Immersed In Ink Tattoo & Arts Festival is a traveling event, and its next stop will be here in NOLA June 15-17, 2012 at the Harrah’s Casino Convention Center. They’ve got details on their website on how to get entered to win a free tattoo via their Facebook page! Check it out!

~ Mallory

I like that when I was trying to pick out glasses to try on their website they offer an easy to use face shape fit guide. It will offer up suggestions based on your face shape, which is really handy when shopping for glasses online! After you pick out your 5 styles, they send you the glasses to try on for free. It’s just the frames, no lenses, so you can pick which style(s) you like best. (They actually do a $1 pending charge when you order your trial frames in case anything happens or so if you don’t send them back they can charge you for them, but you get 5 days to try them all on for size and see what you like.) I tried out the following 5 styles:

Halliday – Black Lilac

Glass Ceiling – Champagne

Dockside – Tortoise/Gold (my boyfriend said I looked like a boy from the 1950s between these glasses and my new haircut…)

Audrey – Black

Bella – Black (I think these are my faves, and the winner!)

Once you decide which frames you like, you simply send back the glasses – they come to you packaged in a fancy box to keep them safe, and Mezzmer provides a postage paid return address label – you just slap that back on the box and drop it at your nearest UPS drop-off location.

Then you go back to Mezzmer’s website and order your prescription glasses. Each pair is $99, which includes frames, lenses & shipping. (If you have a crazy high prescription like I do, you can get the high-index lenses that reduce how thick they are for just $30 extra.) They also donate a portion of your final sale to one of 5 charities – you get to choose which one!

Head over to Mezzmer.com to see all of the cute vintage-inspired styles they carry!

~ Mallory

If that didn’t strike a chord, this will: absolutely nobody likes a thief. Stealing someone’s cash, belongings or intellectual property is a criminal offense punishable by years in prison.

Apparently Queen of Holloway, a Chinese company operating out of the UK, did not get that memo and recently replicated nearly all of Trashy Diva’s bridal collection as well as four Trashy Diva signature Audrey Dresses.

It is understood that Trashy Diva has come to represent a standard in fashion that designers strive to imitate, especially in the retro/vintage-inspired fashions, and it is surely a compliment that someone would want to create styles resembling those of Trashy Diva’s. But let it be known, when a ‘designer’ clearly replicates a Trashy Diva dress, that is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

Don’t let the photos fool you, ladies and gents (as the images on Queen of Holloway’s website have also been jacked from Trashy Diva’s website and our wholesalers’ websites) these counterfeit dresses are horrible in quality and will not compare to authentic Trashy Diva dresses. In addition, Queen of Holloway not only scams fashion designers but also scams the women that are tricked into shopping their online boutique. Comments all over Internet express complaints of terrible customer service, in fact people are returning the dresses when they realize how horrible they are and Queen of Holloway is not refunding them. You can see a few of these complaints at the below links.

http://ilikeprettyclothes.tumblr.com/post/21604739852/hi-i-see-you-bought-some-dresses-from-queen-of

http://community.babycentre.co.uk/post/a15566265/queen_of_holloway?cpg=2&csi=2059358148&pd=0

Trashy Diva isn’t the only designer Queen of Holloway has ripped off; other victims include Pinup Girl Clothing, Hellbunny, Story Staring, Vivien of Holloway, Miss Fortune, Heartbreaker Fashion, etc. You can see Heartbreaker’s fans’ reactions at this link: http://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=166719483415884&id=50007540844

While dresses at Trashy Diva have been inspired by and based on original 1940s patterns, owner & designer Candice Gwinn has extensively modified them, creating the modern and yet classic looks that we love. She has dedicated years of her life to perfecting styles and locating patterns to design only the highest quality dresses for Trashy Diva’s beloved customers. Queen of Holloway has not hesitated to rip off Candice’s and many other designers’ life’s works, seemingly making a mockery of the entire fashion industry with her careless counterfeit clothing.

To the alleged Queen of Holloway, I ask you this: Have you no pride? Have you no decency? If you cannot design your own styles, don’t be a fashion designer. There are plenty of jobs more suitable for a person of your talents- like a con artist who shakes people down to make a quick buck or a kidnapper who steals people’s loved ones out of greed. Frankly, both occupations aren’t any less reputable than the intellectual theft you have committed against Trashy Diva and other boutiques.

Advisedly, it’s safe to say that a company who neglects to spell the iconic Audrey Hepburn’s name correctly (Audery Hepburn) or refers to Mad Men style as ‘Mad Man’ should not be allowed to conduct business of any kind. Do yourselves a favor folks – DO NOT buy from Queen of Holloway, and spread the word about their blatant theft and counterfeit dresses.

~ Jessie

The next generation of Trashy Diva…..turning heads where ever she goes.

xoxoxo
~ Tiffany

Taste of Marietta

DAY 3 &4: C’om in my mouth following the Taste of Marietta. Yes, you heard correctly. First, my mom and I loaded up the kids and went to Historic Marietta Square for the annual Taste of Marietta. Then we went past the southern icon Big Chicken to another favorite shopping spot the CLASSY FLEA where I always find something cute. This time it was 3 vintage black 50′s hats and an adorable 1940′s gingham dress for my baby Dixie.

The next stop was the Big Shanty Antique Mall. Sadly, a lot of the vintage clothing was gone this time around, but I did buy a taxidermy cobra for $30!! The last stop of my trip was my favorite Vietnamese restaurant on the PLANET…C’om Grill. It once again didn’t disappoint, and if you are ever in Atlanta you MUST go there!

P.S. Some of you might be thinking poor JR, he is dragged around to all of these vintage shopping spots on the pretext of shopping for Truck Stop. Oh, how wrong you are…Here are a few pics of what JR was actually doing…..

1) All access and hanging out with Unsane and the Melvins at Center Stage in ATL

2) Dixie Roundup in Alabama

3) Barber Vintage Motorsports museum in Alabama

~ Candice

And here is one more featuring our Trixie Sarong Dresses in Turquoise Birds and Pearl Harbor. Just darling!

~ Patricia

Lindsey, Candice DeVille, Candice Gwinn, and Jessie at Trashy Diva headquarters

The always lovely Australian blogger Candice DeVille, aka Super Kawaii Mama, recently visited Trashy Diva headquarters during her trip to the US for Viva Las Vegas. She chatted with TD owner & designer Candice Gwinn and the other Trashy Diva ladies and tried on a few new pieces, like the Obi Long Dress in Retro Floral.

Check out her full post about her trip to visit us here.

LOVE this shot of the Annette Dress in Liquor Print, just posted by Michelle Savell to our Trashy Diva Flickr group! Where better to take a photograph of this dress than in front of a wall of bourbon?

Check out more of Michelle’s photos from her trip to Viva Las Vegas in her Flickr album.

His distinct style is heavily influenced by neoclassicism and is completely unmistakable — although many have tried to replicate his fantastical work.

Mucha was also the restorer of Czech Freemasonary.

Like many revolutionary artists, demand for Mucha lessened. It was pegged as “out dated” towards the end of his career competing with the Romanticism era until after his death on July 14th, 1939. Through the decades, his work has regained it’s deserved popularity and can be found all over the world.

Learn more:
Mucha Foundation
Alphonse Mucha – Wikipedia

~ Tiare

DAY 1: SHOP – First stop was downtown to do a little vintage shopping….On our way to Little 5 Points, we took a detour to meet up with the Erin, the co-owner of Clothing Warehouse and buy a little overstock merchandise for TruckStop. We picked up a few westerns, some dresses, and a great 1910′s lace dress! Clothing Warehouse also has a retail location in the heart of L5P, so check it out for yourself when you go!

Next, we went to Stefan’s Vintage Clothing (also in Little 5 Points). Now, I’ve been shopping at this vintage store since I was 16 and EVERY time I go to Atlanta I find something here. Along with finding a few inspiring print samples for Trashy Diva, I found an early 30′s dress for me for $68!!!!

Oh, and I met Anthony Williams in the shop – from Project Runway fame! He was so nice said I looked fabulous in the Sweetie Pearl Harbor (and Miss L Fire shoes) and asked me if I looked like this everyday!!! Last we stopped at RAG-o-RAMA where we scored some projects at a steal – a 1920′s silk/lace slip for $15, a 60′s bathing suit for $7, and few early 70′s dresses.

DAY 2: SHOP & EAT – We decided to stay downtown (here I am modeling the new 5th Ave Floral Dress and looking at a Room Service menu!) and the next morning we got breakfast at Ria’s Bluebird. This place is PHENOMENAL! As it turns out, Ria herself used to hang around some of the same people I did in High School, so props to you girl! The food and atmosphere is AMAZING! So vintage-y too and I hear there is even a new place called Sauced that I’ll check out next time.

After this, we went back toward the burbs and stopped at Cobb Antique Mall where I always find TONS of great handbags, slips, dresses and more! It didn’t fail me this time either, and several hours later JR & I emerged with more bags than we could carry. A stop at Value Village thrift store next door also turned up a 60′s long Hawaiian dress and a late 50s velvet swing coat! Well worth the 10 minute walk through!

To be continued…..

~ Candice