Angels

We have several angel statues coming very soon...and they go really well with the jewelled crowns........I'm just sayin'.

A Crown Fit for a Queen

If you love old crowns as decor items (or to wear just for fun) you will be pleased to know that we have them back in stock.......crowns in 3 sizes!! We have the star crowns but we also have this heavily jewelled flower crown, which is the ultimate antique look...like a treasure-found-in-the-ruins...a darkened antique gold metal & crystal beautiful flowered corona (crown).  Rest atop an old dress form, angel statue, fireplace mantle or just on a side table or dresser...anywhere in your home!  Oh my gosh...I adore this one!

Beauty in Decay

I suppose that growing up on a (small) farm in the country, with a Dad who didn't believe in buying new things unless it was absolutely necessary...like his work shirts that were so worn they became threadbare, and not because he couldn't afford it, he just chose not to.......is where I developed my love of old things....old, shabby, tattered, chippy paint, worn and faded things.

Whenever I see rusted, chipped paint, decrepit old things such as this abandoned vehicle, I nearly always gasp with utter and yearning delight.  I imagine myself in a life that goes with it, perhaps living on an acreage with my husband and our cats, with a few barns and other old buildings that have a few stories to tell...and a beautiful Golden Retriever walking by my side as we explore the outer reaches of the property...finding all kinds of other abandoned items from a time long ago....

Until then, I will be content and very grateful for the life I have, having 3 (indoor) cats that live with me and my husband in a house in a small city and having a shop with a name that implies time worn decaying elegance....Tattered Rose.  The only things really missing are the farm and a dog...not bad, really.  I know there are many others who share my love of old and that my customers appreciate what Tattered Rose is and that makes me happy too!

Luckily for the Canadian economy, I did not inherit my Dad's resistance to buying new things.  I LOVE buying & collecting new things, especially if they are old♥
 

She's Having a Bad Hair Day

When we moved the shop last summer, most of the mannequin wigs went into a huge box for transport.  Only yesterday when we were putting out some of the new navy blue Spring Sympli the Best jersey did we go looking for the grey wigs in that box....we thought the grey wigs would compliment the navy blue and grey combination of the outfits.

The girl (mannequin) sitting got one of the wigs which did not unpack very well....looks a bit like a dog's dinner.  BUT she is wearing one of the new tunics, which go beautifully with jeans (and other things)
The stand up girl (mannequin) is perfectly coiffed and dressed in her new pair of Sympli jersey pants...they are SO gorgeous!  With it, she is wearing one of our signature vintage fabric camisoles and one of the new style Sympli shrugs.....as well as a beautiful blue/grey gemstone necklace by Zuka!  She's ready for date night......what she does when the store is closed is HER business.

New Sympli jersey styles including the NEW maxi skirt....just enough flare at the hem for easy walking...and the new tunic styles are gorgeous! 
I never thought I would personally love wearing jersey as much as I do the Sympli jersey......designed by a genius woman for the rest of us women.  Of course, I mix mine with woven garments, frou frou skirts and combat boots...because that is how I like to dress.

The New Romantics

Life in General

Sometimes, all it takes is one (bad) thing to happen to you that makes you stand back and re-evaluate things....your life and how you are living it.

The theft at my shop last week has really inspired me to make some changes in my own life and how I operate my business.  I do believe that if you can look at a bad thing and learn from it, maybe that is what life is about....the trial and error, learning from mistakes, getting things right and creating balance in your corner of the world.....who knows for sure?

I recall reading somewhere that you should love deeply and live simply.  While I don't always manage to do these two things all the time, I DO try.....and I would like to simplify my life more than it is.  This will be a slow progression and I'm not even sure if having a store fits into my future...at least not a bricks-and-mortar store.

We'll have to wait and see......

Corsets in Edmonton

...the beginning of a beautiful SPRING....
(part of our corset shipment has arrived...including beautiful grey silk dupioni and pale blue silk brocade cherry blossom ones)

We're expecting dresses, crowns and Sympli the Best jersey this week!

To Catch Some Thieves

*NOTE:  These are NOT pictures of the ACTUAL thieves!

We have compiled images of celebrities who most closely resemble the gang of 4 thieves who shop-lifted from our store on Thursday, February 16 at approximately 12:30 pm.
Brief descriptions are beneath each photo.  They were last seen on that day, walking south towards Grandin Station on 110 Street in Edmonton.
If anyone knows who these 20-something year olds are, as a group or individually, please contact the Edmonton Police and refer to the incident.  These are professional thieves and they must be stopped!!!

If there is a next time, there will be an actual photo of the criminals, which will be forwarded to as many social media outlets and newspapers, t.v. news shows as possible until they are caught and put behind bars...or at the very least, fined and made known to their friends and family.  How proud their parents would be to know what their offspring are up to!

*These are not the actual thieves...only lookalike celebrities.

The Charlie's Angels Gang...

...at least that is what we are calling them.  Yesterday, four clean cut and nicely dressed twenty-something year olds, one guy ("Charlie") and his 3 gal pals (a blonde, a brunette and an auburn haired) entered my shop like they owned the place, under the pretense of finding the blonde girl a dress to wear to an awards show.  Oh they must have had a laugh over that one but I DO get people in looking for garments to wear to awards shows, so I thought nothing of it.  However, I did have an uneasy feeling about them being in my shop and I should know by now to always trust that!

They spent time looking around the whole store, seemingly not wanting to engage in conversation with me, although I did try.  I just chalked it up to snobbishness of (a small percentage of) young people these days, who think they are entitled to whatever they want.  Now I know it was due to their mission...to take items that they didn't want to pay for...including an antique lace skirt.

For now, all we have is a brief description of each one.  I do believe that this is something they have done before (as a group or maybe separately) and will do again unless they are punished for their crimes....and make no mistake, this is a CRIME!!

1.  The guy, approx 5' 10" tall, medium build, dark brown hair, clean cut, well dressed early to mid twenties.
2.  Blonde girl (the one supposedly looking for a dress) approx. 5' 5" tall, slight build, below shoulder length blonde curly hair, rather pretty, wearing a grey belted coat
3.  Brunette girl, approx. 5'3" tall, long dark hair, dark brown eyes, pretty, did not utter one word to me
4.  Grunge hair girl, seemed to be the most dominant of the group, her hair was just below shoulder length, with bangs, and had lots of hair product in it, making it look dirty, and like she had really worked to straighten it out because it had that look; was wearing dark skinny jeans with black ankle boots with a 3" heel, pointed facial features, not pretty but not ugly either.  I noticed her the most because she acted the strangest, playing with the mannequin's wig, trying on a hat, etc. 

If anyone reading this in the Edmonton area knows who these 4 friends/criminals/cohorts might be, please contact the Police.  There is a police report on file and steps will be taken to punish them to the fullest extent of the law.  I do not want this to happen to any other business.  We work very hard to make a living and these young punks think they can do these things and be above the law.

We will be implementing cameras and other security measures in the store to prevent or at least capture on camera the people who think they can get away with this type of crime.

You know what they say about kharma...well I hope they get theirs♥

♥Happy Valentine's Day to Our Customers & Friends♥

Amidst the sadness and fighting in the world...we must still try and celebrate LIFE and LOVE.  On that note, I hope that all of you have a wonderful Valentine's Day with enough love to get you through whatever life throws at us.

Some Old Stuff and Some New Stuff....

....we're very versatile...and eclectic too♥

Here's a few of the items currently on display in our booth at the antique mall.....

 

Got Style?

Style has very little to do with what's "in" or "out".....it has more to do with how an individual chooses what they wear, interprets what works for themselves and how those choices reflect who they are.

Not everyone is born with great style so, if you feel that you don't have it, we can work on that together.  Wardrobe consultation is a (free) service we have always offered at Tattered Rose...and not necessarily just the clothing you buy from us.  

We have helped customers find items that go with their own top/skirt/jacket/dress....and we will always be honest about what looks good on you 'cuz that's OUR style♥

♥Cats are One of God's Best Creations♥

Paris and the Eiffel Tower

 

Speaking only for myself, I believe that there are not many structures in this world that stand against the sky as such a powerful symbol of beauty, history and meaning.  Whenever I see the Eiffel Tower in movies or pictures, I stop breathing for just a few seconds, allowing the image I have of Paris to sink in...I hear the song "La Vie en Rose" (corny I know) play in my mind and imagine walking down those narrow streets, filled with charm, history and character. I am instantly transported half way across the world to a place that has captured my imagination (and my heart) for as long as I can remember.

Customers have often told me that my shop reminds them of the ones in Paris.  I consider that the highest of compliments!

I have never been to Paris (yet) but in my dreams, I have lived there.