A Fab New Way to be GREEN: Recycling Dresses!

All of us girls know the drill: You get the invite to a wedding or formal event. Your initial excitement is quickly drowned out when the dreaded question: "What will I wear?" comes to mind. You toy with the idea of buying a new dress, but then your responsible side tells you that you really shouldn't invest in yet another new dress...God knows, you have a closet full of dresses! But then again, the thought of wearing the same dress you wore to the last wedding just isn't too exciting at all...especially since all 800 of your Facebook friends have already seen every dress you own in your online photo albums!

Here's a genius solution: A consignment dress boutique, called LeDress Boutique, that just opened in Buckhead! LeDress is a new concept in shopping for that special dress. The store consigns and sells Bridal, Evening, Prom Gowns and Designer Cocktail dresses. LeDress has a super informative website that outlines both their concept and consignment process at www.LeDressBoutique.com.
What a fabulous idea! Can we call ourselves "green" for recycling dresses?!

LeDress Boutique
3255 Peachtree Road #6 (on the Peidmont Road Side of the Container Store Building)
Atlanta, GA 30305
404.842.1955

Stylishly yours,
Lauren
www.editbylauren.com

Turning Spring Cleaning into Spring Shopping

I don't know about you, but I always seem to get the itch to clean, organize and discard as soon as the weather turns warm and sunshiny! (I guess that's why they call it "Spring Cleaning!") Well, it is looking like Spring has arrived quite early in Georgia this year, considering it is only the beginning of February, and temps hit near 70 degrees over the weekend. I woke up to a gorgeous April-like day on Saturday and immediately had a craving to clean and organize every nook and cranny of my house. I have learned that when this mood hits, it is best to strike while the iron's hot, since I don't crave cleaning all too often! And, of course, with all the organizing, along came the cleaning out of the closets...I guess you could say that I took my own advice from my last posted article! I filled up a few large Tupperwares with clothes, shoes and accessories that just don't do it for me anymore. I am getting ready to haul them over to my favorite local consignment shop, Panache Consignment Boutique, located in the Suwanee Town Center (pictured above). I have been eyeing a new trench and some funky new wedges, so I am hoping that my "consign pile" might provide a guiltless shopping spree early next month...

If you live in the North Atlanta/Duluth/Suwanee area, I highly recommend Panache for either shopping for some good deals or selling your gently used clothing and accessories. It is a large store with a friendly owner named Karen who will give you a 50/50 split on your items that sell. Best yet, whatever doesn't sell, Panache donates to a local charity.

I love it when Spring Cleaning = Spring Shopping!

Panache Consignment Boutique

3930-B6 Charleston Market Street

Suwanee, GA 30024

770.945.5227

Open Tuesday-Saturday 11am-7pm

Closed Sunday and Monday

Stylishly Yours,

Lauren

http://www.editbylauren.com/