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Glen Ellyn Reopens Mum’s Lingerie Boutique

designer lingerie / lingerie / Underwear - 3 months ago - admin

A Glen Ellyn resident recently decided to reopen a lingerie boutique that used to be owned and managed by her mother. And when she was asked what compelled her to do so, she merely said, “It’s because of love.”

Located at one of the retail spaces along Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Glen Ellyn, the lingerie shop is now owned by Kathryn Hudson. The shop was run by her late mother. Prior to the lingerie boutique, her mother owned a gift shop on that very same corner for about 15 years. The shop, Hudson said, helped the family so much. Her mother also dedicated so much time to the shop and that it was all a labour of love. The lingerie shop stood up until 1999 when it was sold because she wanted to retire. Later on, Hudson saw the boutique. It was closed.

“I wasn’t expecting how that was going to make me feel,” said Hudson. “So I decided to bring it back to life.”

Now, Hudson took the leap and reopened the lingerie shop, naming it “Knickers of Glen Ellyn.” She reopened it in the same downtown space.

Since then the economic outlook for small business owners became bleak and at times scary, but it’s the niche market her and her mother carved out that helped her stay afloat.

“An investment in a good bra is going to pay off in the end, so many didn’t want to go back, and go to a discount store and get a cheaper bra because they knew it wouldn’t be comfortable, and it wouldn’t look as good, and it would wear out faster.”