Two Sisters… One Vision

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Written By Katie Coslov

Who opens a new store in the middle of a pandemic? Apparently, Megan and I do! We like to make our lives just a bit more chaotic than they already are. (Since they're not at all, ha! We’ve got five kids, three stores, two dogs, and two husbands between us!) 🤪 However, when the stars align and the universe gives you an opportunity - you have to go for it.We’re calling our new space located at 101 A St. Asaph St. (right next door to Mint Condition) Mint Collective. It’s going to be a collection of all the things we love. And that ranges from home to our pups to what we wear - anything under the sun.We came up with our business model, Shop, Consign, Repeat, and as retail came in at Mint Condition and became increasingly popular, we realized we were on to something. Mint Collective was born - and we hope you will love it as much as we do.Mint Collective is going to be considered a pop up for a year, to test the waters - so to speak. We think it’s going to be great, but it’s up to the people!While traveling with the whole family to OBX this summer, we did some local shopping, of course, and we discovered some fresh new brands! We immediately thought that we wanted to bring these “high-quality, but don’t break the bank” brands to our customers in Old Town. Lucky for us, the adorable 300 square foot space next to Mint Condition became available! The rest is history…Stay tuned for a grand opening, hopefully in August 2020!   

Katie Coslov

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Co-Owner | Mint Condition and Mint Collective

Katie Coslov bought Mint Condition with her sister-in-law Megan Podolsky in August of 2019. Previously Katie was the Director of Operations at The Shoe Hive and had fallen in love with Old Town’s charming little city, where you walk down the street and greet people by their first names. Coming from numerous other big named retailers, and graduating from The University of Arizona with a Retailing and Consumer Sciences Degree, owning her own store had been on her bucket list! Check Check. Katie and her husband Ryan moved to the Alexandria area in 2016 with their two dogs and now have two little ones also.

Mint Condition stocks an ever-changing inventory of current women’s clothing, handbags, shoes, and jewelry by top designers – all in a fresh boutique atmosphere. Come see why we've been named the DC Metro’s Best Consignment Store by Washingtonian, Northern Virginia, Virginia Living Magazines, and the Washington Post Express and featured in Southern Living Magazine as one of Old Town's best boutiques. 

Visit our fabulous 2,000 square foot location along the brick-lined streets of charming, historic Old Town, Alexandria.

www.shopmintcondition.com

Mint Condition                       

103 S. Saint Asaph Street

Alexandria, VA 22314             

703.836.6468                          

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