The Purple Goose Trunk Show Series

Get excited because the next Purple Goose trunk show is only a few days away!
Who: Local Artists & Designers
This week we will be featuring products from 2 local artists! Check out stationary and cards from Jack & Ella Paper Press by Jessica Bates as well as jewelry from J. Jive Designs created by Jahna Cook.

What: Our 4^th trunk show of the Purple Goose trunk show series

Where: The Purple Goose in Madison (117 S. Pinckney Street)

When: November 2, 2010 from 10:00am – 7:00pm

Why: Because we can’t wait to share the fabulous gifts and jewelry created by featured local artists as well as our new inventory with you!

Haven't heard about our new trunk shows series? Read on...
The Purple Goose trunk shows are a new twist on The Goose on the Go home trunk shows. You loved our home shows so much that we've made them bigger and better by bringing them to our downtown Madison location! The trunk shows feature gifts and jewelry from several local artists AND tons of new store inventory! Join us on the 1st Tuesday and 3rd Saturday of every month to see what it's all about!

Style File Friday: Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde

A timeless hit that can't be seen enough.  Well, if you are into the slightly freakiness of it all, like I am.  I took a college course on monsters so that might explain a lot.  If the idea of heading downtown while all the Freak Festers are out you are in luck this show runs at the Bartell Theatre through Nov. 20.  Who doesn't want to prolong the scary things that go bump in the night past Halloween?  I know I do.
P.S. There is a costume contest too!
Find out more and how to get your tickets right here.

The Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde Outfit:

That is if you aren't up for going in costume.  This is a cozy sweater dress that will get you through the chilliest of chilly days.  Pair it with boots, tights leggings, skinnies or nada.  You'll look fantastic!

Sweater Dress: $68

Key Necklace: $40

This outfit is available at the Verona store or at the Madison store by request.

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Style File Friday: Haunted Weekend

I'm a big fan of beating the crowds.  No, not actually beating them but avoiding them.  Next weekend the crowds will be swarming the corn mazes, haunted forests and beyond.  Why not get your fright on early?
So this week's Style File Friday features  an array of local frights.  Enjoy the one closest to you or go to them all if you dare.  I'd love to hear which one you think is the scariest, best for kids/families, etc.
Enjoy the frights!
Madison Ghost Walks
Lodi Corn Maze @ Treinen Farm
Halloween at the Zoo
Haunted Woods Trail
Horror in the Dark and Olin Park
Halloween Happenings

Haunted Weekend Outfit:

Boyfriend Sweater: $78

Orange Tee: $28

District 9 Denim: $54

#3 Necklace: $39.99

This outfit is available at the Verona store or at the Madison store by request.

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Chairs, chairs chairs!

A rainbow of locally found and refurbished chairs have found space in The Purple Goose.  They are looking for loving homes.
Sheila finds them sad and alone on roadsides, at estate sales and in antique shops.  She gives them a new lease on life with the love of a coat of paint and often a modern fabric cushion.
We can't stop day dreaming of a dining room table surrounded with these beauts, friends sitting in each one, everyone having a fabulous time.

Style File Friday: Andy Warhol Photographic Studies

By now you know I am constantly taking photos of all the items that come through the shop, much of it ends up here, on the web.  Others are fleeting, moving out  too fast for a snap shot.  Andy Warhol captured the moments in his life with snap shots.  It's great for remembering where you were and what you were doing and with who.  We often look back at our fashion snap shots and comment, "That was so great! I forgot all about it."  Such is life when you remember the moments.
Most of us are unlikely to have a life like that of Andy Warhol but our moments will be just as precious, even if not filled with celebrities (if you shop at PG you'll look like one).
Get out, enjoy the weather and gather a few snapshots of your own.
Find more info on the Andy Warhol exhibit see the Chazen's website.

The Andy Warhol Photographic Studies Outfit:

Sweater dress (removeable scarf): $58

Owl Necklace: $18

1531 Necklace: $40

This outfit is available at the Verona store or at the Madison store by request.

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Style File Friday: Giant Pumpkin Regatta

You did read that right.  The UW horticulture society will be racing giant pumpkins at noon this Saturday at the Memorial Union lakefront.  The students grow the pumpkins, clean out the insides (No, I don't know if they make pies or roast the seeds) and then race through a course out on the lake.  This is sure to be an entertaining event for the whole community.  Find out more info on the Isthmus Daily Page.

The Giant Pumpkin Regatta Outfit:

Dress: $52

Key and Chain Necklace (locally made): $35

Poet Hat: $28

This outfit is available at the Verona store or at the Madison store by request.

{Know of an event I should feature on Style File Friday?  E-mail me lauren(at)shopthepurplegoose(dot)com}