We Love Prom Season!

ETC Boutique loves prom season because we enjoy the opportunity to play dress-up with the young girls and find just the right style to make them beautiful for their special night. This year we are pleased to introduce the Karishma Creations line of prom and pageant dresses to the Salina market. ETC is the exclusive dealer for Karishma dresses in central Kansas.
That exclusivity means our customers will Stand Out during their proms. Just imagine, heads turning, jaws dropping, all the girls standing there agape wondering where you found your gorgeous prom dress!
Hurry in, bring your mom, bring your best friend, bring your boyfriend. All will be amazed at how beautiful you can look in a Karishma Creation!
Of course, prom girls aren't the only ones who get special treatment in ETC Boutique. We love all our customers!!!

Warm thoughts from ETC

With three months of winter still in front of us, ETC Boutique has the perfect idea to add a little warmth and style to your winter wardrobe. These sweater dresses and tunics from Radzoli are like a warm glove for your body. With a cami and leggings, you have a warm and fashionable outfit for a Christmas or New Year's Eve party or just for a day in the office. Some of the styles you also can add a belt to change the outfit just a little bit each time you wear it. And they are easy to care for. All are washable, though some require line or flat drying because of the beadwork. Try one on today and you won't want to take it off!!

Settling in at 116

Have you stopped by to check out our new location? We have been busy this spring painting, decorating and arranging the store to make it more accessible, friendly and appealing to our visitors, and we are quite pleased with the results. We think you will be, too!

And as always, we continue to seek new and unique fashions for our customers. The advantage of this location is that we can better showcase our new fashions in the beautiful windows. We are having fun creating window displays that will attract attention and highlight the products we feature. Recently, a lady stepped inside the front door to say, "I just love your window displays. Thank you!" And we say "Thank you" to her and to all our customers who enjoy our efforts. Make sure you stop by to see the windows soon, as they change frequently.

We also strive to be green with our window decorations, featuring recycled materials or otherwise environmentally friendly items.

Our Special Orders are Truly Special

How many times have you ordered something from the Internet only to find our it's not at all what you wanted or not the quality you were expecting. ETC Boutique can help you take the guess work out of your special orders because we've checked out these suppliers and know they have great quality merchandise. You can browse their websites at your leasure, then contact ETC to place your order for you. Most of our companies get the products to us in five days or less, so you can even make your order if you are in a hurry. And we still keep great prices!
Just look at some of the options available through ETC:
* Special occasion clothing for boys and girls: Lito offers party dresses, communion dresses, accessories and more for girls; suits and tuxedos for boys; baptism outfits for both; and more. The quality is truly top notch.
* Women's and girls' shoes: Coloriffs has fantastic shoes that will make a new outfit sparkle.

* Tuxedos: Ascot tuxedos offers a variety of looks for men to fit any occasion from classic tuxedos to contemporary styles from such famous designers as Calvin Klein, Perry Ellis, Joseph Abboud, Ralph Louren and more.
* Purses: Everyone is in love with our collection of Big Buddha purses! And here's our promise to you: We won't sell the same style and color of purse to anyone else in Salina, so your Buddha will be exclusively yours'. Plus you can get a sneak peek at the fall collection.

ETC also makes special orders for party dresses, men's suits and many more items. Visit our store or call us as 785-826-6668 for your special event.

Celebrating Art in Downtown Salina

La Voz/ETC Boutique/Chapter 2 Books is excited to have hosted Lawrence artist David Loewenstein during his visit to Salina to create the mural "Waiting in the Wings" in Campbell Plaza in Downtown Salina. Campbell Plaza is just across the street from ETC Boutique and just a few buildings south of Chapter 2 Books, so we also were thrilled to watch the new artworking taking shape the past couple of weeks.

David stayed in the loft above Chapter 2 Books while working on the piece. He said he once lived in a loft in downtown Lawrence, so the experience felt very familiar for him. It also was convenient to have a place close to his work site to retreat from the heat and stop for planning sessions with collaborating artist Debbie Wagner of Bennington.

David said he always works with a local artist so he can share his experience as a muralist, plus he needs the help and enjoys the company while working long hours on the large mural projects.

If you are unable to attend the dedication and celebration at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 23, 2010, stop by to see the mural while you are downtown then visit ETC or Chapter 2 to let us know what you think.

You can also read more about David's experience in Salina and even see a photo from the loft window at David's Blog.

You also can watch for photos of the Dedication Ceremony at La Voz's Facebook page.

Wedding Season: You Look Fabulous

At least you will look fabulous if you shop ETC boutique for your outfit. June is wedding season and you've RSVP'd to your invitations, but have you found the perfect dress so you will look great, whatever your role in the wedding? ETC does special orders for dresses, then makes the alterations so you will look fantastic when you walk in that church or garden or wherever. ETC also will hook you up with the right jewelry and shoes to sparkle with your new dress.

If the kids are also a concern, we can help you out there, too. ETC has many beautiful spring dresses for the girls plus suits and tuxedos for the boys. We can do special orders on these outfits, too. We even have cute little spring outfits for babies.

If the man is also a concern, ETC can special order suits or rent him a tuxedo. These also are ordered to fit, so he will look great alongside you in your new dress!

Think Big! Think Buddha!

Big Buddha may have moved to the Big Apple, but that doesn't mean you have to leave Salina to find your favorite purses. ETC Boutique is the exclusive dealer of Big Buddha purses in Central Kansas. And our customers are in love with their Big Buddha purses.

ETC discovered Big Buddha purses three years ago when they were an up and coming company based in California. Just a month after we received our first order, Big Buddha was featured in In Style magazine. Since then, their resume has grown and grown and they recently moved their headquarters to New York City to be in the heart of the fashion industry. But they haven't turned their backs on the creativity and unique designs that made them so popular with our customers.

What's more, as the exclusive dealer for Big Buddha in central Kansas, ETC Boutique also promises never to sell the same style and color of purse twice, so your Big Buddha purse will be unique, just like YOU!