Silver and Gold

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This week and last saw an influx in listing the vintage jewelry we have in the shop to online.  I have actually had quite a few people say they love our jewelry selection and wish we put more online, so here you go!

Finds Under $30

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Here are some of my favorite items in the shop for under $30.

Everything here is both in the shop and online.

If you haven't visited us yet, do it!

6 East Liberty Street

Savannah, GA 31401

http://ollieotson.etsy.com

Easter Favorites

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Easter is my favorite holiday.  Not only is it usually around (or on) my birthday, but it's full of things I love -- colors, baby animals, and chocolate.  Plus, it's tradition in my family to eat Chinese Food on Easter Sunday.  And blow up Peeps in the microwave.

What more could you want in a holiday?!

All dress available in the shop!

Yves Saint Laurent

The man who is credited for bringing couture back to the sixties was Yves Saint Laurent, a French designer whose innovative looks and creativity breathed a new life into the fashions of the time.

He is noted highly for his Le Smoking look, an androgynous look for women that resembled a sleek tuxedo.  He believed that women should wear this look to resemble the power and influence men usually emit in the same style of clothing.

He also create the iconic Mondrian Dress, made a craze from safari and ethnic inspired prints, and popularized the shirtdress as high fashion.

In the world of runway, he also was one of the first to feature black models in his shows, something that wasn't very common in the late 60s and early 70s.

He was praised for his work by his fans and the press through much of his career, until drugs and alcohol really began taking their toll and he began to give more and more of his work to his assistants.  After retiring from the company in 2002, he died a few years later of brain cancer, leaving a legacy behind and a company that is still running to this day.

We have a beautiful, black velvet, strapless, mermaid dress from the 1980s in the shop by Yves St Laurent, and I can see why he was praised and appreciated so much.  The shape of the dress itself is beautiful, but the neckline is slightly futuristic and really shows why his designs were so popular for so long.

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Summer Sun Beats the Winter Blues

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This week's update is brought to you by the season Summer.

Our weather here has been so crazy!  It will be 50 degrees one day, then in the 70s the next.  I have no idea what coat to grab when I leave the house in the morning, especially because the sun is very deceiving.

Also, all I want to do is go see a Sand Gnats game and eat hots dogs with the guys, plus sit out at the beach and have pizza at Huc-a-Poos.

Have I mentioned I'm really settling into my Southern Life?

Either way, I decided to cheer myself up this week by listing the brightest items I have in the shop.  I hate dreary weather, it reminds me of growing up in Michigan, so I had to rebel against it and remind myself why I moved to the South.  Plus, I've been cleaning out the back room, which contained two huge boxes of 1970s bridesmaids dresses.  Let's just say, they will scare away any winter blues with their brightness, as well as silence any modern-day bridesmaid from complaining about her dress.  Some are horrible, but some are pretty great, and those pretty great ones you will see in the shop!