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Article: Store offers luxury at a discount
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- The Herald News - Joliet (IL)
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- December 17, 2008
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Elaine Krieger sets a pair of ordinary looking shoes on the counter of her west suburban store, telling a dumbfounded visitor the flats would retail new for something north of $500.
While slightly used, they look as though they've never been worn, and Krieger's new resale shop, Clothes Mentor, prices the black Pradas at a more reasonable $150. You could tuck them inside a Louis Vuitton handbag that costs $190, compared with $1,000 when it was new.
The store specializes in name-brand women's clothing and accessories with labels from Chico's, Ann Taylor, Jones New York, Liz Claiborne, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Kate Spade and others. It also stocks maternity clothes, with brands such as Duo, ...