Oh Pop-Up Shop, Where Are You?

Pop-up shop. What exactly is a pop-up shop? Well, it is a temporary space, usually a warehouse, that opens up to the public to sell retail merchandise. They are also called temporary retail or flash-retail. These stores open up in random warehouses all over the United States, as well as some European countries and Australia.

They could be clothing from new designers or vintage fashion. Usually, the owners are big retailers who want to spotlight a new design or get rid of last season's clothes. There can also be the ecommerce retailers or online only designers who may pop up at a small place to sell their clothing non-virtually.

The problem is, how do you find these pop up shops? They usually are not publicized. The Store Front blog is one way, as they do their best to help the public find these amazing shopping experiences.

Pop-up Shop

A recent pop-up shop in Downtown Los Angeles, featured denim clothing designer Rising Sun & Co. They are an LA based clothing brand, and all of their clothing is made in the United States. They are mainly men's fashion, and their mission is all about being a great tailor, not a manufacturer. They care about their customer. I am truly impressed with this LA home grown company.

Rising Sun & Co.

-Tracey

Why Fashion Backwards?

Last week I went through my closet and I wondered why I threw all of my clothes out from the 80's. Have you walked through the malls lately? Most of today's fashions are from the 80's. The neon, the stripes, the cut off jean shorts, the leggings, and the "off the shoulder" sweatshirts. I didn't mind the styles back then and I certainly don't now.

Have you noticed that fashion has gone full circle from the beginning of time? Well, at least as far back as sliiiightly past the dinosaur era. It seems like many styles are from the past, but with a little modern twist. I bet that I can find a top in my mom's closet from 1967, throw it on with a pair of skinny's and call it a pretty fashionable day. The top might look something like this, which can be found on etsy.com right now.

etsy.com

Fashion Backwards is about finding true vintage styles as well as modern vintage inspired ones. We want to shop for the perfect true vintage top to go with those new jeans. This is going to be a fun journey, and we welcome anyone to come join us! We have a lot more to share, but that's all for now.

-Tracey