My dad and I drove down to the city last Friday and stayed the night at my uncle's apartment in Queens (You should know that I absososososolutely love the city). As some of you know and most of you may not, I had to finish up my fabric shopping for my senior collection. My main priority was to get my fabric for my prom dress then move onto the smaller things. My first stop was at Spandex World for the body suit under my prom dress, had to find THE perfect color. Second stop was Pacific Trimmings for the invisible oxblood zipper as well an exposed zipper for a completely different garment. Third stop is probably without a doubt my favorite. Rosen & Chadick is the single best fabric store I have ever been to. Mr. David Chadick is such an amazing man and I will do business with him until the end of time. He truly treats you like you are the worlds most renowned designer of the moment. The prices are fantastic for the quality of fabric. I originally went in for 2 1/2 yards of crushed velvet and he gave me 3 yards of Italian cotton velvet for the same price. LOVE THIS MAN!! The biggest purchase of the day however, had to be all the chiffon for my dress! Also purchased at Rosen & Chadick, I told him what I needed, he showed me the silk chiffon I'd be ordering then we matched the lining and zipper to a swatch! Unfortunately, the oxblood chiffon I needed was in his warehouse which is closed on Saturdays *sad face* So! He had me fill out my address and phone number so it could be delivered to my house, five hours away, FREE OF CHARGE. DO YOU HEAR ME PEOPLE?!? Okay do you read me...?!? He gave me great discounts and guaranteed it'd be here by Tuesday! I also asked about faux fur which they didn't carry much of so he referred me to a gorgeous fabric shop down the street! Elegant fabrics is a fantastic place for faux furs.. I almost shed a tear or two. Before I knew it, I turned to see Carlos, Mr. Chadick's right hand man, in Elegant fabrics with my notebook housing all my fabric info and yardage! I couldn't be more happy with my service! Back to the faux fur, unfortunately, I only had enough budget left for one piece of fabric so I chose to buy leatherette for shorts, collar and cuffs. I left Elegant with Mood as my last stop. I found a great faux leather very close to my oxblood colors, for $14/yd! As I was leaving I saw little Swatch the dog happily sleeping under the zippers, how presh! After the fabric shopping my dad and I met my uncle in Penn Station where we took the subway to the Flatiron District. He showed us this adorable vintagey store called Fishes Eddy. I finally found my perfect cup and saucer there!! Afterward, we went to Republic for lunch. Tried some new foods in honor of my other uncle who is very, very much a foodie! Then we stopped at a thrift shop and then made our way back to the apartment. Back in Queens, we took naps then had our traditional Taco Night! The long day ended with game night with the neighbors then finally, thankfully, sleep. I just want to say real quick, I love falling asleep to the sounds of the city. It's more calming than anything in the world to me. I hope you all enjoyed this long long long post about my weekend, I'd love some feedback my babes!
Xx Caitlyn
PS- OOTD was a Charlotte Russe chambray button down under a Forever21 rust colored sweater with Forever21 black denim and Target riding boots.
No comments:
Post a Comment