{ THREAD show, girl-time & meeting @vuesociety. Also, mini-hats }

I just realized that I never blogged about the THREAD show in Seattle, so here I am... blogging about the THREAD show in Seattle.

THREAD is a "curated showcase of the best emerging, trend forecasting, style breaking, genre bending fashion designers, and the music and art that rock their world.", which to me just screams GLORIFIED FLEA-MARKET.  

I think I may have dragged the Boyfriend to this a few years ago (or at least something similar) and didn't remember it being super spectacular, so I wasn't planning on going again. However, I won some tickets through Fresh Jess, another Seattle blogger, and decided to check it out anyway. 

Armed with cash and low expectation, my Dance BFF, Meaghan and I made our way to the Seattle Center. The event was bigger than I remembered and ended up being a pretty fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon.  Yeah, in true Seattle fashion, there was some really random stuff, like scary stuffed toys, giant bow headbands and what looked like used undergarments, but there were some really great vendors as well.

See, I wasn't kidding about the undergarments!!

Like I said, It wasn't all weird. There were some really great booths, ranging from handmade jewelry to local clothing designers and boutiques, such as Vue Society.  It was great getting to meet Rachel, the owner of this fabulous boutique.  I follow her on twitter and used to read her blog all the time so it was great to put a face to a name. (see also: meeting people on the Internet)

I really enjoyed browsing through her merchandise and I did end up getting a really cute white blazer, one of my few purchases that day. Her clothes are chic and edgy and are probably bad news for my credit card. Be sure to check out her online boutique.

Vue Society

Vue Society - that first dress there is amazeballs!

Stella & Dot

I also talked Meaghan into getting her make-up done by one of the make-up artists at the event and much to my amusement, she agreed. I loved the result but she probably hated me for it :D

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

I got my hair did, including putting in a pink extension, which promptly fell out of my hair the next day. Meanwhile, Meaghan mastered the art of photography by taking amazing pictures like the one below:

Eventually she figured it out though!

And then we had way too much fun at this booth selling mini-hats and fascinators. Despite the owner's best efforts to convince us that we can totally rock these at the grocery store, we didn't end up buying any.

So THREAD ended up being very fun! I'm glad I got to hang out with Meaghan, who I rarely see outside the dance studio and it made for some much-needed girl-time.

(I also have a great giveaway for you guys in the next few days, so look out for that)