“A single Mom ready to get back into the dating scene!”
They were here again on Wednesday, December 12th and taped another episode that will air in the new year. (Aired in February 08) Stacy and Clinton and all of us at Lee Lee’s had loads of fun. Kathy from Norfolk, Virginia, found some wonderful outfits to match her purchases of nine pairs of shoes on shop day one!
When Stacy and Clinton arrived, Kathy was wearing a silver lurex/cashmere sweater with front pintucking!!! Loved it. I wish I had a picture of it to show you….but soon we will upload the actual show so that you can see it for yourself.
She had purchased many Kiyonna items as well as a few pairs of Svoboda Jeans, a tailored teal winter coat, mixed pieces and accessories. This was the episode that was all about the “Anna Scholz Gold Coat”. It looks absolutely fabulous on her with the Kiyonna dress, her one of nine pairs of shoes (rounded toe retro shoes) and the Maxx New York Disco handbag.
You also got to see Lisa with her one line “Sure, Go Ahead!”. It was an exciting day!
29 year old attorney Catherine. She is about to be sworn into Federal Court but the jury is still out on that wardrobe! Catherine had just lost 100 pounds but her bulky clothing is just hiding her new shape!
The best was seeing her in the Olivia Harper Stretch Silk Multi Wrap Top paired with her new Svoboda “Cate” Wide Leg Premium Jeans…and our sunglasses. She walked in that room with total confidence!! So proud…so proud!!!
She went crazy in our shop. She purchased a few pairs of Svoboda jeans, tons of tops and dresses and went wild with accessories! She was so much fun, too. What a great perspective on life this Catherine had.
We finally got the What Not To Wear clip of Catherine from NYC! Watch it Here!
Stills from the WNTW clip and pieces from Lee Lee’s Valise!
a dress ! a print! color!
hmmm, I don't have to wear black?
let's see the shoes!
finding many options in Lee Lee's store
Business-fabulous
full shot with the Svoboda jeans,too!
The reveal
what not to wear - catherine from nyc
Cate Trousers
The Olivia Harper Special Print Stretch Silk Wrap Top
Episode Blurb: “Cheyenne is a single 33 year old CPA who works for Bridge to Success, a non profit organization that helps unemployed job seekers in the Chicago area get assistance with refining their wardrobe and interview skills to improve their chances of acquiring work. Unfortunately, Cheyenne’s casual style of dull pantsuits has her bosses afraid she needs their help more than their clients. Clinton and Stacy try to help Cheyenne find her own professional look & how to dress her age to look her best for her fabulous thirties.”
Lee Lee's Valise WNTW July 2008
Lee Lee:
Cheyenne was a very personable and knowledgeable subject who had a blast shopping with Stacy and Clinton. She had a great amount of patience because it is a long and evolved process filming the show. As she had posted on the WNTW Message Board, they tape for days to come up with one hour of footage for the show. We were ecstatic at how our store looked in this episode.
Cheyenne tried on several dresses, jeans and tops from the store. She purchased pieces from Anna Scholz, Trouser Jeans from Jessica Svoboda and a silk blouse from Olivia Harper, which we have currently in stock. She also purchased several accessories including the handbags and jewelry from LY Designs (that will be available online shortly) that she used for the reveal outfits with Stacy and Clinton. The large totes also will be available online soon.
The show was taped in July and many of the items have been sold since then. They did tell us that the show was going to air in October so we dressed all of the mannequins with our Fall Lines that are available both in the store and online.
If you looked closely at the clips of the shop you will see several pieces from “Anna Scholz’ Fall Line”: The Snake Print Silk Wrap Dress near the large mirror, The Bird Print Silk Skirt with the Croc Trench coat. We also featured one of our new premium vendors “DeSentino”: The Suit near the large mirror with a silk Olivia Harper Blouse. In the actual episode Cheyenne tried on several dresses from “Donna Ricco” (the polka dot halter – we still have a few of those) which had a fit that was perfect for her shape. She also looked wonderful in several pieces from “Gayla Bentley” (who will be here at Lee Lee’s Valise on Saturday November 1st for her trunk show…don’t miss this….I’m giving you a heads up!)
We finally, finally have the video of Glenda on TLC’s What Not To Wear with Stacy London and Clinton Kelly! Here are the best highlights from the show. Enjoy!
Episode Blurb:
Glenda is a court reporter and mother of two. With no time to shop, Glenda finds herself buying clothes in a rush that don’t fit her body or her age.Now it’s up to Clinton and Stacy to throw the book at Glenda’s reckless endangerment to style.
In August 2008, another What Not To Wear episode aired with Glenda from Miami. We were able to get the stylists to try a pair of white jeans (Paris by Svoboda) with a top from Olivia Harper (a mosaic print only available at Lee Lee’s Valise). They were so impressed with “The Look” that they chose it to be used as a Reveal Outfit on the show. They also picked the Polka Dot dress by Igigi that was our most popular dress this summer. Glenda spoke on the show about the difficulty in finding fashion forward clothing in her size and was very happy to find so many choices at Lee Lee’s Valise. Style Tip: You can update Glenda’s look for this season by pairing the Mosaic top (Glenda’s top in reveal outfit #2) with a pencil skirt and boots!
Picture gallery of Glenda from Miami, What Not To Wear
We finally have the video highlights clip of Cheri - from TLC’s What Not To Wear !
A Few Words from Lee Lee:
This was the first time that the crew from What Not to Wear has filmed at Lee Lee’s Valise (June 2007). We were a new store to them at the time. No one in New York City has a brick and mortar boutique specializing in larger sizes. Let me clear that up. Not just specializing in larger sizes…but specializing in fun, contemporary fashion forward clothing! Cheri is a doll! She had fun during the filming and picking out clothes. She told me that she “Hit the Jackpot”. She chose over a dozen pieces for her wardrobe on DAY 1! When do you see someone able to chose that many items on the first day?
Yes, those of you that guessed Svoboda jeans (Eleanor) that she held up ~ you were right! She did purchase the Cate Wide Leg in Midnight as well. She also purchased many Kiyonna pieces. Did you see in the end when she modeled the Kiyonna wrap dress in the pink and chocolate paisley (reveal outfit #3)? I was so happy to see that they chose one of the dresses from my shop for when she walked outside to meet her family and friends. She was wearing a Tadashi silk chiffon dress and earrings from Lee Lee’s Valise.
Footnote:
Tadashi is so hard to find in the larger sizes. I had a woman yesterday that had an appointment with a personal shopper at Saks….couldn’t find one thing…came to my shop and purchased three dresses! She needed to wear them for her husband’s premiere and is going to walk the red carpet in purchases from Lee Lee’s Valise. I feel like a proud mother! lol.
