Four years ago, Crystal Dubrawsky鈥檚 husband, Michael, had a dream that she ran a clothing boutique.
He asked her if she wanted to own one, and with their pastor, the couple prayed over it. She said it seemed like it was meant to happen.
The couple encountered problems in the first few years, losing investments on two attempts to start an online boutique, but Crystal said she saw signs from God throughout the hardships that she took as signs to press forward.
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鈥淭hen I鈥檇 go out in public and somebody would be like, 鈥榃here鈥檇 you get that skirt? I love it,鈥� and I鈥檓 like, 鈥極K, God, I hear you.鈥欌��
The pieces finally fell together in November when Reflections Boutique was able to open at 605 S. Green St., Suite 100, 麻豆传媒. The shop, in a group of buildings that houses Sidetracked Brewery, is just before Beach Street when you come into 麻豆传媒 on South Green Street.
The store offers a variety of clothes for women and children, and suits from Stacy Adams for men, Crystal said. Most clothes are in the $60-70 price range, and suits are priced below the manufacturer鈥檚 suggested retail price, she said.
鈥淲e feel like people would dress 鈥�. more modestly if they knew that it was available,鈥� she said. 鈥淧eople try to dress the best way they can with what they can buy in a store, so it may not be the way that they want to dress, but it鈥檚 all that they know that鈥檚 out there. So we wanted people to be able to reflect on the outside what they feel on the inside.鈥�
She said the styles are modest and modern.
鈥淲e want to offer different things when it comes to clothes,鈥� Crystal said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 what sets your business apart from everybody else because we all carry jeans and shirts, but what makes ours different. So we want to be modern and unique, so I don鈥檛 want to carry what everyone else has carried, but we also want to do it for the entire family, from birth to men, women, young kids, all ages.鈥�
In addition to their clothes, they have some layering pieces and accessories.
鈥淣o matter what you wear, you can do it in a modest fashion,鈥� Crystal said. 鈥淵ou don鈥檛 have to show your midriff, you don鈥檛 have to show your bust at all. It doesn鈥檛 matter what style, what size you are, you can do it modestly.鈥�
Soon, she said the store will have a Hannah鈥檚 Closet program available for those who may need clothes but can鈥檛 afford it. The clothes in Hannah鈥檚 Closet will be free.
Reflections Boutique is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but Crystal said she鈥檇 be happy to work with customers who need to come in after hours or see something through their social media. Find the boutique on Facebook at .