“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Barbara, from Mirage Boutique.Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?A. Rocky Road is my favorite flavor ice cream.Q. What’s your birth date? A. April 16 Q. What made you become a store owner?A. I always wanted a small business, I thought I wanted a Patisserie (back in the 90’s- I even learned how to make Gelato!!) but upon coming kicking and screaming to Florida in 2002 (can you tell it was not my idea!?), we purchased a small...
By Roni Rabl
The most addictive accessory from ancient history to Imelda Marcus with her collection of 1060 shoes.Throughout the centuries and across cultures footwear symbolized Social Status, Supremacy & Privilege.
Shoes
are commodities & collectibles - objects of desire.
Today a pair of
shoes by Jimmy Choo or Prada is a more coveted possession than most
items of clothing. Fashion has constantly borrowed from subcultures including the Fetish realm, to push boundaries. Shoes equal Sex.Sexy can also be most uncomfortable.
Our
Japanese designers at Ji-U have fused function and Art through
traditional craftsmanship & technological innovation, to create
exceptionally beautiful shoes, never loosing sight of achieving comfort.
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Daisy from DIGQ. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?A. CoffeeQ. What’s your birth date? A. May 5thQ. What made you become a store owner?A. I fell into being a store owner. I was a stylist but I had a baby and couldn’t take the hours anymore. My parents have stores and they helped me get started. Q. What is the most important tip you can give someone who is about to open a store?A. Best tip my mom...
“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Seattle’s Istina Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? A. Favorite ice cream was Ben and Jerry’s Banana and Peanut Butter (when I still ate ice cream). Q. What’s your birth date? A. February 21st. Q. What made you become a store owner? A. Freedom. I come from an Interior Design/Textile Design background and was doing high stress transportation design (767 and 747 airplanes) and needed a more creative outlet. After 25 years at the store, it still...
By Roni Rabl The system exists to confuse us.I just heard a talk of some Fashion people trying to analyze trends. They simply used the same word Trend, in various languages to lend it a different meaning.First there was Fashion. It belonged only to the Royal and the Rich. It was predominantly a Status Symbol and therefore the only changes were in the amount of money you could invest in craftsmanship, elaborate embroidery and the finest of fabrics.Then came the industrial revolution. Then came Coco Chanel.What she did to women’s fashion equals a Sea Change. A huge transformation, or what we could label today as Mega Trend. This meant walking into women’s closets and re- assessing women’s place in society...
