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Couture on the (relatively) cheap
Ladies, stefp away from that throwaway sparkly dress from Forever 21 -- chances are you'll see the same all over town on New Year’s Eve. If you’re truly committed to standing out on the biggest party night of the year, comb the racks at resale treasure trove The Daisy Shop, tucked away on the sixth floor of a discreet building on Oak Street. The store sells second-hand vintage and new couture clothing for women, from Dolce & Gabbana to Gucci, at a sliver of their original price tags. (Reality check: That’s still pretty expensive; most items range from $100 into the thousands).
On a recent visit we spotted a hot-red strapless number by Victor Costa and a quilted velvet jacket by Armani, among hundreds of choices, plus a few accessories under $100, like vintage beaded gloves or earrings from the shop’s collection of estate jewelry. If nothing else, stop in to drool over the sheer number of designer duds in one room and chat with Barbara Nell, owner of the 13-year-old shop. If your experience is anything like ours, she might just usher you behind the curtain into her back room, light up a cigarette and tell you about how she got started in the biz. (Her offhand beauty tips are an added bonus: “You’re so pale,” she told us. “You should eat more meat.”) Ask this couture collector about her own wardrobe and she’ll tell you straight out, “There’s not a lot, but it’s good shit.” We wish we could say the same...
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