Willow Chic Boutique

Love is in the Air for all you Guys!!!!

With Valentine's Day right around the corner and little time set aside from your busy schedules, shopping for your handsome beau can be a bit stressful.  No worries ladies! We have the perfect gifts your wallet will appreciate and your man will love.

The McDowell shirt by Billy Reid is a long sleeve linen dress shirt that will surely earn you some extra brownie points or at least a few trips of taking out the garbage without asking! This shirt is very light and breezy, making it perfect for Spring and can even be worn into Summer.

The light blue Billy Reid polo and these bright broad shorts by Penguin would be a great outift to surprise your loved one with. He'll be able to enjoy his water sports and you'll be able to enjoy his great look.

Here's one last gift idea you could never go wrong with. A classic Lacoste Polo. We all know they fit great and can be worn on almost any occasion to make a statement.

As you are out and about scrambling to find the perfect Valentine's Day gift he'll love (and you won't be embarrassed of..ha!) don't forget to stop by Willow+Woods in Seaside and shop our new Spring Collection for Men.

cozy toes obsession/ mukluks

Been waiting for this special delivery for months! Just in time for the cold front on the way,I just can't wait to get my toes in a new pair of these moccasins!!!!!!

muk·luk   (mklk) n. 1. A soft boot made and worn by Eskimos. 2. A slipper with a soft sole resembling this boot. (Antarctica or the beach, right?)

Come check them out this week while you're Thanksgiving shopping...they won't be around long.

(apparantly I'm not alone..these things are sold out everywhere)

Remember when UGGS where everywhere??? Maybe you wanted some but couldn't find them or thought they would be too trendy and you bought the knock-offs?? Well you quickly found out, there is nothing like the real thing. You may find some copycats of these, but they will just not be the same. 

Come slip your toes in these at Willow.....see you soon!! xx -celia.

Will you be seeing Red this weekend too?

 
While you're in town this weekend for Seaside's Annual

Seeing Red Wine Festival,

 stop by Willow + Woods for a Trunk Show featuring...

Santa Bella Jewelry

&

Kelly Wearstler designer  pillows

 
Santa Bella Jewelry is beautiful precious and semi-precious stones delicately wrapped with 14kt wire. Each piece is unique on its own, but fabulous layered with any of  her other designs in her jewelry line. 

 
 
 
 
 

Didn't know we had these amazing pillows?? Well we have for a couple years and they are gorgeous. Come check out these down pillows at Willow + Woods this weekend. $98 each

 We will be open late for all you winos!! :)

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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willow + woods

 
 
Not sure if you've heard the exciting news yet, but Willow is proud to announce our second location in the heart of 30A: Seaside, Florida. 
 
Willow + Woods is a boutique for both men and women; fun & flirty for her, low-key & casual for him. 
 
You'll find your favorite lines as well as some new ones: Billy Reid, James Perse, Sanctuary, Vince, Theory, Hudson Denim, Current/Elliott, Love Quotes Scarves, Joie, Calypso, AKA New York, French Connection, Goddis, MM Couture, Michael Kors Watches and Patterson J. Kincaid...just to name a few!

While making your big Labor Day plans, be sure to check out our new store! 
 And of course, remember to come visit us in Rosemary Beach! 
 
Labor Day Weekend- Tory Burch boots 15% off!!

New Billy Reid Shipment arriving Friday!!

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Remember these?

Remember back in February when I posted some pics of a few of my favorite things from market in NY? Well slowly but surely, they are all starting to arrive. It is like Christmas, except Santa doesn't pick up the tab!! Look how cute these girls are:

Just as cool as I remember!! Only $179 come by Willow + Woods in Seaside and get your pair! Perfect with skinny jeans, leggins or your favorite dress; I doubt these will be around long.

 
 

Free & Easy

Now that we are into the men's clothing thing at Willow + Woods, I am totally obsessed with men's clothing. It is way more fun than stuff for us girls. I think it is because it is truly a challenge to find cool men's apparel. Easily you find Affliction/ be-dazzled looks or Brooks Brothers meets LL Bean. Either way....no bueno!!!

 
 
 No thanks Jersey Shore. Sorry!

Again, thank you Billy Reid for coming to the rescue!

Something else I have come to find out about men's fashion,  there are very few fashion mags for men. On a recent jaunt to Nashville, I stopped off in maybe the coolest store ever, Imogene & Willies, and noticed this mag on their coffee table.

 

Although it is a Japanese fashion mag, it is FABULOUS!!! This very very hard to find gem is packed full of the most obscure goods a guy could only dream about. Anything from vintage Ray Bans, Jeff Beck and Kurt Cobain tees, amazing one-of-a-kind rugged leather boots, vintage Leica cameras, Bernese Mountain dogs, 1st Generation Range Rovers, killer Denim, retro furniture, travel clothes, Rolex Watches.....and on and on.

Even though most of the text is in Japanese, it is still so worth a look see, that is if you can get your hands of this jewel. I have heard there is a Japanese bookstore in NY that sometimes has copies.

 

How this ended up on my coffee table..I'll never tell (and I have the July 2010 editon too). Try to go here and get a glimpse. If they haven 't found Billy Reid yet, it is only a matter of time.

 

 

Just a swingin..

Sometimes I bring Annabelle, my most precious pup, to the store...sometimes. Well, all of you want to know why she isn't there everyday??? Because she takes away too much from our goods. Seriously! People/shoppers come in...hopefully looking for clothes, shoes and jewels and once they see Annabelle that is all they have on the brain.  So she doesn't get to come every day to Willow :(

She brings me to our next diversion...
 

I know we STILL have not posted many pics of Willow +Woods, so here one little glimpse.

These are our fabulous swing chairs that are apparently on the quick rise to becoming famous. These chairs are like a trip to Disney for kids and I guess one of those $30,000 mattresses for adults. People absolutely FREAK out over these things. "Oh my  gosh, those are the coolest chairs ever", "honey I have to have one of those", "my friends were down here on vacation and told me to come in here to sit in the chairs".

You get my point?? Probably not. It got to the point of me having to put a note on them explaining that they are not toys and that yes, they have a weight limit. At first I felt bad about my "rules for the chairs", but now I don't think it is mean enough.

I know they are cool, but come on people!! Us Willow + Woods girls have decided that these two chairs are gonna be the death of us!! At least they look good....just pray for our patience while 6 kids are swinging in them by kicking the wall, and swinging as high as they can go!!

Can you tell I have been working a lil too much retail??? 

{Ex Voto Trunk Show}

Come by Willow + Woods in Seaside tomorrow to meet jewelry designer, Elizabeth Adams. Her beautiful jewelry line, Ex Voto,  is composed of vintage jewels, chains and charms making each piece a true one-of-a-kind handcrafted piece of art. Elizabeth will be in the store Saturday from 10:00 until 2:00. She will also be bringing loose vintage charms so that customers can hand pick special charms to create truly personalized pieces making them extra special.

 

Thanks Billy...

As most of you already know, we have opened up a new store in Seaside. With this new store comes a new venture...Men's Wear! Since we are new at this -- clothing men -- we weren't quite sure which lines to start with. So, one of the lines we chose was Billy Reid, and we have had major sucess! All of our Willow Men seem to really like the line. We've already had to place a few reorders in just 2 weeks, so we're pretty proud of ourselves! But all of the thanks need to go to this man...

His concept...

I design things I want to wear and that fit into my likes and dislikes and my life. I like natural things, so we use no synthetics throughout the collection. I like the outdoors and getting my hands dirty. I am a traditionalist at heart, like old-fashioned techniques and have a fond love of antiques. I am a Southerner and that certainly influences my life and work. So, if you put these things in a blender, the result is the concept, or collection. It starts with classic American clothing, and I try to take it in a modern direction that stays true to the traditional. (go here to read more)

His clothes...

 

 

 

"--he has quietly built an authentic, grass-roots brand that balances Southern gentility with rock ‘n’ roll appeal--"

Of course I think it is so cool that he is from Florence, ALABAMA and still has a home there with his family. I have been very impressed with our Willow men, many of you already know Billy Reid and have read up on him. Is he the Tory Burch for men??? Guess we will see....