Inside the Thrift Shop at Yale New Haven Hospital, a customer emerges from the dressing room wearing a jacket and skirt of matching white leather. …
Formal Invitation

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Coral and emerald and sunflower and silver, long and short and mermaid and princess, satin and…
Something Old, Like New

Orange Restoration Labs is not an ordinary dry cleaner. Instead of office attire and cocktail dresses, the racks are full of bridal gowns—satin and chiffon, taffeta and organdy, trimmed with lace and…
Looks Alive

Couture isn’t supposed to be approachable, but for local womenswear designer Neville Wisdom, approachability is the thread that runs through everything…
Friends and Family

The word “thrift” gets a bad rap, according to sisters-in-law Sue Kuselias and Jodee Webb. …
Other People’s Shoes

When he was 14 and growing up in Ecuador, Fausto Guamantri’s father taught him the family business of cordwaining—making leather shoes by hand. …
Swatching the Parade

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At Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, both paraders and viewers vied for…
Space and Timing

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EBM Vintage owner Carol Orr’s latest foray into vintage fashion started with a phone call. …