After graduating from college in 1973, Caity Callison came to Washington to work at Eastern Market Pottery in Capitol Hill. She was a studio potter for thirteen years and augmented her living by working at Clothes Encounters, a consignment shop near Eastern Market.
After graduating from college in 1973, Caity Callison came to Washington to work at Eastern Market Pottery in Capitol Hill. She was a studio potter for thirteen years and augmented her living by working at Clothes Encounters, a consignment shop near Eastern Market.
She worked there for three years and enjoyed it so much that she decided to open her own shop in Dupont Circle. In 1986, her sister, Deirdre, loaned her $13,000 and she opened her first shop on Connecticut Avenue with thirty consignors. They were in a second floor rear space in what had once been the dining room of a mansion house.
After ten years, she moved the store to its present location at the corner of R St. and Connecticut˜a sunny space with windows on two sides. Caity Callison’s consignors now number over 15,000 and many mail to her from all over the country, including New York, Chicago, and California.
Shannon Chichester — Manager – Secondi, Inc.
A native Washingtonian, Shannon has been with Secondi for six years, working her way up to manager. Secondi customers know and love her˜they especially admire her ability to sense a woman’s best colors and her most flattering fit. Shannon encourages women to find that one timeless piece of clothing that will remain in their closet for years, instead of the latest style that will soon expire. While she stays up-to-date on all the latest designer shows, trends, and fashion news, she uses them as inspiration, not hard and fast rules
