Baby, You're a Firework!

I missed posting about Canada Day and 4th of July is impending for my American friends, so here's a little red, white, and blue in the form of a pic from last year's photoshoot with Hello June Photography.  Have an amazing weekend, everyone! 

"'Costume Party of Our Lives": A Vintage Fashion Feature

It was an utter honour and total thrill to be featured on the front of the Style section of the Edmonton Journal last week, as part of an article about local vintage lovers!  Below is a scan of the feature and here is a link to the article online!

Verdant Greens

After difficult cullings, it's as if nature is springing forth in the most verdant manner.  Good weather means beautiful settings for shop photos. Just added to Adeline's Attic: 1950s celery tulle & lace prom party gown!  

Vintage on the Edge: A Photoshoot with Andrea Dodd

I love the edgier visual approach to vintage fashion that photographer Andrea Dodd brought to our recent collaboration! Styling by me; modelling and HMUA by Chantel Hilton. 

All in the Eyes

My favourite shot in the set of photos from my collaboration with Brad Gibbons of DB Photographics.  1920s velvet & gold cloche is available in my shop.

Spring Sourcing

The spring sourcing season has begun for me, which means you can expect a little truckload of fresh 'new' vintage in the shop soon.  This also means I am open to taking on some new local Edmonton-area or Albertan consignments, so if you have vintage from the 1920s-60s that you would like to make a bit of cash on or that you would like to swap for other vintage loveliness, feel free to get in touch!

Photo by Hello June Photography

Twice Blessed

What a 40th birthday treat! While out antiquing on the momentous occasion, I happened to find a rare 1930s crocheted dress + matching slip. I had assumed it was shop-bound, until I discovered it was my size! Swoon! Two years ago, I found a deadstock 1930s gown, so I guess I've been twice blessed by the vintage birthday fairy!

Adeline's Gallery of Gorgeousness

As one of my projects for 2015, I'm gathering a gallery of gorgeousness, featuring all the Customer Appreciation pics of my fabulous buyers in their vintage from www.adelinesattic.etsy.com. Forward a fine photo of yourself wearing a vintage garment, hat, or other accessory which you purchased from Adeline's Attic Vintage, and not only will your photo be entered into the gallery and shared on social media (with your permission, of course), but your name will be entered into a quarterly draw for a $100 USD gift certificate for use in my etsy shop!

Brooksy's Beautiful Bandeaux

Although I love my growing collection of authentic vintage 20s headwear, I do love a lovely repro., and these beautiful 1920s-inspired bandeaux by Broosky Hats on etsy have definitely caught my eye and stolen my heart! I'm eyeing the Hazel, though I adore the boudoir bandeau, too! This shop also has 20s style cloches, 30s style berets, and 40s style turban hats!  Swoon!

Bye to the Baroness, Hello June, and Attending to the Attic

As my new blog header hopefully suggests, I'm making some changes to this space to reflect the fact that my focus these days is on being a vintage seller and stylist, rather than purely a vintage fashion blogger.  This means that I am going to be continuing to now use the blog more as a professional space for Adeline's Attic Vintage, though I may throw in a few good old fashioned vintage outfit posts for good measure, now and then.  For now, I have to extend huge thanks to the incredibly talented Safauna of Hello June Photography for making my vintage aesthetic dreams come true today, through the creation of my stunning new blog and shop header!  She also worked with me to snap some great photos of vintage 20s, 30s, and 40s garments which are going into my shop shortly!  Props to Danger Delux, Aki, and Chantel for exquisite modelling, and extra thanks to Aki for hair and makeup work on the shoot!  I'm a happy happy camper! More images from the shoot shortly!

Fire & Ice: A Vintage Photoshoot with Danger De Lux

A few days ago, I had the pleasure of having fellow retro fashion & vintage lifestyle blogger Danger De Lux model for me. Watch for this Titian-haired belle in my latest shop listings and check out some of the results of our collaboration below!  

Girl in the Houndstooth Coat

I recently did a delightful vintage shoot for my shop with Chelsea of Girl in the Houndstooth Coat. Hop on over to her latest post for a look at more of the photos I took of this talented and beautiful gal, as well as some of her wonderful other posts and links to her own etsy shop and social media feeds! 

1940s Pendleton '49er' Plaid Jacket

Cover Girls

What a thrill I had last Friday when I opened the Edmonton Journal newspaper and saw the photo of a vintage outfit from Adeline's Attic Vintage--a photo which I had both styled and snapped on my friend/model--bedecking the cover of the Style section! Other photos and outfits were included in the accompanying article.  I'm by no means a professional photographer, but it was definitely an honour! Take a peek at the online version of the article?

 

Autumnal Awakenings

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” --F. Scott Fitzgerald

I cannot believe it is not yet mid-September and autumn has already almost come and gone here in my part of the world.  The changing of the seasons is bringing with it still more transformations in my life. One of them involves a movement back of sorts. After a trial partnership with The Moon River Mercantile Co., from which I learned and re-learned many things, I am looking forward to revitalizing my original vintage shop, Adeline's Attic Vintage.  Watch for lots of lovely 'new' vintage goods in the coming days, including this glorious late 20s/early 30s silk georgette gown.  Photo by Hello June Photography.

Stylin' Snaps

Hullo, dear bloggers! Hope you're all enjoying a lovely summer! I've been pretty darn busy with my shop, particularly with some great vintage fashion collaborations that have allowed me to learn while building my vintage fashion styling and photography skills.

• Check here, here, here, here, and here for some of the results of my collaborations with The Pretty Secrets.

• Visit Hello June Photography's new blog for a peek at some of the styling work I did when she photographed some of Moon River's stock for our etsy listings. 

The Moon River Mercantile Co. has been pretty lucky since opening, due to lots of social media exposure, too, for which we are really grateful! The latest:  some of our vintage purses appeared in the "Style Q & A Feature" (of the lovely Sarah of The Office of Sarah), in the latest issue of Avenue Magazine.

Beach Pajamas Amongst the Blossoms

Long-time followers of my blog will recall how much I adore 1930s beach pajamas.  Imagine my joy when I happened upon an intact 3-piece set, consisting of a hat, bolero, and really cool trousers in my friend's etsy shop (GarbOhVintage)!  I hope to do a full post on these at the lake this summer, but this set is so comfy and outlandishly cute, I couldn't resist wearing it for a spin in the garden.

Flare Vintage Fashion Match-Up Feature

Hello, lovelies! What a whirlwind my life has been since opening The Moon River Mercantile Co.  If I said it has not been an intense amount of hard work, I would not be painting the full picture. However, every peak and valley has been well worth the excursion.  One of the recent peaks?  A vintage beauty of a dress from our shop was featured in the May issue of Flare, a national Canadian fashion magazine (bottom left below)!  Isn't she lovely?  We're so proud!  We are looking forward to several other wonderful opportunities and events in the near future.  

Vintage Catch Up

Hello, lovelies! Sorry so scarce, but I've been busy as a bee! Here's a quick catch-up!

1) We were thrilled that Sandy Joe of The Pretty Secrets chose The Moon River Mercantile's vintage and location for a spring style feature she did for Vue Weekly recently.  Looking forward to future collaborations with this fabulous fashion maven.

2) We have received some amazing vintage goodies on consignment lately, so I've been busy as a bee working on (and at) The Moon River Mercantile Co. showroom, while also doing a lot of photo-shooting for the Etsy shop.  One of the new models I got to work with was the stunning Lucky L'amour.

(I'm planning to re-stock Adeline's Attic Vintage with a few cool Edwardian to 1930s items, too, but more on that later).  

3). We've got a few other photographic projects and collaborations in the works. Recently, Brad of DB Photographics was the in showroom to shoot some fashion shots for our shop and his portfolio. Great work, Brad!

A Birthday in Bohemia

This past Saturday, I celebrated the beginning of my last year of my 30s in 1920s Parisian bohemienne style, at the aptly named historical B & B, La Boheme, which is in the same neighbourhood as my new shop.  Kind thanks to my vintage loving pals, who donned some fun finery and joined me in the secret wine room for a lovely evening!

Photo courtesy of Charmaine

The Moon River Mercantile Co.: a Mini Tour

My business partner and I were thrilled our newly-opened shop, The Moon River Mercantile Co. (also on Etsy) was featured both by beautiful Edmonton fashion blogger The Pretty Secrets and the Edmonton Journal recently.