Tampa consignment store fuses fashion and photography with new featured art

High-end fashion designers will tell anyone that creating clothing is about more than simply cutting cloth. Design is a creative process, and there is often as much art work in a piece of finished fabric as in an original painting. At Designer Consignment- Fresh Threads in Tampa, Florida, fashion is fused with photography with the incorporation of the store's new, featured works of art: six original canvas pieces by local Tampa photographer Marissa Moss.

The Designer Consignment- Fresh Threads Facebook page describes the six works of art, pictured in the slideshow to the left, as 'hovering beautifully over our pretty selection of dresses!'

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Arts and Crafts Fairs in Tampa this November

"Fall weekends are often dominated by sports, from MLB, to NFL, to college football to, typically, the NBA pre-season. This year, why not add a little culture to the mix and take the family out to a Tampa art festival in November? While crafts and creativity might not take the place of a sports arena, fresh fair food is a good starting point for negotiations."



To decide which Tampa art festivals you want to attend in November, continue reading here.



To get a first-hand perspective on local arts and crafts festivals, check out my Photo Journal here.



xoxo,
J

Consignment stores offer perfect refuge for last night's Halloween costumes

"Doing the walk of shame in your bunny ears, cursing a too-tight corset, or simply sick of fidgeting with your child's too-small Spiderman costume?

Parents and party-crashers alike, rejoice! Going green is in.

Cast off your uncomfortable, your outgrown, your symbolically shameful garments and do a good deed by giving them another life in the process. If trends make a difference between an item trashed or an item saved, Mother Earth can breathe a sigh of relief, because saving the planet is cool once more."

[They're awesome costumes, but they won't fit forever. Let another kid enjoy the fun!]

Read the rest of this piece over on my Tampa Consignment Fashion Examiner page!

xoxo,
Justine

Guavaween 2011 makes it easy to visit Ybor City consignment shops

"When it comes to eclectic fashion, Ybor City on any given day has most average American towns, and even many of the larger cities, beaten by a landslide. There is an edginess to the fashion sported by local residents, and this distinction is part of the culture of the world famous port neighborhood in Tampa, Florida. The unique climate and rich history of Ybor City create an environment..."

Jump over to my Tampa Consignment Fashion Examiner page to read the rest!

Happy Halloween weekend!

xoxo,
Justine