I stumbled upon a fun little store on Lovers Lane this past weekend. The sign out front read "Shopaholic!",
but when I first opened the door, I thought I had accidentally walked
into a beauty salon instead of a clothing shop. Turns out, it was both.
The stylist, who I'm assuming was Ami, explained that the clothes and accessories hanging in two rooms of the house-turned-business were all resale — picks from vintage shops and estate sales and other stores' sale racks (at least, that was my guess when I saw a Marshall's tag still attached to a sequined pink dress). I found lots of adorable stuff, and a quick browse revealed price tags mostly in the $10 to $30 range.
Ami said she and owner Sherry Gilderoy, who some people might know from the morning show on 103.7 lite FM, do all of the shopping for the store themselves, and often use the clothes and accessories in their makeovers. What a fun concept, and a good way to find cute, cheap clothes that aren't being worn by everyone else.
And if it makes you feel even better, a portion of each sale is given to the Alliance for a New Humanity.
Hey Keri, thanks for the scouting report. Just last week I passed by that little shop and wondered what it was. I used to live at 4258 West Lovers Lane - loooong time ago - back when it was still considered North Dallas. My house is now some kind of dental reconstruction office. When my 20th wedding anniversary rolled around (also a looooong time ago), I stopped in and asked to see how my old digs have changed. Mercifully, they replaced my custom made red blinds in the front windows!
We used to walk to what was a grocery store on the corner, I'd shop at Benno's Buttons, we'd eat at Dunston's, afterward go to the Tangleweed Tavern owned and operated by our lovely Brit neighbor, and walk our dogs to the vet that used to be there. There wasn't much across the street, which is now really high end.
Sure wish I still had that house!
Posted by: rarepair | February 26, 2008 at 07:47 AM