Trunk Show!

The Acanthus Kids and Baby Collection is all set up for the First Friday Craft Crawl. Stop by tomorrow night from 5 to 8pm and pick up a cute kid or baby item or just something for yourself, there is plenty of new adult apparel on the racks as well.

Pink Revolver has also made a few adorable reconstructed kids dresses for the special occasion. A couple even have Acanthus prints on them! 

So don't let the weather keep you away tomorrow night. We hope to see a lot of people out and about supporting all of the great stores and crafters participating in this event.

For more information visit the event Facebook page...

https://www.facebook.com/events/642655839081132/

Promenade and Donate for a Discount

We have our window display finished and have been organizing and restocking all of the goodies at Vitae. It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas in the East Village.

This Friday is the Holiday Promenade. There are a lot of kid friendly activities as well as food and drinks for the adults in most of the stores. There is also a festive window decorating contest so be sure to cast your vote.

Since we have some great dog items at Vitae we have decided to do a dog themed holiday window.  Here's a sneak peek. I'll post the final photo this weekend.

Since we are all about the pets we chose to partner with Furry Friends Refuge this year.  Check out the details below.  What a great way to give and get some holiday shopping done at the same time!

Holiday Promenade 2011

There has been a lack of blog posts this month because I've been busy stocking up for the East Village Holiday Promenade. My Acanthus racks are full and I even put out some scarves (which make great gifts, hint hint). We also had to decorate our store window for the event. Julie was the one behind the nostalgic window display and I think it looks amazing!

Along with all of the store window displays there will be fireworks, horse and carriage rides, performances from the Nutcracker and lots of goodies inside all of the shops. It's always a magical night in the East Village.

For everyone that lives outside of Des Moines... I'll be updating Etsy next week with lots of cozy hoodies, t-shirts and scarves.

Accidental Industry Fashion Show

It's finally here... this Friday night is the Accidental Industry Fashion show. At Vitae we have been preparing for the past 2 months and are so excited to be involved. This will be the first year for the show which is being produced by Sarah Jae Johnson, Lacy Brunnette and Lucy Shay. The focus of the show is party wear, a perfect kick off for the holiday fashion season.

The show will feature collections from: Hill Vintage, Atomic Garage, Shu Shu Maus, Raygun, Magpie and Vitae Design Collective.

There will be a silent auction at the event to benefit Geez Louise! Young Woman's Organization and Van Holmgren (who also did the poster) has been busy designing the runway.

Tickets are $12 at the door or are still available for $10 at Vitae and Raygun through Thursday evening. There will be a cash bar and after party at the venue. 21+ to attend.

Check out the event Facebook page for more info... https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=261346020576345

I'll be sure to post some photos after the event!

Holiday Promenade in the East Village

Tomorrow night, December 19th, is the annual Holiday Promenade in the East Village. This will be a first for Vitae and we have been busy preparing. There are a lot of new warm and cozy items in the store! Along with warm clothes we will have some yummy food courtesy of Hu Hot in Ankeny and some holiday treats. We will also have the Conley Brothers (my little bros) playing us some old time music later in the evening. All of the stores will be open and offering treats and/or entertainment. There will also be festive caroling, horse and carriage rides, fireworks and ice skating!

We hope to see everyone out in the East Village tomorrow night!

Emergence Fashion Show

Emergence Fashion Show

Emergence, a fashion show & silent auction event to benefit the Ruth Harbor House, will be at the Des Moines Social Club on Saturday, July 11 at 8pm.  

The Ruth Harbor house offers shelter and support to young mothers and their babes. The auction will feature some fashions from the show. 

The show features pin-up style designs by Acanthus (this is a first for me), Magpie, Rok:her:roots, Jae Anonyma, Pink Revolver, and Rock n' Reconstruct.

$5 gets you in to the fashion show; VIP seats & after party tickets are $25. Available at the door or on IowaTix.com!