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CITIZEN OF STYLE
A+ Fashion
Carrie McNeill, former educator and owner of Cole Couture, earns top marks for style by MARINA BROWN
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January–February 2017
TALLAHASSEEMAGA ZINE.COM
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he school system’s loss may be Tallahassee’s style-community’s gain. At least that’s what many of the age-diverse clients at the eclectic Cole Couture boutique think. Located on Thomasville Road across from Table 23, Cole Couture is the 1,800 square-foot brainchild and passion of fashion experimenter, Carrie McNeill. Formerly an elementary school teacher and adjunct FSU professor, the diminutive blonde says she knew when it was time to follow where her heart called: Ten years ago, she packed away her English grammar books to launch her “edited” collection of clothing in a small house near Cole Couture’s current location. photography by ALICIA OSBORNE