She is also packing suitcases for people who are too overwhelmed to come and peruse in person.
Theres plenty of donation centers where people can find the basic necessities, Stewart says.
Stylist Elizabeth Stewart is inviting people who have lost their belingings to come shop in-person.
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I was like, okay, lets just use this formula that Ive used for dressing people for jobs.
We have direct communications with families.
We have their numbers, we have their sizes, we have their location, she says.
The Altadena Girls.
It means these families dont need to go to donation centers and sort through stuff.
We get to deliver straight to them.
Originally from Dayton, Ohio, shes lived in LA since 2015.
Stylist Elizabeth Stewart is inviting people who have lost their belingings to come “shop” in-person.
Im a transplant in this beautiful city.
I dreamed of living here my whole life.
My thrift community and so many of my followers are here.
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I have to give back, Eleni says.
Clothing is a vessel for storytelling and for healing.
Its been such a part of my mental health journey, she adds.
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I was seeing mutuals, girls Ive met out at thrift stores, and followers losing their homes.
That means losing their wardrobes that theyve so carefully curatedsome with little money, but so much passion.
Some of Macy Elenis finds.
Some of Macy Eleni’s finds.
A pair of Manolo Blahniks and Balenciaga boots will be gifted to others.
Like Eleni, Julia Rabinowitsch is also looking to the past to help rebuild the future.
It just struck a chord.
Courtesy of Macy Eleni
For many, their priority isnt finding a designer bag right now, she says.
Helping families find that one bag or item carried down generationally that they lost means the world.
Rabinowitsch is already in hot demand.
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Though its a tall order, Rabinowitsch has already enlisted a small team of fashion experts to help.
While the need for clothing is immediate, Los Angeless fashion community is looking beyond the present moment.
As Stewart puts it, When youve lost everything, you dont know where to begin.
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