Executive Suite: Nancy Aucone
Quick ReadThe Wedding Salon co-owner Nancy Aucone talks about how she and partner Susan Finale have kept their high-end Manhasset shop afloat through the economic downturn.
Photo credit: Sally Morrow | Nancy Aucone, co-owner of The Wedding Salon in Manhasset, places a cathedral veil on bride-to-be Loren O'Connor. (August 2010)
Before the recession, Nancy Aucone described it as "very easy" to sell a $10,000 wedding gown at The Wedding Salon of Manhasset.
But then some brides lost their jobs, says Aucone, company co-owner. Other brides, worried about the economic uncertainty, would hesitate before committing to a dress.
Aucone, who had just opened a new Vera Wang store next door, refused to give up the luxury...
