This week we want to highlight Diane Von Furstenberg. She is a designer with a true underdog story. She survived the Holocaust in 1946 and then met her now husband Prince Egon Von Furstenberg and became a Princess in 1969. She took the fashion world by storm in 1974 when her famous wrap dress debuted. Her wrap dress design has been inducted into The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Collection and The Smithsonian. Now the fashion designer is committed to women’s rights across the globe.

Upon its creation in the early 1970s, Diane von Furstenberg’s wrap dress style was highly sought after by everyone from the Studio 54 lot to the Park Avenue crowd. And even today, it’s so versatile that actors and royalty wear it as much as business women, academics, and journalists. The original design was a long-sleeved silk jersey dress featuring a fitted top and a skirt that wrapped around the body to tie at the waist. Feminine yet functional, it responded to the liberated mood of American society at the time, during which more women joined the workforce and opted for suit jackets and trousers.

The time of year for dresses is right around the corner. We are getting them in slowly but surely. The colors are getting lighter and brighter in hopes the weather will get warmer. Our pacific standard time has jumped ahead an hour and it is staying lighter in the evening past 4:30. This seems to mean that the seasons will be changing soon. We are ready for it. I have to say I am a little tired of 30 degree temps in the morning. I use to make fun of snowbirds, you know the old folks that flock to warmer weather in Winters. Now, I am in that age bracket and I am cold and a bit cranky. So I will be flocking to a warmer climate next year like all the old folks do……yes, you heard me right.

What’s new at Meadow Pop-Up Boutique this week?

We have lots of new earrings in all shapes and sizes. You have to check them out! LOVE TREE, CIELO, LES AMIS, 2 HEARTS and BIBI all have new pieces in the boutiques this week. See for yourself below. There are pops of color everywhere as you can see.

We love sharing our space with WINK Hair Studio. We have met so many more lovely people who love to shop Meadow and our customers who love to shop hair products or need a new hairdresser. It seems to be a win win for both of us. The other day the place was full for WINK and Meadow had some customers trying on some pieces. It became a party of women giving their opinions about the try-ons and hair being done. Women really do benefit from being around other women that uplift and support each other. I witnessed it with my own eyes. It was a sight to behold. It’s pretty amazing to see women together giving each other love and respect……just because. We need more of that in the world, but if we can have it in our own little spot right here in Queen Anne, then we will take it! So you never know what you might get when you walk through our doors. I will guarantee, it will be positive! xoxoxoxo

"I've always been inspired by women, and my mission was to inspire women. I always wanted to become a certain kind of woman, and I became that woman through fashion. It was a dialogue. I would see that the wrap dress made those women confident, and made them act with confidence." ~ Diane Von Furstenberg

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