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Nikki Jane's brings designer thread to Newberg |
Clothing boutique opens June 9 at location near
Portland Road; been well accepted by customers |
By David
Sale, Newberg
Graphic reporter
E-mail David at
dsale@eaglenewspapers.com
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Fashionistas in Newberg may be used to
making shopping expeditions to the city, but according to Amy
Rubottom, the time has come for a change.
“I thought, with all the changes and growth in Newberg, it was time
for it to have a boutique,” she said. “McMinnville has some similar
stores and I wanted to bring some fashion to Newberg.”
Rubottom opened Nikki Jane’s Boutique, at 1505 Portland Road off
Villa Road, on June 9, to a positive response from local shoppers.
“Everyone’s been
ecstatic,” Rubottom said. “I’ve had a lot of repeat customers.”
A former insurance agent, Rubottom had worked as a retail manager
in college. She drew on that experience as well as her own taste in
choosing clothes and accessories for her store.
“We have some very high-end denim, similar to what you’ll find at
Nordstrom’s, but my prices are a little better,” she said. “I buy
directly from the vendors — there’s usually an application process,
because they want to be sure they’ll be well-represented in your
store, but these companies sell to small boutiques as well as big
stores.”
Some of Rubottom’s brand choices include Chip Pepper, Union, and
Kersh — a Canadian label of women’s clothes recently featured in
Vogue and Elle magazines.
“Macy’s just picked the brand up — they’re going to be big,” she
said. “The fashion industry has always been a passion for me.”
And it may turn into a passion for her 4-year-old daughter Nikki
Jane, the namesake for the store.
In addition to women’s clothes and accessories, the boutique also
features a range of baby shower gifts and girl’s accessories,
including stuffed animals, tiaras and gauze “princess skirts.”
“She went through the catalogs with me and helped choose what she
liked for the store,” Rubottom said of her daughter. “Since it’s a
women’s shop, we wanted to add some ‘dress-up’ items for young
girls.” |
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From
July 4,
2007, Newberg Graphic
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