By Sue Manning

A new season brings in new styles. Here is what’s new at Elna’s Dress Shop right now.

Will you know when what you wear will be perfect as you want? It will make the world around you more incredible the whole time you are wearing it. Feel good and you look good. Remember, our sales staff is ready to assist in your wardrobe building. Personalized service is what we pride ourselves in giving our customers. If you haven’t discovered Elna’s Dress Shop, now is the time to do so.

Come in and check out our May special just in time for Mother’s Day on May 11, which is also Elna’s Dress Shop’s 84th anniversary, so drop by and say hello.

At market, which my sister Carol and I attended in the middle of April, we saw a lot of jeans — you know the lived in look. Great for casual wear, going to the farmers market (every Wednesday in Solvang), to the beach, and for warmer weather. Top your look with a solid or patterned T-shirt, a shirt, or jacket, and away you go looking put together and comfortable. Separates are always in, and it is so much fun to coordinate to give you more than one look. Remember, it is so nice to be able to touch and feel the items before you buy, and then you feel good wearing them. Our spring and summer season is showing a very big interest in dresses and shifts, short sleeve, sleeveless, and three-quarter sleeve. We carry a variety of styles, casual and luncheon type, long, and knee length. A very good way to vary your spring/summer wardrobe.

Our store invites you to come in and talk to us. Let us make suggestions, coordinating fashion with your lifestyle in mind. Wardrobe building is a free service at Elna’s Dress Shop, which is open Monday, closed Tuesdays, and open Wednesday through Sunday.

Store hours are 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. We are located at 1673 Copenhagen Drive, in Solvang.