Look Fabulous for Your Holiday Events

It's officially the holiday shopping season, though we know many of you already have been buying gifts this Christmas season. ETC has a little extra sparkle and we think you should too!
It's also the holiday party season, and ETC has just the outfit, accessory or enhancement to make you sparkle for your Christmas party, whether you are woman, man or child.
For the ladies, maybe you'd like to sparkle with new jewelry. ETC has big and bold jewelry. Maybe it's new shoes that will make your outfit perfect. ETC has shoes that will make your feet glisten. Maybe its a cover or wrap. The Beaded Shawl would be perfect for you. Of course, ETC has dresses, skirts and blouses that will make you feel gorgeous if you're ready for a whole new outfit.
If you need to dress your children for a special event at school, church or wherever, ETC has dresses, suits and tuxedos. ETC also is the exclusive Salina dealer for Terrie's Angelwear, handmade dresses and jumpers for children. Terrie has created a special line of Christmas dresses this year just for ETC. Terrie also has a beautiful collection of totally unique Christening gowns if you have a ceremony coming up this year while all the family is gathered for the holidays.
And ETC hasn't forgotten the guys. ETC is the exclusive dealer in Salina for Ascot Formalwear, a line of tuxedos featuring many of the nation's top designers. We also can special orders suits.
Yes, you too can sparkle this holiday season with a stop at ETC Boutique, 134 S. Santa Fe Suite 120 in beautiful Downtown Salina.

Holiday Season

ETC Boutique is all about solving problems.
And a big problem this time of year for one group of people is: What will I get my wife for Christmas? Yes, husbands face this dilemma every year, and often make the wrong choice. How many appliances or vacuum cleaners have actually made a wife's life more difficult?
Here's the solution from ETC: Make a wish list!
Yes, ladies, we encourage you to stop by our boutique and pick out a favorite fashion, piece of jewelry, pair of shoes, etc. We'll put it back, call your husband, and both your problems will be solved. He'll have his Christmas shopping done in 5 minutes, and you'll get a beautiful gift that you really love on Christmas morning!
Come solve your problem today!

Gallery at ETC boutique November 5

Art Rush
Thanks to everyone who attended the Art Ruth on November 5 at ETC Boutique.
Angel Misrahim Reyes Sandoval from Guatemala demonstrated his spray paint art on the sidewalk in front of the Kress Building, ETC's home, for more than two hours to the delight of visitors and those just passing by. Children and adults were fascinated by Angel's ability to create detailed paintings using various techniques with spray paint and scraping tools.
More than 80 people visited the store and enjoyed the refreshments and Angel's completed works.
Also on display that day was a typical altar for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) created by ETC owner Lucy Corley and Alejandra Tenorio.
Both events are representative of ETC's efforts to share the Latin culture with residents of central Kansas. Watch for announcements about the next Art Rush on December 3.

México y Sus Tradiciones

We're very excited! Saturday is the BIG day for an exhibit of classic dresses from each state in Mexico at our store/building. We'll have an official from the Mexican Consulate in Kansas City on hand. Several local officials will participate in an opening ceremony, then the public is invited to view the dresses from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

We believe this is a great opportunity to share a taste of Mexican culture with our American friends, plus a great opportunity for our Mexican friends to learn a little more about their own country. We hope to hear lots of English and Spanish intermingled throughout the day. Some of the Hispanic business owners will be on hand to introduce their businesses, and we are sure they will be only too happy to mingle with our American guests and answer questions about some of the customs and culture of Mexico.

Come on by and see us in the Kress Building at 134 S. Santa Fe, this Saturday, September 26. And enjoy the Street Fair while you're downtown!

Welcome to ETC

At ETC, we are all about new adventures, so here we begin our adventure with our first blog. Our blog will be a little different because two of us will be contributing to the blog, Lucy in Spanish and Bret in English. Unless we feel what we have to say is so important that we translate each other's blogs. Since you are reading this in English, obviously it's Bret contributing.

Anyway, I'll get on with a little more introduction to ETC. We opened our Salina boutique about a year ago at 1414 S. Santa Fe in Salina, Kansas. We opened a second boutique in February 2009 in the Sunflower Hotel at 409 NW Third in Abilene, Kansas. Now, we are excited to share with you that we have moved the Salina store to 134 S. Santa Fe Suite 120 in downtown. We are in the Kress Building and are absolutely thrilled with our new location. "I feel like I'm in New York," is the comment we hear most from our visitors. And we LOVE to hear that.

Our boutique's philosophy is to bring in a few designers we like, who let us carry few pieces. We want our customers to know when they walk out with a new dress or a new purse that they won't see anyone else on the streets with that same look. But don't think that means you have to pay New York boutique prices. NO! We work hard to find the right designers to offer Kansas prices. ETC is not an exclusive place, but we want our customers to feel like they are exclusive while they are here.

We know you are beautiful. At ETC, you will find fashion that makes you know you are beautiful, too!

Bret