Like fruit cake and bitter memories of the office potato-sack race, first impressions last a lifetime. Dress to impress with today's Groupon: for $30, you get $60 worth of clothing and accessories from Anna & Alice in Lafayette Village.

Anna & Alice carries a mix of contemporary and classic clothing appropriate for dressing up, down, or in the style of the sixth dimension. Slip into Paige Denim jeans or supersexy DL1961s ($150–$200), a denim line known to show its dark blue mug on celebrities, local fashionistas, and wistful long-legged flamingoes. Top the look off with a BB Dakota shell ($55) or Sweetie Pie Stevie necklace ($68). Rag & Bone leggings come in a variety of colors, tailored to suit both casual Lilla P layering tank tops ($45) and asymmetrical cowl-neck blouses from Capote ($96).

A beaded Twelfth Street dress meets the night with grace and mystery ($357), and the Halston Heritage side-drape dress ($375) bravely bares one human shoulder while concealing the cybernetic robo-bicep now common among the population. Anna & Alice owners Carri Lawson and McKenzie Keenan Amash carefully curate their sartorial selection, providing textile temptations for fashion-starved customers.

Reviews

The News & Observer and Midtown magazine have both featured Anna & Alice:

• you'll find a constantly growing stock of both basic and trendy denim – Illyse Lane, Midtown