Willow Chic Boutique

time to decorate...for Christmas??

In the retail business, we are supposed to bring what's hot to you before you know it? Well as I sit here on this absolutely gorgeous Sunday in Seaside, Florida (in the store), I realize, it's time for us to decorate the stores for Christmas. I guess we put Christmas decorations up really early to remind you to get your Christmas shopping list started!!!   Holy crap that came fast this year.

So, what to do to decorate??? Hmmmmm.... I always love something very natural. Branches (with a little gold spary paint) suit me just fine. Then I started looking at how beautiful Christmas can be.

Well I am inspired! I don't have the time or PATIENCE to do probably anything above, but Kav is taking me to cut down some treasures in the woods this afternoon. Stay tuned...maybe I'll put some pics up! I sure wish the Anthropologie window merchandiser could take a little visit here.

BTW....get started on your Christmas wish list! Here the first thing on mine. Love this coffee table book. hint hint.

 

Willow online store contest...$300 gift card winnings

Want to help the Willow girls name our new online store?!

(cindy has 3 babies on the brain and celia has the wedding planning stresses, so they need your help)

 

We know all of you Willow shoppers are oh-so creative, so we want your help picking out the perfect name for our NEW ONLINE STORE! This, of course, will not come without a reward :)

 For the winner of our little naming contest, we will supply you with a $300 GIFT CARD to use at Willow+Woods, Willow or our online store!

Don't be shy...show us what you shopper's got!!

 

A few tips:

• The new online store name doesn't have to have anything to do with the word "Willow".
• Keep it light and easy to remember 
• It must be an available domain..(we can figure this out if you don't know how)
• We will sell women's clothing, men's clothing, jewelry and shoes

 

Send us an email at Boutique.willow@gmail.com with the subject line: "Online Contest". Entries are due by Monday, September 5th (Labor Day). We will announce the winner on Wednesday Sept 7th. Please provide your name, store name idea, and the best way to get in touch with you (in case you win or we decide to give you a lil treat for participating).

We are so excited to see what you all come up with...

Ready. Set. Go!

Our favorite things...today anyway

So almost every day or so, we play, "What is your favorite thing in the store today" game. Since our inventory is ever-changing daily...we want to play every day, and sometimes even multiple times. Ya know like dress up! (then we do play dress up with our favorite things and music) I swear, to all you husbands and soon-to-be husband, we DO REALLY WORK, hard!

Here are a few of our Willow girl's favorite things..today, June 24th: (do we need a drum roll..guess not)

Sweet-Katie:

Katie picked this Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent long silk dress in cobalt worn with a fabulous "piece of art" necklace by Petra. I have this same dress in red from a couple of seasons ago and  I LOVE IT! Great at a wedding with heels or worn casual with a belt and flats. It is a dress that will be in your closet forever. The necklace is truly amazing with brass, leather, agate and ton's of semi-precious stones decorating the chain.

Obsessively clean Ollie:

Ollie chose this awesome top from brand new line Boyod. Boyod is all beaded tops and dresses at amazing prices. I think this hand-beaded top is under $200. Keep your eyes out for this line. Bracelet is croc cuff and vermeil gold by Nada Sawya and necklace is rosary style turq beads with brass cross by Ronda Smith Designs and Current Elliott skinnies.

Ever-changing her mind Celia:

I love the Guadalajara shorts by Kenny. I guess I am still stuck on my Tulum days, but I am loving all these hippie/south american style clothes. These are so fun! Put on a white tank, black blazer, heels and you are ready to go.

Hope all you girls have a good weekend. What is your favorite thing in your closet???? Send us a pic and tell us why!!!

 

 

Time for an update...

  ...on your summer wardrobe that it!

We are so excited to see all of the familiar faces back here on the Emerald Coast!! In honor of kicking off our summer season, we thought it might be fun to pick out some summer essentials...

1. The Kurta from Robberta Freyman

 
Super easy to throw on over your swim suit or even with your favorite pair of jeans or shorts.

2. Perfect Button Down from Calypso

 
Sheer and gauzy, perfect for keeping your cool!

3. "Cut Off's" from Citizens of Humanity

 
Who doesn't love a good ol' pair of daisy dukes?! These Cheeky Denim Shorts are great... just be sure to keep it blousy on top to make them "work"

4. Wedges from House of Harlow

 
Her name is Fiona...enough said!

 5. The Cami Maxi

 
This little number from Cynthia Vincent is perfect for those "I don't know what I want to wear" days! 

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Needless to say, this list could go on and on but 5 seems like a good stopping point! If you feel like your summer wardrobe needs a little updating, please come by see us while you're in town! We'd love to see you, and plus we have a lot of really great summer essentials!

Willow + Woods meets Willow Woods

Okayyy, so we've found the perfect poster child for our new Seaside Store...

 
 
 
Her first name is Willow, last name Woods..."Wills" for short.  How cute is that??

This sweet girl's Mom, Kristin, emailed us the other day to let us know that she had discovered our little blog AND to inform us that we must have named our new store after her precious daughter! We tried really hard to be uber unique in naming our second location and took LOTS of time brainstorming ideas. Who would have guessed that a mere 1200 miles away lived an adorable little girl with the same name?! The world gets smaller everyday!!

Willow {the girl} is in the fifth grade and lives in Connetecuit. She is into competitive swimming and according to Mom is a budding fashionista! Coincidence? I think not! :)

 
Wills, thank you so much for letting us use your name!!! We would love to meet you; You must come pay us a visit if you're ever down this way!
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Pack Light!!!

I can't believe it is almost JULY!!!! That means 4th of July at the beach. I know lots of you are headed south for fun in the sun. We are so excited for next week.

Our beach is beautiful and we are going to have lots of great shopping!!!

Here is a list of just some of our TRUNK SHOWS going on all next week:

TUCKER + FRENCH CONNECTION + ALEX & LELE JEWELRY + MINT by JODI ARNOLD + CV JEWELRY DESIGNS + PATTERSON J. KINCAID + AVRIL WALKER JEWELRY

Not to mention all of our new shipments at Willow in Rosemary and Willow + Woods in Seaside:

TOY Watch + Saviana + Current/Elliott + Michael Kors Watches + Billy Reid + Calypso + Vince + Roller Rabit Kurtas + Tory Burch Shoes....etc etc.

 

 

 

 
 So once again, pack light so you can fill up your suitcase at Willow!!!!!!
 

 

Big News!!!

Big News!!!!!

Willow + Woods is opening in Seaside TOMORROW!!!!

We are not sure how many fireworks are going to be going off, but we will officially open our doors to you tomorrow. We are so excited to have our 2nd location in Seaside. We have some of your favs from Willow in Rosemary and some great new lines too! And all you guys out there, finally a men's store. Just in time for Father's Day too.

Come by and see us!

And for all you Rosemary visitors, we are hosting a fabulous Tilly Trunk Show. Come see Tilly Towel new products and some of Candace's awesome jewels.

Lots going on down here and our beach is still beautiful...so come on down!!!
 

Hanger Appeal...

 

Willow + Woods is getting closer and closer to opening...probably one day this week!!!!!!!!!!!!! As you can imagine, opening a new store is overwhelming. There are literally hundreds and hundreds of decisions to make. Some for me are easy, and some are impossible.

Easy ones: What lines are you going to carry? What does your logo look like? ok, maybe that is about it for easy answers. If you read our blog you probably know how OCD I am. Therefore, I have a hard time committing to a decision.

Oddly enough, this store-opening go around, the toughest one for me so far is WHAT KIND OF HANGERS I WANT FOR WILLOW+WOODS!!! This may seem easy to you, but do you have any idea how many different kinds of hangers there are?????

See what I mean??? And these are just from one website. I even called China to see if they could make what I wanted. Why do we aways want what is impossible to find? haha

Anyway, went in a totally different direction and we LOVE what we found. You'll have to come in to see...but it is one of the ones listed above!!!

Stay tuned...

Oil-Free...

We are happy to report that we are still oil-free!! The only oil you're going to find on our beaches is suntan oil...

It is absolutely gorgeous, we all just finished up a wonderful relaxing weekend and are getting geared up for all of our fabulous vacationers!! Hope this post clears up any assumption that our beaches may be slippery!

Lots of things going on this week too:

Pyrrha Trunk Show, 12th Street by Cynthia Vincent Trunk Show, Lauren Moffatt Trunk Show, live music at Courtyard Wine & Cheese, Cottages for Kids, NEW AIRPORT....

more info to come...

Willow is having a baby!!

Well kinda...

We are super excited to announce the opening of our next location in Seaside, Fl:

So see what I mean by baby??? Twins really! 

We have been working on this for a while and can't wait until we open. Cindy and I are about to go mad with all we have cut out for us, but we promise, Willow + Woods will be fabulous.

Here are just a few "true" before shots:

 

 

Opening in June!!!!