ShopBalaGirls Webtique (Mirror Image)

ShopBalaGirls Webtique

It appears that Philadelphia has a home grown version of shopbop and Bluefly.
ShopBalaGirls.com was launched in September by mom and daughter team Lynne Raymond and Bernice Leibowitz, who ran the brick and mortar version of Bala Girls for 18 years before crossing into the land of the webtique.

ShopBalaGirls.com carries contemporary brands: Alice + Olivia, Michael Stars, J-Brand and Rich & Skinny. While perusing the Web Site, I learned about a brand of funky sweats called Hard Tail. (Can't wait to order a pair.)

So far ShopBalaGirls.com gets about 300 hits a day and the in-store retail team fills at least four orders each day. Last week I interviewed Natalie Weathers at Philadelphia University about the dismal retail climate. She told me webtiques are a great way for local businesses to get new customers locally as well as nationally and internationally. We'll keep our style eyes peeled to see if the Main Line prom haunt can become a princess of internet shopping.

What do you think of ShopBalaGirls.com? What are some of your favorite on-line shopping sites? Are there any others out there locally based? Send us your link!

Posted by Elizabeth Wellington on January 15, 2008 2:55 PM | Permalink

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Comments (6)

linda:

I bought an awesome pair of jeans in this store.

Posted by linda | January 17, 2008 12:11 AM

Posted on January 17, 2008 00:11

Alix:

I bought a beautiful prom dress at BalaGirls last year, the service was fabulous and the dress was gorgeous!!!!

Posted by Alix | January 17, 2008 12:19 AM

Posted on January 17, 2008 00:19

Ariel:

The store is awesome, and the new shopping site shopbalagirls is great as well.

Posted by Ariel | January 17, 2008 12:22 AM

Posted on January 17, 2008 00:22

Jennifer:

The store is great for all ages, I am out of college and still continue to buy my clothes and evening dresses there.

Posted by Jennifer | January 17, 2008 12:25 AM

Posted on January 17, 2008 00:25

Beth:

I live in Florida, but whenever I come to Philly for a visit I always stop at Bala girls boutique, I know I can always pick up a few great dresses to update my wardrobe.

Posted by Beth | January 17, 2008 12:27 AM

Posted on January 17, 2008 00:27

Linda:

I cant believe the awesome lines of clothing bala gilrs carries. From Micheal star teeshirts, to nanette lepore suits and dresses. Wow they cover it all.

Posted by Linda | January 17, 2008 12:30 AM

Posted on January 17, 2008 00:30

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The Mirror Image team consists of Inquirer and philly.com writers with a passion for fashion and an eye for the trends. We live to shop and shop to live, but always appreciate a good sale. We know that “What I am going to wear?” is a serious question, possibly requiring consultation and multiple outfit changes. We believe beauty treatments can be a necessity instead of a luxury, and consider awards shows required viewing. Above all, we strive to bring style into our daily lives – and have fun telling others about it.

Contributor Elizabeth Wellington has been the Inquirer's Fashion Reporter since 2003 and writes the Mirror, Mirror column for the Sunday Image section. She is a bargain shopper who hates buying pants and rarely meets a dress she doesn’t like.

Contributor Chris Gray is the editor of the Image section, and has been a reporter and editor at the Inquirer since 2001. She believes you are never too tall for heels and considers text messaging a vital form of communication.

Contributor Karen Heller covered fashion for several years, nationally and regionally, and has an enduring interest in style and fashion. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary, she reports on popular culture. Her column appears in the Wednesday Daily Magazine.

Contributor Kristen Graham is a Philly.com producer and columnist. She is still recovering from her mother dressing her in homemade cotton plaid bell-bottoms as a toddler, and regards religious Project Runway and What Not To Wear watching as the only way to make amends.

Contributor Jodie Chester Lowe is a Philly.com Entertainment producer and a member of the Great Expectations project team. By college, she knew she needed to expand her wardrobe beyond casual shirts and jeans. She’s branched out with the tops, but denim still gets its own drawer (or two) in her dresser.

Contributor Ellen Dunkel is the Philly.com Entertainment channel manager. She was almost literally born to shop, having grown up in Paramus, N.J., the No. 2 ZIP code in the United States for retail sales. She often serves as a personal shopper for family members who are missing the fashion gene.

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