Sing-A-Long Grease at the St George Theater

I had so much fun at "Sing-A-Long Grease" at the St George Theater in Staten Island last weekend.  I met  with lots of "Grease" fans and had a ball singing my heart out with Sandy and Danny and all the gang!

Sing - a - Long Grease

Props are ready for the big race scene

Met so many nice people who really know how to dress!

The Pink Ladies !

The Cutest Bobby Soxers !

Hey Viv is getting a makeover ! Photo Shoot with Kristopher Johnson

We're in the studio with Kristopher Johnson getting a web site makeover with new pictures for our "Sock Hop Shop" and "Love that Retro Boutique" at HeyViv.com.  

Miss Julia gets her Poodle Socks on for the Sock Hop Shop Pictures 

Miss Lys adds some finishing touches for Love That Retro

Let's check out how the shots are going....

And here's our new sexy yet sweet retro look at Hey Viv !  

We're adding new lines to our store too with dresses from Sourpuss, purses by Folter and cropped shrugs by  Broadminded along with our own line under the Hey Viv !  label. Watch for changes at HeyViv.com

Spring Fling "Happy Kamper" Dress at Hey Viv !

Hey Viv !  "Happy Kamper" Dress

Kitsch a ride! This adorable retro-inspired dress is trailer made for a good time. Made by Sourpuss Clothing, this fun frock features a print full of classic 50's kitsch: pink flamingoes, Airstream trailers, martinis, and more.

Pink and Turquoise print - so 50's ! 

A Celebration of 50’s Fashion Inspiration

How are today's fashions influenced by the 1950's silhouettes and trends?   Rockabilly style celebrates the vintage pin up look with shapely curvy dresses or fit and flare dresses. Combining Fascinators and decorated headbands for an updated 50's look.  I was in Manhattan the other day and counted five women wearing a big side bow or embellished headband with a "hat" look.

Gorgeous Fascinators at Pearls and Swine on Etsy

 Hollywood is also on the bandwagon with red carpet dresses from designer's vaults to give a fresh look and inspiration.  Jennifer Aniston wears vintage Valentino, Drew Barrymore has been seen in body con dresses from the 80's and Heidi Klum loves vintage Galliano. These one of a kind dresses set new fashion trends and influence how we all want to look.

Heid Klum in Galliano vintage cocktail dress - love the bold red rose !

Street fashion often use vintage fashions in new and creative ways by mixing and matching individual style.  Layer new thin cardigans over a vintage fit and flare dress. Sheer vintage dress? wear it over another dress and add leggings.  Mix a 50's pencil skirt with a bold new Tshirt and flats.   Or add a bright pop of color to update a vintage look.

Miss Tutli-Putli, owner of a vintage street fashion blog, mostly based on second hand clothes, strolls the streets of Bucharest displaying  a truly powerful personal style.

Look on Polyvore for vintage inspiration and new ways to create updated outfits. It's an ever changing fashion show.  Have any thoughts on how vintage gets reworked and reused and renewed  ?  - please post.  I'd love to hear it.

Putting on a Show ? Get the Word Out !

Ok, so you're busy putting your show together, casting, rehearsing, staging, selling tickets and more.  You have to wear a hundred hats!   You also have to get the word out so you can fill those seats.

At Hey Viv we came up with an idea.  We sell  to schools and local theaters and talk to people all the time about their shows.  We also do a lot of social networking - why not put the two together?  We've come up with several ideas.  Once we hear about a show we put it out on our  Twitter and post it on our Facebook page called Theater Community - Post Your Shows  .  We're also working on other places to post and make other connections so stay tuned as we sort this out (suggestions are welcome :)   We hope that people will see our posts and repost and retweet to their followers to keep this going.

You may be wondering - Viv, why should I do this ?  This gets your show and links into different channels which helps with search engines. Hopefully when people search for you or your show they will see and comment and retweet these posts which helps bring you more traffic.  It's the circle of life (or at least the circle of the internet :) 

Here's how it works.   Email me with show information and links and I'll do the post or go to our Facebook page  Theater Community - Post Your Shows .   "like" the page and put it in yourself.  And when you see our posts and tweets for other shows share the love -  retweet, comment and like.  And we'll all benefit. Thanks ! 

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Theater Community - Post Your Shows 

Costuming for Grease, Bye Bye Birdie or any 50's Show

Are you a putting on a production of Grease or Bye Bye Birdie ? 

50's shows are lively, fun and everyone gets a kick out of the toe tapping songs. Audiences know so many of the songs from seeing the movies - I'm sure they're tempted to sing a along.

These shows also have large casts with lots of costuming needs. So, if your middle school, high school or theater group is performing Grease or Bye Bye Birdie  have no fear, Hey Viv is Here! 

Hey Viv has circle skirts and pencil skirts, poodle skirts , peter pan blouses and tops, and accessories  galore.  Our top quality circle skirts, poodle skirts, crinolines and tops come in a variety of sizes that are in stock and ready to ship. Our prices fit any budget. Purchase orders are no problem.





We've got  help pages and experienced staff who can help you decide sizes, styles and how to put it all together. We're available to help get it right and ready for you for dress rehearsal.  We have lots of experience in working with individuals or groups.  Check our Costume Help page 

Our Discount Program is available to any school event, party or play. And we have two kinds of discounts.  If your cast members buy their own costume we issue a coupon using your group name for each person to use.  If you're placing a $200 or more order we offer 10% off your order total. 

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How about some Free Publicity ! We'll  tweet and post about your show and add you to our Facebook Post Your Show  page.    Let's spread the love and let everyone know about local theater.

We look forward to hearing from you - Keep rockin' the 50's ! 

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• Email: customerservice@heyviv.com
• Phone: (866)-543-9848

Pin Up Dresses - Flirty Looks and Styling Ideas

Dresses are back in style and selling like hotcakes.  This month we're highlighting fit and flare and curve hugging pencil dresses and some ways to do hair and makeup to complete the look.  Hope you have fun with the styles and enjoy every glamorous moment !  "I advocate glamour.  Every day. Every minute." Dita Von Teese Creating the Pin Up Look - a list of video resources "Fast Pin-Up Look" an awesome old Hollywood makeup look with Kandee Johnson  Quick Pin Up Girl Updo with Aubrey London How to Wear Fascinators and Hair Accessories with Emily Jayne Learn all about Pin Up Style with Sorelle Amore and satisfy your passion for all things pin up at  pinuppassion.com   You'll find articles on how-to's for everything to do with the pin up lifestyle from the "go to" gal Sorelle Amore Visit Our New Pinterest Board       "Pin Up Dresses - Racy Red and Midnight Blacks" Dresses that are ready for a party !      Keep Up With Us Facebook Twitter