Couture for Everyone Nestled in Chic West Park Village

Tampa Bay's Best Magazine
Fashion Focus
Summer 2004 page 53

What to wear? It's a question that torments most of us on a daily basis. We have career attire, kick around town outfits, evening and special occasion wear, and more. The goal of course, is to look magnificent everyday and everywhere. We've all seen magazines with celebrities adorned in high fashion garments by famed designers and I'm quite certain most of us pine to look as smashing as these "Cover Girls". Alas, now you too can dress in famous labels such as Dior, Gucci, Prada and more without emptying your bank account or scraping change from under the cushions in your couch.

Nestled in chic West Park Village in Tampa is Couture, a consignment boutique filled with famous label merchandise marked down 50-75 percent below retail. Owned by proprietor Catherine Ansel, a native of France (one of the fashion capitals of the world) and recent newcomer to Tampa Bay, Couture is a veritable playground where you will find beautiful garments in which you're sure to look and feel like a million bucks. With racks and racks of designer couture, jewelry, handbags and shoes, glorious shoes, Couture is the ideal spot to get on the fast track to "fabulous".

"I offer everything from career attire, casual and evening wear," says Catherine. "A trip to Couture isn't your typical shopping experience. My customers are so excited to find beautiful merchandise at great prices. Even if you've never visited a consignment shop before, you'll love Couture."

Not everything at Couture is super high end. You'll even find treats from the likes of Banana Republic and other popular retailers. That's part of the fun of consignment shopping-you never know what treasures await you. Armani, St. John, Versaci, oh my! Are you in the car yet? What are you waiting for? Visit Couture at 9904 West Linebaugh Avenue and answer the burning question: What's the Couture du jour? Call (813) 926-9889 for directions or more information and check out the summer fashion spread in TBB to see dazzling samples of Couture!