Final Summer Photoshoot!

Designer Jessica Wiswall and Junior Designer Monica Li are in Clearwater Beach, FL to make sure the final round of Summer 12 photo shooting goes smoothly!

Here is the area they got to explore while the photographer, producer and art director explained their stories and visions of each spot.  Wish us luck!!!

Like a Summer day..

It was SUCH a beautiful day for a photo shoot at the Dallas Arboretum.  We really lucked out with 77 degree weather on a rather cloudless January afternoon.  The girls had so much fun and looked adorable in our Summer 2012 collection pieces.

Looking at this photo, I'm sure you're wondering how we're pulling off Summer shots. You'll be pleasantly surprised. :)

We can't wait for you to see them in a few months!!

Model Piper and Mom taking a break between shots.
Shooting in the shade, Piper got a little chilly!

Hard at work on a beautiful day! 

Model Kayla and another model's little brother, Harrison, pose for a quick shot.
Kayla is seen in Vintage Couture's Leopard Rose Dress, while Harrison ROCKS our Rock 'N Roll baby set top! 

IT has arrived!!

The warehouse staff shows off a portion of the shipment!

Our shipment is here with our Fall/Holiday product!! YAY!!

We are SOOO excited for this and cannot wait for it to get in your hands!! All of us at corporate are working our hardest to get it organized and ready for our new website to launch THIS MONDAY, ready to take your orders!!

Get ready!

Everyday Stylish, Everyday Vintage Couture

Check out these adorable kids in Vintage Couture! Thanks for sharing, and keep them coming! We love to see Vintage Couture in your daily lives! 

    

Meet Randi (3) and her mom, Vintage Couture Stylist and labor and delivery nurse, Kristi Spencer (31 years young, as she puts it!)!!  Randi is seen with her mom in the Garden Party Ruffle Dress and models solo in Leopard Rose!

Kaia (almost 8!) from Virginia Beach visits her grandparents in Miami looking 

fabulous in her Blossoming Days dress!!  We also love how she styled the 

flower from the dress to the top of her ponytail!! 

Shayne (2 in two weeks!!) came into the office in February to help us with fittings! Thanks Shayne!  Here she is modeling poetically in the Leopard Rose Baby Romper, 

accessorized with the Leopard Rose Bow.

Stella (5) and Vivian (2) visit NYC and show off their Vintage Couture Leopard Rose dresses in the Big Apple! Mom Emily saystheir matching dolls dresses were a big hit when they went to visit the American Girl Doll store! Thanks, girls, for sharing the Vintage Couture love in NYC!

New Vintage Couture customer, Oseli Abigail Baeza, makes a fashionista 

decision to coordinate with her doll in Vintage Couture’s Tea Party Dress! We like your style, Oseli!

    

Jetsun from Dallas just turned 2 and is rocking his Vintage Fuel Shirt with a matching backwards cap!  Vintage Fuel has never looked so cool. :)

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.

Vintage Couture Inc. hosted its first annual Sales Force Convention, Divas in Dallas, July 22-23! It proved extremely successful because of our wonderful (and fun!) sales force and hard-working corporate staff! It was incredible to see 50 VC Stylists meet and inspire each other. It was also great for the corporate employees to get to know the Fashion Stylists.

The event kicked off Friday night in Frisco, Texas with a banquet and awards ceremony. Corporate staff members were introduced, followed by every single one of our Fashion Stylists in attendance!

In between dinner courses and dancing, we recognized and rewarded the Quarterly Award Achievers, Top Ten Personal Sales, Top Ten Recruiting, Distinguished Diva, and Top Ten Team Sales. And throughout all of this excitement, we had numerous raffle prizes and a Coach Handbag give-a-way!!

  

On Saturday, VC’s celebrity designer Trista Sutter was there to take photos with the Fashion Stylists and offer words of encouragement at the luncheon. The Stylists were then surprised with a sneak peak of the Fall 2011 Look Book. Afterwards, the fall collection was introduced by designers Jessica Wiswall and Yvette Day; Operations Manager Karen Landis; and designer Trista Sutter.

Following the event, Trista headed to the design studio ready to begin work on her Spring 2012 line for VC. The design team and Trista worked together Saturday afternoon enthusiastically!

While Trista and the design team focused on the Spring 2012 line, Fashion Stylists attended training sessions taught by fellow Stylists to help them become more successful and productive in their business. The agenda included Building a Direct Selling Organization (by Sara Hendricks), Tips for Strong Team Building (by Cindy Boyd), Marketing your Business (by Cassity Reed), and Trunk Tips (by Shannon Rosiere). 

 A huge thank you to our teachers for the workshops who delivered informative and inspirational messages to other VC Stylists. Thank you to those who participated and helped make Divas in Dallas an exceptional weekend to remember in Vintage Couture history. Divas, let us and our readers know what you enjoyed about this event!!

Check back soon for more pictures of the Divas in Dallas 2011 event!

Near and Dear to Vintage Couture

By Shawne Hoisington, Customer Service 

Whether or not you believe in coincidence or fate, or just plain ol’ good luck, you will be touched by this story. In June we ran a contest for a $100 gift certificate. As you can imagine we had many, many entries. One lucky winner was chosen randomly, and her name is Amanda Hammers.

Congratulations to Amanda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    

    

After receiving her gift certificate, she immediately purchased some clothes and graciously sent us several precious photos with her adorable daughter wearing them. Not only did we notice how sweet Kaydence looked, but the device on her arm looked very familiar to our designer Jessica. This device is called an Omnipod, and as Amanda says, “It has become Kaydence’s best friend”. Kaydence was born with Diabetes Insipidus, and at age 2 was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. This Omnipod delivers Insulin as her body requires it, and monitors the glucose level, making it easier to manage her life with this disease. 

Where’s the coincidence, you ask? Well, as you may or may not be aware, our designer Jessica has 3 adorable children, all of whom have Type 1 Diabetes, along with her husband. All of her children also have the Omnipod, which is how she recognized it so quickly in the photo. Because of Jessica and her family, Vintage Couture donates 3% of our net profits from each sale of Trista Sutter’s collections to the JDRF, (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation), which is the largest charitable funder and advocate for type 1 diabetes research worldwide.

Now, I understand that unfortunately many children have this disease, but what are the chances that Amanda would randomly win a gift certificate to a company that is so connected to the disease as well as the Foundation? We found it ironic, and that’s why this story was written. It may be coincidence or the “luck of the draw” and nothing more, or maybe, just maybe, it was something more.

Acts of Kindness Go A Long Way

Acts of kindness go a long way, and Vintage Couture is so proud to support SPARK, (Serving People And Reflecting Kindness) which is a 501(c)3 non-profit based in Plano, Texas. We’re pleased to have been able to contribute to their honorable efforts by providing clothing for children in need, for various reasons and in various situations - all across the United States.

SPARK visionary, Molly Breitenfeld started SPARK with the dream of bringing hope and joy through ministry to those in need. SPARK is a unique ministry, where Christian women work together to counsel and support women in need - on mission trips and retreats. While the sessions are mostly short-term, they provide much-needed physical, emotional and spiritual support to women who find themselves in difficult situations.

Recently, Su Brick from SPARK Ministry sent us the photo below to share with us some comments about our donation of boutique children’s apparel: “With the many darling kids outfits Vintage Couture gave to us, we were able to put together boxes of children’s clothes that went to faith-based shelters for women and their children. We shipped garments to Hope Place in Seattle, Washington (affiliated with the Seattle Union Gospel Mission), Hope Gardens Family Center in Los Angeles, California (affiliated with the LA Union Rescue Mission), Hope Haven Home for Women and Children in Longview, Texas (affiliated with Highway 80 Rescue Mission), and the Orlando Union Rescue Mission in Orlando, Florida. From all reports, the children were delighted to receive the clothes and their mothers were thrilled to be able to provide new outfits for their little ones”.


Pictured above are a young girl and her brother who live with their mother in the Orlando Union Rescue Mission in Orlando, Florida.

My Vintage Baby Featured On Access Hollywood

We're thrilled to have been featured on Access Hollywood! Trista's childrens clothing line (Winter Rose) is featured in an exclusive mini-fashion show with a surprise visit from celebrity chef Bobby Flay!