I had just finished showing a piece of jewelry when Nola called my name. I turned to see two young ladies impeccably dressed and coiffed...in perfect 1940's style! I'm sure my jaw dropped!
Since we had so many vintage items for them to see, they had come into our booth to browse. Their names? Anna and Meera. They are sisters. They are unique,,,,
Their great love, their passion, is the look of the '40's and they have honed it to perfection. Blessed with striking dark hair and eyes, they have practiced the 40's makeup until it looks totally natural on them. They have read and studied, shopped and hunted until they have found so many actual pieces of that era's clothing and accessories they can put together a total look. They detail their look perfectly...even down to seamed hose!
They are also comfortable in the styles of the 30's and 50's...I suspect they could perfect any decade they delved into! The nicest part is that they enjoy doing this because they love it and are totally unspoiled by all the attention they get. (By the way, their mother is equally charming, and enjoys their outfits almost as much as they do!)
It became something to look forward to at each show...to see what their latest finds were. Our surprise at the June show was to see them modeling two dresses they had gotten from us!
Early last fall I had one of my better ideas. I had a large group of vintage pieces that I needed to photograph and somehow, after seeing the great looks the girls could give the vintage clothing, my mannequins had lost all their appeal. I called their mother Karen and asked if she thought the girls would enjoy wearing some of the dresses. I needed to get pictures of some of the great 50's formals I had and it just seemed that they would show better if worn. It was "yesses" all round and we were on our way!
The Tulsa Historical Society has beautiful grounds; they are very accomodating in allowing people to use their gardens for photos. We arrived with armloads of clothes and accessories, ready for action. I don't know who had more fun...the girls deciding who would wear what and how to accessorize, or me, just enjoying!
They each have an inate sense of how to wear a dress...the poses were always natural, never contrived. Some of the shots that I added when I listed each item in our eCrater store were "fun" shots...you can almost hear a giggle in the picture!
They don't try to be trendy...they simply set their own trends. They don't worry about the latest fashions...they make their own! They are still simply two sisters who enjoy being themselves.
A couple of weeks ago Karen let me know that there was going to be a story on the girls in the Tulsa World. Jason Ashley Wright would interview and write it...great!..the perfect person! This past week it appeared in the Tuesday edition of the paper: http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/landing.aspx?cat=style (If that doesn't work, go to the Tulsa World online and look in the February 22nd edition for the Scene section). Jason created a delightful article and the girls were glamorous as always.
It's going to be so interesting watching them grow...there is certainly a special future in store for them. For the time being, I suspect they have smiled and giggled a bit over their great story, cut out copies for their scrapbooks, and gone back to planning the details of their next outfits.
For those of us who love them and enjoy watching them blossom, we'll share the article and say "Brava! Anna and Meera! Go for it!"
this is the sweetest ,best article jaymie thank you soo much for doing such a wonderful post and being such an awesome friend
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