Save Money and Go Green for Prom With Reused Dresses

Would you buy a reused prom dress?

Save Money and Go Green for Prom With Reused Dresses

Save money and reuse by purchasing a prom dress from a resale shop or thrift store.

Looking for a way to go green (and not the green that involves cash) and get ready for prom? The answer is pretty simple. A big part of the Go Green movement is reusing items so they don’t go to waste.  And what better to reuse than a prom dress? “Most of these dresses are only worn once for just a couple of hours,” said co-owner of Savvy Fashions and More Dawn Aagesen. “We want to be able to recycle some of these prom dresses and accessories.” Aagesen says dresses at the resale shop go as low as $40 and up to about $250 depending on the original price as well as make and condition. “Girls are easily dropping a thousand dollars now between the dress and the shoes and hair and make up,” said Nancy Tyl, co-owner. “Our options are much more …

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Dawn Aagesen

11:41 am on Friday, March 22, 2013

Thank you Sonia !!! You and your family are wonderful customers and friends !!! We are very lucky to know all of you !! Nancy and Dawn   more ›

Local Events for Small Business Saturday

Two business owners explain how their small business competes with the big-box stores.

The craziness of Black Friday is behind and now Small Business Saturday has its turn this weekend, minus some of the craziness. Shopping local helps smaller businesses to thrive and it’s a way to show your support for your community, said Tia Brooks from the Village of Oswego. In Oswego, many of the downtown shops are participating in Small Business Saturday with their program “Downtown Dollars.” Five winners for $100 in Downtown Dollars will be drawn – the prize can be used just like cash at any of the participating stores. Read below for a list of participating stores. When it comes to small businesses competing with the big-box stores, Dawn Aagesen and Nancy Tyl, co-owners of Savvy Fashions and More in Mason Square, both agreed it’s the…

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Welcome to Patch, Savvy Fashions and More

A look at local businesses.

We would like to welcome Savvy Fashions and More to the Patch community! When a local business interacts with Patch by claiming its listing, we like to say thank you with a short question-and-answer session to help community members get to know the business. Contact us if you're interested in having your business featured here. Today, Patch features Dawn Aagesen, co-owner of Savvy Fashions and More. What does your business offer? We offer consignment clothing and accessories for the entire family. We also sell homecoming dresses, even wholesale ones. When was your business established? December 15, 2010. Why did you decide to locate in Oswego? I've grown up here and raised my kids here and I thought that Oswego needed a shop like this, for…

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Savvy Fashions Not One of Your 'Hoity Toity' Boutiques

Consignment shop offers a wide selection.

Savvy Fashions and More in Mason Square is a consignment boutique, but to understand all that this store offers you need to walk through its doors and let the owners take you on a tour. The tour will likely include: diamonds next to $1.25 earrings, Gucci shoes, Coach purses, an array of vintage clothing, racks of baby clothes and items from local artisans. Owners Dawn Aagesen and Nancy Tyl didn’t want their shop to feel like a resale store. They designed it to resemble a French boutique, wanting to create a nice place to browse while offering affordable items. Tyl said customers have walked into Savvy Fashions and asked, “Am I in the right store? Is this a resale shop? It doesn’t look like it.” Last September, after an experience with a “…

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