Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
Alifeofsundays
Some of the best sellers in Rummage are the fabulous brooches made by Karen Strachan of Alifeofsundays. Karen was a fashion designer who is now making her own mark with her amazing textile art. I found one of her brooches at the beautiful Rosehurst shop in Pietermaritzburg and got my glam friend, Pamela to track down Karen's contact details. I then asked her to send me her things to sell in Rummage - and they sell like hot cakes! So get to Rummage soon - we are Alifeofsundays only Cape Town outlet!
Friday, August 19, 2011
Romance in Rummage
This fab young couple came to visit today and bought two bone rings from Malawi - which they then exchanged so sweetly in the shop. How dear!
Good luck Matt and Tam - here's to lasting lurve!
Friday, August 5, 2011
Jolandi - welcome to our new partner!
We are very thrilled to have Jolandi join Belinda and I as a partner in Rummage!
She is new to Cape Town from Pretoria and wandered into the shop on her way to drop her daughter at school - and felt immediately at home.
After buying half the shop, she asked whether we'd like her to work there in the afternoons. But we went one better and asked her whether she'd like to come in as a partner - since her ideas and love of vintage clothes and sense of style fit so completely with ours.
So now there are three of us sourcing fabulous things for the shop and our hours are far more friendly since Jolandi does the afternoon shift.
It all seems meant to be!
She is new to Cape Town from Pretoria and wandered into the shop on her way to drop her daughter at school - and felt immediately at home.
After buying half the shop, she asked whether we'd like her to work there in the afternoons. But we went one better and asked her whether she'd like to come in as a partner - since her ideas and love of vintage clothes and sense of style fit so completely with ours.
So now there are three of us sourcing fabulous things for the shop and our hours are far more friendly since Jolandi does the afternoon shift.
It all seems meant to be!
Last day of Sale and New things are in...
The sale went like a a bomb and the rails are looking much emptier. So much so that I have started to hang the new groovy things from Monkey Bay market.
Silk nightdresses and kimonos from Victoria's Secret, strange low-crotch pants (there is probably a proper name for them but it escapes me!), a few fab 60's vintage frocks, a few beautiful vintage lace dresses, a hand-made lace collar, a beaded net evening shawl, a Marimekko top..... the list goes on.
Better get there soon before it's all gone!
And today was the first day that we had a little vege stall in the garden run by Lee, who sold lovely things like celeriac and fenugreek and all the usual suspects like leeks and broccoli and lettuce and whatnot. (And a few wet suits on the side - this is Kommetjie after all!)
I love the way things are evolving - almost with their own momentum!
The models in chitenje gear - guess who "dressed" them. (And look at our view!)
Silk nightdresses and kimonos from Victoria's Secret, strange low-crotch pants (there is probably a proper name for them but it escapes me!), a few fab 60's vintage frocks, a few beautiful vintage lace dresses, a hand-made lace collar, a beaded net evening shawl, a Marimekko top..... the list goes on.
Better get there soon before it's all gone!
And today was the first day that we had a little vege stall in the garden run by Lee, who sold lovely things like celeriac and fenugreek and all the usual suspects like leeks and broccoli and lettuce and whatnot. (And a few wet suits on the side - this is Kommetjie after all!)
I love the way things are evolving - almost with their own momentum!
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