Angela Petraline

Did a little college at Kirkwood Community College from '08-2000, left FD promptly after graduating in the summer of '08 and most of you will know why. Came back to FD briefly from 2000-'02ish, worked in display for Younkers. Married Mike Gustafson (Autumn Project, now in DSM), didnt pan out, swell guy & all, divorced. Moved back to Des Moines still working for Younkers. Left Younkers (crazy sick of putting up Xmas from July to December every year) to work in a nursery.

Married again in 2002, had Ava in 2003. Rough go, etc etc, needed extra money so started selling some of my vintage clothing on eBay. It went well, got addicted. Bought, sold, bought, sold. Life went crazy....got divorced and had (have) sole custody. Working as kitchen install coordinator at Home Depot (thats a craptastic job, wow. and eew.), selling part time on eBay. Built up the eBay store, went full time as a working-stay-at-home-Mom, opened a website in 2006, found a store space later that year.....it all fell into place. Now I'm selling to film wardrobers, museum curators and Courtney Love! Never saw it coming. My first pieces in a film will be seen November 28th of this year on Jessica Lange & Drew Barrymore for the re-make of the '75 documentary "Grey Gardens".

Blog at www.real-vintage.com
Etsy shop at www.kissmyvintage.com
MySpace www.myspace.com/dorotheascloset
More stuff at www.indiepublic.com/Ang/Profile

It was not good for me.

*updated*

There were some good times, some great teachers, some good friends. But its sad how much of that becomes blurred by the bad memories.