Fashion fan opens upscale resale shop
When Kelsey Hawkins grew to become a mom, she realized she appreciated upscale baby clothes as considerably as upscale vogue for herself.
The mom of three started marketing her have kid’s dresses as they outgrew them and clothing of her possess on the net at Poshmark and Fb Market in 2013. Now, one particular thirty day period ago she opened a brick-and-mortar upscale retail boutique named A person Closet To The Future, 115 Glen Crossing Road, in Glen Carbon.
She sells females and children’s clothing, jewellery, shoes and name-makes, this sort of as Lululemon, Gucci, Coach, Michael Kors and Louis Vuitton, at the 1,700-sq.-foot keep. Upscale toddler models include Zara, Matilda Jane and Child Gap.
One Closet To The Future is located in between the Weeping Willow Tea Place and a hair salon.
“It will get fantastic targeted traffic and it is a great shopping destination,” stated Hawkins, who will work entire time as a mortgage broker for a Chicago-primarily based business. “The good thing is, I get to function from household, but if I require enable, my mom or my cousin will fill in for me at the store.”
“I have Focus on manufacturers et cetera, but I like to uncover boutique parts. I have new arrivals each and every day and post to Instagram and Facebook.”
The designer purses are consignment, for which the vendor gets 65% and Hawkins 35% of the sale. She accepts donations any time the shop is open up, but also will purchase women’s and kid’s clothes by appointment. Book appointments through Instagram and Fb, equally @onecloset2thenext. There is certainly a “e-book now” possibility to make an appointment.
“When my to start with son was born I started off to resell his garments,” mentioned Hawkins, mom to Kaden, 9, Jackson, 7, and Vada, 9 months. “My kids are a array of ages, so I have clothes for all ages via each individual phase of lifestyle. I resell those people clothing fundamentally to obtain more.”
During COVID social distancing, staying at property, Hawkins and her good friends cleaned out their closets. She in transform purchased her friends’ merchandise and offered them on line. Hawkins will choose up items. She’s absent from Fairview Heights to St. Louis.
One Closet To The Future hrs are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Hawkins will develop the hours if she draws a large amount of shoppers. Right now Thursday and Friday are the busiest times.