New Boutique on the Block | Illicit Rag Vintage

I have a love/hate relationship with vintage clothing but Danny eats, breathes and sleeps all things vintage!

I've been following Danny's fashion journey for a while now and she's been doing so many great things. She went from selling her vintage finds online, to a weekly pop-up shop at the flee market to now owning her own store front boutique!

She turned an old, deserted thrift store into something fresh, funky and new. She created a space for people to shop her vintage pieces and a hub for people like us, *points to hand* to be creative and express our talents in a way that may not be acceptable every where else. With the help from her friends, she was able to design a space that represented her brand and her style as a vintage stylist/buyer.

I also met one of my favorite fashion stylist who was responsible for dressing the mannequins and the models.

Congrats on your new space Danny! I wish you the best of luck and much success on your new endeavor. And I pray that it is everything that you want it to be and more.

Believe it or not, God is always working in mysterious ways. Especially during those times when we think he has forgotten about us.

I recently got notice that the location for my upcoming sip & shop fashion show would no longer be available during the times that I had requested. I've literally been stressing all week, trying to find a new location with a pool to fit the aesthetic and set the mood for the event. I reached out to club houses, swim clubs, leasing offices and even gardens to check the availability for June 17th. But because it was so last minute, nothing (and I mean NOTHING) was available or it was wayyyy out of my price range.

If you attended the last sip & shop, then you know that it was really small but was just enough people and vendors for what I was going for. This upcoming event was supposed to be very similar but I ended up getting way more vendors than expected. I even planned a fashion show to showcase the merchandise from the apparel and jewelry vendors. This was turning out to be way bigger than I had planned for but I continued to run with it. I was too deep into the planning to stop now.

After failing to find a place that met MY standards, I couldn't help but let my emotions get the best of me. I cried, I fussed and I even thought about canceling the event, but during my melt down and slight panic attack, there was a voice in the back of my head telling me that this was only a test.

When I tell you I HATE tests....

But I knew that I didn't get this far into planning this event for me to cancel it. So I took a step back and thought about who else I could reach out to. And then, it clicked! I had reached out to Danny earlier in the week about being a fashion blogger for her grand opening earlier that week and she had given me her contact information. As soon as I got off of work on Friday, I dialed her number and well, you know the rest.

Next week the party continues!

Join us at our new location, Illicit Rag Vintage Boutique to celebrate all things fashion and fun as we sip and shop with some amazing vendors. They'll be jewelry, beauty and apparel just to name a few. There will also be a fashion show that will showcase some of the merchandise from the apparel and accessory vendors.

We are bringing you some of the best local businesses in the Baltimore and DMV area that are ready to take over, so don't miss out!