Posts tagged couture
Girls’ Night Out At ALL STORES!
May 14th
Join us Thursday, May 17th from 7pm - 9pm for Candy-Colored Couture Girls’ Night Out at all STA locations!
Bright bold candy colors are in for Spring and Summer, and we have racks of the hottest looks ready to be shopped!
There is more: Everything will be on sale! You will enjoy up to 30% off of your purchase based on the color candy you draw from our bowl! One candy wrapper will have a golden ticket with a special $50 STA gift card inside.
Sip champagne, and indulge with us during this one-night only event!
Putting the ‘Fashion’ in ‘Fashion Hunters’ with Tara and Ambria!
Oct 19th
Craving the pieces you’ve seen on Bravo’s ‘Fashion Hunters’? So are we! To get you in the style spirit, we’ve outlined our take on the best part of the fall season (the fashion, of course), and how you can get in on the haute couture fun for less.
Summer merchandise is colorful and fun, but fall and winter is where our meaty, pricy pieces start to come in. Cashmere sweaters, wool coats, buttery leather boots…it’s that time of year again and this time we are going to be consigning all fall while our show airs. We are anticipating people will be excited to bring their gems for us to sell at this fabulous, soon-to-be-nationally-recognized store.
Some of our favorite items in the store now are a great mix of timeless and trendy. We love sexy staples like classic little black dresses, as well as sparkly pieces like this Chloe wave-printed, multicolor skirt (shown below), which we have priced at $149. It’s such a great statement piece that all you need is a black top and a neutral shoe and you’ve got a dazzling fall ensemble. We also can’t get enough of the interesting outerwear that comes through our doors. This M Missoni coat (shown right) is $329 and is a great classic alternative to a regular, black coat! These silver pumps (shown right) from Sergio Rossi ($219 at STA) are the perfect pop of metallic that will go with any outfit. But when it comes to shoes, no one can resist those absolute couture stunners that we see on our shelves, like the rose-gold grommetted Stella McCartneys that we recently had in the store. Cooler weather doesn’t mean your wardrobe has to be boring, we say bring on the sparkle and the shiny details!
While we love these couture and high-end designer pieces, we also love getting our ‘middle-of-the-road’ designer labels that are a huge component of our business engine. Labels like Diane Von Furstenberg, Theory, Tory Burch, Milly and Paul & Joe have been rolling right in. Ambria is clearly a DVF fan, wearing a printed dress (shown below) by the designer ($119 at STA), and pairing it with gold heels and hoops, of course. This is a great dress option for spring, summer or fall, it’s all about how you accessorize it!
We also love separates that these designers put out, especially for fall. We always have a bunch of individual pieces in the store that you can mix and match to maximize your outfit choices. It’s important to think outside the box with this as well, try out putting unexpected pieces together, you might be pleasantly surprised! Tara paired this A.L.C. soft denim blazer with leather lapels (shown below, $199 at STA) with this plaid-printed Rugby Ralph Lauren skirt (shown below, $39 at STA) for a modern take on conservative pieces. You can do this with as well with other plaid details and blazers, or you could try out mixing a traditional pencil skirt with a printed blazer, obviously found on the racks of Second Time Around. Same idea, great new look!
So if you come on down to New York City, or live here and just don’t find yourself with a reason to go to Nolita, let us give you one – our Mott St. location! It’s fresh, it’s packed with amazing merchandise and pretty soon you will be watching it on Tuesday nights at 10:30 p.m.! Couture kisses to all!
~Tara and Ambria, fashioniSTAs and Bravo’s Fashion Hunters
Go Behind the Scenes of ‘Fashion Hunters’!
Oct 3rd
As our “Fashion Hunters” October 4th premiere date inches closer, many are wondering what changes the Mott Street New York store has undergone, both during filming and now in preparation for the series to actually air on Bravo!
There were in fact, many changes. As you know, our motto is “Rescale Goes Upscale.” We wanted to make sure that we were being true to what the company stands for. We’ve always been proud of STA’s ability to change peoples’ minds about negative consignment stigmas by keeping our merchandise fresh, and being choosy when taking in items for the store. We re-curated the racks prior to filming in about a two-week time period and then an entire TV crew came in and set up shop!
It was a total adventure, both personally and professionally for all of us. Consignments are usually personal, with people handing over pieces they initially shelled out major money for. Doing them on camera changed the dynamic a bit, but, we were pleasantly surprised how much our consignors wanted to participate and how well they rolled right into ‘TV mode’! It’s never easy to point out stains, rips or holes in someone’s clothing, but that was a large part of what the show was about – how meticulous we have to be when doing our job.
There were also amazing moments where we found things people had brought in were one-of-a-kind couture or vintage pieces with values up to the tens of thousands. There are a lot of goodies in store for everyone to see – including an unforgettable trip to New York’s exclusive Hamptons towns, where we got to mix consignment with pleasure and saddle back to our store with unbelievable merchandise to sell!
After shooting for four months, we said good-bye to our Bravo family and had the summer to get the store (and our personal lives!) back to normal. Thanks to everyone who has been cheering us on and supported our endeavors in this show. It was a joint effort between the entire cast, the STA Boston management team & investors and our new joint family, the Bravo & Leftfield networks. Our shoppers and consignors also played a huge role every time they took a chance, bravely signing a waiver and volunteering to showcase the consignment process.
Now that you’ve heard our preface to the show, don’t forget to tune in on October 4th at 10:30pm for all the consignment and couture that STA Mott Street has to offer!
~Tara and Ambria, fashioniSTAs
P.S. We’re starting off your hunt the right way! Come into any STA on October 4th and mention the secret catchphrase “I live for the hunt” to score an additional 10% off everything!
Treasure Hunting in the Portsmouth Store!
Jun 22nd
Looking for a fashion experience where you can score everything from couture to casual? Then you shoulddefinitely look to take advantage of the Portsmouth sale! Over the past few months, this location has become a magnet for high-end items. They just had four Oscar de la Renta gowns (an example is featured on the right), some even donned by celebrities while strutting down the red carpet! Of course they all sold immediately, but the treasures don’t stop there. They also have had tons of high-end shoes: Prada, Gucci, Lanvin, Louboutin. You name it they have it! (And good news for you size 11 girls, there are shoes in that size too!)
For you contemporary gals, Diane von Furstenberg, Milly, Miu Miu, Lilly Pulitzer, Tory Burch and Anna Sui also live at this Second Time Around. Whether you’re looking for a work-appropriate Right now you can find a great pair of Miu Miu shoes, the perfect DVF printed wrap dress (left), and an Anna Sui dress that is sure to add the right element of unique to your wardrobe. Want even more one-of-a-kind pieces that you can’t get anywhere else? This location is one that houses Dharma Imports direct from the designer, a line that features gorgeous textiles from India and Thailand. From strapless sundresses to printed knit shirts, this line is the perfect way to add color and exotic texture to your closet.
One of the great things about this store is that it helps you piece together the perfect ensemble. They’ve got you covered, whether you’re looking to update your wardrobe with a key summertime piece, or you need an outfit for an upcoming family event, or you simply have nothing to wear for the warmer weather. In addition to designer-themed racks, this STA has set up stylized racks like “Flirty Florals,” “The Perfect Print” and “Ruched and Ruffled.” This helps anyone navigate the new store with ease, letting people shop their favorite trends quickly & easily!
Should you be up for a day of shopping and lunching (think Real Housewives meets Portsmouth, without the obnoxious drama), this STA location is right in the middle of everything you’d want. You can work up quite an appetite scoping out the latest and greatest fashion finds, and you can swing by The Works Bakery Café for an understated yet deserved lunch, Radici for Italian dining, or Sake Japanese Restaurant for your sushi fix. Or for the pizza lover, you can swing by Flatbread, which serves up slices fit for anyone, whether you’re organic, gluten-free, vegan or the original pizza aficionado.
Meet the Manager – Molly Shea 
Molly is a 25-year-old stylista who moved to Portsmouth NH right after graduating college with a fine arts degree. She started working at STA about 3 years ago, and before she knew it, she had moved up to store manager. The stylist in her means the mannequins are always dressed to impress, and the consignor in her means she cleans out her closet on a regular basis (to of course make room for all the STA deals she brings home!).
Fave designer: Marc Jacobs, of course. I also love All Saints and Elizabeth & James
Personal style: Generally in head to toe black. I occasionally add a pop of grey, or chartreuse if I am really feeling racy! I am attracted to anything flowy, asymmetrical, oversized, and always, always in multiple layers!
After-work/weekend hotspot: Brazo!! A fabulous Latin restaurant in town, that makes the best watermelon martinis around, and a few of people who work there are regular shoppers and consignors with us as well!
Latest fashion splurge: I have my eye on a pain of 4-inch Lanvin copper cutout sandals right now! I will be over 6 feet in them, but just to own them would be well worth the splurge!
Best STA deal ever: My Marc Jacobs classic quilted Stam purse for $99! Or my reversible Escada floral cardigan that was only $30! I will never ever get rid of that one!