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Jersey Couture Production Executive producer(s) Brian Flanagan
Matthew Ostrom
Laura Palumbo Johnson
Jacqueline Cardillo GarofanoProduction company(s) Magilla Entertainment Broadcast Original channel Oxygen Original run June 1, 2010 – present External links Website Jersey Couture is a television series produced by Magilla Entertainment for Oxygen that premiered on June 1, 2010. The show follows the interactions of the Scali family as they work together running Diane & Co., a dress boutique in Freehold, New Jersey. The show focuses on the operations of the store as well as the personal lives of the owners and staff.
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Prom Dress Incident
On Friday, May 20, 2011, Diane Scali, owner of the dress shop Diane & Co., which is featured on the show made international headlines[1] when she refused to issue a refund on a dress from a 16 year old girl whose boyfriend and prom date died in a car accident just 2 weeks before her prom[2]. Scali was quoted in the media as saying "It's not my fault her boyfriend died."[3],"The family was calling for a refund before the kid was in the morgue", among others. Friends of the teen launched facebook page[4] to boycott Diane & Co. and within 5 days had 15,000 fans worldwide supporting the teenager. Scali made headlines in newspapers and television from New York to Los Angeles and United Kingdom. On Monday, May 23rd, Diane & Co. was the butt of talk show radio angst as local and national radio programs discussed her choice to wage war on the young girl. In the end, after nearly a weeklong battle which included the cast of the show, their publicist and lawyers, Diane & Co. refunded the $1,500 dress to the girls' father, but maintained they were simply the victim of internet cyberbullying.
Cast
- Diane Scali-Diane is the owner of the dress shop, Diane & Co. Married to Sal -- and mother to Kimberly, Christina, and Anthony -- she sells dresses and, along with her daughters, designs custom gowns for clients. [5]
- Kimberly "Kim" Gambale-The oldest daughter, Kimberly helps manage the dress shop with her mother. Kimberly is co-creator of Diane & Co.’s Fluff Me Service, which provides "day of" pampering to clients at their special events. Kimberly is married and has a 1-year-old daughter.[6]
- Christina "Chrissy" Scali-The middle child, Christina is fresh from leaving her parents’ home. Testing the boundaries as a single woman in New Jersey, Christina’s love life is always a topic of conversation in the shop.[7]
- Anthony Scali-The youngest Scali, works as a DJ in a party planning business, Scali Entertainment. Anthony often offers advice and light-hearted teasing.[8]
- Sal Scali-Diane's husband. Along with Anthony, Sal provides a sounding board for the other staff members.[9]
- Mac Duggal-One of the shop's main dress suppliers whose store they visit in Chicago.
Episode list
Season 1
Episode number Title Original airdate 101 "I Only Want Couture For My Jersey Store" June 1, 2010[10] 102 "Chrissy's Supersweet 16" June 8, 2010[11] 103 "Jersey Goes Aspen" June 15, 2010[12] 104 "Fashion Tweak" June 22, 2010[13] 105 "Pageants and Passions" June 29, 2010[14] 106 "Prom Mania" July 6, 2010[15] 107 "Fame and Fashion" July 13, 2010[15] 108 "Should I Stay, or Should I Go" July 20, 2010[15] External links
References
- ^ Silver, Katie (23 May 2011). "Prom dress store owned by reality TV star 'rejects girl seeking refund… to pay for her dead boyfriend's funeral'". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389723/Prom-dress-store-rejects-girl-seeking-refund-pay-dead-boyfriend-s-funeral.html?ito=feeds-newsxml.
- ^ Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/05/21/2011-05-21_tragic_situation_turns_into_public_relations_nightmare_for_famous_new_jersey_dre.html.
- ^ http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2011/05/20/developing-story-oxygen-networks-jersey-couture-television-show-star-focal-point-of-jackson-outrage/
- ^ http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Boycott-Diane-Co-Freehold-NJ/149647385104389
- ^ http://jersey-couture.oxygen.com/meet-the-cast-jersey-couture/diane-bio
- ^ http://jersey-couture.oxygen.com/meet-the-cast-jersey-couture/kimberly-bio
- ^ http://jersey-couture.oxygen.com/meet-the-cast-jersey-couture/christina-bio
- ^ http://jersey-couture.oxygen.com/meet-the-cast-jersey-couture/anthony-bio
- ^ http://jersey-couture.oxygen.com/meet-the-cast-jersey-couture/sal-bio
- ^ "Jersey Couture-I Only Want Couture For My Jersey Store". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/jersey-couture/show/i-only-want-couture-for-my-jersey-store/episode/240269;_ylt=AncYDZoTlNDkD1Pfg.5wXV8bqdEF. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Jersey Couture-Chrissy's Supersweet 16". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/jersey-couture/show/episode-102/episode/240774;_ylt=AizP1P75wIwowecf8b1xsQf3f71_. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
- ^ "Jersey Couture-Jersey Goes Aspen". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/show/46268/castcrew;_ylt=Anha2Z4xfqodKSopZJepgVT3f71_. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Jersey Couture-Fashion Tweak". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/jersey-couture/show/fashion-tweak/episode/242122. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Jersey Couture- Pageants and Passions". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/jersey-couture/show/46268/season/99054. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
- ^ a b c "Jersey Couture-Prom Mania". Yahoo!. http://tv.yahoo.com/jersey-couture/show/prom-mania/episode/243188;_ylt=AhRUeb4h_Keb90VAspOFK673f71. Retrieved 1 July2010.
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- Fashion-themed television series
- Television shows set in New Jersey
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