This Shoppe : Maude Rare Finds

 In this recent issue of Sunset Magazine

There was a small feature of this equally small shoppe, Maude Rare Finds, in Petaluma, CA. 

When I last visited Maude, they were in a space about the size of a walk-in closet.  But it was packed to the brim with - truly - rare finds for children.  To name a few : Flora & Henri, Makie Clothier, Atsuyo et Akiko

I was sort of stunned because, within the blurry bounds of Northern California, there are basically no brick & mortars that carry these lines. I later found out that one of the owners is Jess Brown -- who is the force behind the uber-popular-in-the-boutique-artisan-world : "Jess Brown Dolls."

 Maude has since moved to a larger space (which I haven't been to) & added a number of carefully-curated lines for women.  Some include : Erica Tanov, Qi cashmere, & the very hard-to-find Japanese line : Fog Linen Work.  I hope to return to Maude in 2012, but in the meantime, the Maude blog provides a good glimpse into the shoppe.