Article by My de Verteuil.
Last updated at Tue, 27 Apr at 1:12am.

When you enter the downtown Oakland office of Wardrobe for Opportunity, you feel you're walking into an actual boutique. The lobby invites you into a clothing store atmosphere. The before and after pictures of successful program participants, which hang on the walls, make you instantly feel inspired. Along with racks filled with work attire for women and men, the back of the boutique has long mirrors on either side and allows participants to embrace the transformation they see right before their eyes.