HATS

With fall rapidly approaching, I decided it was time to dust off the old hat collection and get them up into Maiden Rapture Vintage. Here's some of what you can expect up in the shop by the end of today!

My lovely model, Julie, is going to start contributing to this blog soon and I'm really excited about it! This girl knows more about vintage than most people I've ever met. Her style is impeccable and taste in decorating is inspiring. Be on the lookout for her posts!

xoxo
-Desiree

Weekend Goodies

Some new goodies coming to the shop this weekend!

Happy Independence day, Americans! Here's some vintage Obama for good measure:

(courtesy DC)

xoxo
-Desiree

Teaser!

Here's a photo of Blaire from yesterday's shoot wearing an optical illusion 60's mod dress. More photos coming soon!

xoxo
-Desiree

BRANDING MAIDEN RAPTURE!!!!!

So, this just in from the rumor mill: My friend Sohale Kevin Darouian may soon be helping me with branding Maiden Rapture Vintage! Everything from logos, blog/shop banners, and business cards, to a background for my new twitter account. Kevin is an innovative graphic artist who lives here in Portland. He designs band posters, album artwork, etc. and he RULES it! There's no one with style like Kevin, and if there is... well they stole it from him. He is a rare talent! A visionary! I cannot wait to see what he creates for me. I'm literally squirming in my seat.

Anyway... Right now I'm trying to come up with some sort of direction to turn him in or inspirations for him to draw from when he creates the artwork for Maiden Rapture Vintage.

I've been word associating all day....

Maiden: female, feline, femininity, coy, innocence, perceived innocence, long flowing hair, curls of hair, waves of hair, lolita, femme fatale, statuesque, grecian goddess, damsel, nouveau, deco, vintage, antique, coquettish, flowers, siren, perfume, vanity, and my favorite: mermaid.

Rapture: eroticism, nighttime, dancing, disco, holiness, divinity, nirvana, embrace, sun/moon, elation, floating, levitation, glory, magic, enchantment, heaven, sex, sexuality, trance, ecstacy, secrets, seeing stars, BLISS.

What do the words "Maiden Rapture" mean to you?


xoxo
-Desiree




Images from here, here, here, and here.

N E W S I E S !

Here's some new cuties coming to Maiden Rapture Vintage on Etsy soon!

Any questions, please leave me a comment or just convo me through Maiden Rapture Vintage on Etsy!

OH, ALSO! I gave in and joined Twitter! Today marked my very first Tweet. Click here to follow Maiden Rapture.


xoxo
-Desirée

Weekend Goodies

New stuff that will be popping up over the weekend in Maiden Rapture Vintage!

What are you doing this weekend? I've barely left my house in the past two weeks since I've been trying to catch up with work. This weekend I am going thrifting, BBQing and hanging out at the park! Can't wait to stretch and feel some sun on my skin....


As always, feel free to comment with any questions about anything you see!


xoxo
-Desiree