NOW!

As we remember the victims of 9/11 today...I encourage people not to dwell on death. But dwell on LIFE, the legacies these people left behind, the memories, laughter and good deeds done.  Just remember when the people that have passed on, went to bed the night before, they had no idea that they were never coming home again. In the blink of an eye, everyone's life changed. So I encourage everyone today, to make a promise to themselves. Live for NOW! Thank God, Allah, Yahweh, Jehovah, for every breath you take. Be thankful for everything you have the opportunity to do. Do not take for granted one kiss, or holding hands. You never know .........so be here in mind and spirit....NOW!  Rose Ellen Moore    www.rcmooreunique.com

How do you REALLY feel?

Good morning my friends.

I usually blog about the first thing that pops into my mind in the morning. This morning was so strange. I wanted to wear a cardigan like Michelle Obama. (insert huge amounts of laughter here)   Ok..why?  well...she wears cardigans so well. These are her signature pieces. I suppose in my mother's day she wanted to channel Jackie O, but as for me, I wanted to channel Michelle O.   So with that being said, I pulled out every cardigan I had, which was one! Oh great! and it was a print! wonderful!  So I pulled out my black full skirted dress and a skinny belt and decided, this is not me. I don't feel awesome. I don't feel fabulous and most of all, I don't feel confidant. What was working for Michelle Obama, was NOT working for Rose Ellen Moore. So...I had to , as they say, "drop back and punt."   I didn't have time to pick out and press a whole entire outfit, So, I chose a black plain dress...I put on a chain belt on the OUTSIDE of the cardigan...put on my romantically wild cardigan and a kicky pair of print shoes. Now I'm me! We have to feel like ourselves. Stop trying to BE anyone. It's nice to have people INSPIRE you. It's nice to have input with fashion, but copying is plagiarism! You cannot copy a Picasso, you cannot copy a Michealangelo, so don't try to be anyone or anything else. Embrace being YOU!

me on the right with my dear friend, Joanie Caruso

Rose Ellen Moore

www.rcmooreunique.com

curvy girls get to the runway!!!!!

Today, since I am in the shop waiting on repairmen to clean up from the recent flood.....I have decided to post this wonderful article. It does my heart good to see the curvy girls walk the runway....and so with that, I add this website and I encourage all to read it!

thanks! and see you soon!

Rose Ellen Moore
aka...curvy Queen Ferocia!
www.rcmooreunique.com

http://www.today.com/style/first-plus-size-designer-label-show-nycs-fashion-week-8C11064066

stand strong

Well it has certainly been an eventful week!

We were flooded, damaged, abused by certain people, and then a cloud opens up.  My dear friends invited us for their Holiday of Rosh Hashanah. The invitation urged me to find out what it is....I was mystified and i wanted to know what they were celebrating, and why is it their holiest night of the year.

I read an article in the Washington Post, and here is what it had to say about Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashanah is celebrated as the birthday of the world. And we, as humans, no matter if we are Jew or Gentile, are all connected to this wonderful place and connected to each other. There is repentance, there is forgiveness, there is the blowing of the Shofar (Ram's horn) and there is the tasting of apples, honey, raisins, pomegranates, which symbolizes a sweet year to come.

 I was not raised Jewish, but I am so fortunate this year to be spending this holiest day with my dearest friends and adopted parents, Jerry and Etta Salman. This Holy Day for me symbolizes a new beginning. A strive to be a better human being, a better wife, a better mother. I need to try not to make the same mistakes twice. I would like to appreciate things more in my life.

And so on this day, I have decided to Thank God for myself. Thank Him for my talents, my ability to create, and the opportunity to do it. I am sorry for those that I have wronged. I am sorry for complaining and for taking things for granted. And I look forward to a wonderful New Year full of wonderful things that are waiting for me. I'm sure there will be hurdles, but I'll be able to jump over them, I know it.

So Happy New Year to all my friends, every single one. L'Shana Tovah!

Rose Ellen Moore
www.rcmooreunique.com

we were on TV!

http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-lehighvalley/flood-victims-pick-up-the-pieces/-/132502/21742948/-/14i4kkbz/-/index.html

Be My Friend Always

Today is Throwback Thursday. I got this really fun wig that's really curly and big, just like I used to wear my hair in high school. I put it on today for a laugh and remember my attitude in high school. I didn't have many friends. I was weird and different. I liked different clothes and I couldn't 'feather' my hair because it was kinky. I remember being alone a lot, and for me, it was OK.  I moved away from the town I grew up in. I was so happy to do so because I felt I didn't fit in there. But before I moved away, I was in a grocery store and a thin, beautiful woman came up to me and said,"Rose! Do you remember me?" I said, 'no', and she said, " It's Deb from High School" (using a fictitious name here) I was shocked, because in high school, Deb was fat, had braces and so many kids made fun of her. I remembered that her mother died, or maybe just left....but I remember that she lived with her grandmother, and because of that, she never had any 'cool' clothes. She didn't have a dad at home either. She always wanted to be accepted at school and everyone and I mean EVERYONE made fun of her. I always made it a point to say hello to her because I felt alone, and I knew how she must have felt. We had a class together, and no one wanted to be her partner. I volunteered because I was pretty sure no one wanted to be my partner either. In the grocery store she said, " you were always friendly to me, Rose...and when everyone teased me, you always said something nice. I've never forgotten that."  I almost cried because I never gave it a second thought after school. But at that moment I thought, wow...one act of kindness so many years ago, can make a lasting impression of a lifetime. She was beautiful back then, but  no one saw it. Why is it that we can be so cruel without remorse? This Throwback Thursday I dedicate my blog to 'Deb'....and to all the other girls out there that were struggling to fit in. All you have to do is be kind, and you will fit . God will find a place for a kind person. He did it for me.

This is in Lehigh Valley Style magazine that just came out this month!

This is what Lehigh Valley Style had to say about our store:

RCMoore Unique/The Good Buy Girls
Wander into RCMoore Unique/The Good Buy Girls in Allentown, and you’re heading down the consignment fashion rabbit hole to a wonderland of strange and interesting items. Along with the expected quality clothing, you’ll find more daring and exciting things that other consignment shops hesitate to stock. This shop is really two things in one: the millinery of Rose Ellen Moore alongside the consignment/vintage shop she acquired December of last year. Her extravagant hats and fascinators have made appearances at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, but they could just as easily beautify a wedding, ‘20s costume party or any occasion calling for a flamboyant headpiece. From embellished baby hats to flapper headbands to demure cloche hats perfect for fall, if you’ve been enchanted by headwear since the royal wedding, RCMoore delivers. This may also be one of few places in the Valley to offer charming corsets and petticoats imported from Europe. The flavor of the Continent is strong here, with a European-style socializing area for customers to gather and unwind. Rose Ellen’s mission is to uplift women, supporting Hogar Crea, stocking jewelry from women-owned businesses and helping women in the workforce assemble a professional wardrobe. Between the incredible inventory and the warm, attentive service of the owners, you may lose track of time on a delightful shopping adventure!

1752 W. Allen St., Allentown | 610.434.5868 | rcmooreunique.com


http://www.lehighvalleystyle.com/September-2013/Consignment-Shops/

we are on page 2

Rose Ellen Moore
www.rcmooreunique.com

This is my secret that makes me ME....Phenomenal Woman..that's me! Thanks, Maya!

Phenomenal Woman

By Maya Angelou

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size   

But when I start to tell them,

They think I’m telling lies.

I say,

It’s in the reach of my arms,

The span of my hips,   

The stride of my step,   

The curl of my lips.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,   

That’s me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,   

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.   

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.   

I say,

It’s the fire in my eyes,   

And the flash of my teeth,   

The swing in my waist,   

And the joy in my feet.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered   

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can’t touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them,   

They say they still can’t see.   

I say,

It’s in the arch of my back,   

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Now you understand

Just why my head’s not bowed.   

I don’t shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.   

When you see me passing,

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It’s in the click of my heels,   

The bend of my hair,   

the palm of my hand,  

The need for my care.   

’Cause I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

thank you Maya...you gave me confidence way back in the day, and I carry that with me and passed it on to my girls.    Rose Ellen Moore      www.rcmooreunique.com

Maya Angelou, “Phenomenal Woman” from And Still I Rise. Copyright © 1978 by Maya Angelou. Used by permission of Random House, Inc.

TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS! 

WE WILL BE OPEN THE WEEK OF THE ALLENTOWN FAIR!  STOP BY TO SEE ALL THE NEW STUFF...OUR NEW STORE LAYOUT AND FEEL ALL THE GOOD VIBES!

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feelin good!

You know....

                    when I was younger I hated my toes. I thought they were fat and looked like Flintstone feet. I hated my ears to show, and when I look at my pictures of me when I'm 14 I look like I'm wearing a helmut. I have my hair pulled back but carefully combed over my ears because God FORBID they would show and therefore render me goofy looking!  I didn't wear anything but pink lipstick because I thought my lips were oddly shaped and I have a scar from playing basketball with my friend Dave in 6th grade when I was trying to make a hook shot and fell on my face.  I wore 2 pairs of jeans in school . They were the same style. blue jeans with no decoration on the pocket because I didn't want to call attention to my enormous butt.  

Now~! well...Now....now I'm just lovin me. I like my hair...and sometimes I wear wigs, and sometimes I wear my mohawk and sometimes I slick it all back and wrap my head like a true gypsy does. I love my big butt! I am wearing printed pants...look at my butt...make sure you stop and look at the WHOLE THING! It's so big I can rent it out as a billboard, but it's mine, and I love it.
I love my toes too...I paint them red, with red lips to match.  I wish I knew back in the day what I know now. Look at all the time I wasted because I was so afraid of what everyone thought of my toes, my ears, my butt.   Now...I don't need approval....I need room to flaunt myself!   Life is good

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