We are surrounded by holiday festivities and parties right now. We are so busy with everything that sometimes dressing ourselves gets left until the last minute. Fear not, we are here to help. We have many stunning holiday party dresses to make your entrance in. Just show up to our shop and our experienced staff will have you leaving happily gorgeous.
When you’re trying to stay away from your go-to LBD (little black dress), why not try a jewel tone instead? Emerald green is flattering on everyone and will make you stand out in a sea of black at your next event.
Lusting for some more lace in your life? One can never have too much, especially if it is Chantilly. It is the ultimate feminine fabric.
All of our display dresses this week do have sleeves but we’ve pinned them back. The option is yours, if you like them better sleeveless just have them removed-easy peasy.
The centre midriff gown is by none other than Oscar (RIP), hailing from the 1990’s and is a new arrival for us here at The Meow. Ms. Right is also wearing a 1990’s piece from Bill Blass, and the left features a 1970’s french (sans label) couture mini.
Could one of these beauties be your next holiday party dress?
Lately, many future brides have been visiting us looking for a special wedding dress that isn’t cookie cutter. So this window is devoted to all of you future Mrs’s out there. Winter, summer or anywhere in between we have many cocktail dresses, gowns, wraps, stoles, sparkly boleros and jackets for you to see. Already have your wedding dress? Why not stop in to peruse our vintage costume jewellery selection to give your special day a ‘something old?’ We are your one stop alternative bridal shop.
For the past two weeks the window has been featuring mostly contemporary designers. This week we are taking it back to our old school vintage ways.
We often field the question; How old does an item have to be, to be considered vintage? The general consensus for clothing is anything 20+ years. To which our ego then kicks in and refuses to listen to this because if you’re like us you don’t want to think of yourself as, dare we say it, “vintage”. *Gasp* So for safety’s sake let us set the turning point to 1980, shall we? We can all sleep soundly now.
Oh, and we will let you know when we have located the fountain of youth.
We have some new friends that we would like to introduce you to. You, this is Oscar on the left, Marchesa in the middle and YSL & their partner Blumarine on the right. They are fabulously fun to go out with, you should take them for a spin one night and introduce them to your friends.
Well it looks as though King Midas himself has given our display window his magic golden touch.
So with so many black & white tie events coming up this season, what will you be wearing? We’ve had many ladies through lately stating that they already have an outfit as a back up, but yet they’re looking for something else. To which we emphasize; you may have that dress in your closet, but how great will you feel in it? Don’t you want to glow? Let us find the perfect dress for you to wear, don’t let that dress wear you.
This time ’round we are all about being slick and shiny. So break out the hair gloss and patent shoes because you’re set to go with one of these 3 looks.
Just to keep you all in the loop of what’s shakin’ around here…. We have decided to change up our weekly email format. If you were a subscriber to our blog, you would have received a re-subscription email from us on Monday. This is to ensure that we are in accordance with the new anti-spam law that is now in Canada. We have also done this so that our blog AND shop news get delivered to your inbox in a much prettier layout that is guaranteed to tantalize your eyeballs. Let us know what you think.
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You can never go wrong in navy, it’s the next best neutral to black in our opinion. It’s also one of the most difficult colours to find out there in the retail world for some reason.
Colours aside, how to die for is that centre Chanel suit (sold)? Well you’ll be beyond after knowing that it is an original design from Mlle. Coco Chanel herself! That’s right folks, this beauty is a numbered couture peice dating from the 1960’s. The skirt has been altered into a mini (we know-so sacrilege) but it does make it much more contemporary and wearable. Most importantly, the jacket is 100% original and stunning. It’s been awhile since we’ve had one of Mlle’s originals, but well worth the wait.
Our window also features a runway 1980’s Moschino necklace (sold) paired with a contemporary Louis Vuitton brocade, lace & tulle dress (sold) to the left. The matching LV jacket (sold) has been featured on the right mannequin overtop a silk bubble hem dress with corseted bodice. All clothing items are a size 4.
Back to black and we are super excited about the dress (sold)on the right…. She hails from the early 1960’s and is one of the first creations from the house of MISSONI!!! And, and, and it’s brand new with it’s original tags! (Totally geeked out over this peice when it arrived.) We feel so blessed that the vintage gods have rewarded us with one of their holy angels. We should also note the 1970’s Dior couture velvet jacket (sold) in the middle- lined in silk and serial numbered.
