Mary Van Notes

The Saturday before last I went to an art/fashion/music/magic show at Swankety Swank.  I did a fashion shoot for their zine SwankSpeak.  Here’s a sneak peek:

That outfit I wore… I LOVED IT!  I was planning on going to the event (hoping the hat, shrug and dress were still there) and just splurge.  Each item was from different local designers but worked so well together and felt so right on me.  When I got to the event Eartha the amazing photographer of the shoot, was the first to show me the SwankSpeak zine, in which they did a special feature on me as Muse of the Month:

I was so touched.  And then Yabette, the owner of Swankety Swank, came up to me and handed me the dress I wore in the shoot.  I was floored.  I wore it the very next night at the Punch Line…

…with my new 60s cape I got via ebay.

Dress: Rusty Cuts original via Swankety Swank
Boots: Aldo
60s vintage cape: Ebay
Tights: Macy’s
vintage leather gloves: Ray’s Ragtime in Portland, OR

The Rusty Cuts original dress is so fun to wear.  So quirky and unique, I love it!   I plan on going back to Swankety Swank to keep my eye out for an amazing girly Gibbous bonnet or Wayward Shiftys shrug.

I urge you to check out Swankety Swank if you live in the Bay Area (at 289 Divisadero St at Haight).   It’s a great store that sells all local designers at affordable prices.   I love the idea of buying clothing from recycled materials that also supports local artists.   Please support them with me!  You can start by picking up the zine I’m in: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=39906003.

I’ll leave you with a fun pic Ameen Belbahri took of me wearing my cape.