Jersey Couture Explained
| Genre: | Reality documentary |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 23 |
| Executive Producer: | - Abby Greensfelder
- Brian Flanagan
- Jacqueline Cardillo
- Laura Palumbo Johnson
- Matthew Ostrom
- Sean Gallagher
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| Company: | - Half Yard Productions
- Magilla Entertainment
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| Channel: | Oxygen |
Jersey Couture is an American reality documentary series that premiered June 1, 2010 on Oxygen.[1] The series follows the Scali family as they run their dress boutique, Diane & Co., located in Freehold, New Jersey and the personal lives of the owners along with the staff.[2]
On February 7, 2012, the second season of Jersey Couture premiered.[3]
Prom Dress Incident
On Friday, May 20, 2011, Diane Scali, owner of the dress shop Diane & Co., made international headlines 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.[4] Scali was quoted in the media as saying "It's not my fault her boyfriend died.", 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.[5]
On Monday, May 23, Diane & Co. was the main subject 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 week long battle, which included the cast of the show, their publicist and lawyers, Diane & Co. refunded the $1,500 dress to the girls' father.
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.[6]
- 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 2 children(a daughter and a son).[7]
- 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.[8]
- Anthony Scali -- The youngest Scali, works as a DJ in a party planning business, Scali Entertainment. Anthony often offers advice and light-hearted teasing.[9]
- Sal Scali -- Diane's husband. Along with Anthony, Sal provides a sounding board for the other staff members.[10]
- Mac Duggal -- One of the shop's main dress suppliers whose store they visit in Chicago.
Episodes
Season 2 (2012)
Notes and References
- Web site: Jersey Couture Episode: "I Only Want Couture for My Jersey Store!". 31 October 2012.
- Web site: Jersey Couture: Cast & Details. 31 October 2012.
- Web site: Jersey Couture Episode: "Say Yes to Excess". 31 October 2012.
- News: Black Friday deals for Target, H&M, Forever21, Old Navy, Radio Shack and more . New York . Daily News . Nina . Mandell . 21 May 2011.
- Web site: Oxygen network's Jersey Couture television show star focal point of Jackson outrage | Jackson NJ Regional News – Toms River, Brick, Howell, New Egypt, Lakewood . 2011-05-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523081039/http://www.jacksonnjonline.com/2011/05/20/developing-story-oxygen-networks-jersey-couture-television-show-star-focal-point-of-jackson-outrage/ . 2011-05-23 .
- Web site: Jersey Couture. Oxygen Official Site. 28 December 2015.
- Web site: Jersey Couture. Oxygen Official Site. 28 December 2015.
- Web site: Jersey Couture. Oxygen Official Site. 28 December 2015.
- Web site: Jersey Couture. Oxygen Official Site. 28 December 2015.
- Web site: Jersey Couture. Oxygen Official Site. 28 December 2015.
