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Spring 2024 – Taylor Staubach – Berkshire Magazine

THOSE OF US who grew up with a trunk full of dress-up clothes know the magic that an article of clothing can hold.

In an instant, you’re no longer yourself, transformed into a medieval princess holding court or a swashbuckling pirate on the high seas. And then we grow up. We close the trunk and begin to dress for the job at hand. What if that job of dressing up is to bring joy not only to yourself—but also to others? Vicki Bonnington is the living embodiment of the aphorism, “Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.” Walking into the former litigator’s third-floor expansive storage space in downtown Pittsfield is like entering a portal into another world, a Narnia of fashion where the wardrobe is the wonderland.

Read the rest of the article from Berkshire Magazine’s Spring 2024 edition HERE.