Stephanie Ormsby loves helping women look good and feel good every time they reach into their closet.
Twelve years ago, she opened Wear Did U Get That, a women’s boutique in downtown Crystal Lake where she has applied a lifetime of retail experience. The store caters to adult women with sizes from extra small to 3X.
“This is my second home and I want people to feel welcomed here,” Ormsby says. “I know who my customers are, and I shop with them in mind.”
She travels to Chicago Merchandise Mart four times a year and to Las Vegas twice a year, buying from small vendors who produce small batches of clothing. She never orders more than about six pieces of one item and buys American-made items when possible.
Ormsby runs the store with her daughter, Molly Hammerl, and close friend Jill Feetterer.
“We work as a team to provide shoppers with ‘fashion for every day,’ which means you can wear our clothes for running around during the day and dress up with jewelry and shoes for an evening out,” Ormsby says.
It’s not uncommon to find generations of women shopping together, including Gina O’Conner and her two daughters, Julia (28) and Emma (26). The first time she walked into the store, Gina says she felt “frumpy.”
“I wasn’t good at knowing my style or what I even liked,” she recalls. “Stephanie picked out things for me I never would have picked out for myself to try on. She knew what would look good on me, but she is also honest.”
Her daughters feel similarly. “Shopping here makes you feel special,” says Julia. “You never feel ignored, and Stephanie talks to you about clothes and everything else.”
Ormsby has never sold clothes online, because she knows there’s something special about shopping in person.
“Women need to try on clothes, feel the fabric, check the fit and workmanship, and see if they like how they look in what they have on,” she says.
Wear Did U Get That is located at 66 N. Williams St., in Crystal Lake.
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