Help Women Dress for Success at Dress Barn

in downtown Farmington will be among 825 stores around the country collecting clothing that will help women who lack the resources to take the initial, yet vital, step of looking presentable for a job interview.

The company is teaming up with Dress for Success to gather more than 60,000 articles of clothing, as part of its "S.O.S. – Send One Suit – Weekend" donation drive, March 1-4. Donors can drop off new or gently used professional attire including suits, dress shirts, blazers, pants, dresses and shoes that will be used to benefit women seeking to transition into the workforce. 

“Since the inception of the ‘Send One Suit’ campaign 10 years ago, we have helped more than 125,000 women across the country gain a renewed sense of self, as well as economic-stability,” Vivian Behrens, EVP and chief marketing officer at Dress Barn, said. “Ask any of those women and I’m sure they’ll say the donations they received were more than just gestures of good will, they were lifelines. It is our hope that now, more than ever, people will help us in our quest to turn second-hand suits into second chances.”

All of the collected professional items will be given to Dress for Success, which will then distribute the items.

All Dress Barn stores will offer donors an additional 15% total purchase savings in gratitude for their generosity. A complete list of stores can be found at dressbarn.com.