You all remember our Gunne Parade in Sacramento this past weekend, of course?

Here is the wonderful Atelier, one of the most charming clothing stores in all of Northern California. The ladies who run it have made an intimate, inspiring space filled with incredible vintage and one-of-a-kind clothing designs. It's true love right from the rosebush by the front door:

Hey, that's us on the sign! And recognize the clothes on that rack? It's our Trunk show! We just love how all the pretty dresses look hung up together…

(Every inch of Atelier is thoughtfully decorated, even the windows!)

Here is one of the Atelier "advertisements" for the Gunne Parade… none other than an exquisite Gunne, of course! And some more of the dreamy inside of the store:

The adorable children's section:

We were talking about how someone should do some kind of Gunne database… I mean, all of us agreed that we just keep seeing new Gunne designs all the time! How many dresses did this one company make? Here's a late 60s one that takes the cake:

Love those birds!

The Gunne Database might solve some of the Gunne Mysteries… like why these two very similar dresses (one is ours, one belongs to Atelier) have different labels. One is in the Bridal Collection, one is not. Huh??? (By the way that's Amber with Kara, one of the owners of Atelier. Kara also runs the fabulous Etsy shop Porkchop Rules! Check it out! Kara is wearing a Gunne skirt/vest set.)  Continue Reading... (544 words + 15 images, estimated 2:11 mins reading time)

No, really!:

That means you, girls (and guys, we don't discriminate!)– come on down to Atelier (1617 16th Street in Sacramento), trussed up in your fave Gunne Sax piece, and parade with us through the happening streets of the Second Saturday Art Walk in Midtown! We're even going to get some music to accompany us. Parade ends back at Atelier for munchies, antics, and shopping– we'll even be doing a Violet Folklore trunk show. Come on out and be ridiculously girly and silly with us– just think, haven't you always wanted to be in a parade? 

Btw, here are a few of the myriad accepted modes of parading: skipping, sauntering, cartwheeling, sidling, jigging, and hopping. 

Are you in?

xoxo

Sasha and Amber

From Sasha

I am just back from the most amazing holiday weekend ever, which I spent up in Portland, Oregon. It wasn't just a regular vacation– one of my best friends in the whole wide world got married, to an actual Prince Charming. Such joy! I am still tearing up about it. I wanted to share with all of you some pictures from the fun, though I am short on proper pics from the wedding cause I was in the bridal party and didn't want to carry a camera. Still, there is something to be said for my random snapshots of Portland and the wedding prep. If you have never been to this amazing, young, vibrant city, you should get there now. And if you like vintage clothes….well, duh!…. it's a Wonderland. Officially.

We spent an entire day inside Powell's City of Books. Occupying a full city block, it is one of the biggest independent book stores in the entire world.

On this trip we discovered Voodoo Donuts, a veritable temple to Sugar and Weirdness. In the window:

And inside:

They make every kind of donut, including donuts covered in breakfast cereal, a huge variety of vegan donuts, and assorted Wacky Characters. They were blasting Bikini Kill at an ear splitting volume when we were there… my first time hearing Riot Grrrl rock in a donut store, a moment never to be forgotten. In fact, it seems like every business in Portland, even the corner store, blasts their music of choice, no matter what it is. Portlanders believe strongly in freedom of personal expression!  Continue Reading... (690 words + 28 images, estimated 2:46 mins reading time)