Sunflower Fashions has an all-new expansion
More space, more style and more to love. That’s what local shop owner Laraine Babbitt is excited to offer customers at the newly expanded Sunflower Fashions, where a second unit has been combined with the shop’s original suite to create a section dedicated to consignment items.
“It’s like shopping at a high-end estate sale!” Babbitt enthused during a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion.
Hosted Wednesday, Oct. 15 by Reva Braun of Pahrump Community Partners, along with Patrick Nary, vice president of the Kiwanis Club of the Pahrump Valley, and the Ms. Senior Golden Years Queen Mary McRory, the ribbon cutting ceremony came just weeks after Babbitt marked another milestone in her career as a businesswoman - her one year anniversary as the owner and operator of Sunflower Fashions. She acquired the longtime clothing store from former owner Patti Vitz last year and Babbitt is thrilled to have been able to not only carry on the Sunflower Fashions legacy but to see it grow, too.
Stepping inside on Oct. 15, the Pahrump Valley Times was met with a shop positively buzzing with patrons, all browsing the array of merchandise and exclaiming over the new addition of space. A large archway now connects the second unit to the first and Babbitt was in her element as she worked the two rooms, chatting with customers, explaining details and showing off the new items to be found at her store.
“This unit had once been a nail salon and it was vacant for the longest time,” Babbitt told the Times that afternoon. “Well, I had so much of my mother’s stuff to sell that I had inherited, and it was actually my daughter’s suggestion. She said, ‘Mom, you ought to rent the place next door, open it up and have consignment clothes and try to sell all of grandma’s stuff.’
“And I thought, hmm, that’s not a bad idea. Besides my mother’s things, a lot of the ladies who come in to shop, they buy something but they feel like they really shouldn’t, because their closets are already so full of things they need to get rid of,” Babbitt continued. “That kind of clicked for me; they buy clothes here to begin with, they could do consignment here too! So, that’s how it got started.”
Of course, Sunflower Fashions has a plethora of clothing for shoppers to browse but there is much more than attire to look for. Hats, purses, shoes, jewelry, knick-knacks, collectables, artwork and even some furniture items have been put on display in the consignment section of the shop and of course, all of the fun and fashionable, brand-new items that the store has become known for will always be a mainstay.
“Come on by, everyone is welcome and I’d love to see everybody!” Babbitt encouraged.
Sunflower Fashions and More is located at 1141 S. Highway 160, Suite 7, just off Postal Drive. The shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information call 775-990-7993.
Contact reporter Robin Hebrock at rhebrock@pvtimes.com
