Top left: Boutique owners & event organizers
Bottom left (left to right) Ellen Quade, Lynda Keeton (Resource Development Manager for Connections for Success), Megan Price. Ellen and Megan are co-owners of Soul Sisters and the event organizers.
Bottom middle: St. Louis Blues mascot Louie and Kesha Kent (Connections to Success Global Ambassador)
Photos Courtesy of J. Whitmore Photography

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More than 30 women-led businesses came together for the first annual St. Charles Women’s Fashion Collective & Market. Hosted by Soul Sisters Designs & Boutique last month, the event raised nearly $5,000 for Connections to Success’ Dress for Success empowerment program. The event included a fashion show and market featuring fashion and other goods by primarily woman-owned local boutiques and small business vendors.

 All ticket sales and a silent auction proceeds were donated to Connections to Success, which empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a support network, professional attire and development tools. Donations of gently used business clothing were also accepted for the organization’s Dress for Success program.

“We strongly believe, as do the other woman-owned businesses who participated in this exciting special event, that we are better together. By collaborating instead of competing, we create a community of support to grow our businesses,” said Ellen Quade, Co-owner of Soul Sisters Designs & Boutique. “In addition to supporting a really great cause and our local women-owned boutiques, St. Charles Women’s Fashion Collective & Market was a fun opportunity to get your girlfriends together, grab a glass of wine, see the Spring and Summer 2023 fashion trends and shop for unique items.”

The market featured more than 30 women-led businesses including:

• Soul Sisters Designs & Boutique
• Lily and Day
• Addy’s Way
• Lilac Ivy Boutique
• Pistols n Vixens 
• JuJu B’s
• Glamour & Grace Boutique
• Pleated Boutique
• Inked Beauty Bar
• Addi & Ains
• Color Your World
• Positive Vibes Sunshine Designs
• JBloom
• Talulahs
• Flower Stop
• Park Lane Jewelry
• The Craft Cottage
• Khloe’s Krafty Kreations
• Oberweiss
• Ellery LaRue-clay jewelry
• Narrative Reality
• Fidelity
• Touchstone Crystal Jewelry
• Bat Cat Bath & Body 
• Premier Chiropractic
• Hot Dan Peppers
• EE Home
• Decorated and Dipped
• Glow With Missy
• BARE Esthetics
• Hair by Haley Vasterling

ABOUT SOUL SISTERS DESIGNS & BOUTIQUE
Soul Sisters Designs & Boutique is a small boutique in Cottleville, MO owned by two best friends chasing a dream. Ellen and Megan believe in working together and promoting other women-owned small businesses. They enjoy collaborating and building a network of women entrepreneurs. The mission beyond their business is to collaborate with women to create a community of women who inspire, encourage and uplift each other to succeed. For more information, visit soulsistersdesignsboutique.com or follow on Instagram and Facebook.

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