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120 BOSTONCOMMON-MAGAZINE.COM PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL BLANCHARD Some secrets are best kept at Saks, whose renovated Fifth Avenue Club makes personalized shopping accessible—and complimentary. VENUE REDESIGNS A SHOPPING SUPER-CLUB. BY KRISTA DEJULIO SECRET SOCIETY It's exclusive, it's luxuri- ous, and you're in it for life. The newly revamped Fifth Avenue Club at Saks Fifth Avenue, which offers Boston's most discerning fashionistas a private, personalized shopping experience, also aims to make you look incredible. It starts with the entrance, which is lined with perfume bottles of pastel crystal, where members are greeted with a flute of cham- pagne and tender loving care. "The Fifth Avenue Club is now more luxurious and modern, with a residential approach," says Joel Ellzey, vice president and general manager of Saks Fifth Avenue Boston. With expanded dressing room suites, fresh color schemes, and made-to- order cheese platters, the Fifth Avenue Club is well on its way to becoming what Ellzey hopes is "truly a home away from home" for Boston shoppers. But if you want to stay home? Well, the club staff has that covered, too, paying visits to clients at their homes— and closets. In or out of the home, Saks style consultants are trained to be on the cutting edge of fashion, experts in what looks good on their clients. "The Fifth Avenue Club was created for a shopper looking for a truly elevated experience," says Ellzey. "We cater to every woman or man, and make them look and feel confident and stunning." Saks Fifth Avenue, The Shops at Prudential Center, 617- 262-8500; saks.com . SPACE EXCLUSIVE