cranked for collar clips

Cardigan clips, also called "sweater guards" or "sweater clips", were all the rage in the 1950s. Introduced as a way to "hold" lightweight sweaters in place over a woman's shoulders, they quickly became a fun and flirty fashion accessory.


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To our dismay, like many aspects of fashion, they eventually went out of style. What a drag! Fortunately, we are thanking our lucky stars because they are on the verge of a comeback! With the recent popularity of extraordinary collars (think spiked, bedazzled, sequinned), these hip little things hold their own and stand out from the crowd. We really dig the way they spice up a boring sweater and make an ordinary collar cool again.

  

We're huge "gleeks" when it comes to Emma Pillsbury's (actress Jayma Mays) fashion sense on the show, Glee. She adorns every sweater with a classy cardigan clip or a beautifully brilliant brooch to create a truly timeless style.

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They can also be seen on some of the mad women on Mad Men.

Whether you're watching your guy race for pinks, playing back seat bingo or hanging at a passion pit, collar clips will help keep you cozy in that cardigan.

Let's clue you in to how we wear the accessory that has us awestruck.

We are ga-ga over this sweater guard! The (de)vine leaf detail on our "Stone Fox" clip is certainly suited for a foxy lady.

If your searching for something a smidge more subtle, our "Golden Afternoon" cardigan clip is a mere mix of short and sweet, with shine and sass. 

Check out how we change our "Purdy in Pink" shirt from casual to cute.

These charming clips certainly have us cranked!

We flip for clips that create a cool collar.

 This ain't no fuddy-duddy fashion fling so be sure you get dibs on some of our cool cat collar clips and have a blast at our next pop-up:
Locke Street Festival at 333 Locke Street South September 7th from 10am-7pm.

Later, gators!

caucus crawling

As per usual, it was a razzle-dazzle affair with dizzy alice at Friday's art crawl!

The travelling music trailer stopped in front of our stand just in time to serenade us with a steadfast Neil Young tune- a great reminder of the upcoming epic Harvest Picnic. The streets were filled with creative energy and we particularly enjoyed these wild young things parading about, expressing themselves through art.

One fabulous feature of the evening was meeting a lovely lady who was a fellow "Alice in Wonderland" aficionado. Needless to say, we did lots of jaw waggin'! She even told us of a play she recently attended called, "The Hatter," at Toronto's Fringe Festival, which was based solely on our beloved Mad Hatter.

Speaking of which, take a look at some of dizzy's lady hatters and fascinating women flaunting fascinators.

This shweet pea loved trying on our newest hat addition, "The Mad Hatter's Mistress." It is categorized as a "cartwheel" hat. Didn't we warn you that hat styles have the most darling names?
If you missed our Mad Hatters blog, check it out here! 

We get much joy in chit-chatting with customers as they search for that one-of-a-kind piece to add to their repertoire. 

Have we gone batty, or does this gal's shirt say, "we're all mad here"?!?! Madness follows us EVERYWHERE!!!

We can give a cheery cheerio to the following dizzy pieces and we take solace in knowing our treasures have gone to such shiny, happy people. 

Us dizzy girls are always reeling and writhing with joy as we partake in Hamilton's astounding art crawls. Meeting wonderful people is always memorable for us and is a sweet reminder that

Hamilton truly has "a heart of gold."