Here at Annie Creamcheese Georgetown I have noticed a trend rising among the racks of vintage… Shorter is better. Some days I would find myself saying, “This would be so cute if there were only 12 inches less of the bottom.” or “I love this Metallica shirt, but it’s an XXL, how on earth would I ever be able to wear it?” or “This is a sweet silk 80’s blouse but the shoulder pads made me look like a quarterback.” In the last few months I have found that all of these complex questions I was asking myself could be solved with one simple solution…Taking the scissors to it. If you don’t like shoulder pads, don’t be afraid to let them go. Most times they have nothing to do with the structure of the garment, they were just put there to make you look powerful, and that façade associated with them was rightfully left in the 80’s. Band tee’s on the other hand are true gems, and like all vintage clothing, the older they are the harder they are to find in wearable condition. That’s why when I found a Metallica “ride the ride the lightning” shirt I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Not only was it my favorite Metallica album ever but the shirt was printed in 1994 and looked like it had never been worn. So what did I do with my newly acquired queen sized tee you ask? Turned it in to a dress of course! With a little snip snip of the sleeves and some around the collar I had myself a bonafide Metallica dress, one of a kind! When it came to shortening those dresses though I knew I was going to have to reach out and find some help. Not to say that I’ve never worn a dress where I just cut the hem myself, but that frayed edge is not cute and frankly just not ladylike. So without knowing how to sew and not having my own seamstress I called Annie for help. She told me to pack a large box to the brim with 50’s 60’s 70’s & 80’s dresses and ship it to her in Vegas. So that was done and sure enough a month later in the mail that large box came back and was filled with amazingly adorable shortened dresses, all the perfect length in all sizes shapes and colors. It was like Christmas here in the store and it has been ever since, because now every month we get in a new box filled with awesome shortened dresses, ready to wear. It’s what Annie Creamcheese is about modernizing old vintage clothing to make it fresh to the eye so that you can set a trend of your own. So grab a pair of scissors, and define your own originality!
