thank you neat sheet

please check out the new website: pdxneatsheet.com

and you will get to read the awesome write up souchi received this month.

thank you neat sheet!

xo

souchi girls

tiny fried fish and rocky balboa?

so, my dear friends melany and josh took me out for a belated birthday dinner at ping in portland.

yes, they can get me to do things i would not usually want to do or try...... case in point: stick these tiny fried fish (complete with eyes) in my mouth and chew! yes, i did it.....just once! lord, not a pleasant taste....to me....no offense to the fabulous and delicious ping. feeling inspired by the shapes, melany being an expectant mom, future lawyer, and a super funny friend (aspiring artist?) displayed these so called fish on this lovely plate. now, is it me or do these tiny fried fish look like.......? wait, maybe that's for another blog.

now another thing i love about this photo is the profile of my 'rocky balboa' nose! once broken and twice deviated! i never noticed the bump i had going on. i'm going to go with it giving me a tough bad ass edge.

thank you to all my amazing friends and bff who spoiled this old lady rotten for my birthday. xo

EXTENSION.........CONTEST.........RETROSPECTIVE

i have extended the retrospective contest!! you have until oct. 31 to send me pictures of you wearing your favorite souchi. there will be 3 winners who will each receive $150 gc towards your next souchi! now, i've rec'd many MANY MANY emails with questions....so here are a few answers:

-the picture does not have to be recent. it can be you wearing your souchi circa cropped 1997

-you need to include a blurb, story, etc on why it's your favorite

-you can enter as many sweaters as you'd like!!

YOU MUST EMAIL THE PICTURE & WORDS TO ME at

suzisouchi@gmail.com

i will upload all photos and will keep the words to myself until i announce the winners. it's up to you all to make it fun.

have fun. suzi

SOUCHI DOES SEATTLE.........

SOUCHI WILL BE AT JUNIPER IN SEATTLE

saturday, oct 17 noon-5

be sure to come check out all the cozy fall items,

the cuddly kittens up for adoption, mimosa's and of course all the souchi you can imagine. ok, maybe not imagine, but lots and lots of things to take home or special order with your specific color choices.

xo suzi

http://www.nwsource.com/shopping/blog/save-date-souchi-trunk-show-juniper-october-17

souchi store does chanel circa 1992 or 1993....?

i started working at chanel in 1993. i loved fashion. followed fashion: bought italian vogue, french marie claire, id, british elle and all the fashion icon books: chanel, fortunny, vionnet, dior, comme des garcons, and all the great collectors like tina chow. BUT, it wasn't until i started working at the beautiful boutique on maiden lane that i met people who were actually buying the designs and not the many versions the original inspired.  my second customer bought a leather motorcycle jacket, multi chain belt, wool boucle trench coat and a pair of motorcycle boots.

over the years, i  have had many influences that have shaped my life, my company and my designs. but, the most important fashion lessons were taught and learned  at chanel: quality (the inside should look as good as the outside), fabrics/textures (always nice to the touch) and branding/image (cult, desire and prestige). 

so, it is no surprise i find myself at my store looking at all the fall merchandise coming in and am reminded of that first fall collection runway show with helena christensen, karen mulder, beverly peele, christy turlington and linda evangelista....sporting tons of leather, biker boots, black trenches and tons of chains hanging from necks, waists and wrists. i didn't think of it as i wrote these orders back in february, but it is so clear now. the tried and true leather, wool and jewels always works and always leaves us wanting more......just like chanel and hopefully just like souchi.