Don't you love it when you find great new local shops when you aren't really
looking for them? That happened to me and my mom over the weekend when we ended
up at Dead Man's Shoes Vintage...
Alex was out of town on another business trip so I asked my mom to come for a
visit and thankfully she hopped in her little red hybrid and drove on over from
Michigan to keep me company over the weekend! Or maybe she did just to make
sure I don't end up in the ER like the last time Alex was gone? Anyway....
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| Shopping adventure selfie with
mom :) |
We were out and about on Sunday heading to a few
estate sales and one of the sales happened to be next to Dead Man's Shoes
Vintage. Naturally, when I saw "vintage" I told her we had to stop in to check
it out, so glad we did!
The store had oodles of fun vintage clothing, shoes, accessories, furniture,
home decor and other fun curiosities or as they describe it- "A truly one of a
kind collection of curious goods". I also loved the way the store was curated,
the mix of color and pattern throughout added to the fun retro vibe and made
browsing through every little bit irresistible.
I have to comment on a few items now- the favorite being the
Disposable Dress! Did you know there was such a thing?!?! The
packaging said it was for
"shopping, dancing, partying, funning, and house
cleaning" and that it was
"for today's Swingers".
It made me wonder if this is where the
phrase "she'd look good wearing a paper bag" came from? Because it is
really just a paper bag... with a paper belt/sash. At least it was water
resistant and flame resistant so you can't soak your dress with a spilled a
drink or get light on fire during your Swingers party :)
Lastly, I have to tell you that the best thing about this store is that the
prices are reasonable! That's usually my beef with some vintage stores when you
find great things but the pricing is outrageous. I mean, that dress form in the
above pic is $42! Such a deal!
For all you local Minneapolis/St. Paul
folks, you should definitely check it out! After writing about the Disposable
Dress I am kind of kicking myself for not buying it,
should I go back and
get it?
