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It is Coat & Boot Season!

I am in love with everything we have this season! We have imported amazing coats and jackets from our Denmark brands Natures Collection, Bitte Kai Rand and Ilse Jacobsen; along with outstanding reversible down puffers by New York's Linda Richards, and sporty cool Après Ski styles from Southern Cal's Alp N Rock. We have the best assortment of outwear on the Connecticut shoreline. This week I want you to think about your looks and with every look your top layer being your coat or jacket finishes it off. Wearing the right outerwear with the right boots is a must! Remember accessories are what people notice, most of the time your it is your coat that gets the most use throughout the season, people notice what you are wearing while out and about. Remember no matter where you go, you make an impression, be it the grocery store, picking up the kids, outdoor dining, heading to an appointment you are bound to meet and be seen by someone and you never get a chance to make a good impression. It is the time of year to go through your closet and donate those old coats that are tucked away in the back taking up space and update with something new. Below is just a tiny sampling of what we have. Robin, Mary-Ellen and I are here to help find the right tops, sweaters, pants, jeans, coats, boots, shoes and accessories that will be perfect for you.

It has been so great seeing all who have ventured out to shop! We are nearly open 2 months since the temporary closure and missed the thing I love the most our customer engagement. Having the opportunity to work with you, pulling looks and creating your style is so fulfilling. On several occasions, I had a feel-good moment when told you had not shopped anywhere since the pandemic began and we were their first place you came. What an amazing feeling that is! Sharing your joy and excitement giving me hope that there is light at the end all of this. Every week I stress over writing these emails and when I hit send (typos and all), I say thank goodness that task is done, and quickly another week comes around. Thank you for telling me you READ my emails, since committing to sharing the store's new receipts, events and experiences with you weekly rather than monthly our connection and engagement is stronger and more transparent. I am so proud of all the accomplishments my small business has achieved. Thank you for being a part of my Robertson Madison family. Next week we will anniversary 7 years being open. I put my little blue open sign out around noon Friday, July 25 and the magic began. Our first customer came in and bought shoes along with a bunch of clothes and when she passed me her card, I realized I had not been behind a register to ring someone out in nearly 20 years. Suddenly, I started to panic, all the work setting up the store and I do not know how to use my register? Oh no! I pulled the store together in 3 months, I had not decided to open my business and start looking for a location until March 2013, I signed the lease mid-June and was open 6 weeks later. I didn't sleep very much, I had no staff, my team was family and friends, my mother Rose, sisters Marie & Sue, brother Ed, nephew Dan, extended family Joann & Paul, Kim (who lived next door to the store), Fitzroy (who I worked with at 9 West & Kenneth Cole) along with Ruthie (Fitzroy's beautiful daughter). I could not have done it without their love and support. Since then the store has become more than a store, it is a lifestyle. Women have transformed their closets and wardrobe 100% to Robertson Madison. Head to toe styling, complete and total looks. I cannot thank you enough for your support and loyalty. I am living the dream, and sometimes the nightmare, but looking back I would not change a thing. This is the most rewarding job I have ever had. Your trust in us as a store and business is never taken fore granted. Now, as we get ready for our busiest week of the year heading into our eighth fall season, we kick off our Sidewalk Clearance Sale Tuesday July 21, in hopes to make room for some of the best merchandise Madison has ever seen.

Below are images with links, of our newest receipts from Velvet by Graham & Spencer and Andre Assous, along with some sale highlights and a look down memory lane, from our beginning July 2013.

We Are Here for You

We recently received a bunch of fantastic styles by two of our top selling Los Angeles brands, David Cline & Velvet by Graham & Spencer. These easy to wear, easy to care printed tops and dresses are designed and made in LA. David Cline's crushed fabrication feels like nothing on, they look great and travel well. If you have not tried on a David Cline top or dress before I encourage you to do so. All are offered in fabulous print colors of summer. The simplistic tops and open weave summer sweaters by Velvet are sharp, clean, and classic. I am happy to present this week our fresh new styles that offer a polished casual look, for your everyday fashions to freshen up your look as we begin to get our hair done, and we are able to start eating out, catch a movie and socialize again.

Summer Style

Just in time for beach season, Helen Kaminski's warehouse reopened, and we were able to receive several fabulous hats from this Iconic Global Brand. Most of these stylish hats offer UV protection and are roll-able and pack-able. Each handmade raffia hat can take up to a week to make. Helen Kaminski has been designing and importing these beauties for nearly 30 years. I am pleased to present to you her iconic roll-able styles such as Provence & Mita along with new fashion styles for Summer 2020.

What's Going On?

One of my promises to myself is to walk more and be more active. Although, I must confess I haven’t yet, I do plan on it. Those who know me well are probably chuckling. You notice how I say promise and not goals. I find at the beginning of every year I make my list of what I want to accomplish. I don’t write it down, I keep it in my head, because what if I don’t do it? Hench the chuckle, I probably goal myself to be more active every year, but this year it is a promise, and one I hope not to break. Truthfully, other than finding time, I have no excuses. Back in 2018 I discovered On Running Footwear. These sneakers are fabulous! They are the lightest weight sneaker, extremely comfortable, good looking and although designed and engineered for performance originally, they have quickly become a lifestyle shoe. I love mine and thanks to another retailer/friend Pinners Fine Shoes in Gainesville Florida, while traveling Denmark I was introduced to the product. On had incredible growth during 2019, planned for 50% increase, "On" was up 113% to the previous year. Recently Roger Federer announced he joined the company as a partner. This brand is on track for a dynamic future. I am thrilled we will be a part of it.

Here is the link to the announcement: Roger Federer joins "On" 

Below are all the styles and colors we offer currently. New colors are coming for spring in Women's and Men's.
If you have not experienced "On" then I encourage you to try walking, running, cross fit or grab coffee in the morning wearing “Clouds." CLOUDS are taking the world by STORM. 

Incredible Styles | Incredible Prices | Incredible Quality

• Ilse Jacobsen | Coats, Boots & Dresses
• REPEAT Cashmere | Sweaters & Jackets
• James Jeans | Skinny, Straight and Flare Leg Bottoms
• Go Silk | Kimonos, Tops & Dresses
• SWTR | Sweaters & Coats
• Line the Label | Sweaters, Cardigans & Coats
• Aquatalia | Boots & Booties
• Tyler Boe | Tops, Dresses & Coats
• Alice & Trixie | Tops

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Wondering what to wear this Thanksgiving?  We have everything you need. In just 3 week we will be celebrating Thanksgiving. Where has 2019 gone? I compiled three our newest brands we started working with this year and I am proud to share they are all run by women, Henriette Steffensen, Parronchi Cashmere and Alice & Trixie. These styles are fabulous dress to impress looks which I am happy to present to you.