Madison and Main: New Consignment Boutique in Downtown Melrose
Consignment boutique Madison Ave. gives new life to fashion in Melrose.
Women shopping for just the right outfit have a new, gently-used option: Madison Ave. of Melrose, a consignment boutique owned by lifelong Melrosian Joanne Cotton, opened its doors in April. The shop, which specializes in unique and high-end women’s fashion, literally fills a void in the local shopping scene—it opened in the Main St. location left vacant after the departure of the retail store, Stitch. “Everybody’s saying that this is what Melrose needed,” Cotton said of the opening. “I don’t think that there are a lot of clothing stores around except for other consignment shops from here to Wakefield. When the economy was better, we had Secrets and some of the more upscale clothing stores, but right now I don’t think there’s anything …
