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9.19.2011

announcing red currant

It all started with an email in early August. After the initial excitement and anticipation, the following weeks passed in a flurry of preparation and activity, photoshoots and laughter, late nights and web designing. In what seems like much longer but has really only been seven weeks, this collaboration between my dear friend Meg and me has blossomed from simply an idea into reality. And we couldn't be more excited.



We're so pleased to announce the grand opening of Red Currant, an online clothing store for women. Featuring modern pieces with a vintage flair, we believe that style is more than just clothing -- it's an art, an intricately woven tapestry of your life. So why should you live your life in ordinary, boring clothes?
Each piece in the shop is unique and carefully selected, because, after all, we only want the best for our customers.
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coco, styled
It's funny, putting together this launch felt like the preparation for the birth of a baby. But in a way, Red Currant is our baby. It's been nurtured and nursed, had countless hours spent working on it -- and now it's born. Tiny and exciting and new. 

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clementine 
 And as a little grand opening special, if you like our facebook page, you're automatically entered in a drawing to win a 50% off coupon code. Don't miss your chance to get half off of anything!

Our labor of love, Red Currant, is finally here and we're so glad. Go on, visit the shop and tell us what you think!

-carlotta

55 comments:

  1. I told you I was refreshing every five seconds!! OH MY GOSH. This is awesome.

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  2. Oh my goodness, I hope you know that I was refreshing your page all afternoon. This is so exciting! I visited the shop and it is spectacular. I can't wait to see more!

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  3. Ahh!!! What a great idea - I love!

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  4. How wonderful!!! So happy for you!!

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  5. Wow, that is so fun and amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing where you girls take this awesome idea.

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  6. WHOA! This is so surprising, totally unexpected. wow, caught me by surprise...fully. wow.

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  7. THIS IS SO AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! I just died. And went to Heaven. I'm jumping up and down and screaming and my sister and jumping up and down and screaming and she has no idea why she is. Dance party time. Oh, Carlotta. You totally just made my life :))
    -Jocee <3

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  8. This is awesome, Carlotta. Amazing. I love the skirts on there, I'm totally talking my mom into buying me something....Congrats!

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  9. This is so awesome!! *hyperventilate*
    Soo cool! Top customer, right here.
    -Bethany

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  10. That is so awesome!!! I'm definitely saving to buy some!

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  11. How exciting! Very cute clothing too.

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  12. Thats so exciting! I visited the shop and it's absolutely lovely. You both have done such a good job on it!

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  13. oh, you. of course you would create something as beautiful as this. ;) i quite love clementine. but, then again, i'm kinda in love with everything. hurray for you & meg!

    twin sister.

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  14. good for you that is so awesome!!

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  15. A M A Z I N G! Love it :) gonna be stopping by very often :)

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  16. like the other commenters....Totally awesome!!!

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  17. i could seriously buy every.single.thing from your shop!! carlotta, this is SO exciting for you!!

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  18. Oh my goodness, Carlotta!!! How exciting!!!

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  19. Congratulations on getting that up and running! Looks great!

    borrowingphotographs.blogspot.com

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  20. That's so neat! I'm just about to go check it out. :)
    I wish I had facebook...:(

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  21. Wow! I am so excited for this! :) :)

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  22. so so SO neat! :) great job, girls. I've always liked your taste in style, carlotta, so it's neat that you're sharing it with the world.

    can't wait to see what you add to your shop.

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  23. Soooo awesome!!! What a great idea! Love it, Carlotta!

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  24. Congrats!! This is amazing!! I'm so excited for you. I totally want to order some of the clothes. Where do y'all get the clothes? Do you have a special designer or brand you are working with?

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  25. Wow this is so cool! Lovely idea :-)

    xoxo Miss ALK

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  26. Will yall be hiring models?? :)

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  27. Very exciting! Congrats on the new shop! It looks great!

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  28. WOW!! So inspired by your motivation! All the items are beautiful :)

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  29. Oh', how exciting! So happy for you girls! All of the items are lovely. :)

    tinyheart

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  30. loovely. so tell me- where/ how do you get your clothing?

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  31. That's so stinkin' exciting! Going to check everything out right now!! :) Congrats on everything. :)

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  32. Hey Carlotta...just checked out Red Currant and I love it! You might just see me as a customer pretty soon...I'm trying to build a more artsy wardrobe, and this might be pretty handy. ;) You guys are doing great; keep it up!

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  33. OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!! I am like SOOOO pumped right now this is sooooooooo cool! I checked out Red Currant and I LOVE it! I might not be purchasing anything soon, as I am tediously saving up for my new camera I have fallin in love with. But, I do hope to be a customer at your shop as soon as possible!
    --Sara Beth
    {www.purpleish247.blogspot.com}

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  34. Oh, I have a couple more questions too! 1. Will you be hiring any models?
    2. where and how do you get the clothing from your shop?
    --Sara Beth
    {www.purpleish247.blogspot.com}

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  35. Well that made my day! I've been dying to know what's going on. Wow. This is incredible. Your shop's design is simply lovely, and I'm smitten with the dresses. Soooo excited and happy for you Carlotta, can't wait to see what's next with this adventure! How fun. :)

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  36. How exciting! You are going to succeed in life, Carlotta. You already have a photography and retail career in the works!

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  37. When will the draw be? And you might see me as a customer soon, too..... :)

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  38. Wow! That is so great! Look at you -- succeeding. One of these days, you definitely are going to be famous :) Not everyone can get the materials/supplies together to start up an online clothing store.


    --Liz B

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  39. that's fantastic!! congrats! The clothes are well modeled, they look of great quality- and of course the photography is awesome! :) YAY for you, <3 Mary

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  40. Wow! This news totally blew me away. Seriously. I was expecting your project to be about a photo shoot series.

    Congrats, Carlotta! I'm so happy for you and Megan.

    p.s. Can I ask a question? Did you and Megan make all the clothes you sell in your shop?

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  41. For those of you asking about where we get our clothes: we're working with a few select merchants, from which we handpick each piece.
    Also, we are working with a few other models locally, but I'm the main model.

    Thanks for all the wonderful feedback, y'all! We appreciate it so much.

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  42. How amazing! And, this is also very inspiring.

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  43. love, love, love it! this is soooo amazing! can't wait to follow your adventure!

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  44. I know you will be successful. You could make a brown bag look fashionable! Between your personal style and your photographic talent- you have your bases covered. Very excited for you! Missy Bruns

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  45. wow! that's so awesome. good luck! having a little "business" is probably a lot of work, so props to you!

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  46. Congratulations on the new shop! :)

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  47. no way!! this is awesome :) such a great idea! i'm definitely going to go check out the shop :)

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  49. I want everything in the store! It is totally awesome! Sadly I can't afford any of it (goes and crys into a pillow) but I definately hope some cheaper things come out, and am going to ask for some of your things for Christmas!!
    Way to go Carlotta and Meg, I can't wait till you come out with more clothes! And maybe accessories and shoes, hint hint hint (that would be amazing!!!)

    Love from Ellie

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  50. This is awesome! Love the clothing, it is all so beautiful!

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  51. yeah, when things are cheaper, i will most certainly be a customer. but not right now. because i can get similar items like those much cheaper from forever 21.

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