Light Weight Plaid Shirtings from Love Stitch

I have been searching for this vendor (Love Stitch ) high and low, so I was pleased to finally find them. Their shirtings retail under $50, and they hit the trend right on the mark,

You can see them at http://www.lifestyleclothiers.com/

Julie & Julia- and LA Market week

SO I couldn't wait until the release of Julie & Julia. I went opening night and absolutely loved the film. I also wondered if there was anyone out there in BLOG land? , an audience, a readership, and how do they find you, or do they just stumble upon you one day?

I knew upon leaving the theatre, that I loved Julie & Julia, I loved blogging, and by golly, I do love me some butter.

I need a place to vent today, as I am wrapping up LA Market Aug 7-11th, and although August markets in general are slow, they seem to be getting worse and worse. The store buyer's are discouraged and edgey, and the manufacturer's are pessimistic and down right frightened.

I am somewhere in between being inspired and nervous.

I turned on the local TV news channel last night, as they were telling a story of a long time retail store owner, who just couldn't make it any longer, as the camera panned over her rounders of clothing , marked 40% off.

The owner's daughter, watching mom, with tears in her eye's.

People's dreams are being flushed down the toilet.
AOL was telling their audience - WAIT don't shop yet, back to school discounts will deepen, the closer we gt to September- Damn you, AOL.

I want to burst out crying for all those hard working souls, that put their life into their livliehood, and simply cannot make it anymore.

Please, if I do have any reader's at all. Support your local retailer. Your mom and pop grocer, drug store, cleaner's, and specialty store.

Keep the USA a land of dreams.

Purple floral dress as seen in Lucky Mag from Biographie

Now available at http://www.macys.com/

Buffalo Plaid dress from Dimri at ShopIntuition.com

We have been getting calls on this cute red buffalo plaid dress from Dimri.
It just hit the newstands in the Sept issue of Lucky Mag.

You can purchase it at http://www.shopintuition.com/

Silk Boho vest from Tiffany Alana

100% Silk, Boho feminine and flowy vest from Tiffany Alana. Many prints to choose.

www.lifestyleclothiers.com

What it means to have a customer-

"A customer is the most important visitor on our premises.
He is not dependant on us. We are dependant on him.
He is not an interruption in our work - he is the purpose of it.
We are not doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to serve him"

-Mahatma Gandhi

Dimri Maxi dresses as featured in Bust Magazine