Friday Night

For the first time EVER Ruby Blue and Goodbye Norma Jean Vintage are hooking up for a night of fabulous vintage clothing and accessories.

Come along to Carlisle Antiques Center, Cecil Street, from 7pm with that hard earned cash and blooming well treat yourself. With mother's Day just around the corner, it's the perfect opportunity to seek out that special gift you know she won't already have!

William's Cafe will also be open, supplying light bites and hot and cold drinks, along with your favourite beers and wines. There will also be a Medium there if you fancy getting your future told.....although i could read it for you right now.....FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE AMAZING!

Can't wait to see you all :)

New In!

If you go down to RB this week you will find some delightful new treats.

My favourite two things are definitely the 1950s Paris scarf, as pictured below, and the stunning 1940s net and velvet hat, also pictured below.

You will also find a collection of postcards, some written on, dating back to 1914, shoes, purses, more scarves, cardigans, homewears, etc.

So be sure to pop into RB and snatch some loveliness for yourself or for someone you love.

Newspaper

A little bit of press coverage, introducing Carlisle to the new little Ruby Blue.

How do you like my rather embarrassed face?....... Oh dear.

Introducing Ruby Two

Welcome to Ruby Blue (Two) I hope you enjoy looking at these cute little snaps, all we're waiting for now is the sign outside, which should be up by next week.

Hope to see you soon. RB loves you :) x

Exciting News!!

So this is the latest exciting news.

Although RB as we know it has closed its doors for good, Ruby's little sister is expected to be born next week!! As of Tuesday (hopefully) you will find Ruby's little sister in Carlisle Antique Center - Cecil Street. She will be extremely teeny and tiny, but ever so cute.

Unfortunately fellas Ruby Two will only be big enough to house a small women's collection, and select homewares, so you'll just have to wait for the website in order to wear RB close to your heart once more.

Come back next week to see pictures of our brand new Ruby :) x

Customers

So last night my good friend and should be wife Sarah Lightfoot sent me some images of some of the favourite things she has purchased from RB over the years, complete with tags and the words "RB will always have a loving place in my heart."

This inspired me... i'd love to see pictures of the stock that you've tenderly skipped away with over the years along with a little description or special memory you have wearing or using RB products. Once received i'll post them on this here blog for all to share.

email ruby.blue@hotmail.co.uk if you would like to take part?

I also had a lovely phone conversation with a good customer yesterday afternoon, which made me happy and sad all at the same time. Her words were wonderfully genuine and carefully chosen to express the gratitude and appreciation of an act i thought nothing of at the time.

I'm really going to miss dealing with such fantastic people, after all it really is you that has made Ruby the beautiful woman she is.

So once again, thank you kind customers, you will be truly missed. x

New York

So while you've all been sending me your lovely comments and emails etc etc i've been living it up in New York City.

I was lucky enough to be in NY for New Year, which was majorly exciting, truly the best 10 days my nearly 26 years have ever spent. I felt infinite, fabled, biblical (and whatever other legendary words you can think of) the whole time i was there.

Anyway the real reason i'm writing this post is to gush about all the amazing Vintage shops/areas i visited. Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Alphabet City...... Frickin AWESOME!!!

My favourite shop however was in Brooklyn and goes by the name of "Odd Twin". From the moment i saw the shop front i knew we were going to fall deeply in love.

Everything about it was perfect, full to the brim of amazing products, props and displays. It made me feel sad to retire RB but also made me excited to think that they would have been such good friends if they were ever to meet. So being the total geek i was all vacation i asked the shop assistant if i could take some pictures using the 35mm SLR that adorned my neck the entire trip.

If you are ever in NY i urge you to visit this place. Until then you can enjoy these little snaps.

Thank you once again for all your wonderful words.

In the Spring i plan to launch RB to the masses online. This is very exciting and also very scary as i have no idea how websites work, but i hope with the help of some very talented people RB online will be just as beautiful as the real thing (if the website sucks it won't go ahead, so be happy that it's going to be awesome!)

I'll also continue to write this little blog, keeping it full of news, adventures and things to make us all smile.

RB LOVES YOU x