Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Raushona JenkinsHarris has a motto: “Why envy me, when they can envy you?” Her envious sense of fashion style, combined with her nickname –NV—led her to open NVme Boutique in University City.
Raushona JenkinsHarris always wanted to open a clothing store. "Since I was a little girl, I just shopped, shopped, shopped," she said. “People would say, 'I envy you! I love those shoes,'” and ask her where she found her great clothes." JenkinsHarris now shares her fashion sense through her boutique, NVme Boutique on 7809 Olive Blvd. Her store carries women’s fashions, handbags, accessories and shoes. She also has a custom line of potpourri, scented oils and Shea butter lotions that she creates herself. None of her clothing is priced over $60 and the priciest item in the shop are her travel bags, marked at $150. She will be moving the boutique to a larger store at the corner of Delmar and Hamilton this spring. The plaza, Gotham Annex, is …
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NVme Boutique on 7809 Olive Blvd will soon be moving to a larger space in the new Gotham Annex on Delmar and will be adding men’s fashion to the mix.
NVme Boutique carries women’s fashions, handbags, accessories and shoes. Owner Raushona JenkinsHarris also sells a custom line of potpourri, scented oils and Shea butter lotions that she creates herself. None of her clothing is priced over $60 and the priciest item in the shop are her travel bags, marked at $150. The boutique will be closing Feb. 13 as JenkinsHarris prepares to move the store to a new shopping plaza, Gotham Annex, on Delmar and Hamilton. She said the new location will have 2,400 square-feet, more than twice the size of her current shop. The extra room will not only allow her to display more clothing, but it will give her the space needed to expand into menswear. She said her backroom is overflowing with clothes she can’t …
38.672498
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7809 Olive Blvd, University City, MO
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Have you cleaned out your closet? Are you looking to make a buck? Resale might be an option.
Taking cover from the freezing rain in the triangular-shaped nook at the intersection of Westgate Avenue and Delmar, Jamie Johnson patiently waits for the doors to Avalon Exchange to open at 11 a.m. She alternates resting each large shopping bag, full of trendy sweaters and miscellaneous accessories, gently on her suede boots in order to keep the water from soaking through the bottom of the bag. Smiling to herself, Johnson said, “Wouldn’t it suck if this bag broke? Surely they wouldn’t buy wet cashmere.” "They" is Avalon Exchange, which carries everything from current fashion trends in street wear to the perfect '70s attire (wig included) for that throwback party going on next weekend. Don’t load up the car with unwanted items just yet. …
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Avalon Exchange
6388 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis, MO
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Tony
10:06 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Great store... Love it. Congrats more ›