A Year Later in the Studio

We can’t believe it has already been a year in the INCubator BDC building!!

It has been such a blessing having a studio during the pandemic. Our creative outlet space. Here are some photos of our space.

We hope that you will come to one of our open studio days so you can see it in person.

Featuring our Big Daisy Studs in green.

Golden Hour

Shopping Area

Our precious mom built this shopping area for us!!!

Featuring our Mystery Sale Earrings

Featuring our Seattles in blue, lime green, and hot pink and Rainn earrings.

Photo by Omar Yasin

Antique Find

Hannah found this chair at a local estate sale. It was actually in the Dwell Hotel.

Co-Owner, Hannah Waggoner

Photoshoot Day

This was the day that we got our pictures taken for Spunk Magazine. We were honored to be the Spunk of the Month.

Thanks for following along and supporting us!

“We don't just want to create a brand that sells products. We want our brand to bring people together to celebrate our differences. We love to spotlight our customers, they are so creative and inspire us to keep creating art that matters. We hope our company will connect people and establish a community.”

XoXo,

The August Sisters

We got a Studio!!!

We are so excited to say that we officially have a studio space. Woohoo!!

“I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”
― Vincent Willem van Gogh

“Hope is a waking dream.”
― Aristotle

We are located and apart of the INCubator Chattanooga Area Chamber. The INCubator is dedicated to helping small businesses grow. They provide shared administrative services, manufacturing and office space, training workshops, use of the state-of-the-art Technology Conference Center, and access to free onsite business counseling from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center. It can be a three-year program if we want it to be!

It has been so lovely getting to have a space to be creative in. We are so excited to see what is to come.

The August Sisters X Collective Clothing

We did a fun collaboration with a local vintage store in Chattanooga, Tennessee called Collective Clothing . These are some of the photos we did. We hope you love them!

At home with The August Sisters

Introducing the Fallon's

Hi,

Hannah here

So you see I’m in love…. I’m in love with ALL THINGS GREEN. The Fallon earrings are inspired by my love of the color, vintage gold, and the simplicity of elegance.

Sara-Anne and I have both struggle with perfection. Trying to reach perfection is never going to happen and we know that but we still “try”. I love these earrings so much because of the imperfection of the checkered print. Also look at the imperfect gold vintage post. We pick these out intentionally.

This design is us surrendering to perfection. We always give our all when it comes to designing and making. Our motto is always giving 110%.

As I like to say:

If I were a pair of earrings, I’d be this one.

Much Love,

Hannah, Co-Owner of The August Sisters

All Photos by: Sara-Anne Waggoner

Seaside

Hey Vintage Lovers!! Hannah and I made a lookbook to show you all how we style 3 of our new vintage finds. We both picked out a few of our own personal clothes and styled them with The August Sister pieces. Scroll down to see how we both styled them! Also listed are the items we are wearing and what store they are from. Hope you enjoy!

Featured: Knit Cropped Tank

Featured Above: 

Both wearing "Knit Cropped Tank"

• Hannah:

  • Shoes: Veja

  • Pants: Gap

  • Sunnies: All Things Groovy

  • Rings: Ringgold 1890's Day

  • Bracelets: Vintage

• Sara-Anne

  • Shoes: Urban Outfitters

  • Shorts: Collective Clothing

  • Sunnies: RayBan

  • Scarf: Vintage

  • Bag: American Apparel

  • Hat: Will & Bear

  • Necklace: Swarovski

Featured Above:

Both wearing: "Flower Collared Shirt"

• Hannah:

  • Shoes: Veja

  • Shorts: Vintage

  • Sunnies: Madewell

  • Eyeglasses: Warby Parker

  • Purse: Vintage

• Sara-Anne:

  • Shoes: Urban Outfitters

  • Shorts: Vintage

  • Eyeglasses: Warby Parker

  • Hat: Obey

  • Purse: American Apparel

Featured Above:

Both Wearing: "Winky Face Tee"

• Hannah

  • Dress: Urban Outfitters

  • Sunnies: Madewell

  • Shoes: Superga

  • Bag: Vintage

• Sara-anne:

  • Pants: Forever 21

  • Shoes: Urban Outfitters

  • Sunnies: Warby Parker

  • Hat: Will & Bear

  • Necklace: Swarovski

Oscar de la Renta Silk Dress

Oscar de la Renta

was an Dominican- American Fashion Designer

Born on July 22, 1932 in Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic-

Died on October 20, 2014 (at the age of 82) in Kent, Connecticut 

he helped blend European luxury with American ease

Received an international fashion education

Studied painting at the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid 

Assisted Spain’s leading designer, Cristobal Balenciaga (spanish dress designer of elegant ball gowns and other classic designs) 

in 1961 he settled in Paris where he assisted Lanvin-Castillo’s head designer

Then moved to New York City in 1963 and designed the couture and ready-to-wear collections for Elizabeth Arden aka Florence Nightingale Graham (Canadian-borm American Cosmetic businesswoman) 

In 1965 he established HIS OWN COMPANY

Some Women he has dressed:

Amy Adams

Sarah Jessica Parker 

Penelope Cruz

First lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

First lady Nancy Reagan 

First lady Hillary Clinton

First lady Michelle Obama

He earned awards such as:

in Latin America,

Juan Pablo Duarte Order of Merit 

Order of Merit of Cristobal Colon

in America,

served as president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) which he won Lifetime Achievement Award

Landed a major post at a French couture house

CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year Award

The last 8 years of his life he battled cancer & his fashion empire only grew more

We have mad-respect! Still can’t believe we found one of his vintage designs. Our silky gown. It can even be wore as a dress. Traditionally, made for a night gown. But still. It's gorgeous and so very elegant.  Goodness! Who wouldn’t want to sleep in a Oscar de la Renta piece. And then want to wear it out because it needs to be seen.

We hope you love it as much as we do!

Xoxo,

The August Sisters

P.S. it will be up on our site very soon to buy!

“The great thing about Fashion is that it always looks forward.”

— Oscar de la Renta

“The qualities I most admire in women are confidence and kindness. ”

— Oscar de la Renta

The August Sisters talks about Joy's

Joy’s United Gift Shop

Location: 77 Tennessee Street Ringgold, Ga.

Sara-Anne & I have been going to Joy’s basically our whole lives. We love everything about it! Joy Thornton the owner of Joy’s United Gift Shop has become a dear friend of ours. And she has amazing creativity and taste. Every time we step foot in Joy’s we come out full handed! Sometimes I feel like we are buying the whole store. Her shop is a gem for sure. We highly recommend it. The August Sisters normally don’t like to give away our secrets but we think that vintage stores should not ever be kept a secret. They need to be shared and Joy’s is one of those places that you just have to see for yourself. There is so much to see and find. The hunt is way too much fun there. We always find something spectacular.

 Joy started her shop in 1998 and stayed open until 2003. She decided to close it for two years and then reopened it back up in 2006 and it is still open. Joy’s United Gift Shop has been open in total of 16 years. Wow. That’s incredible! Go Joy! 

Sara-Anne & I just recently went to Ringgold’s vintage market they have from time to time. And our first stop was Joy’s. We had a blast. We actually found some incredible pieces for our shop and also for ourselves. We both can’t wait to show you what we found. Hint: there might, possibly be a Oscar de La Renta night gown in there. Eek! We found some incredible and funky one of a kind jewelry pieces as well.  

We are really enjoy sharing our vintage experiences and one of a kind finds with you! We can’t wait to see what ya’ll think. 

We love ya’ll!

Xoxo,

Hannah, The August Sisters

“I can’t think of any better representation of beauty than someone who is unafraid to be herself.”

— Emma Stone

“Don’t be into trend. Don’t make fashion own you, but you decide what you are, what you want to express by the way you dress and the way to live.”

— Gianni Versace

The August Sisters

Hi Hannah here,

Sara-Anne & I love anything and everything vintage especially when vintage is made well.

One of a kind.

I love a good story and I believe vintage items/pieces always have a story to tell. Wonder who once wore that? What was her life story? Did she live out every dream she had? Goodness! So much mystery. So much stories... I long for them. If I find anything out about the items/pieces I'll definitely let you know about them. I might even blog about them and if not I'll put what I find in the descriptions of the products. But, I love that you can own something that once was someones else's and now YOU can live out your every own story. And maybe you might pass it on. Pass down to someone you love or maybe even someone random. Who knows? 

So this is what The August Sisters are all about. We are going to find beautiful well crafted vintage finds from all over and blog about them as well as sell some! We are only going to find pieces that we love, only we would want to have or want to wear. Exclusive. We're all about one of a kind. Sara-Anne & I like to start our own trends and express ourselves through vintage finds and clothing. We both hope you love what we bring to the shop. 

We love the thrill of the hunt, the thrill of finding something absolutely incredible. We applause it. We swoon over it. Seek out its history. Seek out its quality. Style it in a way we feel most alive. Accessorize in a way that tells a story and decorate until our hearts are content. 

We love ya'll. And we are so excited about this journey. 

P.s. We really are the August sisters. Sara-Anne's birthday is August 4th and mine is on August 22nd. We are five years apart but it doesn't feel that way! Shoutout to the Leos. 

Xoxo,

Hannah

Peaches to Beach

First Trip with The August Sisters

We packed our bags and hit the road for the longest Georgia's yard sale called Peaches to Beaches. We took highway 341, used only back roads and stopped at a lot of small towns. We love small towns; the simplistic charm, cafes and hidden gems like antique stores that we love to find. This trip was a Georgia trip so all the towns we stopped at we're pure Georgia peach towns such as; Barnesville, Roberta, Ft. Valley, Perry, McRae leading all the way east to Brunswick. I (Hannah) took my dog Mocha on this trip with us. This was her very first road trip and everyone at the yard sales loved her. She was a big hit! She even picked a couple of stuff herself. Her favorite item was her little stuffed-animal bear. 

We found so many amazing vintage pieces on this trip. This trip was one of our inspirations to start The August Sisters lifestyle blog and Vintage online shop. Here are some pictures that we took along the way. Our last stop was Jekyll Island. The town and beach there is so beautiful! It's a must see. Oh and my dog, Mocha absolutely loved the beach. She was the cutest thing rolling in the sand and running alongside of the ocean. What a trip indeed. Have any of ya'll been to Peaches to Beaches? If so, let us know! We would love to hear about your trip as well. Did you find any amazing pieces along the way? This trip was so worth it. We definitely recommend it. Just know it's a lot of driving, lots of back roads, and lots of small towns. So don't expect too much. Just enjoy the journey, and take in the drive. AKA our favorite town was Perry. So shoutout to Perry, GA. Thanks for having us Peaches to Beaches. Enjoy of Pictures!

xoxo,

The August Sisters