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The Dress Recycler Superhero Hotline: By The Dress Recycler
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orking in The Dress Recycler headquarters one afternoon, the boisterous ringing of the superhero hotline startled me. As I picked up the phone and answered, “This is the Dress Recycler; what’s your fashion emergency?” I could hear the tension and fear on the other end. I quickly realized it was a woman in severe wardrobe distress. “Hi Dress Recycler, my name is Laura and I just moved to Queens last week from Dallas, Texas,” she said in a panic-stricken voice. As I was 42 Spring 2011 www.itsqueens.com
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welcoming her to our great borough, I quickly realized there was no time for small talk. This was a serious case that needed to be addressed quickly and efficiently. “I found your number in the yellow pages under Fashion Crises,” Laura stated matter-of-factly. “I’ve only been here one week and I am staring to go into wardrobe shock. I have already been showing the symptoms - I spend too much time picking out my clothes, they don’t transition well into evening, and I feel really sloppy, not put together and unfabulous.
When I moved here I wasn’t able to bring that many things with me. I only brought my core pieces from my wardrobe thinking that could last me until I could move the rest of my clothes here. Unfortunately, I don’t feel that what I brought is enough. I can’t afford to buy anything new at the moment and I don’t know what to do. I am in sales and need to have a polished look for work. I don’t have to dress up per se, but need to look fashionable and confident. I don’t know where else to turn. Can you help me, Dress Recycler?”