Dear Friends,
If you’re ever in Fayetteville, AR…check out Cheap Thrills, a fine vintage and thrift store. This 5o’s fancy gown was just beautiful, but sadly, I left it in Arkansas. Purple lace top, beautiful full skirt, great condition; I just didn’t see myself wearing it on stage.
Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Nora Jane
Dear Friends,
The woman who owns the amazing vintage store, Vintage Ooollee, in Augusta, Georgia, told me that if on my travels I am ever near Cincinnati, I simply MUST stop at her favorite vintage store, Talk of the Town. Well, on our way home for Pittsburgh a few weeks ago, we just happened to be driving right past Cincinnati and I just happened to remember so to Talk of the Town we went!
This store has a vast selection from the 1920’s on up, is organized by size, and labeled by decade. All of the clothes are in very good condition and I would have liked to take home many more tha I did. I took home the lovely yellow 1940’s. It buttons up the front and has really neato little round pockets and a matching detail on the top.
The wool 1950’s number is totally amazing. I probably should have bought it, but one must curb one’s desires occasionally.
Thanks for reading friends.
Sincerely,
Nora Jane
Dear Friends,
Our final stop on the Vintage Voyage is Hillsboro Village’s finest recycled and vintage store: Clothing Exchange. Here we found three dresses that fit the bill!
1. Blue and white early 50’s gingham
2. Sea-foam green early 50’s button-up
3. Mauve mid-60’s A-line with matching jacket
(The little pink water-color tulip dress is just too good not to put in this post, though it is not in the contest.)
Don’t forget: Semi-finalists must be present at my CD release show on Wednesday night, 8pm, at The Basement, to be entered to be a finalist; the photo shoot for Her Nashville magazine is Thursday!
Thanks for reading friends.
Sincerely,
Nora Jane
Dear Friends,
One of the three stores on our Vintage Voyage is Rowtique, located on music row. Not only does this store have some of the most beautiful vintage gowns I’ve ever seen, but it also carries a selection of rockabilly-remakes…which is great beacuse you can pick a dress and a size that fits you!
On our voyage we found three dresses we loved!
-purple seventies lace
-sea foam green early sixties
-sailor girl rockabilly remake
In exactly one week at my CD release show at The Basement (8pm Wed. June 23) the finalists of the Vintage Voyage will be selected! Girls, just remember, you must be present to win! You can visit my website t see the video log from Rowtique 🙂 www.norajanestruthers.com
The pre-sale packages of my record are only up for one more week so check those out while you can!
Thanks for reading friends!
Sincerely,
Nora Jane
Dear Friends,
Sometimes, there are too many wonderful dresses. I tried on 6 or 7 of these (all of which fit perfectly) at East Nashville’s half vintage/half music store, Fanny’s, and came home with only one– the brown 40’s with diagonal white stripes. 🙂
At least it was one that I love!
Thanks for reading friends!
Sincerely,
Nora Jane