Gettin’ Your Colors Done

Gettin’ Your Colors Done

  I have a friend named Cheryl.  She’s a “Spring.”  An “Autumn” walked in the shop once and asked if we carried any brown bras.  The more people I mention our upcoming color analysis event to, the more stories I hear.  One woman said her daughter had her colors done to find the perfect shade […]

Bras of Summer

Bras of Summer

Summertime! Where the bra-styles are easy (ha ha). We are fully stocked with summer bras including strapless, backless, bralettes, t-shirt bras, and bras that have a little color and sass. Here are a few summer bra-shopping tips. Come see us! Bra fitting always available! The Strapless Goal #1 – you want the thing to stay […]

Destination DRESS – Manchester, VT

Destination DRESS – Manchester, VT

With Easter, formals, proms, weddings, graduations, and all sorts of spring and summer occasions upon us, dress-shopping season is here. I felt it start the other day when a woman came in, dress slung over her arm, looking for a strapless to wear under a low-cut black number she’s wearing to a wedding in a […]

The Stratton Pop Shop

The Stratton Pop Shop

You might have heard that we have a little satellite store at Stratton Mountain Resort this month.  It’s true!  It’s the Stratton “Pop Shop.”  What’s the scoop?  Here you go… Marcia, she’s the Editor/Publisher at Stratton Magazine and Manchester Life Magazine, reached out with the idea of a “Pop Up Shop” in the Stratton Village […]

“What’s up with the Barbies?”

“What’s up with the Barbies?”

It’s one of the most-asked questions at the shop and one of my favorite stories to tell. If you’ve been to the shop, you probably have noticed that we have a bowlful of Barbies and a Barbie chandelier. Here’s what’s up. Before we opened four years ago, I went shopping for furniture and other decorations for […]

Fairy Tale Blue

Fairy Tale Blue

I didn’t know a lot about a lot of things when I opened this business four years ago. For example, I didn’t know anything about decorating a retail shop. Lucky for me, I had an interior designer friend named Amy Thebault. In early June of 2013, Amy met me at my empty, white-walled, and not-yet-opened […]

We the Fitters of Boots and Brassieres…

We the Fitters of Boots and Brassieres…

My friend Stephanie and I were chatting on a sidebar at our book club a couple months ago about our jobs.  She’s a ski boot fitter and I’m a bra fitter.  I casually mentioned that I wondered if fitting ski boots was kind of like fitting bras, to which Stephanie declared, “It’s EXACTLY like fitting bras!”  I decided […]

Let Me Tell You About Anita

Let Me Tell You About Anita

Anita is a company. It’s a brand (with a co-brand named Rosa Faia) that we’ve carried at the shop since Day 1. I can’t entirely remember who first told us about Anita, but when we were looking for bras to sell, Anita responded right away by sending Alice up to talk to us. Alice was, […]

Days Like This

Days Like This

It gets a little quiet around these parts during the week at this time of year.  Sure, Martin Luther King weekend brought a lot of skiers and shoppers to town, but outside of that, this month of January can be a bit slow in Manchester.  It’s a good time to come to the shop if you […]

Undie of the Month – December

Undie of the Month – December

In our continuing effort to help women find their joy from the inside out, the ladies of JOY are trying undies we carry in the store and giving our honest opinion.  If you like what you read come on in and try your first pair for at a friendly discount!  This style is by Wacoal […]