Famed fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer died on Sunday aged 81. Many of you will know of her style, bright coloured tropical print dresses and pants, which became popular in the 1960s and later, a preppy fashion classic still popular today.

Pulitzer became a designer by accident after opening a juice stand in 1959, using the fruit from her husbands orange grove. She kept spilling juice on her clothes and asked her seamstress to make dresses in colorful prints that would camouflage the juice stains. These dresses hung behind her juice stand and soon outsold her drinks!

Jacqueline Kennedy attended boarding school with Pulitzer and wore one of the shifts in a Life magazine spread. The signature clothing style features playful floral & jungle prints in pinks, light greens, blue, yellow and orange.

Pulitzer closed her original company in the mid-1980s after filing for bankruptcy. The label was revived about a decade later after being acquired by Sugartown Worldwide and Pulitzer was only marginally involved in the new business.

Lilly was known for hosting parties barefoot at her Palm Beach home, and also published two guides to entertaining.

“That’s what life is all about: Let’s have a party. Let’s have it tonight,” she once said.

From all the staff at Dirty Janes Emporium & Antique Market, we’d like to wish you and your families a very Happy Easter. If you’re travelling stay safe on the roads and remember double demerits!

If you’re heading to the Highlands for the Easter weekend make sure you drop in for a visit, our opening hours are;

Following are some lovely easter images we thought you might enjoy. Happy Easter! DJ

Good morning on yet another gorgeous autumn day in the NSW Southern Highlands!

It’s been an exciting and extremely busy few months in our office, with a tradefair to exhibit at, containers of new product arriving, our Riess Kitchenware offered in a Temple & Webster online feature and a photo shoot in the Emporium & Market for a well known magazine (we’ll keep you posted on that one as news comes to hand!).

We were delighted to be awarded the Best Design Life Stand in Show 2013 Winner at the recent Home & Giving Fair. Many hours of hard work and meticulous planning go into each and every tradefair, so when the hard work is rewarded it’s a wonderful thing!

At our last few tradefairs, our ticket booth (or kissing booth as we like to call it) has been on display and always draws much attention and interest. We love this unique piece and now offer it for hire in displays, photo shoots etc. We had a customer do exactly this, as they were taking part in a shop window display competition as part of the recent Camden Show. We were delighted to learn they won ‘Champion Display’!  Following is a photo of their display, isn’t it fabulous?

We hope you’re all enjoying this short week  as much as we are – only 3 days to go until that lovely long long weekend rolls around. Remember Dirty Janes Emporium & Market are closed Good Friday but open 10am – 5pm for the rest of the Easter Weekend, why not hop on in for a visit!

DJ

The car park is filling up quickly for this Sundays Bush Auction.

Lovely wrought iron beds, chairs, doors, vintage signs and much more!  We’ll upload an album of photos on our facebook page later today so jump over and check out what’s on offer at www.facebook.com/dirtyjanes

Gates open 9am Sunday with the auction commencing at 10am. All bidders must be registered.

If you’re planning on coming to the auction, make sure you also pop in to the Market & Emporium to check out the latest offerings, here are a few snaps of what’s on the floor this week.

Have a great weekend. DJ

We would like to welcome ”C’est La Vie” to Dirty Janes Antique Market.

C’est La Vie offers stylish, quality furniture and homewares with a French influence. Items currently for sale include a pair of french embroidery covered chairs, lamps, cushions, candles, armoire and more.

Located in the rear of the market at Shop 206.   DJ

My mother-in-law recently presented my husband with the cowboy suit he used to dress up in when he was a child, still in pristine condition (amazing considering it’s age!), though the fabric was perishing in a few spots. She had even kept the metal guns for the holsters! I decided to have it box framed so I could hang it in our little boys room. I was delighted with the result and love seeing it hanging above his bed with a photo nearby on his bedside table of daddy wearing it when he was a little boy.

Do you have something special tucked away in a cupboard or drawer out of sight that you could frame? Some treasured war medals, old family recipes, or baby clothes? I thought I’d share some photos that might inspire you to frame that something special, so you can hang it on a wall for all your friends and family to see, but most importantly, for you to enjoy everyday.  DJ

Handed down Family Recipes

Cooking Utensils from one of your Favourite Cooks

Grandad’s Fishing Lure Collection

Vintage Barbie Doll Clothes Framed for your Baby Girls Bedroom

Vintage Swimsuits – Perfect in any Beach House!

Old Keys Framed and Grouped

The Contents of Grandma’s Sewing Basket

Babies First Bonnet & Shoes

Pretty Cake Plates & Forks

Images thanks to Pinterest

It was foggy and a little frosty this morning and now a thunderstorm has hit the highlands – a cool start to February!  Here are few things from the floor in the market today…..it’s warm and dry in here, so why not drop in for a look around! DJ

It’s been a hectic start to 2013 with stallholders busy restocking their stands after the christmas rush and some new faces in the market opening stalls.  Over the next few weeks I’ll be blogging about these latest arrivals, showcasing the interesting items they have on offer in the market.

First of the rank is RASBERRY FOX. A fabulous space packed with brightly coloured cushions, painted furniture and homewares.  Below are some photos of this exciting new stall, located in the rear of the market. If you’re looking for colour, you won’t want to miss Rasberry Fox next time you visit.

DJ

With so many christmas decorations on display in the Market and Emporium we thought we’d share some of our favourite table styling ideas to inspire you to go all out and impress your friends and family this festive season!

Merry Christmas – DJ

All images used in this are inspiration from us to you via pinterest.com