Lee Lee's Valise will be on TLC's "What Not to Wear" tonight at 9pm EST and repeated at 11pm. We were on shop day one where the subject comes out to shop on her own based on the "rules" that Stacy and Clinton give her.
The subject this time was Courtney from Atlanta who had lost 170 pounds and went on a kick of wearing sexy lacy club clothes all the time even at work which was problematic because she worked in a bank. So she had to get more normal appropriate work attire. It was a shame because the first dress she got was the Boudoir Lace Dress which fit her like a glove as she was still a pear shape and that dress was very sexy and flattering.
She eventually picked our "West Side Story" Lisa Wrap Dress that was so popular that we recut it and wonder of wonders we have some to sell in the store. Usually they pick something that we have already sold out before the show airs and we don't have any to sell. Lisa helped her out by accessorizing it with our exclusive Crocodile Belt that we have custom made for the the larger plus sizes.
Courtney also picked a Rust Polka Dot Lauren Dress that is extremely popular with the black girls because it really shows off their skin tones in a very flattering way.
When they film we never know how it will be cut so we don't know how much of it will make it to air. We will be on much less than usual because we were shop day one, but we know one of the dresses will be a "reveal" outfit where she comes out at the end of the show to display how she has found a new style and learned what to wear. So it will be interesting to see what makes the cut.
The funniest thing was that she also bought a load of accessories like necklaces and bracelets so we decided to have an accessories sale this weekend with 20% off all pocketbooks, gloves, hats, jewelry, and belts. Let's hope we get a bounce from the show.
Anyway check it out tonight!
4 comments:
Congatulation, Troop. That's just awesome, for you and for the business.
Yay! Read this in time to actually record this tonight, so I'll finally see this.
Congrats!
Well deserved national exposure, Troop and Lisa.
This kind of thing doesn't happen when you sit back and wait for it to come to you. It can ONLY happen when you work your brain AND your butt off, day and night.
I saw the show and thought the lace dress, that she didn't buy, was really attractive.
We were watching,or rather I was watching and my husband was patiently checking the internet on his laptop while the show was on and listening to me blather on about the fashions and styles. I went....HEY...That's Trooper York's and his wife's shop. Lee Lee's Valise!!
Very cool. I was hoping to see one or both of you in the show, but I guess they don't let the 'shop owners'appear.
Congratulations.
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