Posts Tagged ‘sweet pea’

Wild about Sweet Pea

Monday, November 10th, 2008

We are wild about Sweet Pea at Vintage Fringe and now with one of their latest prints in this fashionable hoodie, you can be too.  We love the pattern.

Sweet Pea Clothing

Sweet Pea Clothing

A great twist on the ever-popular, but almost overdone animal prints, this bold Sweet Pea pattern takes a bold, but new approach with splashes of pink and gold along with the black and ivory.  With contrasting black trim at the bust creating a drawstring empire waist giving it that added feminine style.  And we can’t forget the hoodie, a fabulous Sweet Pea detail the interior of the hoodie is in contrasting solid black.

You’ll love the hoodie, the drawstring empire waist, and the v neck.  All of these things give us a number of reasons to love Sweet Pea brand clothing and the distinctive styles and patterns that keep us coming back for more!

This Sweet Pea top typifies the mission of Vintage Fringe to find feminine, trendy, vintage style designer clothing that is loaded with details and certainly not like every other top you’ll find at those chain stores.

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Sweet Pea Apparel vs. AlixK – You decide

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

When we saw this picture of Grace Kelly wearing this elegant patterned top, at first it reminded us of a Sweet Pea topSweet Pea Apparel is an amazing designer and we love their vintage style.    In particular we love the unique prints that make their tops so distinctive and the combination of unique styles that make all of Sweet Pea’s tops look non-traditional, but elegant at the same time.

Sweet Pea Clothing

Sweet Pea Clothing

Then as we looked at this picture a little longer we thought it also reminded us of an AlixK top.  With AlixK’s signature handmade embroidery on each of its tops in patterns similar to that seen on Grace’s top, we couldn’t help but draw a comparison.

Sweet Pea Clothing

Sweet Pea Clothing

AlixK Apparel

AlixK Apparel

When we wrote this entry we were torn as to which designer clothing item this reminded us of more.  Sweet Pea or AlixK?  And we couldn’t pick just one.  So in honor of the democratic country in which we live, we decided we would leave it up to the popular vote and let you decide.

Either way, we are pleased that at a minimum this Grace Kelly top just serves to remind us that much of Vintage Style truly is timeless.

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Vintage Style Trends

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

While vintage style clothing is of course based on vintage fashions, in our focus to find women’s clothing that is vintage inspired, but also new and never worn, we attend markets to purchase these new vintage style items.  Our latest market was last week and we wanted to let you know what to expect this spring in the upcoming vintage style trends.  First, bold colors.  Orange is very popular this year and so are blues and yellows.  Second, long dresses are all the rage.  Every line we viewed had many long dresses to remind us of the classic Whitney Houston dress in the 80s.  We picked up a few in our purchases, so you’ll have to be sure and check them out.  Next,  tunic length tops are very popular.  We love tunics so we found several tunic length tops at Sweet Pea.  We hope you will love them as much as we do.

In short, we’re sure you will love our new items from our existing designers new collection of organic cotton Zooey tees, our tunics in bold patterns from Sweet Pea, and our spring colors from AlixK, our spring dresses from Zooey, Velvet, Splendid, and Ella Moss (coming soon to Vintage Fringe). We’re also betting that you’ll love the new stuff we have right around the corner too.  New lines, new colors and new styles!

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Vintage Style with Boots

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Zooey Long Sleeve Crew Neck

Zooey Long Sleeve Crew Neck

Sweet Pea Dress

Sweet Pea Dress

Nothing complements vintage style better than boots.  It’s that time of year where boots become a wardrobe staple.  While we don’t yet sell boots at Vintage Fringe, we do have several tops that would be fabulous with boots.  Starting with The Frock from Laurie B., we love this tunic length sweater that can also be a dress if you have that perfect body.

Laurie B. Frock Sweater

Laurie B. Frock Sweater

Available in Bark (Taupe) and Plum (Aubergine) both of these tops would be great with your basic black or brown boots.  Boots will absolutely rock this sweater.

Another bootworthy top/dress is the Orange and Black Empire Waist dress by Sweet Pea.  This dress can really be worn almost any time of year, but for fall/winter this dress would be absolutely perfect with boots.

The empire waist gives it that added level of femininity and with boots and the vivid colors and pattern, this dress is sure to make a bold statement.

Another perfect combination with boots are any of our Long Sleeve Crew Tunic length tops by Zooey.

They have a great, long length and would look ultra hip and stylish with boots.  This top is available as shown in Grey (Dungeon), Brown (Ebony), Navy Blue (Midnight), Black, Magnolia (Yellow) and of course White.

Let’s be honest, each of these tops will help give you a unique look as they are, but we think they would be fabulous with boots too.

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Sweet Pea’s Vintage Style

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Vintage style is one of our central focuses at Vintage Fringe.  We try to find vintage style clothing when we search for designers and then within their lines.  Today two of our favorite vintage style tops are from Sweet Pea whose awesome tops are all extremely comfortable and made in such adorable styles.  Their patterns are all completely unique from month to month.   The first top that we think embodies that ultimate vintage style is the Multi-Color Bohemian Tunic top.  We love the variety of colors, the empire waist and the contrasting brown trim.

Sweet Pea Multi-Color Bohemian Tunic Top

Sweet Pea Multi-Color Bohemian Tunic Top

Another great vintage style top features a scarf tie around the neck.  We love the bright blue pattern and the unique style.  Again this is by Sweet Pea by Stacy Frati.

Sweet Pea Long Sleeve Scarf Top

Sweet Pea Long Sleeve Scarf Top

Both of these tops are so versatile!  They are both perfect to wear with that cute skirt to work, hip enough to be worn out for a night out, and casual enough to wear just about anywhere with jeans.  The best part about vintage style clothing is the ability to create that truly unique look and make it fashionable today.   Sweet Pea’s patterns and styles frequently create that vintage look and added distinction.  Made from a nylon mesh fabric it is amazingly comfortable and wearable.  Create your vintage style today while supplies last!

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