I’ve been running around like a crazy(er) person visiting shops for the Style Tour and getting in touch with boutique owners to plan visits. Yesterday, I met with the lovely ladies of the Dress for Success 4th Street Boutique (they are such a fun and dedicated bunch) to chat about ways to bring more people in to shop.

An elegant dress found in the vintage section

Encouragement and empowerment in the basement

During the course of this chat, I learned about the Back Room Sale, which features all manner of designer merchandise (even bigger names than the Tucker blouse I bought a few weeks ago), and I may or may not share the dates of said sale until I have the chance to pick out my favorites. *evil laughter*

Come on, I said I’d be less selfish, not completely unselfish. Ha!

First Stop!

The first stop on the tour was vintage shop Atomic Number Ten, where I had a great time chatting with Katie, the owner, and playing dress-up. While there, I fell hard for this vintage dress–the cape attaches to the buttons on the front, how cute is that? Now imagine it with a full crinoline underneath and pointy heels. YES.

Atomic Number Ten dress, earrings, and clutch

I didn’t buy it (yet) because I have no idea where I’d wear it. Someone please come up with a good reason to buy this dress!

In the meantime, check out the Style Tour page for the first page of the guide:

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