Variety is the spice of LIFE!

It warmed my heart today when I read that an Indian girl won the Miss America pageant.  Her whole outlook on life was about being "confident in who you are"....thank you Nina Duvulari for sending that message.  It's a shame that there are people out there that are forming a 'boycott' of sorts on the Miss America pageant because they are upset that an Indian woman won.  Really? Are you that stupid, people?
Indian, African, Asian, Caucasian, European, Latino,....we ARE America! We are the blood that makes up this wonderful country. We are the people who have fought for rights, laws, freedoms, etc. So why should only one race of people benefit from all the glory?  When are we going to look past skin color and see beauty in all its forms? When are we going to evolve as a people?  I am proud of the Miss America pageant for becoming what I hoped it would be. This pageant showed women with no arm, ethnic, tatoos....this IS America!   So congratulations Miss Duvulari!  I hope that you enjoy your reign as Miss America. I hope you continue your studies to become a doctor...and I hope and pray that people in America learn to appreciate the beauty out there, in all its forms, in all its American Glory!!!!!


http://www.today.com/style/miss-new-york-wins-miss-america-pageant-8C11162084

Rose Ellen Moore

www.rcmooreunique.com

Father knows best!

This morning I came across an article on MSNBC.com

the link is this:
http://www.today.com/moms/who-wears-short-shorts-one-dad-did-teach-his-daughter-8C11144327

this is about a father who's daughter always wears short shorts and so he asked her put on different ones. Her response was 'no' and so he decided to give her a taste of her own medicine. He put on short shorts of his own and brought her to the point of embarrassment when she would not get out of the car to play miniature golf with him. This made me laugh and I applaud this father for #1 taking an interest in teaching his daughter a lesson without arguing, humiliating or yelling. #2 He cares about what she is wearing.

We MUST take an interest and take the time to listen and teach our children. We have an obligation since we brought them into this world. They must learn about self respect, self expression and art and at the same time do it with class and taste. It is important to guide them and allow them to express themselves without exposing themselves, selling out and being distasteful.  Dressing yourself is like painting a blank canvas. You choose your colors, you choose your styles, you put it all together and see what effect you are trying to create.

I hope other fathers take a lesson from this guy and TAKE AN INTEREST! be a part of your daughter's or son's fashion ethic. help them to mold it and be unique without losing their self respect.


Rose Ellen Moore
www.rcmooreunique.com

SCHOOL'S IN!!!!!

As I got ready for work this morning, I was so grateful that I didn't have to get anyone else ready. I was a single mom for a long time and I KNOW what it is like for a woman to wake up, shower, run downstairs and pack lunches, wake up kids, be the first one in the bathroom to brush teeth, put on some kind of make up and then prod all the children to brush teeth and get dressed. If they are preschool or younger, well good luck! I remember getting into work and feeling like I already completed a day's work. I remember feeling relief when they got into the school's doors. I remember the feeling of dread when it was a snow day. What do I do with the kids? who was going to watch them? What if one of them was sick? who was going to watch them?
 How many of us rushed out of work to pick up our children from daycare or school, only to get home and cook supper, do laundry, help with homework, may be go to a second job? I remember thinking, "I didn't plan to for my life to be this way."

To all women out there that are stretched to the point of pulling your hair out---------I HEAR YOU!
To all women out there that cannot get little niceties for themselves like new pantyhose, or new winter coat--------------I HEAR YOU! To all of the women out there that struggle with childcare on a daily basis and worry all day that your child isn't being cared for properly, only to get up the next morning and do it all again-------------I HEAR YOU!

Let this be some comfort. Your children are only small for a short time, try not to wish their life away, hoping for an easier time when they are older. You won't have to struggle forever.

My business is for women...we try to help you look professional and stylish while not spending alot of money. I give you free facials and make up tips to help you stretch your products and make them last longer and at the same time treat your skin well. We allow you to come to the shop and share you problems, your thoughts or just vent, when you need an ear, we are here.

I hope that other women out there who have been down this road can inspire other women who are at this difficult path in their life. No judgments, no lectures, ...life is what it is and sometimes it's really tough.

Sisters, pick up your other sisters. Educate them, inspire them and help them. Isn't that all we can ask or do for each other?

Rose Ellen Moore
www.rcmooreunique.com

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/

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Rose Ellen Moore
www.rcmooreunique.com