Jun 17, 2013

Elmhurst Boutique Offers More Than FashionBy Mari GrigaliunasMySuburbanLife.com

Elmhurst, IL – When Leslie Pozen and Angie Pool met at a St. Patrick’s Day party, they instantly knew they’d be friends. But two years after the chance meeting, they’re also business partners.

“We connected immediately,” Pool said.

Now the two operate Rouse, a specialty boutique and studio in downtown Elmhurst that opened late last year. Pool was ready to retire from the corporate world, where she’d worked for almost 30 years, when Pozen’s growing ellu handbag business demanded more than a basement workshop.

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