Describe your business.
We sell the latest trends in fashion at retail prices in a boutique atmosphere.
Patty’s Closet Fashion Boutique
• Address: 7920 S. Rainbow Blvd., Suite 115, Las Vegas, NV 89139
• Phone: 702-263-6452
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: ilovepattyscloset.com
• Hours of operation: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday; noon to 6 p.m. Sunday
• Owned/operated by: Juan and Patty Barba
• In business since: 2007
Who are your customers?
All fashion lovers. We literally get the grandmas who come in and get a cardigan, then send their daughters to buy items for themselves and granddaughters. We really are a three-generation store.
What makes your business unique?
The customer service. I was born and raised in Las Vegas, and so was our store. It’s your local neighborhood fashion boutique that really gets to know the customers’ style, as well as their names. We are the “Cheers” bar of fashion.
What is your business philosophy?
Anyone can sell clothes, but not just anyone will sell you a dress with a smile, welcome you into the Patty’s Closet family and top you off with accessories and shoes. Our business philosophy in general? Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.
What’s the most important part of your job?
Making sure every customer leaves our store feeling confident about their style and themselves.
What is the hardest part about doing business in Southern Nevada?
It’s not really quick on the latest trends. For example, if something is huge in New York, it will take a minute for Nevada to get the courage to try it, although I must say that has gotten way better over the past five years.
What is the best part about doing business in Southern Nevada?
I like to say we live in a place where we have all the amazing things a big city has, but we have the comfort of a small, quaint community that sticks together.
What obstacles has your business overcome?
We opened in 2007, and the recession hit in 2008. … So we’ve learned how to expand at a time where businesses were closing.
How can Southern Nevada improve its business climate?
Educating more consumers about the importance of shopping locally.
Here’s the deal: I understand that you can probably go and buy the same dress at a huge department store, but if you think about it, buying at your local Patty’s Closet means we as owners go get our haircuts at the local shop, nails done at the local shop, get our groceries locally. Bottom line, the money we spend from our business stays local, in our home.
What have you learned from the recession?
What haven’t we learned? The biggest lesson we learned is how to make it work, get innovative and think outside the box, in order to set ourselves apart.