Long before resale became a sustainability buzzword, My Sister’s Closet helped make secondhand shopping feel polished, welcoming and fun. Now, Valley-based Eco-Chic Consignments — parent company of My Sister’s Closet, My Sister’s Attic and Well Suited — is celebrating the 35th anniversary of its luxury resale retailers.
The company was founded in 1991, when sisters Jenny and Ann Siner opened the first My Sister’s Closet in Phoenix. At the time, many resale stores were viewed as dark, crowded and/or hard to navigate. The sisters — neither of whom are involved with the company — opened boutique-style stores that are clean and convenient for consignors. The company looks for merchandise that are also clean, in great shape and trendy.
“They started doing resale consignment before it was cool,” said Eco-Chic CEO Heather Zorge, who joined the company in December. “My Sister’s Closet is such a well-known, almost iconic brand here in Arizona. I grew up here, and being able to work in the business now is pretty surreal.”…