Oceanside designer's 25 on-the-go outfits
Oceanside fashion-designer Silvia Allegrini has designed The Chick on the Go, a kit of 25 outfits weighing less than four pounds. (Undated) Credit: Handout
Oceanside fashion designer Silvia Allegrini was in Italy five years ago when a mini-crisis struck: Her clothes did not arrive with her. "It was a nightmare," Allegrini said. "I had to go find stores. I wound up spending a lot of money."
Out of that mishap The Chick on the Go was born.
It's Allegrini's online company, thechickonthego.com, which on Valentine's Day is to launch a product designed to help businesswomen avoid a similar clothesless fate while on the road.
Allegrini has designed a versatile wardrobe with just five pieces of clothing that can be combined to create 25 outfits. The pieces all fit into a kit, which weighs less than 4 pounds.
The kit, which retails for $199, includes black wide-leg pants; a black slip dress, a long white-sleeved shirt, a white tank top, and a black poncho that can be worn as a skirt and a shirt. The garments are made of rayon and spandex and have no buttons or zippers. Two accessories -- black and white sashes that can be worn as a belt, scarf or headband -- are also included.
"You can place [the kit] into a tote bag or your office drawer," said Allegrini. She plans to sell the kit through her website, and a major marketing campaign leading up to Valentine's Day is planned.
"I wanted to come up with a wardrobe every woman could wear," she said.
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