SUMMER TOOK IT'S SWEET TIME GETTING TO US (NO MORE RAIN!) AND NOW WE ARE READY FOR OUR SUMMER EVENTS VENDING OUR HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER APRONS AND SOME WONDERFUL NEW OFFERINGS ESPECIALLY FROM OUR CLOTHING LINE SMDGREEN. BELOW IS OUR LIST OF SUMMER WHOLESALE SHOWS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR AWESOME STUFF. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON!

JULY 4

GRAND OLD FOURTH BAINBRIDGE ISLAND

COME BY AND SEE US IN OUR BOOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE PARADE!

JULY 16-19

CALIFORNIA GIFT SHOW

WHOLESALE SHOW IN LOS ANGELES AT THE CONVENTION CENTER DOWNTOWN

JULY 31-AUGUST 2

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL GIFT FAIR

WHOLESALE SHOW AT THE MOSCONE CENTER IN SAN FRANCISCO

AUGUST 20-22

SEATTLE HEMPFEST 2010

SHOP FOR YOUR FAVORITE RETRO-E AND SMDGREEN STUFF WHILE SUPPORTING THIS FUN EVENT WITH LOTS OF GOOD FOOD AND MUSIC AT MYRTLE EDWARDS PARK ON THE SEATTLE WATERFRONT.

AUGUST 21-24

SEATTLE GIFT SHOW

WHOLESALE SHOW AT THE CONVENTION CENTER IN SEATTLE

SEPTEMBER 5-7

BUMBERSHOOT 2010

WE WILL BE VENDING AT THIS WORLD RENOWNED MUSIC FESTIVAL. WE WILL SEE YOU THERE!

CHECK OUT THE AWESOME PREVIEW FOR OUR BIG SALE THIS WEEKEND AT HAUTELOOK.COM! CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO FIND DETAILS ABOUT THE SALE! WE THINK THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH OUR STUFF ON THEIR WEBSITE SO CHECK IT OUT AT

http://www.hautelook.com/

ON THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 20 CHECK US OUT AT WWW.HAUTELOOK.COM FOR A SPECIAL RETRO-E SALE WEEKEND! WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE WORKING WITH THIS HIGH-END, NAME-BRAND, INTERNET RETAILER. ONLY ON THE WEEKEND OF MARCH 20 YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET GREAT SAVINGS ON SELECT STYLES OF RETRO-E APRONS AND KITCHENWEAR AT WWW.HAUTELOOK.COM!

WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO ANOUNCE THAT YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE ALL YOUR FAVORITE RETRO-E KITCHENWEAR ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.RETRO-E.COM. WHETHER YOU ARE ORDERING ONE AS A GIFT, OR TWENTY FOR YOUR STORE, OUR WEBSITE NOW MAKES IT EASIER THAN EVER TO GET YOUR AWESOME APRONS! WE HAVE SPECIAL WHOLESALE PRICING AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE ALSO. JUST FILL OUT OUR WHOLESALE ACCOUNT REGISTRATION AND WE WILL SET YOU UP TO ACCESS OUR WONDERFUL WHOLESALE PRICING. VISIT WWW.RETRO-E.COM TO ORDER YOUR FAVORITE KITCHENWEAR TODAY!

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!!!!!!!!!!

WINTER HAS SET IN AND WE ARE HARD AT WORK . SARAH HAS BEEN COMING UP WITH WONDERFUL NEW IDEAS TO PRESENT AT THIS WINTER'S GIFT SHOWS. QUE SARAH, THE FLAGSHIP STORE FOR SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS HAS BEEN KEEPING ALL OF US BUSY. WE ARE HAVING A GRAND OPENING EVENT WEEKEND AT THE SHOP DEC. 5, 6, 7. THERE WILL BE A FASHION EVENT ON FRIDAY EVENING 6-9PM, A BOOKSIGNING BY LOCAL BAINBRIDGE ISLAND AUTHOR ANDREA VON BOTEFUHR FOR HER AWARD WINNING CHILDREN'S BOOK THE LAND OF SMAERD FROM 10AM TO 1PM ON SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY A CUSTOMIZED MAKEUP CLINIC BY MOTIVES COSMETICS. ON SUNDAY FROM NOON TO 5PM, WE WILL HAVE A LARGE DISPLAY OF VINTAGE JEWELRY AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THE STORE. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AT 12:00 PM TODAY, OCTOBER 31 WE WILL OPEN THE DOORS TO
QUE SARAH THE FLAGSHIP STORE FOR SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS AND RETRO-E. THE STORE IS LOCATED AT 11201 SUNRISE DRIVE ON BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASHINGTON STATE. COME BY AND CHECK OUT OUR AWESOME EXPANDED COLLECTION OF SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS. WE'LL SEE YOU THERE!

WELL, THE SUSPENSE IS BUILDING. SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS AND RETRO-E WANT YOU TO CLEAR YOUR CALENDAR FOR OCTOBER 31. WHY? YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE, THE BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IS COMING . HERE'S A LITTLE HINT: QUE SARAH!!!!!!!

WE WANT TO THANK ALL OUR RETURNING CUSTOMERS THAT SHOWED THEIR LOYAL SUPPORT TO US AT THE PORTLAND CASH AND CARRY SHOW. YOUR RETURNING ACCOUNT ORDERS AND ALL THE NEW STORE ACCOUNTS HELPED MAKE THE SHOW A COMPLETE SUCCESS FOR US! BE LOOKING FOR A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FROM SARAH MORTENSEN DESIGNS A.K.A. RETRO ECLECTRO REGARDING A VERY EXCITING EVENT ON OCTOBER 31! SHHHHH..............UNTIL THEN IT'S STILL A SECRET! AND REMEMBER, ONLY STRUT ORIGINAL RETRO ECLECTRO.
THE ORIGINAL SINCE 2003.

HO-HO-HO!!!!!! TIME FOR TURKEY AND SNOWMEN. WE HAVE LOTS OF WONDERFUL HOLIDAY-THEMED APRONS AND A VERY EXTENDED LINE OF KITCHEN LINENS FOR YOU TO SHOW OFF AT EVERY HOLIDAY EVENT YOU HOST. DRESS UP YOURSELF AND YOUR KITCHEN ALL WINTER IN RETRO ECLECTRO ORIGINAL KITCHENWARE.


COME SEE US AT THE PORTLAND CASH AND CARRY SHOW OCT. 3-5, AND THE SEATTLE CASH AND CARRY SHOW NOV. 7-9. WE HAVE WONDERFUL HOLIDAY WHOLESALE SPECIALS!!!

WINDY WILKINS HELPED ALL WEEKEND AT HEMPFEST. HERE WINDY AND HER ROOMMATE BRADY POSE IN THE BOOTH FOR OUR CAMERA. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US WINDY!

BUMBERSHOOT!!!! THIS MUSIC CELEBRATION IN SEATTLE IS AWESOME. HERE IS OUR BOOTH IN THE MORNING, AND AT NIGHT RIGHT UNDER THE SPACE NEEDLE.
THERE WERE AWESOME BANDS, GOOD FOOD, WONDERFUL VENDORS (LIKE US), AND LOTS OF NEAT STUFF GOING ON. SEE YOU THERE NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!