Wednesday, October 14, 2009

IF YOU WANT US...YOU CAN FIND US IN THE A !!!!!!

WE HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN ATLANTA, GA! AT TIMES WE FEEL AT HOME AND THEN AT TIMES WE FEEL LIKE THE OUTCASTS HERE. WE HAVE A SPACE LOCATED IN ONE OF THE MOST HISTORICAL AREAS OF GEORGIA, THE MLK DISTRICT. LITERALLY, ONE BLOCK AWAY, DR. KING AND HIS WIFE CORETTA ARE BURIED. WE ARE IN THE HEART OF THE OLD 4TH WARD, AND BEING HERE DRIVES OUR CREATIVITY EVEN MORE.


WE HAVE A FULL FASHION HOUSE HEAR IN ATLANTA. A RETAIL SPACE THAT WILL HOUSE THE ARCHIVES NEW YORK COLLECTION, ALONG WITH 5 OTHER NEW YORK DESIGNERS. THIS LOCATION WILL ALSO BE THE HUB FOR THE COMPLIMENTSBYDAY.COM SITE AND MAGAZINE. THE MOST AMAZING PART OF THIS MOVE TO ATLANTA IS THAT WE WILL BE THE ONLY LOCATION TO ALSO HAVE AN ON-SITE SAMPLE ROOM. NOW HOW DOPE IS THAT?!


YOU KNOW THAT THE ARCHIVES TEAM HAD TO MAKE A STATEMENT IN THE NEW NEIGHBORHOOD. SO UNDER THE VISUAL DIRECTION OF IN-HOUSE STYLIST SHAY BAKER, THE TEAM AGREED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD NEED TO POP OFF OF THE STREET. WE MADE THAT STATEMENT BY DRESSING OUR FOUR "RED" MANNEQUINS TO THE NINES WITH A RANGE OF PIECES FROM THE DESIGNERS SOLD AT THE LOCATION.

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NOW THAT WE ARE SETTLED IN THE SPACE, WE ARE PREPARING FOR ALL OF THE PROJECTS WE ARE HERE IN ATLANTA TO EXECUTE. FOR STARTERS, COMPLIMENTSBYDAY.COM WILL BE HAVING A SITE LAUNCH PARTY AT THE LOCATION DURING THIS MONTH. FOLLOWING WILL BE THE FASHION FIGHTS CANCER ATLANTA EVENT, BEING HELD IN NOVEMBER.

IN THE MEANTIME, THE ARCHIVES TEAM IS WORKING ON NOVELTY PIECES, AND COMPLETING WORK ON THE LINE'S FIRST VAULT. THE LOCATION CHANGED BUT NOT THE HUSTLE. WE ARE STILL PROVIDING THE SAME FULL SERVICES THAT ARTIFACTS LLC DID WHILE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE WORD IS SPREADING FAST ABOUT US BEING HERE...

A T L ...HOPE YOU ARE READY!

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