We are officially ready to start working on our Etsy Shop! We spent several hours sorting through our admittedly overwhelming vintage clothing collection at both our downtown and on campus locations, looking at various finds, donations and things that we have no idea where they came from. Somone obviously looked wonderful in bright lemon yellow - I think we found at least 10 dresses in this particular color. The decision process was hilarious - Each dress was evaluated for color, size, condition and does someone in the shop want it? I personally have four or five dresses that are being saved for me, while Susan 1's daughters carted away several dresses each and Susan 1 herself has a lovely new suit (or 2). It's definitely one of the perks of the job that part of my closet does not reside at my house. The clothes are unique and stunningly beautiful - including a 1920s velvet flapper dress, an emerald green 1960s suit and a 1960s slit sleeve coat with a fur collar that I wore at my wedding.
There were some beautiful finds that we desperately wanted to keep, but unfortunately they were simply too delicate to put on stage, where clothes definitely take a beating - being worn for a week straight, covered in makeup and sweat and sometimes dragged across the floor. This is why vintage is not always a good thing for a costumer. They make great inspiration, but unless we want to watch them fall apart, we can't use them in our shows, which makes us sad sometimes.
This is why the Etsy shop was created - it will give some of these beautiful vintage pieces a happy new home and we'll get more shop space and some money in the bargain. As we put the shop together, I'll post some pics of some of our beautiful and unusual finds.
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