Saghi Bozorgzad
Robin Brownson
I grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated from Tufts University with a BA in French and Art History. My first jobs in retail were at the Gap, then at JasmineSola in Cambridge, then Serenella on Newbury Street selling high end clothing such as Marni, Moschino, Pucci and Dolce & Gabanna. My next job was as an assistant manager at Country Road, followed by a management position at Louis Boston. The following year I returned to Country Road as the store manager. In 2002 I married my husband Barry and moved to Andover. Country Road closed its American division and I commuted to the city to work at TASTE boutique, a small, Scandanavian high end clothing store on Newbury Street. I left TASTE and the commute behind when I became pregnant with my daughter Ava.
We've been very busy since then! In 2004 and 2005 we won the Best of Boston award for best women's clothing store in the North, along with awards Best of New England and Best of North Shore. My final achievement of 2005 came in December with the birth of our second daughter, Ella.
Karen Byers—Karen Byers has been a stylist at dresscode since November 2005. Born and raised in Peabody, she received a BBA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and joined the corporate world. After a career in banking and finance,
Karen decided to take some time off to be a stay at home mom to her two boys. As the boys got older, she launched a new career in the fashion world by opening a franchise of the New York line, ETC in her North Andover home. After three successful years of running her own business, she became an Area Development manager for the company until she was recruited by Amy to work as a stylist at dresscode.
Customers appreciate Karen’s classic, yet trendy sense of style, her patience and most of all, her total honesty when it comes to their wardrobe. “I love helping someone find the perfect outfit, but if it doesn’t look good on you, I don’t want you to wear it.” Karen explains. “When you leave dresscode with your new clothes, I want you to really feel and look amazing!”Saghi Bozorgzad—Saghi has always been passionate about fashion. She loves the classic look with an edge and is especially drawn to unexpected accessories to finish the look. After twenty years working for prestigious beauty and skin care companies such as Chanel, Laura Mercier, La Mer to name a fewand others, she has joined the dresscode team! She is continuing to do what she loves most—making women feel and look beautiful by listening to what they want and recommending the right pieces to help them achieve their look.
Robin Brownson—I grew up in Boise, Idaho and have lived in Andover for the past 23 years. I graduated from West Virginia University with a BS in Journalism and a minor in Speech Communications. While I worked in broadcasting through college and after in the Boston area for some time, I eventually made career moves that included public speaking, event planning, fundraising, and sales.
After taking some time off to spend with my two children, I returned to work 5 years ago at a boutique in Andover, Native Sun. This is where I got my first taste of the fashion world, and enjoyed working as both a stylist and as the Fashion Show Coordinator for the Native Sun stores. Fortunately, it was some of these events that gave me an opportunity to work with Amy, and I was happy when she asked me to join the dresscode team.
What I love most about working at dresscode is interacting with our customers, and getting to know the women in our community who share our enthusiasm for fashion. I really enjoy helping them find wardrobe pieces that flatter their figures and make them feel special. It is fun to see that sparkle a woman has at that moment when she looks in the mirror and is happy with what she sees. That is what makes this fun!