24Aug

About a Dress #11

About a Dress #11
  • By Kristen
  • Posted on August 24, 2012
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This week’s dress was from an estate sale of an old model.  From the looks of it, this stylish woman put on some weight, and hacked up her beautiful dresses and sewed in stiff black ribbon so she could keep wearing them.  This clothing just had so much to say! As you can see from this dress, we couldn’t give up on it because the fabric was just so cool! All of the black stripes are actually velvet, and you really can’t find silk like this!  

23Aug

Customer Profile: Victoria

  • By Julie
  • Posted on August 23, 2012
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Meet Victoria, everyone.  This bubbly and delightful gal showed up to our studio with this awesome two-piece handed down from her mother. The color was darling and the lace details were exquisite , but all of it together was a bit too much.  She felt like something had to go.

22Aug

We’re Hiring Sewers!

We’re Hiring Sewers!
  • By Kristen
  • Posted on August 22, 2012
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Ginger Root Design is on the hunt for more sewers! With the expansion of our store, we need talented folks to help us with tailoring as well as our own house line. If you know of someone who would be perfect, feel free to forward this email to them. Or if you would like to apply […]
19Aug

This Week at the Store: Lauren Joan Fall Release Party!

  • By Julie
  • Posted on August 19, 2012
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Us Gingers and our shop ladies are really hankering for fall. And we’re willing to bet that you’re just as anxious for the upcoming season as we are. Fall means fall weather, fall food (pumpkin pie!) and of course, new fall fashions and accessories!

19Aug

Out and About: Meeps’ Relaunch

  • By Julie
  • Posted on August 19, 2012
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Anyone who’s been following us online knows how excited we are that DC vintage establishment, Meeps, is opening its doors again. After being closed several months for renovation, the store has re-launched with a whole new setup that includes a new store layout, a buy-sell trade system and a new costume shop (coming in the fall!). We had the pleasure of being present at Meeps’ opening party on Thursday, and what a blast! Drinks, DJs, and of course, vintage galore! The work of owners and curators, Cathy Chung and Katerina Herodotou, definitely shined through. With reasonably priced but impeccable vintage pieces, it was hard to keep our wallets in our bags (yours truly was pining for a $36 pair of white, cat-eye frames).

17Aug

About a Dress #10

  • By Julie
  • Posted on August 17, 2012
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This week’s About a Dress was sent to us by Erin’s mother (Metal Musings!), with the original intent of being sliced up for city bloomers. On second glance though, it was begging to be used as more than just fabric.

16Aug

Customer Profile: James

  • By Julie
  • Posted on August 16, 2012
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James came to us with items that had a lot of potential, but weren’t quite there yet.  This outfit in particular deserved a before and after to show how even simple tailoring can make such a difference.  In the before, his shorts were too long but were the perfect color, and his button-up was baggy.  However, the pattern begged to be his new favorite short sleeve summer shirt (*oy! Say that five times fast!). James-shirt-shorts-final-low-res
16Aug

Our Tailored Closet: All Wrapped Up

  • By Julie
  • Posted on August 16, 2012
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Sometimes you come across a vintage item that is truly a great find but isn’t quite right. Such was the case with Julie’s vintage wrap skirt. With old-fashioned country prints on each side,  it was colorful and cute, but way too long. Julie also had a “construction” request ;  she wanted to find a way to get rid of the tie in the back while keeping the skirt reversible. So we had to come up with a new way to fasten the skirt.  After hemming the bottom, we got rid of the ties and replaced them with buttons and button holes on both sides. Now, Julie can wear it either which way (without any tie or knot sticking out the side). With a plain white tank and vintage scarf, it makes for  a sweet, folksy get-up.

10Aug

About a Dress #9

  • By Julie
  • Posted on August 10, 2012
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This week’s dress was another great find from Martha’s Outfitters (seriously, we can’t get enough of them).  The dress had amazing fabric, but there was just too much of it between the high neck, the long sleeves, the extra long hem and the drop waist.