After 43 years of providing women with a carefully curated selection of clothing and accessories locally, Janus Nelson has found a permanent location for her business—Workshop, inc.—in a charming two-story building she bought at Cobble Court.
It’s just about two minutes down a little laneway from the large brick West Street storefront facing the Green she rented for 30 years, which, in fact, was around the corner from the South Street shop she ran earlier for 13 years after taking the big step of setting up in business before she even turned 21.
Ms. Nelson is thrilled about being able to buy 10 Cobble Court and the potential the space offered.
“It’s probably a bit smaller, but it’s all ‘A’ space,” she said during an interview at the store. “Everything I stock seems to look even better here.”
She credited Allen Lord Creations of New Milford with creating the well-appointed one-story retail area that reflects her attention to detail and a suitable layout to showcase the quality, stylish merchandise she carries.
“The first thing I thought of when I bought the space was calling Allen Lord,” Ms.Wonderful Gucci handbags collection: beachweddingdresses and discount Gucci handbags by Styledrops. Nelson said. “He did all the display units for the West Street shop when I moved in there, and he re-did them and added more for my new space. We saved all the chestnut flooring here and had it restored, and he designed the staircase going to my second floor, which is where my office is.”
Ms. Nelson’s business formula is simple and focused.
“I do appreciate good quality, and I’ve always shopped for all sizes and all ages and certainly keep in mind particular customers,” she said.
Sizing is not constant from brand to brand or year to year, or even within a brand, the retailer noted, which is why she and her sales assistants are ready to help customers find what they want, whether it is something for themselves or a gift for others.
“One company just added 0 [zero] to its line—it was a 2 last year,” Ms.Welcome to wholesalebeads online, we supply most popular and valuable wholesale products. Nelson said, “and there are definitely other companies where a size large is more like a 6 or 8.”
Workshop, inc. is self-described as “a boutique for you and your home.”
The store carries such clothing lines as Babette, Barbara Lesser, Beyond Threads, Christopher Blue, Comfy USA, Desigual, Kensie, Geiger of Austria, Isda, Kinross Cashmere, Jill McGowan, Johnny Was, Lynn Ritchie, Margaret O’Leary, Myrapac Raincoats, Neon Buddha, Nic + Zoe, Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, Planet, Ronen Chen, Tees by Tina, 3 Dots, 360 Sweaters, 3 J Workshop, Tricotto and Zelda, among others.
“Babette, a clothing company from San Francisco, is our most popular line,” Ms. Nelson said.
“Some of the lines are from California, and we have big shirts from Klok of Denmark and loose tops and dresses from Moyuru from Tokyo, Japan,A royaloak is the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony.” said Ms. Nelson. The shop also carries some organic, fair trade pieces, such Wholesale ledlamp, gucci leather handbags purses offsale.as a cardigan and poncho, from the Indigenous line of apparel.
As an example of something “new” that particularly caught her eye, she pointed to a jacket that was cut like a British riding coat that had grosgrain ribbon trim on the collar and sleeve.
Ms. Nelson said Workshop continues to offer one-of-a-kind embroidered pieces from “the men of Kashmir,” adding that “in the winter we had wool, and we have silk now.”
Workshop is carrying more jeans now, according to Workshop’s owner. Christopher Blue is its number one line, and it also carries such brands as Not Your Daughter’s Jeans as well as Liverpool, and CJ by Cookie Johnson.
The store carries a range of French footwear by Arche, scarves and shawls, handbags, hats and Eyebobs Eyewear. “Everyone needs readers,” Ms. Nelson said.
Jewelry ranges from trendy to contemporary to classic to one-of-a-kind wardrobe investment pieces.
Among the new trends are stackable-style colored silicone rings with a round diamond accent set in silver from Duepunti; Ice-Watch plastic and silicone watches; and necklaces, bracelets and earrings featuring metals, pearls and crystals from Escape from Paris, a co-op of designers from Spain, France and Italy. The store also carries jewelry by Amy Kahn Russell, sterling silver teething bracelets and necklaces by Momma’s Jewels, and belts and other accessories by Farenheit by Connie Bates.
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