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Summer’s Must-Have Accessories

Summer is officially here and with that brings fun times, tan lines and a lot of memories! It also brings about more social gatherings.  So, in turn, it’s your chance to rock those fun summer trends and since friends don’t let friends leave the house without great accessories I want to shed light on some of my favorite must have summer pieces. In the summer, I think it is better

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Trending This Summer: Steer Print

I don’t know about y’all, but I can’t believe it’s already July. The warm weather, vacations, and weddings are in full swing, and so is all the adorable boutique fashion. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen a growing trend in the “steer” print, and it’s popping up in all of your favorite boutiques! Some of our confident ladies sure know how to rock a steer print, but

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Telling a Story Through Your Style

This is a very sought after, but rarely executed balancing act.  Some fashionistas can pull together a series of outfits that share a well tied-in narrative without even realizing it, and others come across challenges while trying to achieve the “story” of an outfit, photo shoot, or style.  I like to compare this level of difficulty with the “effortlessly chic” look – those who know the tricks can pull it

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Hannah Hogner | The Boutique Hub

What to Wear: Summer Weddings

It’s officially June and wedding season is upon us! Now is the time where we get to dress up and celebrate friends or family members joining together and starting a new chapter in their lives. This is also the time when some people might get the style sweats of “oh no what do I wear!’’. Well have no fear, the Boutique Hub’s Style Team is here! There are first a

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#BoutiqueBoss Dinner | The Boutique Hub

Vegas Market Week

Going to Vegas for Market Week? Join us for our #BoutiqueBoss Dinner! Vegas market week. Are you headed to Las Vegas for Market Week?  Let’s get together #BoutiqueBoss, because dinner’s on us!   We love heading to market to meet up with our fellow boutique owners, brands and designers, and can’t wait to visit OFFPRICE, WWIN, MAGIC and all of the Vegas shows this month!   The boutique owners in

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Wild Bleu | The Boutique Hub

An Icon of Western Fashion: Meet Wild Bleu

There are some names who become synonymous with a style, a genre, a feeling or a moment in time.  Well this Texas boutique has securely established itself as a leader and an icon among western fashion – Texas Femme, Southern Vogue. We wanted to hear the story behind Wild Bleu and it’s undeniable attraction for so many. Wild Bleu was originally founded by Tierney and Leslie Wells-Hale, who is still

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Ashley Alderson | The Boutique Hub

Why not being YOU is hurting your boutique.

“Authenticity is hella sexy.”   You know those quotes we all download to share again on Instagram and Facebook?  That quote has somehow become my favorite one even though I’ve only used it once. I have no idea why, it’s not like I use the word sexy a whole lot – but I think it’s just a great reminder of what being REAL is all about. When we first get started

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The Lace Cactus Boutique | The Boutique Hub

The 19 Year Old That Started a Boutique Empire, The Lace Cactus

It all started in a small booth in Glen Rose, Texas. A 19 year old new mom on a mission to share her creativity with the world on a $3 supply spend, a few cans of paint, a handful of frames and a few garage sale finds. This young lady had some pretty big dreams of one day opening a boutique, but knew she needed to start somewhere to put

Read More »
Attending Apparel Markets

Attending Apparel Markets: Tips from Boutique Owners

Boutiques are known by nature to be highly curated shopping experiences, allowing shoppers to come home with the most unique treasures, fashions and trinkets they didn’t know they needed. How does a boutique owner begin to find such unique pieces that no one else has? For some, market may seem like the ultimate shopping experience, but for those who’ve been there, going to market takes planning, time and organization.  We

Read More »

Summer’s Must-Have Accessories

Summer is officially here and with that brings fun times, tan lines and a lot of memories! It also brings about more social gatherings.  So, in turn, it’s your chance to rock those fun summer trends and since friends don’t let friends leave the house without great accessories I want to shed light on some of my favorite must have summer pieces. In the summer, I think it is better

Read More »

Trending This Summer: Steer Print

I don’t know about y’all, but I can’t believe it’s already July. The warm weather, vacations, and weddings are in full swing, and so is all the adorable boutique fashion. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen a growing trend in the “steer” print, and it’s popping up in all of your favorite boutiques! Some of our confident ladies sure know how to rock a steer print, but

Read More »

Telling a Story Through Your Style

This is a very sought after, but rarely executed balancing act.  Some fashionistas can pull together a series of outfits that share a well tied-in narrative without even realizing it, and others come across challenges while trying to achieve the “story” of an outfit, photo shoot, or style.  I like to compare this level of difficulty with the “effortlessly chic” look – those who know the tricks can pull it

Read More »
Hannah Hogner | The Boutique Hub

What to Wear: Summer Weddings

It’s officially June and wedding season is upon us! Now is the time where we get to dress up and celebrate friends or family members joining together and starting a new chapter in their lives. This is also the time when some people might get the style sweats of “oh no what do I wear!’’. Well have no fear, the Boutique Hub’s Style Team is here! There are first a

Read More »
#BoutiqueBoss Dinner | The Boutique Hub

Vegas Market Week

Going to Vegas for Market Week? Join us for our #BoutiqueBoss Dinner! Vegas market week. Are you headed to Las Vegas for Market Week?  Let’s get together #BoutiqueBoss, because dinner’s on us!   We love heading to market to meet up with our fellow boutique owners, brands and designers, and can’t wait to visit OFFPRICE, WWIN, MAGIC and all of the Vegas shows this month!   The boutique owners in

Read More »
Wild Bleu | The Boutique Hub

An Icon of Western Fashion: Meet Wild Bleu

There are some names who become synonymous with a style, a genre, a feeling or a moment in time.  Well this Texas boutique has securely established itself as a leader and an icon among western fashion – Texas Femme, Southern Vogue. We wanted to hear the story behind Wild Bleu and it’s undeniable attraction for so many. Wild Bleu was originally founded by Tierney and Leslie Wells-Hale, who is still

Read More »
Ashley Alderson | The Boutique Hub

Why not being YOU is hurting your boutique.

“Authenticity is hella sexy.”   You know those quotes we all download to share again on Instagram and Facebook?  That quote has somehow become my favorite one even though I’ve only used it once. I have no idea why, it’s not like I use the word sexy a whole lot – but I think it’s just a great reminder of what being REAL is all about. When we first get started

Read More »
The Lace Cactus Boutique | The Boutique Hub

The 19 Year Old That Started a Boutique Empire, The Lace Cactus

It all started in a small booth in Glen Rose, Texas. A 19 year old new mom on a mission to share her creativity with the world on a $3 supply spend, a few cans of paint, a handful of frames and a few garage sale finds. This young lady had some pretty big dreams of one day opening a boutique, but knew she needed to start somewhere to put

Read More »
Attending Apparel Markets

Attending Apparel Markets: Tips from Boutique Owners

Boutiques are known by nature to be highly curated shopping experiences, allowing shoppers to come home with the most unique treasures, fashions and trinkets they didn’t know they needed. How does a boutique owner begin to find such unique pieces that no one else has? For some, market may seem like the ultimate shopping experience, but for those who’ve been there, going to market takes planning, time and organization.  We

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