“Situated next door at 344 S Elm Street, the Emporium is now home to an eclectic mix of local artists whose creative imagination is sure to delight the eye of the shopper. Here, one can find an array of beautifully designed items such as:  Man Made, a local artist who offers various knitted and weaving items and Rosie’s Floral Prism, where one can find beautifully made stain glass art to adorn windows or custom glass frames for that special picture that needs a home.”
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The Tate Ashbury Charity Fashion show happened on Sunday November 7th and it was a fantastic and dare we say it… groovy night. Fun was had by all and wow what a catwalk that Julie and Shannon put on… Unforgettable.

Music that was played during the fashion show was brought to you by those fine DJ’s at WUAG 103.1 FM.

Then after all the outstanding models strutted their 60′s stuff the bands took to the stage, starting off with a great set from Brooklyn’s finest – Pearl And The Beard, followed by out local favorites Holy Ghost Tent Revival.

There will be lots of pics and video to be posted for those of you who couldn’t be there.

- If you took any photographs tonight send them to Kit via info@shopdesignarchives.com or post them on the Design Archives Vintage Facebook Fanpage.

In the meantime until we get all the images sorted out, here are some rehearsal photographs before the show got started:

Press Release:

“Tate-Ashbury”….sound a little bit familiar, but something’s just not quite right?????

How about Haight-Ashbury? Yea, there you go….What do Haight Ashbury and Tate St Greensboro have in common? That commonality is HIPPIE…. Yes, we are talking VietNam Hippies….they congregated in this San Francisco area, they came together at a street corner, where Haight met Ashbury, and they caused a sensation and created change, and a culture that lead to the Summer of Love, in 1967…Where did the Greensboro Hippie congregate? You guessed it….in College Hill, and the Tate St business district.

Today, the term Hippie is still used but it often refers to a style of dress. A style that grew out of the San Francisco movement, where young people wore old clothes, often found in trash bins and thrift stores, layered together in ways that defined their counter culture generation and the look was popularized by musicians like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.

This trend is currently called Bohemian Chic, and you have an opportunity to view the modern version as put together by the Tate St. Vintage Shop DESIGN ARCHIVES.

Sunday Night Nov 7th, Design Archives will host a fashion show they are calling “Tate-Ashbury”…..; at Artistika, (at 523 S Elm St. Downtown Greensboro). Doors open at 8PM.

The fashion show will feature local models walking the runway to sixties tunes, and background hippie trippy graphics.

There will be a special appearance by Donna Lawrence and her dog “Susie”….the poster dog for the abused animal fund at the Guilford County Animal shelter, the dog who has told her story and visited around the state, to push for the successful passing of legislation making animal abuse a felony in NC. All net proceeds will go to Susie’s Fund.

After the fashions two bands will play. Pearl and the Beard, from Brooklyn and a local favorite: Holy Ghost Tent Revival, will rev up the action with their energetic brand of “new-grass” in the raucous style often compared to the Avett Brothers, but bigger, more sounds and louder….can you stand it? Enjoy the evening, buy your tickets at the door for $10, or buy early and save!; $7 each , $5 for students. Tickets are available at Design Archives, 338 Tate St. call 272-1800 for information. Mail order and Will Call available.

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