Boutique Week

Boutique Week

Boutique Week is a bi-annual shopping event in New York, Boston, and Los Angeles. Shoppers receive a minimum of a 25% discount on at least half of the merchandise from participating boutiques. The event runs for seven days and takes place in both fall and spring seasons. A directory of boutiques in New York, Boston and Los Angeles is also available on the Boutique Week website for visitors to be able to see what boutiques are available in each of the cities even those that aren't participating in Boutique Week. Boutique Week is supported by local government in these cities as an effort to stimulate the economy and raise awareness for small local businesses. As Boston publication Boldfacers puts it, “Those Italian pumps are to die for, but we’re afraid they’re not doing too much for your local businesses. Make sure its YOUR economy that's getting the boost during this Fall's Boutique Week.” Boutique Week also raises money for Dress for Success, a non-profit that supports the empowerment and independence of women located in 85 cities across the U.S., Canada, the U.K., the Netherlands, and New Zealand and supplies women with the resources they need to make a mark in today’s workforce.

Founders

Boutique Week was founded in July 2010 by Polina Raygorodskaya and Olga Vidisheva. Olga Vidisheva is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where she is the co-president of the Retail & Luxury Goods Club. Most recently, Olga worked at Chanel in their 'Fashion' and 'Fragrance and Beauté' marketing divisions. Prior to attending Harvard, Olga worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in Technology, Media and Telecom Investment Banking in New York. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Wellesley College with a Bachelors of Arts in Economics with a minor in Mathematics.

Polina Raygorodskaya is the founder and president of Polina Fashion LLC, a boutique fashion, beauty and luxury Public Relations Company. Previously, as a highly-acclaimed model, Polina has graced the runway of some of fashion's finest designers. Polina earned a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration at Babson College. Polina’s entrepreneurial endeavors have been recognized by national media outlets including Business Week, the Fox Business Channel and Legal Zoom. In 2007 Business Week named Polina as one of the “Best 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25”.