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Susan Stephenson of Bangor models a dress she will wear for 30 days, 30 ways to benefit Dress for Success Southern Maine. A duplicate dress is accessorized differently to show an example of another look. Buy Photo
BANGOR, Maine In January, blogger Susan Stephenson of Bangor will demonstrate the power and versatility of a simple navy blue dress. Oakley Sunglasses Outlet
“I will wear the dress every day in January and describe in detail what I am wearing bags, shoes, belts, jewelry,” she said. At the end of the month, the project will help women in need enhance their workplace wardrobes.
Businesses will donate every item Stephenson will wear to complement the dress in Maine and across the nation, including M. Flynn Accessories in Boston, The Beadin’ Path in Freeport, the Second Time Around upscale resale shop in Portland, and Lamey Wellehan and Kohl’s, both of Bangor.
She said that the Merchants Association of Freeport USA helped Stephenson connect with businesses there, including Sea Bags of Portland.
“This is pretty big for us. It’s the icing,” Kimberly Allen, executive director of Dress for Success Southern Maine, said of Stephenson’s effort to benefit the organization. “We use accessories to complete an outfit. We get lots of clothing donations, but we don’t always have quite the thing to accessorize an outfit. Also, the project shows that you can have only one signature outfit and that you don’t have to invest tons of money to have something nice to wear to work.”
Dress for Success Southern Maine clientele, Allen said, are women who are disadvantaged to one degree or another but who want to better their situations, improve their households and focus on career development. The organization partners with work readiness agencies such as the Aspire program of the Maine Department of Human Services, Women, Work, and Community, and other referral agencies to help women find and retain work. Oakley Sunglasses Outlet
“Women get outfits for work, some with upscale labels they never thought they’d ever wear. It boosts confidence and that’s an important part of our service,” Allen said.
Allen said one of the hardest-to-get items, and one of the most sought after, is a basic white shirt in any fabric. Shoes and handbags also are needed.
Allen said she dreams of having a mobile unit to travel throughout the state or a satellite Dress for Success Southern Maine located in the Bangor area, a dream that could come true if a corporate sponsor is found.
“We stay connected with our clients,” Allen said, “and we want them to stay in touch. We want to help keep them motivated and to be a resource if they need it.”
Meanwhile, Stephenson’s blog, to be launched Jan. “She focuses on lifestyle and wellness and I’m sure this is not the first time she has given back to the community.” Oakley Sunglasses Outlet
DeSimone said she first heard Oakley Sunglasses Outlet of Stephenson through Twitter and got to know her that way.
DeSimone said her guest blogging would be about how to make affordable, elegant jewelry and how to deconstruct an older piece of jewelry to make it new. She has yet to decide what part of jewelry she will donate on behalf of The Beadin’ Path, but she will present earrings and a bauble p Oakley Sunglasses Outlet pendant necklace from Leetie Lovendale.
“It’s a good way to get involved with supporting Dress for Success Southern Maine,” she said.
In addition, Anthony John’s Day Spa in Bangor, owned by Carrie Mayo, has designated the One Dress project to benefit from its Give and Get program. Clients who donate a new accessory, such as a scarf or jewelry, or new clothing, will receive a discount on services. Stephenson will collect the donated items at the Oakley Sunglasses Outlet end of January and present them to Dress for Success Southern Maine.
“I am so humbled by the interest,” said Stephenson, a Bowdoin College graduate who grew up in Bangor and wife and mother of two small children. The project, she said, dovetails with her blog’s goal to promote “a better, healthier, more fabulous style of life.” And one of the ways to move toward that goal?
“Use the ingredients in your closet,” she said.
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