All through a decade working for the tech business, Nadia Mousleh traveled to cities massive and small across the U.S. There was one fixed between them — whereas there have been at all times a plethora of ladies’s clothes boutiques, there was one other untapped market.
“There’s no males’s boutiques — ever!” Mousleh exclaimed.
Mousleh wished to alter that in Albuquerque along with her new store, Above Snakes, at 414 Romero NW in Previous City. The boutique is crammed with a mixture of classic clothes and new clothes made utilizing sustainable materials like cotton, linen and hemp in a variety of costs. She additionally sells wallets and jewellery made by native artisans, in addition to a a number of small-batch wellness merchandise.
Tender materials in impartial colours fill the shop. Mousleh stocked the shop with “gradual style” garments which are made to order — to stop business waste — and produced with out sweatshops. Consolation, high quality and sturdiness are most essential, Mousleh mentioned.
“I would like folks to put on the crap out of their clothes,” Mousleh mentioned. “I don’t need it to sit down within the closet. … All these makers are actually recognized for the standard of labor, and the truth that you’ll be able to put on these items again and again and over.”
There’s a sitting space within the retailer; Mousleh mentioned most of the male prospects aren’t used to having their companions watch them strive on garments.
“I’ve males that are available they usually’re like, ‘I’ve by no means been in a males’s store, I’ve by no means been in a males’s boutique’,” Mousleh mentioned. “I’ve my little sitting space … and their companions weigh in on this or that. It’s actually cool to have them attempting on stuff and have them be supported to attempt to discover items that make them really feel good.”
Mousleh’s husband, Ben Bateson, fashions for the clothes store. Mousleh herself has at all times liked style, and sourcing good classic finds.
“Vogue’s for everybody,” Mousleh mentioned. “I need to make it actually clear that everybody deserves to really feel good, and everybody deserves to put on issues that make them really feel good and provides them confidence.”
The boutique is open Thursday by Saturday from 11 a.m. to five p.m., and Sundays 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.