Find Our Book

Madhousewife's Vintage, who sells cool vintage trinkets and duds on eBay (http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=madhousewifesvint), wrote to us to let us know that she was MADly in love with Born-Again Vintage and had checked it out of the library three times. Where could she buy it? 

The answer, most obviously, is Amazon. But if you want to help us out, go to your local bookstores and ask them to order (or re-order) it. Because the initial print run was only 5,000 copies or so, the bigger bookstores didn't display it and no one knew it was there. So we didn't sell a ton of books, and the stores are already sending them back. This, as you can imagine, is a sucky situation! Especially because we want to write a follow-up called 27 Dresses: How to Alter, Up-Cycle and Remake Your Bridal, Bridesmaid and Prom Gowns.

That said, if you are an independent bookstore or vintage boutique and want to stock our book and/or Bridgett's designs--they go great together, naturally, and are perfect gifts for the sustainable recessionista in your life--let us know. We'll be happy to send you info on how to do so.

Miami Book Signing and Fashion Show

We had a blast at the Biltmore Hotel, promoting our book and Bridgett's fashions this past spring, thanks to our hostess with the most-ess, Tara Gilani. The models looked gorgeous in B.Artise Originals! Actually, they'd look fab in anything they wear, but they loved Bridgett's designs and really wore them well. It was a fun evening :-)

A couple of these designs are now available at Rebel, located on Biscayne Boulevard, Upper East Side, Miami. Don't look for this green dress, though--Jen's friend Michaela snapped that up pronto!

Jen bought parts of this brown-and-gold brocade dress (below) in Atlanta at a great vintage boutique called Stefan's Vintage Clothing (http://www.stefansvintage.com/; stefansinc@aol.com). They've got terrific formal wear and an excellent men's department, for you guys who like to wear the classics. The've also got a great big black cat in the shop, who sleeps on the counters just waiting for you to pet him. Incidentally, this dress came with a jacket, which Jen now wears as is with jeans. Remember, you don't always have to cut up everything you find...