WE LOVE FALL! THE FARMERS ARE FINISHING THEIR HARVESTS, THE SALMON ARE BACK TO SPAWN, AND THE HOLIDAYS ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER (OH NO!). THIS SUMMER WE WORKED HARD ADDING ATLANTA TO OUR ROUND OF WHOLESALE SHOWS. THIS WINTER WILL BE BUSY ALSO, JUST CHECK OUT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR BELOW. WE ARE HAPPY TO TELL YOU THAT YOU CAN GET SPECIAL EDITION RETRO-E APRONS AND KITCHEN GLOVES AT WWW.THEBREASTCANCERSITE.COM AND WWW.THEANIMALRESCUESITE.COM WHERE THE SALES OF OUR SPECIAL EDITION ITEMS FUND THINGS SUCH AS MAMOGRAMS AND DOG FOOD FOR PET SHELTERS.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT ALL OF OUR WINTER EVENTS:

QUE SARAH BOUTIQUE ANNIVERSARY SALE

OCT. 24

COME VISIT OUR FLAGSHIP STORE FOR SPECIALS ON ALL YOUR FAVORITE RETRO-E NOVELTY APRONS AND KITCHENWARE AND SMD GREEN CLOTHING!

ALL BROUGHT TO YOU BY SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS

CALL 206-780-8288 FOR DETAILS

SEATTLE CASH AND CARRY SHOW

NOVEMBER 6-8

AT THE EXHIBITION HALL AT SEATTLE CENTER

225 MICHIGAN STREET, SEATTLE, WA

QUE SARAH BOUTIQUE HOLIDAY EVENT WEEKEND OF FASHION

NOVEMBER 20-22

COME VISIT OUR FLAGSHIP STORE TO BE THE FIRST TO WITNESS SARAH'S NEWEST CLOTHING CREATIONS. SURE TO BE A WONDERFUL PARTY!

CALL 206-780-8288 FOR DETAILS

QUE SARAH BOUTIQUE LOCAL ARTIST WEEKEND

DECEMBER 5 AND 6

COME VISIT OUR FLAGSHIP STORE ON THIS WEEKEND TO FIND ALL KINDS OF LOCALLY HANDMADE TREASURE. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO ASSEMBLE PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS FROM OUR LOCAL AREA FOR A WEEKEND OF CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MAYHEM!

CALL 206-780-8288 FOR DETAILS

NEW YORK HANDMADE ONE OF A KIND SHOW

WWW.ONEOFAKINDSHOWNY.COM

DECEMBER 10-13

THIS IS AN AWESOME HOLIDAY EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY!

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE INVITED TO THIS JURRIED EVENT.

WE WILL POST MORE INFO ABOUT THE SHOW AND OUR BOOTH SOON.

EILEEN, OWNER OF THE CLOSET COWGIRL (THE COOLEST STORE IN TRUCKEE), AND ONE OF OUR FAVORITE RETAIL PARTNERS SENT US THIS NEWSPAPER CLIPPING. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THEY ARE ALL WEARING RETRO-E APRONS!!!

CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE ON LA VICHERIE'S WEBSITE FEATURING OUR AWESOME STUFF AT WWW.LAVIECHERIE.COM. YOU CAN FIND A SPECIAL DISCOUNT CODE FOR NON-WHOLESALE PURCHASES THERE ALSO!

HELLO AGAIN FROM RETRO-E!

WE HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK GETTING READY FOR THIS SUMMER'S GIFT SHOWS AND EVENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT:

AMERICA'S MART ATLANTA JULY 10-13 BOOTH #013

CALIFORNIA GIFT SHOW IN LOS ANGELES, CA JULY 17-20 BOOTH#770

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL GIFT FAIR AUGUST 8-11 BOOTH #901

SEATTLE GIFT SHOW AUGUST 22-25 BOOTH #5033

AND OF COURSE

THE GRAND OLD FOURTH OF JULY ON BAINBRIDGE ISLAND

AT THE LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SEATTLE GIFT SHOWS

SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS WILL BE PRESENTING

SMD GREEN

OUR NEWEST LINE OF CLOTHING FROM DESIGNER SARAH MORTENSEN

AVAILABLE TO THE WHOLESALE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!

VERY SOON WE WILL HAVE A WEBSITE FOR SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS AT

http://www.smdgreen.com/

ALSO, AS WE HAVE BEEN PROMISING FOR SOME TIME NOW

OUR NEW WEBSITE WILL BE UP AND RUNNING BEFORE THE ATLANTA GIFT SHOW. WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
WE DO NOT WANT TO GIVE TOO MUCH AWAY, BUT THE NEW WEBSITE WILL BE EASIER TO USE WITH OUR WHOLESALE ACCOUNTS ABLE TO LOGIN TO ACCESS VOLUME PRICING AND PURCHASING RIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE!

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SOON!!!!!!! SO UNTIL THEN,

KEEP IT COOL THIS SUMMER WITH YOUR RETRO-E!

SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS WILL BE UNVEILING OUR NEW SPRING LINE OF CLOTHING AT THE "PASSPORT TO PARIS" FASHION SHOW APRIL 25TH AT ST. CECILIAS CONGER HALL ON BAINBRIDGE ISLAND 6:15PM. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW TO BE UP ON THE HOTTEST FASHIONS FOR 2009!

WHETHER YOU ARE STARTING OR ADDING TO YOUR COLLECTION, OR GIVING ONE AS A GIFT, WE ARE VERY PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT NOW YOU CAN FIND RETRO ECLECTRO APRONS IN THE MANY BOUTIQUES OF

"FRANCESCAS COLLECTIONS".

HURRY IN TO CLAIM YOUR UNIQUE "PIECE OF THE PAST FOR THE PRESENT" AT YOUR NEAREST FRANCESCAS COLLECTIONS BOUTIQUE. FIND THEIR CLOSEST BOUTIQUE LOCATION AT

http://www.francescascollections.com/

ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON OUR WEBSITE FOR A MAJOR FACELIFT AND UPDATE IN THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO.

DON'T FORGET TO VISIT OUR FLAGSHIP STORE "QUE SARAH BOUTIQUE" ON BAINBRIDGE ISLAND FOR A FUN SHOPPING EXPERIENCE.

WE LOVE SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THIS IS OUR NEWEST APRON DESIGN CALLED THE "KAY-KAY" FEATURING OUR NEW LOGO: "MY IDEA OF HOUSEWORK IS SWEEPING THE ROOM WITH A GLANCE". THIS APRON HAS HAD WONDERFUL RESPONSE SO FAR. BE SURE TO ADD ONE OF THESE UNIQUE APRONS TO YOUR COLLECTION. STRUT IT IN STYLE!

AS WE WIND UP WINTER, WE WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO STOPPED BY OUR BOOTH IN PORTLAND, LOS ANGELES, SEATTLE, AND SAN FRANCISCO AS WE DID THE WEST COAST GIFT SHOWS WINTER 2009. IN A DOWN ECONOMY, MANY OF YOU STILL MADE BIG PURCHASES TO STOCK YOUR SHOPS FOR SPRING, ALTHOUGH IT WAS APPARENT THAT EVERYONE IS SHOPPING MUCH MORE CONSCIOUSLY THESE DAYS. SARAH'S AWESOME STYLE AND ENERGY, BRINGING YOU HIP NEW PRODUCTS, AND MAINTINING ONE OF A KIND STYLE, QUALITY, AND TIMELESSNESS IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A REASON TO BUY OUR PRODUCTS. THE OTHER STUFF IS WHY YOU ARE BUYING OUR APRONS NOW. HANDMADE IN AMERICA, LOCAL SEAMSTRESSES WORKING FROM HOME, FAMILY RUN BUSINESS, GREEN PRACTICES, AND MANY OTHER SUSTAINABLE REASONS ARE WHY

EVEN IN THIS ECONOMY, YOU MADE THIS ROUND OF SHOWS OUR BEST EVER! THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE!!!!!!!!

WHO NEEDS PARIS! FIND THE HOTTEST KITCHENWARE, APRONS, & LINENS, MADE LOCALLY IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THINK GLOBAL SHOP LOCAL, VISIT RETRO ECLECTRO AT THE WEST COAST GIFT SHOWS. WE WILL BE WHOLESALING AT THE PORTLAND GIFT SHOW JAN. 10-13, THE CALIFORNIA GIFT SHOW IN LOS ANGELES JAN. 16-19, THE SEATTLE GIFT SHOW JAN. 24-27, AND THE SAN FRANCISCO GIFT SHOW FEB. 7-10. WE HAVE WONDERFUL NEW LOGO PRINTS, NEW APRON DESIGNS, AND A VERY EXTENDED LINE OF FINE HOME LINENS! COME ENJOY OUR NEW LOWER PRICES AND SHOW SPECIALS. UNTIL WE MEET AT THE SHOWS..... C'EST LA VIE!!!!!!!!!!