Friday, February 8, 2013

All things Spring are a Sprung'in here in Adhesif Land

AHhhhhhhh yesssss...it's getting to be that time of year again here in beautiful Vancouver, BC.
Little shoots a shoot'in up from the frosty ground....






Spring is that time of year that just fills me with joy. Dormant life is starting to become new and fresh again. Birds are singing, the light comes out and stays a little longer, reminding you of those long lasting warm, lazy days of summer. I even left my house without a tuque this morning AND with a good hair day I might add! Yessss...Life's simple pleasures are all around if you pause for moment and take a wee bit of  time to notice!

With all of this excitement of a new season approaching, it has been busy here in Adhesif Land cutting and creating lovely Spring time pieces for the world to enjoy...


We have the Cottons High Dress in a wonderful variety of color and pattern compositions. 
This design is so simple which makes it easy to wear and layer with a long sleeve jersey underneath & tights for those chilly Spring mornings. Complete with elasticized waist, side zip pockets.  




The lovely Lemon & Lace Tee. Your solution to a basic jersey tee but with a romantic twist.
The vintage lace insert on the back gives this piece a simple feminine sweetness. 
Available in our shop in a variety of different jersey and lace contrasts.


The high waist of the Sugarbeet Skirt is light and so flattering on a woman's figure.
There is an over sized tie on the back of the skirt so you decide on the fit.
Made from a combination of lovely vintage printed silk, rayon and cotton twill.
Did I mention there are pockets??



The Wild Rye Romper!
By far my fave piece in the whole collection! The piece is so playful and sweet and SO easy to wear!
The ultimate layering piece! Just imagine the possibilities! 
A one piece shorts combo that looks like a dress
...helloooo..cyclists dream come true much?? 
Style notes: Wear in layers for cooler months. Cable knit leggings and slouchy boots paired with a cute vintage cardigan are a hip look for early spring or fall looks.When the warmer months start approaching wear this piece as is with cute vintage flats and away we go! Details include an elasticized waist, side pockets and 4 functional, over sized vintage button closures.


The Filic Frill Dress
...oh my...you will be sure to turn heads in this darling little number!
This lovely little frock is called the Filic Frill dress because of the dainty frill collar.
Just the right amount of sass and sweet.

The plunging neck line gives the dress a flirty feel yet the rest of the details of this design are quite modest in design.
The straps are adjustable and the skirt (which has pockets!!) is a floral printed poly-rayon blend so there is nice drape. 
Did I mention the fact that the waist is elasticized!! Function meets fashion.




Well aren't you a little sweetpea??
Well you would be in the Sweet Pea Skirt! Fabric selections include flirty florals to hip geometric & abstract  prints.
Complete with a wide elasticized waist and side pockets! Too sweet for sure and so easy to just throw on and spring your vampy self into spring!


Right now, we have some of our Spring pieces up on our Etsy site and because we are THAT EXCITED about Spring we are offering all you lovely little jems 20% off our entire Etsy shop!
HOLY WHAT??
YES! That's right!!
SPRING into SPRING FLING!
20% EVERYTHING in our Etsy shop until Cupid packs it in for another year!
Hurry! Sale ends February 14th!
Just enter coupon code SPRINGFLING123 to get your paws on this discount!
Just click on the link below to have a look at our Etsy Shop

http://www.etsy.com/shop/adhesif

Sincerely your pals at
Adhesif xo


(yes...we chained our sign...it's really THAT cool in real life)






Friday, October 26, 2012

The last 6 weeks at Adhesif Clothing in blinks...

Hooo boy...

The last 6 weeks here at Adhesif Clothing have gone by in what feels like mere moments. I came across a quote once that has stuck in mind for years after I read it. "Occupy your time with something that makes hours feel like minutes...that is certainly true of my profession. Even if there were 48 hours in the day, there still wouldn't be enough time.

With that said I will fill you all in with what I've been busy with here in Adhesif Clothing land.

Since my last posting, there has been a new art hanging in the shop by local painter Cynthia Miller...






Vancouver artist and teacher Cynthia Miller leads viewers on an exotic journey through colors  sights and movements. Cynthia's paintings are inspired by several years traveling, studying and working in Europe, Australia, Latin America and Africa. The vivid styles of art in countries like Guatemala, Cuba and France influence her bright palette and lively subject matter. 

All of the paintings currently on display at the Adhesif Clothing shop are Cynthia's oil paintings, which she told me takes approx 6 months just to dry! 
If you are in the neighborhood swing by and have a look. You'll find yourself magically whisked away to the country side of France
...and without the expense of the airfare! ;)

For more info on Cynthia Miller's beautiful work check out her website

Just as soon as Cynthia's work was up on our walls I received a phone call from Myriam Laroche, founder of Vancouver Eco Fashion Week 


"Hey Melissa! We would like to have Adhesif Clothing as the closing show for Eco Fashion Week this season!'' Of course I was absolutely THRILLED! With only 4 weeks to create 30 one-of-a-kind outfits, alongside our regular Fall-Winter production and tending to my boutique...I thought to myself ''Oh MAN! Better get cracking'' I do like a good challenge...

Now, I would like to provide a VERY brief re-cap of Adhesif Clothing at EFW as I would like to recollect this experience more extensively in the New Year with the new season. For now here is a small sneak peak...


Behind stage arranging my line up for showtime...
A few of my FAVE outfits from the line up with foot candy by Fluevog Shoes 












YES!!.
.. at the end I even did a little dance on the runway...the models had no idea what was actually happening behind them at this point. It was awesome...


TA DA! 
A more extensive review of Adhesif Clothing's runway show to come in the new year ;)

Since Eco Fashion Week, things here at the Adhesif Clothing shop haven't stopped for a moment!
Busy busy preparing some very excellent pieces for the Adhesif Clothing booth at the Circle Craft Christmas Market!
Our booth number is #W14 right by the fashion stage!
This will be the first year Circle Craft has ever had a full fashion show showcasing some amazing Canadian talent over the course of 5 days!
Come by and see what special pieces we have created just for our most favorite market of the year!

Circle Craft Christmas Market Show Info:
Wednesday, Nov 7 till Sunday, Nov 11, 2012
Vancouver Convention Centre West.1055 Canada Place., Vancouver, BC. 

SHOW HOURS
Wednesday thru Friday 10am-9pm
Saturday 10am-7pm
Sunday 10am-5pm

In 1973, Circle Craft Co-operative presented its first Christmas Market in the Vancouver East Cultural Centre, “The Cultch.” The success of that inaugural event has resulted in 38 successive Markets, to which generations of Vancouverites and visitors have attended, enjoying a Market where they come face to face with fine BC and Canadian artisans and their work: Clothing design, wood-turners, glassblowers, sculptors and potters, jewellery designers, toy-makers, and many more.


Follow the link below for tickets to this amazing 5 day show!

I leave you now with a little peek at some of the awesome pieces we have been busy putting together for sale and display at Circle Craft...Seriously you do not want to miss out on some sweet picks ;)
Hope to see you all there! 


Our VERY popular Uptown Vest & Cityscape Skirt from our current Fall-Winter 12 Collection




There will a nice array of our popular re-worked sweaters and cardigans made from recycled cashmere & lambswool! Stay cozy & get serious cool points!



We will have our staple Fingerless Mittens for all your text messaging, 
outdoor sushi eating, page flipping needs! 


The Boxcar Coat!



Our signature Mini-Capelet designed and inspired after a 1950s caplet design
An excellent layering piece!




Lace Box Blouse & Cotton Spin Skirt


Destination Dress in jersey and reclaimed stretch cashmere-lambswool combo



We only have about a dozen of these J-Walk Cardigans available in sizes s/m & m/l. 
Of course its our signature color combinations you just got to check out!




Turban style tuques available in crimson, leopard, black and chocolate velvet, cream and a beautiful eyelet cable knit coral.


The list goes on and on! 
Remember, all of these beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces will still be available in our Flagship location at 2202 Main Street Vancouver until Nov 5th. Then we take the majority of our pieces to sell at Circle Craft. 
Anything left will be brought back to our shop after the show ends.
We will of course be replenishing some items for our final sale of the year...

SHINY FUZZY MUDDY!
December 8.12 | 11 - 9
December 9.12 | 10 - 6

Heritage Hall
3102 Main Street
Vancouver, B.C.

Admission is FREE!


 Check out the SFM blog for more info and to see the amazing designer line up!
So thrilled to be apart of this gang of excellent Vancouver talent for the second year!!