Opening Chapter.
 This is the Constance Taylor Dress Shop, opened in the 1950's by Constance Taylor.  Her daughter Grace, in the black outfit, took the shop over from her mother when Constance retired.  Grace has had the shop now for many years.  She's forty-five years old, never married, and some say it's because she never got over the loss of her high school boyfriend, a star football player.  They had gone together since elementary school days and were hardly ever seen apart.  Right before high school graduation, they split up.  Grace went away for the summer and her boyfriend went into the service.  Grace came back three months later, with just enough time to get her belongings together to take to State College.  She has dated off and on, but never anything serious.   She loves having the shop and outside of work, has a lot of friends that she sees and also takes a painting class at the local college.
The shop, like many other retail businesses, almost closed its doors because of the suffering economy.  Grace would do anything to save the shop and hired a consulting team of two young women to see what changes she might make to save her shop.   The consultants spent a few days researching her area and came back to
Grace and said because of the changing nature of the community around the shop, she might consider changing her merchandise from high end to mod, vintage and handmade clothing and accessories.   Grace painfully made the changes and business began picking up, especially with the nearby college student population.  Pictured are Grace, her dog who keeps her company in the shop, and two of her friends who have come to see the changes in the shop.  They tell her they think it's a great idea and the new look is a welcome change.