RIP Lux Interior

The lead singer of one of MEOW!'s fave bands, The Cramps, has just passed away. The Cramps combined everything that's important in life: sexiness, style, old records, rock n' roll, and a lust for life. A sad day. Our hearts go out to his lady love, Poison Ivy Rorschach.

Here they are from back in the day, performing live at a mental hospital:

New Neighbours!

Meow! has new neighbours. We'd like to welcome The Guelph Civic League to the neighbourhood.

The Civic League is a non-profit organization devoted to better city planning, support of local businesses, heritage conservation, and ecology. They have new office space right above Meow!, in the upstairs part of our building where Beadazzled used to be. The office space is officially called "10 Carden" (our shared address) and is available for rental or use as meeting space for local groups. It's billed as "A Space for Change."

Just like Meow!, it is a beautiful heritage space, right across from City Hall and with lots of potential for our community. Check out the links above for a sneak peak and loads of background info. Photos here.

Vintage Fashion Parade

A great video of 1940s fashions!

Happy New Year to Everyone! Despite the deep freeze, MEOW! is still getting in fresh merch every week, including winterwear, cute contemporary dresses, and vintage chapeaus.

Meow! Boxing Day Sale

Boxing Day Sale!

Friday, Dec 26
12 noon to 5 pm

25% Off Everything in the Store!

Happy Holidays from MEEOW!

Happy Holidays to all our loyal customers! We love you all!

Holiday Hours:

Monday, Dec 22 11-6
Tuesday, Dec 23 11-6
Wednesday, Dec 24 11-5
Thursday, Dec 25 CLOSED for XMAS
Friday, Dec 26 11-6

Some vintage holiday images:

Events in Guelph This Weekend

1. Saturday, Dec. 6th is the National Day of Action on Violence Against Women. There will be a candlelight vigil at Guelph City Hall, beginning at 6pm. Check out this blog for more information and a unique way to participate. There is also a facebook event you can sign on to.

2. Saturday is also a festive day downtown, in terms of Holiday fun, beginning with a Breakfast with Santa. Later in the day, its the 15th Annual Winter Lights and Music, including a free skate at the Sleeman Centre, rides on the horse-drawn trolley around downtown, visits from Santa, carolers and choirs, and the lighting of the big Christmas Tree!

3. On Sunday, fans of comic books and graphic novels won't want to miss a great event at the Bookshelf E-Bar: "Comics to Watch Out For" is a fundraiser for Out on the Shelf, Guelph's resource centre for
"LGBTTTSIQQ communities and allies." The event features superstar comics writer Mariko Tamaki from Toronto. Tamaki is best known for her recent graphic novel Skim, which was illustrated by her cousin Jillian Tamaki and was recently nominated for the $25,000 Governor General's Award. Mariko will be reading from Skim and from her most recent graphic novel, Emiko Superstar. As well, Douglas Davey, Children's and Youth Advocate for the Halton Hills Public Library will talk about the history of queer comic books/graphic novels, and local comic shop people Jennifer Stewart and Amy Chop (of The Dragon), will talk about women cartoonists and the portrayal of women in comics.
Sunday, December 7, 2008, 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Where: Ebar, 41 Quebec Street, Guelph
(fundraiser: Suggested donation of $5-10)

The Vintage World News

One of the most common and cliche newspaper articles during tough economic times is the second-hand shop profile, which usually has a headline like "Consumers Flock to Consignment Shops During Recession" or "Tightening Your Belt During Hard Times? Try Shopping Vintage." A bit of poking around online reveals a ton of these articles have been published over the last few months, including in our own local Guelph Mercury. "Thrifty business: Consignment stores a must in times of bust" is the name of the most recent article, by reporter Thana Dharmarajah. The article makes the usual points and has some great quotes from our friends in the Guelph women's wear biz (see: not every local article has to be about MEOW!).

Here are some other recent articles and blog posts from the wild world of vintage:

Dressing for a Credit Crunch

What trend will define the recession?

Dead Stock in Detroit

Awesome British Hat Auction

Vintage: New Old Trend

Vintage knitting news?
Comparing 1930s-era consumerism with today's

Vintage in Moscow

R.I.P. Lady Luck, a vintage store in Oregon

Vintage Geek Gift Guide

Profile of deLuxe Junk, Vancouver