Rilla Wows Us.

The Skylark crew is a pretty fantastic group of humans, both in and out of the shop. While Saturday was Independent Bookstore Day, it was also an opportunity to celebrate Rilla . . . and we had the best time doing both. Rilla might make her mark on our chalkboard and walls, but her talent extends way beyond our shop. We know that she is going to do some pretty incredible things and it was a privilege to see this next step with her work in the Stephens College 81st Annual Fashion Show.

Matthew and his wife popped by after lunch to collect Caroline and Carrie. NONE of us have ever attended anything of the sort and it was a fabulous introduction. Dabbling in sewing might have given us a hint of understanding some of the work behind the scenes, but nothing prepared us for the level of skill and the fabulous drama of a live fashion show. There was proper model stomping, stunning looks, extraordinary squee children (one in a dress by Rilla herself . . . obviously, it was our fave), and even a bedecked DOG! And, seriously, these looks were incredible.

Not to leave anyone out, we headed back to the shop to dive back into Independent Bookstore Day and continue celebrating with all of you. Liz and Sophia held down the fort with expert skill and passed the torch our way. We made sure they were watching for a couple key moments and sent them off. Somehow, Sophia managed not to infiltrate the models and steal away with several outfits, but we are pretty sure Rilla hasn’t heard the last of her requests. For now, we are settling for dramatically walking around the shop when we think no one is looking and are already excited to see what RILLA DOES NEXT! Stay tuned, y’all. It is going to be epic . . . Kinda like Team Skylark.