Fashion Contest 2008 August 13, 2008

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to our Anniversary Party!  It was a lot of fun.  I can’t really decide which I enjoyed more: seeing all the smiling faces or watching everyone dance in the cake walk…
The fashion was definitely something!  So many great outfits!

And the winners are:
Most awesome Roulette Vintage outfit goes to Kat!   She wore a great 70’s mini halter dress and matching eyelet gloves.

Best outfit you made yourself goes to Erika, who actually brought a mannequin with another outfit she made.  She wore a really cute vest and skirt with contrast stitching.  We can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!

And the Most wonderful Vintage outfit (not from Roulette) was a tight race, but one lady stood out among the rest.
Jane Welsh!  She not only had on a great 50’s dress, but she also had a blue hat with a feather, and fishnet gloves to match her stockings!  Absolutely lovely!
And we had a runner-up too good to pass up: Miranda rocked a gorgeous 60’s teal floral cocktail dress with a huge flashy cocktail ring.
Our judges, Jessica and Michelle, were great, we gave them group hugs for being so awesome!  There were so many more wonderful outfits!  Make sure you go to our Flickr site to check some of them out.
And thanks again to everyone for all the support!  We wouldn’t have made it 3 years without y’all.

Love,
Kara and Rebecca

Fashion Contest! August 6, 2008

We are really excited about our Anniversary Party this Friday, 8/8/08. 7-11 pm. We hope to see everyone there! Our first ever Roulette Vintage fashion contest will be the highlight!

The categories are:
Best Roulette Vintage outfit (major piece bought at roulette)
Best Vintage outfit (doesn’t have to be bought at Roulette)
Best Roulette DIY outfit (wear a locally made designer from Roulette)
Best outfit you made yourself

We’re so excited to see what y’all come up with!
Don’t be shy, you can dress up and not compete too! Or you can come in casual.

Our judges for the evening will be…

the lovely Jessica Potter, who can wear vintage every day for any occasion and to sleep in too. We call her vintage-extraordinare, like a super hero of vintage.

and Michelle Temple, red-hot rock star of Black Skies. She is this summer’s website model. She is also a DIY goddess, who can make scraps of a tee look like a top, dress or skirt, no sewing involved.

The winners of the fashion contest will receive prizes and be featured on our website!

Summer DIY July 23, 2008

We’ve recently gotten in some great new screen printed tees from Tomas Dean(lostwoods prints) and Jody Cedzidlo(flytrap).   Jody has also begun to screenprint on cotton skirts that she makes herself.  They look really cool.  And Revamp has added wrist strps to their newest clutch purses.  We also have new skirts, tees and dresses by Revamp.  Stop by and get them while they are hot!

Revamp clutches

lostwoods prints tee

Great t-shirt Skirts! May 15, 2008

These new skirts by Revamp are fabulous. A fun way to reuse tees, and look cool.

Come by and check them out for yourself!

Carrboro can rock May 1, 2008

Scott McCall is seriously rocking Carrboro with a Carrboro Palm tee by Merch and a vintage velvet blazer from Roulette. We’re really excited for Scott as he embarks on this new adventure: touring with Tift Merritt. Jay Leno was the first stop and we hear that Letterman is also on the horizon in June.
Best of luck to everyone in the band!
Click on the photo to watch the Jay Leno set. Its great!

Thanks everyone! May 1, 2008

We wanted to thank everyone who came out to our DIY/Crafter Sale this past weekend. It was a huge success and we’re now planning to make it bi-annual sale.

We’ll also be keeping vintage patterns out all the time now, so if you’re into sewing from patterns, stop by and check ours out.

I love this dress! April 23, 2008

I have a thing for vintage Hawaiian dresses. Usually I’m more into the 60’s bark cloth dresses, but this dress is amazing. Brilliant colors and an great 80’s design. This dress is a head turner, Magnum PI style.
-Kara

New RiverTC dresses for Spring! April 13, 2008

We love these pillowcase dresses by RiverTC. This spring she introduces her rainbow series. Hand-dyed fabric in a spectrum of colors. These cute dresses also have great pocket combinations! Lovely!

rock your local band tee! April 10, 2008

We’ve recently gotten in some really great band tees by local rock stars Black Skies and The Curtains of Night! L in Japanese, beat master and DJ extraordinaire, has also brought in some kick-ass t-shirts designed by Casey Robertson. The Curtains of Night tees were designed by Ron Liberti and the Black Skies raptor was designed by Kevin Clark.

Sometimes, you’re at a show, enjoying the music and perhaps one too many beverages…before you know it, you don’t have enough to splurge on that great band tee. Come into Roulette the next day and buy one!

DIY/Crafter Sale! April 9, 2008

Like to Craft?
Do you Sew?
Have a fascination with remaking clothes?
You should come to

Roulette Vintage’s Annual
DIY/Crafter Sale!
April 26 and 27

We’ve got lots of clothes that just need a little or a lot of TLC.
Our mending has been piling up over the past few years, so we’re giving you a chance to do what you will with them! Some items need new zippers, hems, sleeves, have holes in them or would just look better as something entirely new. Some items would be lovely recut and used as fabric for other projects.

We’ll also be selling vintage buttons, zippers, patterns, fabric pieces and more.
And we’ll have other surprise deals each day,
so stop in and satisfy your crafting and vintage fashion itch!

If you have any questions, please email us or give us a call: 919.933.8836