Hi Everyone, my name is Annie Lee.  I started this company in the fall of 2001 with my fiance Garrett Bauman.  A true metrosexual, a straight guy who loves fashion as much as I do (what are the chances?).  We literally started our business in the tiny second bedroom of our apartment.  After a few years of hard work, we opened our first brick and mortar store in Arlington, VA in April 2004.  We had an overwhelming response, and our DC customers urged us to open a location in the city. We opened our doors on June 8th 2005 with a BANG! Our Georgetown store just celebrated it's two year anniversary and we are now working on our 2nd location in fabulous LAS VEGAS.

Garrett handles commercial real estate for national retailers and works with some of the world's top retail owners and executives. He has a keen fashion sense which came from his experience as a child model, super fashionable parents and a short lived career designing a new style of resort wear. Garrett's mother (Barbara) & her closet were very inspirational to me. Barbara's couture gowns from the 70's are so amazing that we can't even part with many of them. As for my mother (Jacqueline), I have always loved her custom made Ballroom Dancing gowns and her huge collection of Vintage accessories and knick-knacks. She has over 200 vintage compacts, perfume bottles and countless Whiting & Davis bags. That's what made me realize just how awesome & fun dressing Vintage can be. The fabrics, the colors, the unbelievable workmanship and style are what makes Vintage clothing so special.

And then there's me Annie aka ANNIE CREAMCHEESE.  I am a clothing junkie who's obsessed with fashion. I have been collecting vintage all my life and I have a keen sense of style when it comes to mixing vintage fashion into todays styles. I love the old world glamour of the 1950s and of course the funky hip styles of the 60s & 70s.  I especially love Vintage MISSONI & Emilio Pucci clothing, Vintage Gucci and Carlos Falchi purses and Vintage Charles Jordan and Ferragamo shoes. Hey I was even voted BEST Dressed in my Senior Superlatives. I was doing something right!  So, after 7 years in the beauty industry pampering the rich and famous, I left my job to pursue an idea that Garrett had one night while we were watching Julia Roberts stroll down the Red Carpet in a vintage Valentino gown. Garrett knew how obsessed I was with Vintage Clothing and I told him that the DC area didn't have a good designer/couture vintage boutique and that I would have to go to NYC or Miami to find couture. So Garrett and I went on a 6 month shopping spree to find the best vintage fashions from London to LA. We did a web site, ebay, vintage shows and flea markets to start. After only 2 years we opened our first Vintage Boutique in Arlington, VA and now we are hanging with some of the biggest names in fashion on M St. in Georgetown. 

Since being in the business, we have had over 30 write ups in various magazines including, Instyle, Where Magazine, Washingtonian, Lucky, Washington Life and the Washington Post.  We have also been featured on several national and international t.v. shows including the Discovery Channel, POP Notes and other informational shows as vintage fashion experts.  Garrett and I are true believers that no matter what type of retail establishment you own customer service should always come first (We like to consider ourselves the "Nordstroms" of Vintage Stores). Of course you also need a great product and people have told us that we have an "amazing eye" for great fashion and an incredible knowledge of Designer Vintage clothing. We have even recently started designing some of our own pieces from unlabeled vintage clothes. 

People always ask, "Why did you name your store Annie Creamcheese?" In the early 70's there was a fabulous boutique in Las Vegas called Suzy Creamcheese along with celebrities like Cher, Charro, Stevie Nicks, Barbara Mandrel and many others Garrett's mom would get many of her amazing gowns made there. Garrett would sometimes spend hours playing in the store waiting for his mom and the name always stuck in his head. It was a high end boutique that catered to the Las Vegas entertainment industry. In the movie Casino, Sharon Stone's character says

"Let's go to Suzy Creamcheese!"

We also love the way it sounds! We are so fortunate to actually have an original, one of a kind Suzy Creamcheese dress!

This dress has been our inspiration..............

Garrett and I are firm believers in giving impeccable service & maintaining long lasting customer relationships. We truly believe Vintage clothing can make you look and feel younger and SEXIER.  Dressing Vintage is fun, different and will set you apart from the crowd. Fashion is an art form and can be expressed in many different ways. Just remember,

Everyone is worthy of COUTURE.

Our philosophy is to have lots of FUN and not take life too seriously.

It's just CLOTHES! 

Peace Out!

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