renegade sf was fun!

it was a big space.
jessica and mom heading inside.

day 1 outfits:
we got such a great response from everyone at the show. the tie was definitely a hit.

our peasant blouse was well received as were the mini nu-nu dolls.

day 2 outfits:

our booth

the show was really great. lot's of people in attendance and all of my friends showed up (thanks guys)! mom and i were stoked at the response we received; the bay area really appreciated our workmanship, pattern mixing and classic styles. everything from the dolls to the t-shirts, skirts, peasant blouses and ties (especially the ties) did really well. we love the thought that there are a bunch of little munchkins (a few women and one french bulldog too) walking around wearing m.o.m clothing!

we had great neighbors, one of which was cathy of california -she was really nice. on the back side of us was  i *heart* guts! we first learned of them at felt club in los angeles. we lucked out and my sisters booth (jessica(fied) jewelry) was just to the left of us on the back side, so we were able to help her out because she worked her booth alone.

as i mentioned before heading to the show, our schedule was so tight we didn't have much time to get around town; but we did make it to o'chame saturday night for dinner and my mom and sister enjoyed it as much as i had hoped they would. our hotel was in japantown so we did get to the kinokuniya bookstore and i bought one book for myself, then we stayed in the mall for a sushi dinner (when i was 15, my mother, step-father and I took a trip to japan, the smells inside the mall and the restaurant were exactly like japan). 

i've posted more pictures of the event on flickr.

a really huge thank you to everyone that stopped by our booth to say hi, make a purchase or comment on our clothing or the picture of my grandmother. it was really special for us to see your response to our work. thank you.

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added note: we met some lovely people at the show and danica was one of them, she's written a post about the day on her blog slow progress and gave a nice m.o.m mention.

Comments

[allison]

everything looks great! i love the ties, too (especially the one on the pink polka dot shirt!!), and i truly love the bases for your mannequins -- homemade??

[bethany]

allison-
thanks.
that tie is made from a vintage hawaiian shirt and yes i made the dress form stands. i really don't care for the original stands, so i went to the hardware store and bought gas pipe; the rolling rack with the wooden base is also made with the pipe.

[miriamdema]

bethany
i've always dug your display! it looks sharp every time i see it. congrats on the weekend back by the bay!
~md

[bethany]

thanks miriam. besides seeing elaine at the show, pete and lucky stopped by too -it was great.