Well, we finally did it-we finally expanded the shop and made a new posh changing room! Yay! Took a bit of doing, but we got a man who can in to do the heavy stuff and then I flounced in with a can of paint and did the finishing touches (like you do). So, we've created a large new rail at the back of the shop to take more of our dresses (which is lucky as we just had a delivery of about 5 full skirted 1950's dresses). We also moved our deco mirror so it gets the full attention it deserves.
And I am so pleased we now have a large, luxurious changing room with gorgeous mirror and relaxing chair (all I need to do is add a cocktail bar and i'd never get people out!)
We also recently took a trip to The American Museum (www.americanmuseum.org) to see the Bath Spa Uni exhibition on the Legacy of Icons. Super cool! A little vintage Mini Cooper, some great dresses (ok, some of them mine!) and some brilliant magazine cuttings from 56' to 66'. Whilst we were there we thought it rude not to take a peek at the Marilyn dresses on show at the temporary exhibition. Wow. Just Wow. Amazing. Admittedly, I spend a lot of time explaining to people that the blonde bombshell wasn't a size 16 in today's sizing, but even I was shocked at the size of the dresses, teeny!! All your favourites are there; the cream full length gown from The Prince and the Showgirl, the red sequinned one from Gentleman Prefer Blondes and the rique black beaded one from Some Like it Hot. Heaven, I was in heaven. What was most poignant was all her trinkets; the champagne bucket, the pill bottle, the tea caddy from when the door was closed and she bacame Norma Jean again. A sad end to a lovely lady, but what beautiful gowns she has left us behind.
And, interestingly, the sparklers on show at the exhibition weren't diamonds, but rhinestones...
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