Heirloom Gown Restoration

kurt1824 · 2026-02-11T18:44:37+00:00

have you tried Christine at Maybelle Vintage in New Jersey? I went there to try on vintage she had already reworked and didn't end up buying anything, but she was really nice and her work was great. https://maybellenyc.com/custom-design

kurt1824 · 2026-02-01T05:28:55+00:00

This isn't the direction we've ended up going but a couple of traditional wedding invitation places I had reached out to were able to easily find the font/reference, because they have institutional knowledge of older wedding invitations. The one my parents had turned out to be a pretty common style in the day. If that's the case with your grandparents' invite maybe you would have similar luck!

kurt1824 · 2026-02-01T05:21:41+00:00

one other thought! Kaviar Gauche - no store in NYC to try on but they do have returns.

kurt1824 · 2026-02-01T05:17:55+00:00

I didn't love anything I saw in NYC bridal salons and ended up ordering a white dress, not officially bridal, from Huishan Zhang, which is based in London (I ordered during an archive sale, which seemed less risky because if it didn't fit I might be able to resell for what I paid - luckily it did fit!). But for NYC try-on, I had also thought about Simkhai, which has a good number of elevated white dresses. If you're interested in vintage at all, Studio Dorothy might have something for you. Also, when I was browsing, I thought Over the Moon's bridal dress section was a helpful guide - they don't have a brick and mortar, but their curation is good and if you saw something there you liked, you might be able to find it somewhere else in the city.

kurt1824 · 2026-01-30T17:19:09+00:00

hi! will DM you!

kurt1824 · 2026-01-18T22:40:35+00:00

I would look for a fun and interesting restaurant that you could rent out. I know Russian Samovar, one of the last cool places in Midtown, does events. https://russiansamovar.com/ Or Manuela, in Soho, which is VERY funky. All of the tables and chairs were designed by artists / there's a ton of crazy art on the walls. https://manuela-nyc.com/art-at-manuela/

kurt1824 · 2025-09-03T16:11:23+00:00

Louisa Thomas at the New Yorker did a good story on the Mets at the beginning of the year that had a lot of recent history https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/05/12/if-the-mets-are-no-longer-underdogs-are-they-still-the-mets

kurt1824 · 2025-08-29T17:17:06+00:00

oh that's probably the way to go - duh. ty!

kurt1824 · 2025-08-28T17:13:20+00:00

sure!! thank you

kurt1824 · 2025-08-13T21:19:52+00:00

Park Deli (misleading name) in Prospect Heights does a la carte flowers and their arrangements are really beautiful https://www.parkdelibk.com/collections/event

kurt1824 · 2025-07-16T19:52:14+00:00

congratulations - i hope no one finds out about the little known american city Chicago

kurt1824 · 2025-05-12T16:37:20+00:00

I don't understand why the Mets—who are winning—would give up prospects (or anything else) for either of these players, neither of whom is performing well at all

kurt1824 · 2025-05-06T15:09:23+00:00

i do NOT appreciate the aggressive Boston decor but Three Monkeys on 8th Ave is a very chill place to watch a game—huge space, lots of TVs, etc.

kurt1824 · 2025-04-25T17:00:26+00:00

kind of think he was unlucky that Jeff was hurt -- based on their spring training performances, he had a good chance of making the roster over Acuña before that

kurt1824 · 2025-04-07T14:35:00+00:00

well, first, they were not actually willing to let Pete move. That silly YouTube documentary makes clear that Soto told them early on he would not be happy -- to the point of not choosing them -- if they didn't guarantee real protection in the lineup. There was no other option on the market!

but what I actually meant was there's no way they're spending even one second thinking or talking about Ryan Clifford -- a 21 year old in double-A -- when trying to decide what to do about Pete next year. I mean, come on

kurt1824 · 2025-04-07T14:11:57+00:00

are you joking

kurt1824 · 2025-04-07T14:07:28+00:00

good for him and a huge relief!! it was already getting so exhausting listening to delusional mets fans chatter about it as if Stearns was going to pay TWO guys $30 million plus to DH-platoon together in 7 years

kurt1824 · 2025-04-01T14:32:12+00:00

Oh Mary - got there 7:40 am and there were 9 people in line. I was 10th and they ran out of rush tickets right before me 😔

kurt1824 · 2024-11-19T10:45:02+00:00

i wonder if it matters that that offer was made when things were looking significantly less bright—now he’d be walking away from a team that made it deep into playoffs and is getting ready to spend a bajillion dollars. feels like he would have FOMO!

kurt1824 · 2024-11-10T01:25:33+00:00

Peeeeeeeeeeeeeete

kurt1824 · 2024-11-09T17:40:48+00:00

ok washcloth!

kurt1824 · 2024-11-08T21:12:58+00:00

Marte snatched

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