Hi Danna, Just a quick note to let you know that we just had a quick fashion show to model our treasures that we found today. Steve loved everything and so do Annie and I!! Annie said that I have to take a pic when I wear the black and white top with the wide leg black pants………I guess she thinks it looks “amazing” You are soooooooooo good at what you do and I can’t tell you just how much I appreciate you saying, “Cute fit, wrong color……Nice color, too small…….etc.” We really trust you and as I told you today……When I wear your clothes I can’t help but get compliments. (and I seldom do in what I throw together Thanks again for your time, attention and generousity of spirit. You’re a treasure!

Joanne (and Annie)

p.s. Thank you soooooo much for the earrings……..they really look great with the outfits!

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It seems that every time I travel to St. Croix I only have to pack my bikini. That is fine when all you do is hang out on the beach, but in 2006 I flew down to attend the Grand Gourmet Dinner and A Taste of St Croix; two notable fundraising events for the St. Croix Foundation. To my dismay, I had zilch to wear. I stopped in to From the Gecko and Danna picked two dresses for me that I would never, ever have selected. One was yellow, with red and orange wisps of material. With that dress she put a sparkly yellow clip in my hair. Did she realize I was a tom boy and this was so way out of my comfort zone? But, I went with it. I wore the yellow dress (and the hair clip) to A Taste of St. Croix where more than 1,000 people attend, nibble on bites from island restaurants and sip fabulous wines.

I was having a ball when a gentleman, whom I never saw again, came up to me and said, “I keep seeing you. With the yellow and everything and you got it going on!” Sure, he wasn’t the most eloquent person, but he said I looked great and I felt great! The other outfit was a chocolate brown dress that Danna accented with a big, chunky glass starfish necklace. I was a little apprehensive about wearing the starfish around my neck, to the Grand Gourment dinner, but I did. And though no stranger came up to me and gave me a compliment, a notable winemaker from Napa complimented me on my starfish.

So when I returned to St. Croix in December 2007 for my best friend’s wedding and a big meeting, I ran to From the Gecko and begged Danna to dress me and make me shine. And she did. I wore a two piece outfit with lots of purples and raspberry colors to the wedding (again “I would never dare choose the outfit without Danna saying “IT WORKS!”) and to the meeting I wore a light, patterned dress that never wrinkled (planes, taxis) and never got hot. And I got the account!

Thanks Danna!

All the best,

Jane Watkins        

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In the fall of 2005, I was promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer for a high powered consulting firm. I was told to think about a more professional wardrobe. I was at a loss. I did not want to have to replace everything in my closet and felt like over the years I had increased the professionalism of my wardrobe.

I spoke briefly with Danna about it and she offered to do a closet consultation. A week or so later, Danna and I removed everything from my closet that I was currently considering “work” clothes. Danna removed a few tired items from the picture and included items left behind that I would not have thought of. She put together a number of different outfits pairing items I never would have thought of. I was amazed at what Danna was able to do with my existing wardrobe. To my surprise there were very few holes in my wardrobe that needed to be filled in. Just a few basics were recommended. We put everything back in the closet, completely segregating “work” clothes from “play” clothes. We additionally hung things by color groupings to more easily put together additional, great outfits.

All in all it took just a few hours and the difference was immediately noticed. The next work day and every day of the following week, I received compliments from not only my co-workers, but also the owners of the company on how great I looked. Danna gave me great ideas and a great perspective on the things that were once great things to wear and for various reasons, no longer fit the bill. I now have less of an issue cleaning out the clothes that no longer fit my lifestyle because I feel great about the ones that do. I also feel as though I know how to shop better to add pieces that I need in colors that work for me.

Danna did a great job! I would recommend her to anyone needing a wardrobe face lift.

Jennifer Martin Daley
COO