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Bonnie Bassler, way cool scientist & orangyporangy enthusiast has been spotted once again at a high profile event in one of our opal skirts! Bonnie believes her orangyporangy skirts are part of the total message that science is fun and magical and creative and that scientists are cool, enthusiastic people.

“I love my new whirly-girl skirt. I wore it first to give out awards at the TriBeca film festival in NYC. I got a ton of compliments and “you don’t look like a scientist” comments.”

We think fashion should be super fun, simple and functional - - it’s a perfect fit

our largest selection of poly skirts EVER is online now! I’ve spent lots of time gathering bits vintage polyester fabric over the last few months and I finally had some time to sew them up. I’m really excited and proud of this collection of skirts, there are some fun colors, textures & designs paired up. The polys are now $60 for a limited time (regularly $65)

orangyporangy is at the market EVERY SATURDAY
from about 8am - 1:30pm
stop and say hi to natalie, mike and Ilsa
(our german shepherd pup)
and see our latest creations including some
you won’t find online

bonnie bassler, orangyporangy fan and brilliant speaker on the subject of bacteria and their chemical language gave a talk at the annual TED (technology entertainment, design) conference wearing her orangyporangy “opal” skirt!

bonnie teaches molecular biology at Princeton and we’re proud to have her celebrity endorsment, her inspiring talk received rave reviews & comments and so did her fun style.

see her in action here:

http://ted.org/index.php/talks/bonnie_bassler_on_how_bacteria_communicate.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVfmUfr8VPA

Debbbie Stoller, editor-in-chief of BUST magazine and OP skirt fan, featured an orangyporangy opal skirt as one of her picks in their holiday guide - DEC/JAN issue. Debbie’s orangyporangy collection started with a vintage remix skirt earlier this year when I met her at the BUST spring fling craftacular. I’ll be bringing lots of new designs to the BUST HOLIDAY CRAFTACULAR on SUNDAY DEC 14th in NYC (debbie)!

some of the new things I’ve made to bring to Chicago this weekend: LOTS of dresses - new opal prints, fantastic new POLY skirts and some hoodie skirts with POLY pockets. GRAB YOUR UMBRELLAS AND GET SHOPPING!

a glimpse at what’s been made in the shop over the last 2 weeks. Right now I’m working on finishing some green dresses and then I’m moving on to a few new batches of opal skirts for fall. I’m also expecting a shipment of new/old poly fabric soon.

I upgraded to an industrial overlock sewing machine recently and after I got used to the mechanics of it I realized that I should have upgraded a LONG time ago. I’m so happy with it’s ability to sew through any fabric and make lovely seams that I’m getting anxious about all of the new designs I want to try for fall.

I’m so happy to announce a new dress design I’ve been working on! It’s an knit aline dress with a boatneck, similar to last seasons design. I’ve added ribbing at the neck and sleeve in spandex/cotton or stretch polyester to frame the neckline. The dress features a wide stretch panel at the waistline for comfort and a flattering shape. As always I try to create designs that will look great on many body types and be very wearable. I’ve posted a collection of photos that Mike & I had fun shooting so you can get a better look at the fit & some details. More designs will be available soon, email us if you have any questions - shop@orangyporangy.com.

our new collection of one-of-a-kind aline skirts is now available online, sizes are limited in this line due to materials used so watch for new designs to be posted throughout the summer.

for a little more info about the show this SUNDAY in Chicago at architectural artifacts go to their ABOUT section on the website, or copy & paste this link in your browser:
http://architecturalartifacts.com/about/location/directions/

Mike & I can’t wait to see this place, it looks really cool. Lots of antiques, oddities and collectibles. They’re having a big sale on their merchandise this weekend and the art/craft vendors (where we will be) set up in the atrium of the building, which is beautiful!

sundays show in brooklyn was fantastic, lots of folks showed up for handmade goods & 90s prom flashbacks. There was a steady crowd of shoppers all day and lots of cool vendors we hadn’t met before like Rich, the man behind SPRAGWERKS — cast metal belt buckles, rings & jewelry, and some familiar faces like our friend from chicago — rebecca and her RAR RAR PRESS postcards.

I was so happy to finally meet some of the lovely ladies behind BUST that I’ve only spoken to in email before sunday like Maggie Tam Clark — Associate Publisher of Advertising & Marketing, Debbie Stoller –Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, and Dawn Mauberret — marketing/promo. Some of the ladies did some skirt shopping too - Debbie grabbed one of my new vintage remix skirts & Maggie got herself a daisy print opal. Big thanks to BUST for being a source of inspiration & for helping me reach lots of readers with my BUSTSHOP ads in the back of the magazine over the past few years. THANKS BUST for helping this small biz girl grow!

I did a little interview with Debbie that will be on their website next week with lots of other vendor interviews and event coverage. You can view some prom photobooth pix in the meantime at:
http://newyork.metromix.com/style/photogallery/bust-craftacular/393953/content

and here are a few pix mike & I took…