IT’S A KATE UPDATE!

This is Kate. This is Kate writing a blog update.

Yes folks, I apologize for the radio silence but I can assure you there was good reason for the long pause. Or should I say pregnant pause? Yes, I did indeed have a child. Ulysses Holmes Morison was born in March. A scant six months later I am resurfacing. Feast your eyes on a visual aide of our new boy!

Love being a mom, and little Uly makes it easy on me. Yes he is a lovely little fellow, and ever so agreeable. Feel more than fortunate.

Fortunately I am starting to fit in to clothes again, just in time for fall fashion. We have a whole new crop of ethical apparel to harvest this fall. Stay tuned, the next cute pics will not be of my son, but of all our great fall stuff, available for purchase.

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NEW FALL ‘09 FAVS!

OK people, Fall is happening inside the doors of ARBORETUM. We have received tons of new orders and are super excited about each and every collection. One in particular that we are really happy with so far is Lily + Jae! WE LOVE IT and so do our customers. We have sold out and re-ordered twice already off our first order alone. Our second order is due to arrive any day and personally I am on pins and needles! Our recent thunder storm has brought some much welcomed showers and cooler weather which has helped put me in the mood for jackets and cozy scarves, of which we have really cute ones! Lily + Jae of course has created the *perfect* little blazer in black or gray wool and the new colorful merino wool scarves from Virginia Johnson have the most to dire for prints ever. What am I anticipating the most? SWEDISH HASBEENS boots!! We have a huge waiting list going so when they land in store they will already be sold out, YIKES! Hope there is a pair left for me. . .

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Melissa for Fall

Cute new Melissa styles, perfect for early Fall.

These killer cute new styles from Melissa Shoes are too much fun! The Vinyl Wedge is ultra comfortable and really dresses up any outfit. The beige Anglomania flat was designed by Vivienne Westwood herself. One of her more subdued styles for the collection! We also had to bring back the Zig Zag flat in SPARKLY silver. It is shown here in Flat Silver, but we have it with sparkles, just because!

We have all sizes from 6-10. Our shopping page is coming soon, so for now to purchase just call our “Shopping Hotline”:

707.433.7033 OPEN 24 Hours a day!

VINYL. love it!

FETISH, only we have it in killer deep purple!

VIVIENNE WESTWOOD, anglomania!

ZIG ZAG, sparkly silver!

IF YOU MUST HAVE THEM CALL OUR HOTLINE:
707.433.7033
open 24 hours daily

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OUR FALL FAVORITES

Summer was great. In fact summer STILL is great. We are fortunate enough to have those amazing Indian Summers here in Healdsburg. September is probably our favorite time of year. It’s still warm enough to prolong fun summer activities, like going down the river, but with the Autumnal Equinox right around the corner it’s easy to get excited for the new season. And here at Arboretum we’ve been getting inspired by our new Fall collections that have been arriving. Here are some of our favorite looks from Karen Zambos, Nili Lotan, Edun, Loyale and Organic. (in that order!)

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BRIGHT IDEA: Noon Solar

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Have you ever run out of juice on your cell phone at just the wrong time? Or ever needed just a little more battery power to make that emergency call while you are lost or stranded on the side of the road? If you are anyone who has a cell phone then your answer is most likely a resounding and irritated YES! Well, thanks to the ingenious peeps at Noon Solar your dead cell phone days are O V E R!

Here’s the deal: Noon creates lovely handbags out of luxurious leather (that has been tanned the good old fashion way using rhubarb and walnut) that have a discrete solar panel built into the bag! This solar panel functions to capture the sun’s energy and store it in a power pack which will allow you to fully charge your phone or iPod. It is not limited to one phone type and even comes with about 4 additional adapters for whatever type of devices you own.

IT TOTALLY WORKS! I am so excited. My cell phone is good for about 1 day before it dies. I just found it lifeless in my useless, non-energy storing purse here at work. So, I have had the noon bag outside on my mannequin’s arm charging in the sun.  I brought it inside, plugged in my phone and waited. After a few moments I heard that familiar chirp and my phone came back to life! A positively thrilling moment. I am a convert! I will be special ordering myself a bag ASAP. I’ve chosen the Augusta in Rust as it will go with everything in my wardrobe. We have it here at the store, but I’ll save that one for you, because I promise, you need it. We also have the Cortland in supple soft, dreamy Navy. They make them for guys too and some without leather.

I try not to preach, but I tell ya, these bags are a Bright Idea! Get one. 

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