SIXTY AT SAKS
My mother-in-law, Dale, loves shopping {which works out very well for all her kids, since she is also exceedingly generous}. She's not a casual-traipse-around-the-mall type of lady. When at a shopping destination, she is a woman with a mission. So, when dreaming up the perfect way to celebrate her sixtieth birthday, the middle of Saks Fifth Avenue was the ideal venue. It is unique, special and fashionable: so "Dale".
For the invitations, I went with a black-and-white color palate - a la Saks Fifth Avenue - with pops of color. I tore pages from every Saks catalog that I could get my hands on, duplexed them to 160lb. bright white stock, and hand-trimmed each to frame the accessories. Then, I stitched small, letterpress cards inviting guests for cocktails in Chanel and dinner in Dior. Each invitation was unique; so fun to put together...
The letterpress impression was deep and crisp on the 110lb. cotton Lettra. And, the fonts: a mix of clean and modern and pretty flourishes.
Each invitation also included a little discount card, which featured a Saks-inspired logo to mark Dale's sixtieth. I used the same logo on the envelope back flap, with a reminder to keep the event a surprise.
I used a black-and-white Katharine Hepburn stamp as postage: elegant, sophisticated and the perfect color palate.
Amazing woman. Amazing event. I hope the invitation did it all justice...TJG
Such a great idea - LOVE the invitations!! So happy you are blogging and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your AMAZING work!!
Hi, I came across your blog via Oh So Beautiful Paper. I LOVE these invites! The idea of using the images from the catalog as a backer is genius.
~ Lizelly
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