Ivey Abitz Voices

Southern Sartorial Elegance

2009-07-08T21:38:24Z

by Anita in the South I am Southern, born and bred. Growing up, my grandmothers made many of my outfits and by age ten, I was sewing in 4-H. I know the hours of work that go into the touches, the details, that make an ensemble not only look perfect but FEEL perfect. I have spent [...]

NYC in Ivey Abitz and Memories of a Fashionable Great-Grandmother

2009-06-29T21:18:29Z

by Deborah in Rhode Island Travels with my new Solomon Skirt: My VW Bug and I made it to Brooklyn by early evening on Saturday. A 9 p.m. dinner at Luz with friends and I'm still wearing my lovely Solomon Skirt. I feel luxurious in it - designed by Cynthia Ivey Abitz and made perfectly for me by extraordinary hands. Not a wrinkle from sitting in a car for four hours. A sip of my minty Mojiito and I feel positively glamorous.

Dressing as Well as the Settlers

2009-06-18T01:17:20Z

I think this is what I find meaningful about Ivey-Abitz: You can go back to a time when dressing was special, an event in itself. Turning your very best self to the outside world reflects who you are inside. While our culture may not be as formal as those adventurers who settled frontiers, we can still make clothing special. Yes, even when times are difficult, and especially when life is full of adventure.

The Angels Sang.

2009-03-13T16:06:54Z

by Kimberly from Pennsylvania As I've mentioned before, I look at the Ivey Abitz website just about every day. If I'm having a dreadful sort of day I may even look it at it more than once. Often I see something new before I get the announcement via email. Thinking it was about time for my daily fix, I punched in IV (that's all my computer needs) and the new spring collection home page popped up. At that moment I heard angels sing... ...and my then my computer went... black.

Deciding on an Ivey Abitz Wardrobe with A Little Help from the Designer Herself

2009-03-06T15:31:24Z

by Kimberly from Pennsylvania I would like to think I’m pretty good at putting outfits together, but in reality I’m probably hit or miss. When my outfit is a good one it’s pretty great but some of my misses would make me eligible for that TV show with the secret footage. One huge mistake is not following the advice from fashion gurus. Buy an outfit - not pieces. And what do I do? I buy pieces. I know I’m not alone. Many women do this. You end up with a great skirt but nothing really fabulous to wear with it. So not only does the skirt languish in your closet, but by not wearing it you have spent your money in vain. And you say you don’t have anything to wear. Now you know why. No more bits and pieces of clothing for me. This spring and summer would be different. Read more at the blog...

My New Best Friends

2009-02-27T15:33:39Z

by Kimberly from Pennsylvania - Not only are the clothing items fabulous at Ivey Abitz, so is the customer service. I feel like customer service and Cynthia are my new best friends. Looking at the designs over and over I noticed that there were some velvets pictured on the item pages. I sent an email to customer service and got a speedy reply assuring me that there would be velvets offered very soon. Boy and what velvets they are. I just couldn’t decide what to order but did manage to make a decision. A Lydia Layering Jacket in berry (french silk) velvet and a Cozette Skirt in demin. Cynthia contacted me over a weekend just prior to my jacket going into production to ask if I wanted it lined. I chose not to, but I loved that she would ask. I had them shipped to my work address, and when they arrived, ladies were gathered around to see what I got. I felt like the lucky women who get flowers delivered to the office. When I opened the boxes (did I tell you how much I love the tissue paper and boxes) people were like “Oh my – how beautiful." I had to write immediately and let them know - well done. I like being the object of envy…

Transformation

2009-02-20T16:59:29Z

Things don’t always turn out like you think they will. I have stopped trying to find the real me and work with what I have - the real me.

The Phrase Vintage Inspired Clothes

2009-02-13T14:21:14Z

In 2008, I made a pledge to wear as little mass-produced clothing as possible and started to seek out individual designers and websites that featured handmade items. Little did I know that by innocently Googling the phrase “vintage inspired clothes” one day last summer would cause me to become an addict.

Even When You’re Preggers

2009-01-22T16:29:03Z

By Reba from California Pregnant with twins was not the most beautiful experience of my life. Not even in the top 100. Pretty much a complete nightmare. Don’t get me wrong, I love the end result, it’s the process that I despise. When I delivered at 36 weeks, I had gained 60 pounds. My husband referred [...]

Having Babies Changes Everything - but NEVER a Sense of Style

2009-06-29T22:05:23Z

Until I met my husband, I never wanted kids. I never wanted a wedding in the grand sense. We compromised: Elvis walked me down the aisle in Vegas, and I said I would think about kids. I did think about it and decided that at 30 it was time. Apparently my body had other notions, and, like [...]