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May 26, 2022Michelle Rusk

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#tbt to Santa Monica, June 2018, and the first oval-shaped bag that I made. I created it specifically to test run on our trip to LA and a few modifications (and years) later, it’s the iconic Chelle Summer handbag. The dress is one of the first

Something new! Inspired by a series of placemats I made in canvas, I used vinyl remnants to create this color-blocked handbag. Find it in the boutique at www.chellesummer.com.

#chellesummer #chellesummerstyle #boutique #boutiqueshopping #boutiquesty

At the blog this week- while most of my time is spent on Chelle Summer (and I love what I do!), it’s my writing that’s still most important to who I am. Read more at www.chellesummer.com.

#inspire #inspiration #whoiam #vintagestyle #chel

Sometimes I buy things at estate sales and they resonate with me although I’m not quite sure what I’ll do with them. I found the gold robe probably six years ago and then in the past year found both the pink robe and the olive green blank

Happy Saturday! #vintageinspiration

#chellesummerstyle #1950s #estatesale #vintagepatterns #mystyle #vintagestyle

For my Albuquerque friends, if your life has been touched by suicide, please join us for prayer service at my church @immaculateconceptionabq this evening (6:00 pm). I will offer some words of hope and Archbishop John Wester also will speak. At the e

Thanks to the snow, it was the perfect morning to showcase one of the first vintage dresses I bought at an estate sale when I started Chelle Summer in 2015. #vintagecaftan

#chellesummer #chellesummerstyle #vintageclothing #palmspringstyle #snow #sno

The cacti are naked again. #pricklypearharvest

#cactus #pricklypear #albuquerque #nmtrue #newmexico #desertlife #desertgardening

I had an idea in Connecticut and this was the first one I had time to create last week (and was the first bag to sell at @psvintagemarket on Sunday). I have a number of vintage textile scraps that aren’t big enough for bags, however, I realize

This month’s episode of the @psvintagemarket - my new dress (made from an altered vintage pattern) and the handbags I made - including coordinating outfits for Barbie and Ken at their pool- from the fall sheet set I found last month. The first

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