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This weekend was the sale I had been waiting for! The past month I had been organizing my first vintage sale, making fliers, rallying my favorite vendors and so on. It was actually a pretty smooth show, just a couple of small hiccups but nothing too stressful. It wasn't as busy as one would have hoped but we had amazing feedback and it was the most fun! I love doing this so much, selling and dressing people in the best vintage pieces, trying on the clothes from my favorite vintage ladies and just laughing and having fun! We had great food for everyone, we watched old movies on the projection screen all day and danced to the best music mix Tony jr provided for us.

Here are some of my fav pics from the weekend and log onto Facebook and join the Dethrose Vintage page to see all the photos and find out about more events.

Dethrose Vintage!

2 of my favorite new dresses being added soon to Dethrose Vintage! 

 My favorite photo of the weekend!

Nicole from Bombshell Shocked Vintage

Leah from Onomatopoeia

Heather and Emma

The "Michelles" 

Michelle (left) from Yellowbirdd Vintage

Michelle (right) from Dollparts

Watching old movies all day!!

Now Showing: High Society with Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra

Dollparts Design

Michelle and her favorite items from Dollparts Designs.

 Michelle from Yellowbirdd Vintage showing off my favorite sweater:)

 Nicole and her 2 favorite dresses from Bombshell Shocked.

 Jen from Jenstyle Chic Vintage and an adorable Boho Dress out of her collection. Accessories collection from Jen as well.

 Frances from Venus Meets Vintage showing off her summer looks.

 Kate and Jen from Badlands Chicago. They Specialize in vintage and reconstructed vintage pieces. For more info go visit their Facebook page here.

 Jen made some of the most amazing cupcakes!

 The boys sold some great vintage and handmade designs! Chicago Bread and Vin Tag MIllI. Our male shoppers were very pleased!

 Leah from Onomatopoeia had the best vintage nightgowns and pj's!

All in all the weekend was amazing! Stay tuned for the next one! It will be coming around the corner very soon! 

Second thing...I know longer fit into my favorite Vintage dress:( Good and bad, good: my workout is going well, bad: I can't wear this anymore. So it is now available for you to buy on Dethrose Vintage:) 

Vintage 50s Bright Pink Day Dress (XS-S) $58

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Also for sale, the 60s Tapestry Handbag

CHilly CHi and Spotlight on Closet Case Vintage!

Frigid ice temperatures in Chicago today through next week is perfect for me to stay and get work done! And it helps that this is my favorite kind of work, I mean, spending all day surrounded by clothing and playing dress up! Who wouldn't want to do this daily?! That pretty much sums up my week. Waking early to catch the light, shopping at wonderful estates, Thrifting, reading blogs and fashion magazines gathering inspiration, putting together playlists to make the soundtracks of each day and then playing dress up coming up with the perfect outfits for Dethrose. It's bliss. SHop update in about an hour! 

But first.....

Once again, I would like to introduce you to another lovely vintage loving lady that is part of my daily vintage fix. Another Nashville native, Carmen of Closet Case Vintage. I came across Carmen's blog and shop through Quincy from Q's Daydream. Ever since I have been a avid reader of her blog. Stylist and vintage shop owner, Carmen has a wonderful and modern take on vintage that is truly an inspiration. Enjoy! 

1. What made you start your blog and easy shop?

The plan to sell online and create a brand was in place many years before it came to fruition. The idea came to me sometime in 2006 and after careful collecting, I started selling by appointment at my house and at various pop-up shops in 2008. I opened my first etsy shop in the Spring of 2009. The blog followed shortly after. In the summer of 2010, I opened my storefront in Nashville, Tennessee. 

2. Closet Case Vintage  is your shop/blog name, where did this come about?

I will never tell ;) 

3. What do you find inspires you most?

The thousands of individual hand stitches in just one flapper dress. 

4. If you could live in any decade, what would it be?

Can I be more specific? I wish I'd been born in 1955, so I could have done my growing years in the 60's and my teens/twenties in the 70's.

5. Who is your style Icon?

My great aunt Joyce. She, at 86 years young, is still the most glamorous woman I've ever met.

6. Do you find music to be a big inspiration for your creativity?

Absolutely. Nostalgic music makes me especially creative. What can I say? I live in the past. 

7. If you could have the wardrobe of anyone, who would it be?

Catherine Baba's. No question about it. 

8. Do you find the time of year, seasons, to be a big influence on your style?

Yes! I think I'm most excited about dressing at the beginning of a season when the weather changes. Spring is my favorite because I get to start wearing my sundresses with boots and cardigans. Winter is lovely too, because I do a reverse bohemian summer and layer all of my hippie paisleys, leathers and free-flowing clothes.

9. Were you always interested in vintage lifestyles and fashion? 

Since I can remember, I've wanted to be a flower child. So. Yes. 

10. What colors are you mostly drawn to?

Any and all, but especially when deep and rich. Jewel tones mixed with neons mixed with pastels mixed with neutrals. 

11. Where are your favorite places to shop? Online, thrift, antique shops? 

I've been bad recently with the online shopping. It's my favorite. Antique shops are fun when I've got a pile of cash. My patience for thrift stores is wearing thin. 

12. Describe an ideal day for you?

Being awakened by my boyfriend and my kitties and a cup of coffee. After that, the rest of the day doesn't really matter! 

13. What is your favorite part about being a blogger and shop owner?

My favorite part of the blog is having opportunities to do fun things like this feature! My favorite part of having the Etsy shop is being able to ship internationally. The storefront in Nashville? My favorite part of having it is getting to know my customers personally. The occasional celebrity shopper is always high on my favorite list too ;) 

14. Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

On a vegan commune in California. Not even kidding!

Thank Carmen!! I can't wait to visit Nashville and see your collection first hand! Shop Carmen's Collection HERE.

Where you can find me....

So for those of you who didn't know, my store used to be named Max & Chloe Vintage. If this is your first time visiting, Welcome. This weekend was a long long long weekend! It was kind of like a final farewell to Max & Chloe and a huge Hello to Dethrose Vintage!! I started this weekend on Saturday morning shopping and digging at my favorite secret spots for last minute touches for my sale at The Vintage Bazaar. Then came Saturday afternoon, stamping my new name on cute library tags, wrapping last minute sales for my lovely vintage customers and refilling on espresso!

2 packages I hope my customers are just as excited to receive as I am to wrap them:)

Then my Saturday night, finishing up my organization of all the items I was bringing to the Vintage Bazaar. I was so so excited for that Sunday, despite having to wake up in the wee hours to pack up the truck. This was the first vintage show where I was bringing my entire Vintage collection, except for like 30 items. If you know my collection, that's a lot, I mean a LOT. Luckily I could count on my dear friend Emmi to help me out with the loading and unloading, setting up, hanging with me all day and not to mention, the use of her truck. I mean, is that a good friend or what. It was nice to have someone there to experience it with me. So Sunday, the day arrived. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. Nervous because you just never know how people will respond to your booth. From the moment we arrived there, I was smiling ear to ear. Familiar faces, returning customers from the other sales and my etsy even came by to say hi and shop, the beautiful people in the lil Chicago vintage community. Knee Deep Vintage, Bombshell Shocked Vintage, Joules Jewels Vintage, Tessaboo Vintage, Jen Style Vintage, Heliopsis and of course the lovely 2 women who made it all happen, Libby and Katherine in The Vintage Bazaar. They really do go all out for us to make this happen. Reaching out to our awesome fans, finding a great space to have it in and organizing it to the point that it is so smooth to get in and out for set up. I mean really, it couldn't have gone better. The only good/bad thing was I was sooooo busy, I didn't have time to visit with everyone but hey thats ok. Thanks everyone for coming out and stay posted on the announcement for the next one. I know I will be....

Emmi and my new Bazaar sign, it was just too perfect for the sale!!

The crowd was wonderful!!

I was able to sneak away for about 10 minutes to catch Nicole from Bombshell Shocked Vintage and bought a very gorgeous, Betty esq kinda dress (shocking right?!) and I will be posting photos this week promise!! Along with numerous New items added to Dethrose Vintage on Etsy!!!