Holding Aces

Holding Aces RIP Fast Fashion, Handmade Accessories, Unique ONE OF A KIND Pieces To Express Your Fandom & More! 🧵✨

Handmade by Amanda in the Bay Area California

Holding Aces offers accessories, (soon to be clothing) & more that are inspired by the world of pop culture & rock n' roll music! These unique items are especially made to make any attitude represented with a simple hair bow, necklace & more. If you are a photog, model, boutique, tattoo shop, etc. looking to collaborate with us, please email Amanda at [email protected]

09/08/2026

By Tereza Košina | Artist ❤️

09/07/2026

They didn't buy these clothes.
They baked them first.

This is America in 1939, deep in the Great Depression. Money is thin. Stores feel far away. And in Kansas, wheat mills are shipping flour in plain cotton sacks—heavy, practical, meant to be torn open and discarded.

But mothers don't toss them.

They wash the sacks. They cut the seams. They turn them into shirts, dresses, pajamas for kids who are growing faster than wallets can keep up. What was once packaging becomes protection. Warmth. Dignity.

The mills notice. Instead of plain sacks with bold logos, they start printing florals, checks, and small patterns. Softer fabric. Lighter ink. Logos placed so they can be washed out. Not as charity. As competition. Because if two bags of flour cost the same, the prettier sack goes home.

By the early 1940s, this practice has a name: feedsack fashion. Pattern companies publish guides showing how many sacks make a dress. Millions of garments are being sewn straight out of flour mills.

This wasn't a trend. It was survival with skill. Creativity under pressure. A quiet collaboration between industry and households that never shook hands, but understood each other perfectly.

No slogans. No sustainability campaigns. Just people refusing to waste what still had life left in it. Maybe we've forgotten what that kind of resourcefulness actually looks like.

Tis the season 🎃Get ready for alll the spooky merch headed your way. First stop Grimoire Academy Goth Market in Vallejo ...
09/07/2026

Tis the season 🎃

Get ready for alll the spooky merch headed your way.

First stop Grimoire Academy Goth Market in Vallejo Sept 26 + 27
Time Tunnel Toys Super Toy Show in San Jose Oct 3 + 4
Sinister Creature Con Pop Up Market Sacramento (with media from Booyah Toys) Oct 17
Double Header:
Washington State Horror Con Puyallup, WA Oct 23-25 & Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market Alameda Oct 24

Model: ♥ 𝔠𝔞𝔪𝔦𝔩𝔩𝔢 ♥
Photos: Matthew Ragsdale
Location: Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland)
Vintage Halloween Crossbody (available online now)

Are you ready for tricks and treats?! We’re gearing up for an extra busy spooky season! 👻 Here’s our updated calendar of...
09/02/2026

Are you ready for tricks and treats?! We’re gearing up for an extra busy spooky season! 👻 Here’s our updated calendar of shows!

Find us soon!
🦇 9/26 + 27 Grimoire Academy
💀 10/3 + 4 Time Tunnel Toys
🎃 10/17 Sinister Creature Con (Holding Aces x Booyah Media)
⚰️ 10/23 - 25 Washington State Horror Con
🕸️ 10/24 Alameda Rock & Roll Flea Market

✨All✨ my merch fit into 2 big bins 🫪 Thank you for a beautiful weekend. I will be getting busy soon, my next event is Gr...
08/31/2026

✨All✨ my merch fit into 2 big bins 🫪 Thank you for a beautiful weekend. I will be getting busy soon, my next event is Grimoire at the end of September.

A LOT of customs have been requested, I’ll be getting to those soon as well as answering any emails/DMs. Ya girl is exhausted. 🥱

I 🖤 you San Jose

Back in business! Day 2 of GalaxyCon San Jose NOW open! We’ll be here til 8! Stop on by, we’re booth 1010 towards the fa...
08/29/2026

Back in business! Day 2 of GalaxyCon San Jose NOW open! We’ll be here til 8! Stop on by, we’re booth 1010 towards the fan groups and cosplay and family zone. ✨

What a wonderful way to kick off the weekend! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and supported our little shop. ✨Big t...
08/29/2026

What a wonderful way to kick off the weekend! Thank you to everyone who stopped by and supported our little shop. ✨

Big thanks to Jessica Vosk for picking up our one of a kind Dolly jacket and sending everyone our way 🦋

We will be back tomorrow (Saturday) from 10-8!

Calling it a night before heading back tomorrow to finish set up for a 3 day weekend of awesome times and great vibes at...
08/28/2026

Calling it a night before heading back tomorrow to finish set up for a 3 day weekend of awesome times and great vibes at GalaxyCon San Jose !!!

We’re located on the right entrance- booth 1010! Can’t wait to show you everything I’ve been working on 💕

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