RISKY CHICS BOUTIQUE EVERY OUTFIT COUNTS

Charleston Town Center has a new boutique with Elk River roots! Kelsi Wolfe Shirey, granddaughter of Don and Carolyn Rose Wolfe of Clendenin, had the grand opening for her new store, Risky Chics Boutique, on February 27. It is located on the first floor of the Town Center Mall (on the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center side) and is stocked with the latest trends and cutest fashion.

Kelsi’s shop was originally located in Spencer, WV, and was called Sassy Sisters Boutique, but after the COVID pandemic and an unfortunate fire in a building on the same block, she decided it was time to change directions. On the shop’s one year anniversary, she reopened her new, charming Risky Chics Boutique at 1019 Charleston Town Center. Kelsi said, “Last year was a heck of a year, and I can’t thank you all enough for your support through everything. I’m excited for our new journey even though I will miss Spencer. I am hoping to see all of our friends at our new location.” Risky Chics carries products from several local vendors. Two vendors came with her from her former location. Cut-Off Creations (Owner, Stephanie Keiffer of Amma) features beautiful cups, custom pens

and phone grips. Some of her cups even have a built in speaker! Also, Shannon Wolfe of Prichard, WV features hand-painted primitive signs and other home decor. Her Hello Door, Welcome, Faith, Love and Laugh signs were very popular at Kelsi’s first boutique. She also has smaller signs with designs and inspirational words. Shannon will soon be featuring jars for kitchen utensils and other trendy items. Hidden Holler Designs (Owner, Tessa Meissner of Reedy) is a new vendor at Risky Chics who features unique car coasters, badge reels and keychains. Additionally, she will be adding license plates and can koozies to her display. Beautiful crocheted hats for women, kids, and men are also new at Risky Chics Boutique, created by artisan Sherry Hughes of Charleston. These wonderful, soft hats are available in all sizes and colors.

Cathy Snodgrass and her granddaughter Alexandria Gandee of Spencer feature custom face masks (sizes 1-5, children to adults) and women’s scrub hats. Her unique masks include John Deere Tractor, spring flowers, seasonal, holiday, camouflage, Paw Patrol, Toy Story, Pittsburgh Steelers, Marshall University, WVU, and more. She has over 200 masks on display at Risky Chics Boutique. Also, Cathy will be adding men’s scrub hats to her lineup soon. Emily Black of Black Designs of Charleston has a unique assortment of garden flags, kitchen towels, and custom, hand-painted signs. Need a memorable gift for a new baby, wedding, graduation, Mother’s Day or other special event? Emily has the perfect gift. Check out her gorgeous custom photo albums, scrapbooks, signs, shirts, and more.

Local vendors and artisans are welcome to contact Kelsi for more information if they are interested in displaying their products at Risky Chicks Boutique. Kelsi does not feature the same competitive products, but vendors are welcome to display other unique and fashionable items. You can message her on Facebook/Risky Chics Boutique or contact her at 304.786.0461. Kelsi carries Judy Blues blue jeans and uses several different vendors to bring in a variety of clothing and unique fashion items. She carries

an array of jewelry (religious, sports and fashion) and a wide assortment of fashion earrings. Kelsi also has super cute handbags/purses, popular mini-backpacks, cowhide and leopard weekend totes, and new sunflower utility totes that will be arriving soon. The boutique has a selection of shoes/sandals, black booties and canvas slip-ons, and lingerie, as well as Jeep babe-, sports-, and western-themed clothing. Customers will also find trendy tie-dyed maxi dresses, super-soft, leopard-print t-shirt dresses, assorted tie-dyed tops and the popular western-look tops with acid wash on the bottom, tank tops with a twist on the bottom, black denim shorts, scrunch-butt shorts in leopard and galaxy and of course, jeans by Judy Blues. Also, Risky Chics has a special Kid’s Corner which features perfect outfits for your little ones. Children’s clothing range from newborn up to size 10-12. There is a great selection of outfits, sunglasses, purses, hair straighteners, hats, bows, and more. Kelsi said, “Christina Stricklen handles all of the kids merchandise at the boutique and she does a wonderful job.” New clothing and fashion items arrive daily in limited quantities. Kelsi offers pick-up at the boutique and shipping is also available. She hosts live sales online so watch for her special events. Women’s sizes range from small through 3X. Kelsi is also looking into expanding her merchandise to include men’s clothing as well, including t-shirts, glasses and hats. Also, watch for Model Calls from Risky Chics, all ages and sizes. Models can pick out an outfit from the boutique and will be photographed and used for Risky Chics advertising. Models also get 20% off a purchase for being a model! Charleston Town Center now offers free parking on the first Saturday of every month between the hours of 11 AM and 2 PM in the mall’s Quarrier and Lee Street garages. It’s a perfect time to drop by the Mall and see Kelsi’s new Risky Chics Boutique.

Featured Outfit at Risky Chics

Zayrah Giboney wearing an adorable sunflower outfit.

Kylie White in her trendy outfit from Risky Chics