Opening boxes: a 2 hour event

July 31, 2009
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by Deborah from Rhode Island Another in a series of notes to designer Cynthia Ivey Abitz after receiving an Ivey Abitz order. Good evening Cynthia, I apologize for not writing sooner to thank you for all the exquisite work that went into my most recent orders. I have been inundated by work for my job and...

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Something so extraordinary about wearing custom made garments

July 17, 2009
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by Deborah from Rhode Island To Cynthia and everyone at Ivey Abitz - I'm so in awe of the work you do - from Cynthia's timeless designs to the black satin ribbon that is tied around that perfect white box. When the scarf that you so carefully made for me arrived on Saturday, I was...

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Southern Sartorial Elegance

July 8, 2009
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by Anita in the South I am Southern, born and bred. Growing up, my grandmothers made many of my outfits and by age ten, I was sewing in 4-H. I know the hours of work that go into the touches, the details, that make an ensemble not only look perfect but FEEL perfect. I...

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NYC in Ivey Abitz and Memories of a Fashionable Great-Grandmother

June 25, 2009
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by Deborah in Rhode Island Travels with my new Solomon Skirt: My VW Bug and I made it to Brooklyn by early evening on Saturday. A 9 p.m. dinner at Luz with friends and I'm still wearing my lovely Solomon Skirt. I feel luxurious in it - designed by Cynthia Ivey Abitz and made perfectly...

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Dressing as Well as the Settlers

June 17, 2009
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I think this is what I find meaningful about Ivey-Abitz: You can go back to a time when dressing was special, an event in itself. Turning your very best self to the outside world reflects who you are inside. While our culture may not be as formal as those adventurers who settled frontiers, we...

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The Angels Sang.

March 13, 2009
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by Kimberly from Pennsylvania As I've mentioned before, I look at the Ivey Abitz website just about every day. If I'm having a dreadful sort of day I may even look it at it more than once. Often I see something new before I get the announcement via email. Thinking it was about time for my...

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