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ragin'daisy

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About Me

ragin daisy is located in the heart of the french quarter @ 901 chartres st. (504)544-5482we specialize in vintage clothing from the swingin 40's to the glam rock days of the 70's. we have a wide assortment of pearl snap westerns,disco polyester shirts,wiggle dresses,leopard coats,beaded sweaters and more.we also carry lots of fun gifts, rock n' accessories, mexican folk art,t'shirts, and just about everything else you could possibly want.store hours are daily from 12-6 y'all come by and see the new location.......

My Interests

ROCKN"ROLL AND FASHION!!!! vintage western shirts, vintage rock t's, carnival chalkware, lucite purses, anything 50's, burlesque, delta blues, enid collins handbags, thrift stores, garage sales, road trips, hwy 61, rhinestone accessories, big E levi's, leopard coats, anything gaberdine, retro lamps, flamingos, mermaids, cute little tupelo, all of our kitties, rock shows, japanese fashion magazines, crafters, platforms, vintage cowboy boots, new york, La, vegas, mississippi, angola prison rodeo, bakelite, roller derby, drinking white russians, halloween in nola, iced mocha's, muscle cars, hot pink, 1960's priscilla presley hair, mississippi river, vintage fashion magazines, vintage patterns, vintage eyeglasses, peep toe shoes, 1950's prom dresses, leg warmers, vintage neon signs, our lady guadalupe, st.jude, vintage belt buckles, railroad tracks, rainbows, sunshine, co cola, juke joints, vintage t'shirts, rhinestones, maneki neko(lucky cat), rotary phones, souvenir wallets, bubblegum, redhots, oh yeah and lemonheads.... and as freaky as it sounds We luv the humidity of the dirty south!!!!

I'd like to meet:

ROCK N' ROLLERS!!!! vintage clothing lovers, costume jewelry junkies, t'shirt lovers , 1950's housewives , mods, teddyboys, wanna be rockstars, dragqueens, punk rockers, greasers, betties, goths, wardrobe stylists, set designers, skaters,glam rockers, fashion designers , crafters, disco queens,super models, burlesque queens,go go dancers, betsey johnson, anna sui, tarina tarantino, edith head,cyrinda foxe, vivienne westwood, patricia field, carrie bradshaw, rodney bingenheimer, and of course shoppers...I think that about covers it... BUY SOME SHIT!!!!!!

Music:

rolling stones, led zeppelin, lynard skynard, stooges, new york dolls, the runaways, sons of hercules, david bowie, the bobbyteens, black keys, the gossip, the humpers, the bellrays, hagfish, hazard county girls, fireball rocket, rock city morgue, supagroup, betty blowtorch, the dragons, the briefs, kings of leon, murder city devils, hole, the sounds, syrup, white stripes, blakula, mooney suzuki, juliette lewis&the licks, johnny cash, hank sr, hankIII, patsy cline, loretta, wanda jackson, greg garing, chip hanna, mike ness, 70's heart, pat benetar, blondie, pretenders, 70's rock, all 80's, robert johnson, george brock, muddy waters, otis redding, etta james, billie holiday, ray charles, andre williams, blowfly, screaming jay hawkins, x ray spex, guns and roses, motley crue, ac/dc, the cult, queen, the cars, judas priest, old rod stewart, aretha, jelly roll morton, toilet boys, dead boys, billy idol, generation x, the clash, the romantics, cheaptrick, loverboy, abba, bee gee's, modern english, duran duran, abc, hair cut 100, elvez and elvis, big momma thorton, Ike&tina, so on &so on........

Movies:

baby doll, pretty in pink, 3000 miles to graceland, gypsy, auntie mame, pulp fiction, flashdance, saturday nite fever, sweet dreams, walk the line, midnite train, muriels wedding, connie and carla, hairspray, roll bounce, beaches, breakfast at tiffany's, velvet goldmine, hustle and flow, dark angel, ray, skelaton key, big easy, big chill, valley of the dolls.........and we luv,luv SORDID LIVES!!!!!!!!

Television:

nip/tuck, project runway, miami Ink, dallas, dynasty, charlies angels, that girl, starsky&hutch, american bandstand, midnite special, sex and the city, and melrose place!!!!!!!!

Books:

too much too soon, Gia, I'm with the band, she's come undone, prayer for owen meany, looking for mary, still life with woodpecker, like water for chocolate, little prince, confederacy of dunces, valley of the dolls, the witching hour, hairdo, please kill me, penny dreadful(by our friend rachel williams) and honky tonk angel.... and our all time favorite coffee table books are american music (annie leibovitz) and confessions of a window dresser (simon doonan) and bellocq photo's of storyville!!!!!!!

Heroes:

OUR MOM AND GRANDMA!!!! natalie chanin(project alabama), ruthie the duck lady(whom we've had the pleasure of hanging out with), small business owners, folks who shop and support small businesses, women of the blues, everyone who is helping to rebuild the gulf coast and of course hurricane survivors!!!!

My Blog

ASHLEY 1992-2007

ASHLEY OUR SHOP KITTY AND BEST FRIEND HAS PASSED AND GONE TO KITTY HEAVEN.RAGIN DAISY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME STORE WITHOUT HER PRESENCE.SHE LOVED LOUNGING IN THE STOREFRONT WINDOW AS WELL AS SCA...
Posted by ragin'daisy on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:49:00 PST

famous folk & friends !!!!!!!!

some famous folk and friends who have patronized the daisy.......natasha lyonneadam goldberghelen mirrendelta burketia carreracarla guginosophie bushfrankie munizsuzanne waltersmena suvarinatalie merc...
Posted by ragin'daisy on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:01:00 PST

st. jude

thanks st. jude for prayers answered...........pat & sonya
Posted by ragin'daisy on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:58:00 PST