It's not Cold, but it's definitely not warm yet either...

Step into Hop Sing today and you will find extraordinary Spring/Summer transitional knit styles by Goddis that easily bridge the gap between the seasons. Soft, lightweight, beautiful knits that compliment boots and denim, all the way down to shorts, swimwear, sandals, bare toes on white sand... Yeah, I'm summer dream'n...

*BedStü vegetable tanned,  b e y o n d  supple leather boots look amazing with these knits!

Holiday Advertising Hop Sing style!

Yesterday our beautiful holiday ad came out in the Prescott Courier! 

The behind the scenes "work" of this photo shoot was considerable, but when it's a labor of love, the old adage is true... It's true, "love what you do and you'll never work a day in your life"!

My camera shy but -oh so adorable niece- "Stormy Rose" was kind enough to suffer through oh.... Maybe.... 2000+ shots! Yes.... really!!!

Our photo shoot location was an amazingly restored Victorian era home, registered on the Society of Historical Homes, located in Prescott Arizona. (The homeowner, a friend and a substantial collector all things amazing including... Hop Sing fashions). As with most Victorian homes the lighting is minimal and the rooms are often shaded in substantial amounts of beautifully stained glass windows... For a photographer...lighting can be a challenge. 

However... Challenges are often opportunities!

Disadvantages can be used to your advantage... Hence soft Rockwell-esque silhouettes.

The past begins moving you towards the future.

Romantic lace worn over or under...

draping flowing lines. Casual yet dressy, wearable at home and on the town.

And just when you thought you have to be "her" to wear these things...

Along comes all 52 years of "me"... OMG! Oh Well! When in Rome...

"Please be kind... Tell me if I need to suck something in", I repeatedly said...

Now, let me be clear... I'm not ashamed of my fluff & curves, but having them preserved in digital history is another story all together... Not my comfort zone!

Blue hair, contrasted color... Soooo me!

Well, I digress... The point of this message, you don't have to be 20 something to enjoy Hop Sing! In fact very few of our customers are... You do need a sense of individualism.

No cookie cutter fashions here! 

The bottom line is... Ladies my age should never compete stylistically with their daughters, but neither should we compete stylistically with our mothers! Find the perfect balance for your age and body type, then embrace you! Life's too short to blend in!

Top Fall Trends

Hi everyone! It's Emily here. Really missing everyone in Prescott! Really missing the Hop. And of course Lauren. School is going good but really slow and I haven't been too motivated. I'm working at Anthropologie now, which is great, but I do miss Hop Sing lots! You ladies in Prescott are lucky to have Hop Sing. Trust me, I live in LA, but I still am saving my money to go to Hop Sing for the Holidays. I can't wait to see what Lauren brings in... I'm thinkin some Odd Molly and some cozy Free Peep sweaters. Yay!!

But for now, I'm going to focus this post on some of the top trends for fall that I see lots in LA. So here you go.

These next few photos are some I did for my new website. If those of you who don't know, I'm at Biola University studying photography. I'm trying to go into fashion so I'm working towards building my portfolio and these are a part of that! If you're interested, my fashion website is emilygoswick.com

And I was pleasantly surprised to find out the way I styled my model for this shoot is right on target with the fall trends! Check it out. She's wearing the skirt, the boots, military jacket, and headpiece. I think I got it down ;). 

That's all for tonight! Have a good week everyone! 

xo

Em

Summer to Fall Take 3

Hi fellow Hop Singers! Hope everyone is having a good day. It is so hot over here in California but my mom said it has been raining all day over there! I miss Arizona!

Here is some more inspiration for your fall transitions. 

How the style queen styled me :) (that's you Lauren):

For the summer look: Leopard Hat, Free People Pink Dress, FP Rosebud Socks, and Nicole Leopard shoes.

For the fall look: We added an Odd Molly embroidered skirt, FP beige sweater, and an Obi Belt. It's all about those layers! Plus you can never go wrong wearing Odd Molly.

Also, a fun way to wear your wedges now into fall is to put a cute pair of socks underneath! 

 That's all for today! Have a good rest of your day! 

A Moroccan Treat, A Price That's Neat!

I am in looooove with these gorgeous, embroidered, leather cross-body bags from Morocco!

The colors are just so sublimely saturated and SPRING!  And the price?  Ohhhh... so nice.  ♥