Boo to you from our crew!

Happy Halloween from Vintage Couture!! 

We hope that all of our boootiful customers and fans have an exciting and safe Halloween. May our best witches go with you. :)

Brinda, QC

Yvette, Designer

Monica, Junior Designer

Lisa, Manager of Field Relations

Meet the Staff: Lisa Welsh

Had a bad day at the office?  Well, I hope you have a Lisa there.  Every day starts out with sunshine radiating off of her, and its not from her beautiful blonde hair!  Lisa has that bubbly easy-to-talk-to personality.  To top it off, she starts most mornings off with giving everyone a hug!  She walks about the office telling everyone good morning and seeing how they are.  It's the most uplifting early morning hello, a if working for the coolest company on the face of the planet isn't enough! :)

Lisa is our Manager of Field Relations, and if you are a Fashion Stylist, you mostly likely know this better than I do!  Lisa spends her day communicating with the Vintage Couture Fashion Stylists and those interested in becoming one.  Lisa loves her job.  "I get to be involved with and touch peoples lives because I talk to the sales force.  I solve their issues and make an impact." I asked for some examples of what people call her for, and she said that the concerns are limitless.  Examples may be to ask for trunk show ideas, helping with recruiting, or just needing a little advice.  People also call to tell her of their achievements because they're so excited!

Lisa helped founder Jessica Wiswall start this company.  They met 11 years ago at a Gymboree play and music class when their two oldest boys were little.  "We just hit it off and were inseparable," Lisa recalls.  She thinks back and says "Jessica is creative.  She had an itch to start a vintage line.  We were together every day, and she needed help.  I helped her start the company and became her business partner.  I was always the people person.  I was Customer Service!  The warehouse was in my garage!"

Lisa has two boys, ages 12 to 9.  She's been married for 16 years and her life revolves around her family.  She's very active at her church and volunteers.  Outside of Vintage Couture, she's running between her boys' baseball and football games, or guitar lessons and drum lessons!  After the birth of her first son, she left elementary education to become a stay-at-home mother.  She says, "And I thought I would be a stay-at-home mom forever! ...Little did I know!"

Supporting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Vintage Couture, Inc. helped raise money and awareness for the JDRF in their Walk to Cure Diabetes event on Saturday, September 24.  In this extended portion of a Texas summer, we were lucky to arrive bright and early to a beautiful morning with a cool breeze.  It was a perfect day for a 5K!!

Hundreds of people showed up to participate and enjoy the weather.  Music was blasting while people danced in the midst of vendors, games, bounce houses and train rides.  When the time came, a horn was blown and the masses took off at an explosive and exciting pace.  Many took their time, chatting and laughing along the way.  T-shirts showed off members of groups created in support for specific diabetic children and friends.  We, of course, wore our Vintage Couture shirts proudly!!

Head designer Jessica Wiswall, her three diabetic children and diabetic husband, Vintage Couture Operations Manager Karen Landis and her two daughters, Designer and Production Manager Yvette Day, and Junior Designer Monica Li met at Granite Park in Frisco, Texas.  Together team Vintage Couture raised $1,425.00!

Thanks to those who helped and supported us.  Now it’s back to work to ensure great designs for 2012!!

If you have exciting VC related news to share with us, or maybe you just want to show off your adorable kids in Vintage Couture, send me info and pictures at monica@vintagecoutureinc.com.