb disposal specialist, Sergeant James; a man who, forced by his environment, doesn’t know how to be anything but a soldier. He is seemingly reckless, risking lives with each IED he’s called in to diffuse. He finds joy in the game of wits he plays with the bombs’ designers, even though he’s the one in harm’s way, hands on the bomb. His fellow soldiers take personal offense to his cavalier actions. The genius of the movie is that the other soldiers’ fear that James will get them killed outweighs the fear of their real enemies, yet they continue to follow his lead.
The Hurt Locker is tense without being contrived. No plot devices appear forced or unrealistic. The unimaginable hell of day to day life at war is tense enough. I turned off the DVD with a deep appreciation of what these people give up for us. How can you be expected to go back to the cereal aisle at Meijer when you’re faced with brutality, death and the disgusting things people do to each other on a daily basis?
4/4
I hit 70,000 songs played on my last.fm account today. My iTunes has been on random all day, but the milestone song did have a little significance.
In high school, I was in a streetpunk band called the Negatives, and we loved us some oi. One of our favorites was another band of little consequence, the 4-Skins. We covered their song “I Don’t Wanna Die” at nearly every show. I’m sure the 4-Skins intended it as some hard-hitting political commentary - England was fucked up when they were making music - but we just thought it sounded tough and cool. Though it’s not my main cup of tea these days, i think it still does.
TURBO CLAW!!! Fighter of the Night Man, champion of the sun, master of karate and friendship for everyone.