Nanci inside her first store, 1973
A Pappagallo Store in Grand Haven MI.
  Her clothing outsold her shoes!
     Professional Image Consultant             Color Style, Menlo Park, CA
     Fine Arts                                              Grand Valley State College, MI
     Interior Design                                     Massey Atlanta, GA
     Oil Painting                                          Palette and Chisel, IL
     Porcelain artist                                      PASS, Charleston SC
"Best Clothing Store in Boca."  four years in a row  from The Sun Sentinel.  
First time Burnside's won " Best Clothing Store in Boca.
"  
Nanci's Life

At the age of 21 Nanci opened her first retail store, a Pappagallo shoe store. It soon
became apparent that she had a flair for buying clothing.  Within a couple of year
s she
purchased
another store in Charlevoix Michigan. At first she carried Dalton, Blyle,
Oscar de LaRenta, Gottex, Eileen West, Alexis Kirk, but in time changed to a more
contemporary venue with Adrienne Vittadini, Nancy Heller, Diane VonFurstenberg
,
etc.
.  After 14 years Nanci closed the stores and went to California where she studied
image/color consulting with Carla Mathis at Body Beautiful.   

Nanci then open another clothing boutique
, this time in Boca Raton, Fl offering cutting
edge women's sportswear and
Image consulting services.  Because of her fashion
background and image/color knowledge Nanci also was also asked to speak on the

radio, TV, and aboard cruise ships.
 She held mini seminars in her boutique to educate
her customers on silhouette, balance points, 10 essentials, color harmony, style
etiquette and wardrobe planning.
 Her  boutique continuously won the PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARD
for BEST CLOTHING STORE IN BOCA.  

After a total of 24 years in the fashion business Nanci attended Chicago's Palette and
Chisel Academy of Art
where she studied portrait painting.  She was awarded a
scholarship from the Palette for her painting
Standing at the Shore.  
In 2008, Nanci started painting on porcelain.   
The store on Bridge Street in Charlevoix  had a beautiful view, out the back picture window was round lake.  Charlevoix is still a
picturesque town on the shores of Lake Michigan.  We carried everything from Clarin's skin products, to swimsuits, purses, belts, shoes,
nylons, dresses, sportswear and nighties.