Fantastic Blogs We Insist You Check Out!

Feeling the winter blues?  Craving sunshine and excitement?  Dying to break up those winter doldrums with something? Anything?

Have no fear, y’all. We’ve got just the medicine you’re looking for!

All of us girls here at Reruns love to surf the web for fantastic blogs ranging from fashion or advice columns to blogs dealing with the everyday woman.  So, since we love all of our consignors, customers and fans so much, we thought we would share some of these great blogs with you! Sit back, get a good cup of tea, and get ready to click to your heart’s content. Enjoy!

FYI: These are in no particular order.

.::LARGE SCALE BLOGS::.

1. Fashion Toast: This blog, one of Kristin’s favorites, features Rumi Neely a beautiful fashion goddess, living in San Francisco, who got her start by simply photographing her everyday outfits and posting them to her page. She must be doing something right, because Rumi went from being an internet fashion star to the new face for Forever 21. Her outfits are beautiful, her hair is tossled perfectly, and the photos aren’t hard to look at either! Check it out y’all, happy dreaming!

Wearing Givency thigh skimmers. Fashiontoast.com, December 30, 2012

2. What Do I Wear?: What’s so great about this blog is it uses photos submitted by real people (like us!) and tells you the brands of everything in the photo.  Although some of the pieces are expensive designer ones, it is encouraging because a lot of the stuff is from H&M, Forever 21, and other accessible stores. Take a look!

Jump: Vintage / Skirt: Vintage / Hat: Zara / Shoes: River Island / Necklace: Forever21 what-do-i-wear.com, January 23, 2013

3. The Sartorialist: Most fashion lovers have heard of this blog, but if you haven’t, you are in for a treat! Documenting street style at its finest, photographer Scott Schuman travels to all the great cities of the world to see what everyone is wearing. Let the drooling commence. Fun Fact: Our very own, KK, was featured on the site a few years ago at the Union Square Farmer’s Market in Manhattan!

Rue Berryer, Paris. TheSartorialist.com, January 17, 2013

4. xojane: We find this particular article, “28 Authentically Good Shopping Tips to Take Your Wardrobe to the Next Level,” from xo Jane a great guide to finding the perfect wardrobe for your body.  Everyone needs some help in this department from time to time, right?  I know I’m loving all this advice!

5. Urban Outfitters: As you may or may not know, Urban Outfitters is coming to Knoxville this Spring! It will be situated in the historic Arnstein Building at the corner of Market Square. Thus, it only seems appropriate to include the blog of our soon-to-be neighbors. Plus, this is a great place for both guys and gals to explore the limits of fashion.

UO Blog, January 18, 2013

6. Because I’m Addicted: This blog, one of Brianna’s favorites, follows the fashionable musings of a “20-something” living in Los Angeles.  Beautiful photos and crazy amazing fashion, pages upon pages; think you can deal with that?

Clare Shilland for ELLE France featuring Hanna Verhees via TFS. becauseimaddicted.net, January 22, 2013

7. Man Repeller: Another one of Bri’s recommendations, this blog is so awesome! What is a man repeller, you may ask? As defined on the website, it is “outfitting oneself in a sartorially offensive mode that may result in repelling members of the opposite sex.  Such garments include but are not limited to harem pants, boyfriend jeans, overalls (see: human repelling), shoulder pads, full length jumpsuits, jewlery that resembles violent weaponry, and clogs.” Despite the connotation, there is some great fashion to be found on this site. Plus, everyone loves a good challenge, right?

manrepeller.com, November 9, 2012

8. The Selby: This is one of Paris’s favorites. The operator of this blog, Todd Selby, goes into artists’s personal spaces to photograph all the beautiful and lush decor, constantly paying attention to details with an artist’s eye. It may not be a fashion blog in the traditional sense, but Lord knows a lot of fashion sense goes into decorating a home with style and class.

Christian Louboutin’s home and studio, Paris

9. Kinfolk Magazine:  This is one of KK’s favorites. Kinfolk is a blog of lyrics, recipes, ideas, stories, and practical day to day tips that are targeted towards “a growing readership of young artists and food enthusiasts that focus on simple ways to spend time together.”  Simply put, this blog is one of those good for the soul types.

Vol. 5: Photo by We are the Rhoads. kinfolkmag.com

.::LOCAL BLOGS::.

1. Monks & Mannequins: This blog is extra special to us because it is operated by Paris Woodhull, our visual display manager, and her awesome dad, Chris. According to Paris and Chris, their blog is “about beauty, the beauty in us, on us, around us, among us and all about us.” They offer a unique glance at current issues from the viewpoint of an 18 year old and her father, both fantastically brilliant in their own seperate way. Seriously, just take a look, it’s so good!

2. Brianna Lamberson, Holistic Health Coach and Personal Stylist: The next blog is by Reruns manager and all around superstar, Brianna Lamberson. She’s wonderful, delightful, blunt, honest, and dang good at what she does.  As a certified health coach, her site offers recipes, natural remedies, and everyday habits that keep your body working at its best. Here, you can also explore opportunities for closet clean-outs and personal styling tips. You don’t want to miss this!

3. Southern Belle Simple:   Another favorite local blog to frequent is Kate Spears’s site. Her project is a “celebration of all the things that are particularly southern as well as a few others. It is meant to be a daily dose of loveliness which leaves its readers feeling a little lighter, a little better.”  As Kate herself says, it’s a culmination of a lot of things but at its core, it is “utterly southern, elaborately simple.”

4. Found Objects Creative: This blog is from someone we hold near and dear to our hearts, Anna Montgomery.  Anna is one of our most loyal and faithful consignors and customers and always brings light, happiness, and laughter into the store when she is here.  Her blog is very new, but has lots of promising potential; so check it out and keep up with it, you won’t be disappointed.

5. Stuck Inside of Knoxville With the Urban Blues Again: Owned and operated by a man under the pen name of “Knoxville Urban Guy”, this is a great blog for Knoxville locals and for guests of our fine city. It keeps everyone up to date on all the latest happenings in downtown and surrounding areas and links you to other great Knoxville blogs and sites!  Check it out, you may learn something new about K-Town!

6. Modern Sentiment: Yet another of our consignors and customers, we present to you Sarah Martin’s blog.  She is a local mixed-media artist who also enjoys connecting with others through her writing and general socializing. Check it out for tips of all kinds!

7. Rala: Regional and Local Artisans:  We obviously love our sister store’s blog!  Here you will find examples of all the unique regional and local art and gifts we have for sale in the store. We love Rala, and we hope you do too!

What are your favorite blogs? Share them in the comments.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Technicolor Dream Scale

We’re carrying on our color theme from last week. We killed it on Fox-43 showing off the best of the best with Abby Ham. If you missed us live, fear not! Watch the video below and leave a comment if you love wearing brights for winter.

And to honor our campaign for color, we’re officially kicking off our colorized markdown system. We have been working hard to bring you a simplified markdown system that will make shopping here even more to die for.

Each month we will have new sales based on tag color. This month we’re debuting purple tags, so keep an eye out when you’re in the store.

Not to worry, we will keep you good and posted when a new color gets marked down. All you need to know is that these deals are hot and they are going fast. So if you want to catch them as soon as they roll out, subscribe to our mailing list and Like us on Facebook, where we share this info first!

Brianna

WBIR: Adding a Pop of Color to Your Winter Wardrobe

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Neon Pastel

Neon Pastel by brianna-lamberson featuring skinny fit jeans

Brighten Up Your Winter Wardrobe

Don’t get me wrong. I love winter. I love the grays, browns, taupes, and golds. But sometimes the bleakness of the season can get me feeling a little glum. I can get stuck in a somber clothing routine.

You may have heard of light therapy and supplementing with Vitamin D, but why not add a splash to your wardrobe to lift your spirits? Since the fashion world lives a season ahead of the real world, we’ll take a tip from them and brighten up our winter wardrobe.

I’ve chosen 5 major color themes from the runways to inspire my pursuit of sunshine. Polyvore.com is a wonderful resource if you want to create your own inspiration board like I have done.

Below, the girls and I show off the final product of our inspiration on WBIR FOX-43 with Abby Ham. Take look and be wowed.

Making an Impression

It’s time for another guest blog, y’all!  This week we present to you the amazingly talented owner and operator of The Happy Envelope, Sarah Pattison. The Happy Envelope is a small business (with small products but big ideas!) located in the heart of downtown Knoxville. THE specializes in unique letterpress invitations and announcements and commits to making your special experience a perfectly special one.  When she isn’t operating an amazing business, wrangling her two beautiful girls, or on a romantic getaway with her hubs, Sarah finds some time to consign some of her super cute clothes with us at Reruns.  So we thought, obviously this matriarch of a woman needs to write a guest blog for us. So she did!

Ladies and gents, I share with you a few wise words from Sarah Pattison:

I’m constantly reminding clients that their invitation is the very first thing that their guests will see regarding their wedding. The invitation will inform guests on far more than simple content, such as date, time, and place. It will also inform guests on the mood and feel of the event: Formal? Whimsical? Fun? You may not want to believe it, but it will inform guests about the level of taste: thin, chintzy paper? Pre-made stock with a logo on the back? Or thick, luxurious paper stock with a creative, thoughtfully designed layout? 

In the same vein, I recently decided that I better practice what I preach. When clients walk in the door of our studio, what is the first thing they see? Well, most directly they meet us, Ty and myself. We are the ones sitting down to meet with potential clients, brainstorm ideas, estimate pricing on their job, and generally flesh out The Happy Envelope experience. 

 

How do I want any client, first-time or long-time, to perceive our company and brand? Well, in line with our products: professionally designed, creative, luxurious, sophisticated. With this in mind, I determined that no matter how badly I may long to roll into work in my workout clothes or “comfy” pants (I am my own boss, after all!) I simply cannot. The truth is that what I’m wearing, (along with what Ty’s wearing, and even what our interns wear!) presents our company in a certain light. It may sound shallow and unfair, but it’s very true: people make perceptions about you according to how you present yourself. It is wise in your professional setting to “out dress” those around you.

 

I once heard the phrase, “Dress for the job you want, not the one you have.” This underlying (simple!) concept stuck with me: Present yourself in the most positive light possible, and others will be more likely to see your potential, too.

 

Visit The Happy Envelope at 525 Union Avenue

or contact them at (865)457-7577.