Summer has come and is going...

In Portland we are on such a delayed summer schedule.  While temperatures rise all over the country, we’re still stuck with “temperate” weather and rain until after the 4^th of July.  I’ve lived here over 12 years and we just don’t get consistently warm temperatures until the rest of the country is halfway through their summer.   So I’ve got some good news and some bad news, depending who you are and how you shop. 

The good news: because I know how late our summer hits I try to order as much summer merchandise as late as I can.  That means we still have full deliveries of summer coming in through the middle of July. 

The bad news: after July 15^th, that’s all the summer goods were getting for the WHOLE year!  That means we’ll still be getting dresses and other beautiful garments in July and August, but they’re considered “transition.”  That means longer sleeves and muted palettes…pre-fall, basically.  We actually get our first jackets in July along with our first round of sweaters.  

Fall 1 teaser, we will get these items in the second half of July

Bailey 44 July delivery, look at all these fall lovelies!

What this means for you: if you’re waiting to shop waiting to see all the “new summer stuff” you’re going to be disappointed if you wait for the heat.  Once the temperatures consistently hit the 70’s, we might not have any more of that cute summer dress left.  The last of our summer stock goes like wild fire, because we are all a little impulsive and we want a new dress when we want a new dress…like when it’s hot…

If you have a special event in August or September you should think about shopping now.  I can’t tell you how many crest fallen looks I get in August when someone has waited to shop for a special event and no stores have any cheery summer dresses left…

Some great styles we have in stock right now! 

Bailey 44 Rikki Tikki Tavi Top, Veronica M Batwing dress in Palm Canyon, Olive and Olivia Stripe Tank Top, Olive and Olivia One Shoulder Tunic, Bailey 44Tree Boa Top

The awesome news: we get our best fall styles early!  I like to give my most fashion-forward pieces a full season to sell, so I schedule them to arrive in July.  The jackets you’ll see next month are killer, and so are the sweaters!  Pre-fall is action packed and super-fun shopping! (see pictures above)

And if you’re a sale-shopper…what we have left of summer goes on sale in the beginning of August.  Thanks to you, our beloved customers, we have a pretty fast turnover and not much of our stock makes it to markdown.  Still, there are good deals to be found if your timing is right.

So get your booty shopping while we still have your size and still have awesome summer inventory in stock!


Tags: Bailey 44, pre-fall, Transition, fall 2011, Veronica M., Olive and Olivia