Rosemarie’s Closet

Rude woman inside. Nice items, well-​organized, but my daughter overheard her say she cannot stand having kids in the store. She said it loud enough for my daughter and other customers to hear. A shame. She had a clean store with beautifully consigned items, but her lack of restraint in voicing her opinion means I will always take my business elsewhere. I have kids. I was a kid once. She was a kid once. She is still acting like a kid. As a store owner, she should attempt to be tactful…

I love this place. As a resale junky, this is one of the best places to find great buys. The clothes are always pressed, clean and reasonably priced. A great selection of mid to high end clothing including popular as well as boutique brands. If you want to find some great St John — this is the place. I have found new, couture designer clothing for a fraction of the retail cost. Also, a wide selection of shoes and accessories. New items all the time.

Rosemarie’s Closet definitely has a selection, however said selection is mostly for someone with different taste (and probably age bracket) than myself. Regardless, there’s a decent amount of merchandise to peruse and friendly staff to boot!
The brands: Lots o’ Chico’s and Jones New York. However, if you’re in a shopping mood you’ll also find a myriad of brands ranging from J Crew to Ann Taylor Loft to the more upscale Vince, Joie, and 7 For All Mankind. I’d say 15−20% of the items are brand new, so you can definitely score big if you hit the shop on the right day! As for bags and shoes, I caught a nice selection of Nine West, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, The Sak and a myriad of other options.
The setup: Is a little crowded, so be aware that you’ll have to spend a bit of time rifling through the goods.
If you find yourself in the area and looking to do a bit of consignment shoppin’, definitely stop by Rosemarie’s Closet — you never know what you’ll unearth. I spied a really gorgeous black cashmere Vince sweater (brand new) that I was thisclose to taking home with me…

While the owner is friendly and informative, and the little doggy is so darn cute, I wasn’t pleased with the selection. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a 25 year old with a Fashion Design degree, or because I really don’t like Dooney & Bourke and Coach.
I did see a beautiful pair of stovepipe St. John trousers for a reasonable price, though.
This place isn’t for me, but I would check it out just in case she has things you love (see above). Also, consignment shops change inventory often.
Unlike the Unilocal hours, she is not open on Mondays. I made the mistake of traveling 30 minutes one way to visit only to get back in my car shaking my head. I called before I made the second trip… which you may want to do too.

Love! Love! Love!
Everyday on my walk to the train, I pass a sign that says Rosemarie’s Closet on a vacant store front window. I didn’t think much of it until I saw the same sign on a storefront down the street from downtown on Northwest Highway.
One day, one of my girl friends was visiting from the city and she asked the same question about the sign in the vacant storefront. That’s when we decided to check it out.
We fell in love! The place is quaint, but full of good surprises! Be prepared to look though! We spent at least an hour or two in the store, but left with some amazing finds!
The owner was there that day as well, and she was absolutely wonderful! She really knew her merchandise and was willing to help you find anything you were looking for. She actually took an active interest in her customers, which is rare nowadays.
I have to say, I will be returning here in the future in search for some great finds!

they moved up to Northwest Highway by the Midas Muffler shop in the strip center just west of downtown —

This location has closed. I went there today after grabbing a coffee and was sad to see nothing there, along with the empty old Mint Boutique next to it, also closed. I Googled Rosemarie’s Closet and an address on Northwest Highway popped up. Although I went on a thrift store crawl on NW Hwy and didn’t see it… then again I wasn’t looking for it specifically.

I stopped by this consignment shop while waiting for my husband to get is haricut. The business is located in a nice new space (sounds like the business moved a few months back to take advantage of pass by traffic on Northwest highway). I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and condition of all clothes and accessories. All racks were well organized (by style, type and size) which made it easy to find what I was interested in. The shoe selection was excellent and most were barely worn, well maintained and fairly stylish, timeless styles (kitten heels, patent leather, pumps for work etc). there were barely any canvas shoes or sneakers. I ended up buying kitten heels in patent black leather and also tried on and bought an adorable burgundy turtleneck (barely worn). The shoes were $ 12 and the turtleneck was $ 15. I thought both would cost at least $ 50-​$ 60 each in typical retail stores. I was not shopping for a purse or a bag, but they had nice selection of mid-​range bags for everyday use, all cute and well maintained. There was a pretty good selection of coats, slacks and skirts. I noticed some intimates (never worn spanks (sp), satin pajamas etc in the back. there were two or three dressing rooms, clean and well maintained. The owner was super– helpful. They accept credit cards and are open on Saturday. I will definitely include this store in my thrift/​consignment trail from now on!