Toby Eisenreich gives designer duds a new lease on life — and greater purpose
I live in Brooklyn, and have a penchant for style and fashion, in addition to a degree in marketing. I married young, had my oldest at 19, and today I’m a proud mom and grandma. Give, Get, Give is a new initiative of mine, a “consignment shop with heart” that opened two months ago. I’m enjoying devoting my time and styling skills to a project that means so much to me.
My father passed away from a stroke during the height of Covid, and I didn’t get to see him those last few weeks. They weren’t allowing visitors into the hospitals, and I feel the loss of that last goodbye so strongly.
My father was a special man, and an amazing father and grandfather. He never missed a minyan, went to a shiur every day, and truly personified the mitzvah of hevei mekabel es kol ha’adam b’sever panim yafos. He had a great smile and made everyone he met feel like a million dollars.
He also enjoyed snagging a good deal and got a kick out of getting quality for almost nothing. I don’t take after him in that respect — I don’t mind paying top dollar for high quality — but we were very close.
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