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This week, The Good Eye visits The Annex, a vintage store located in the alley behind South Congress between Milton and Monroe. -
Owner Stephanie Demopulos worked at New Bohemia for years before converting a storage space behind the shop into her own vintage store. Back to column. -
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After grabbing coffee at South Congress Cafe, Courtney Hopkin and I got to work sifting through The Annex’s eclectic inventory. Back to column. -
Peplums aplenty. Back to column. -
Stephanie had already filled the dressing room with dresses in Courtney’s size. Back to column. -
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One of Courtney’s favorite finds was a Seventies Mexican boho dress. Back to column. -
Okay, not everything with a peplum floats Courtney’s boat. Lesson learned. Back to column. -
But this Eighties-does-Forties floral number, worn with spectator pumps, knocked it out of the park. Back to column. -
Courtney adjusts a cummerbund belt around another Eighties floral dress. Back to column. -
I’m pretty sure Stephanie pulled this blinged-out and epauletted denim jumpsuit off the rack just to see this precise look appear on Courtney’s face. You have to admit, she looks like the sexiest mechanic at the rodeo. Back to column. -
We struck gold with an ensemble I’d call “understated boho”: a soft, perfectly shaped Springsteen tee with a floaty white skirt and boots, accessorized with big, jingly jewelry. Back to column.
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