Many entrepreneurs might think so, considering the success of Revolve, but not Pickard. As long as the clothing, shoes, hats and accessories fit within the guidelines of what Pickard describes as "higher end," she will take them.Īfter opening a place like Revolve, perhaps the next logical move would have been women's consignment. Revolve's policy stays true to the definition of consignment. Many of her clients are salespeople looking to sell their sample pieces, and some are even buyers from stores that may have recently gone out of business.
In fact, Revolve only consigns certain brands, like Brooks Brothers, Prada and Ted Baker. Pickard says she can "only take in as much merchandise as there's room for in the store" and at 900 square feet, she's pretty selective. Meanwhile, Charlotte's men were just dying to jump on the bandwagon of consignment, proven by the waiting list of potential consignors she's developed since Revolve's second week of opening. After discussing how well the women's consignment stores in Atlanta (her hometown) were doing, Pickard packed up everything in her home (she was living in Charleston then) and did the craziest thing she'd ever done: She moved to the Queen City. So, where did the idea come from? A conversation with her mom.
Revolve is the only strictly men's consignment store in Charlotte and currently one of only eight stores of its kind on the entire East Coast. The initial storefront location opened in Myers Park in 2009, but she moved to the Dilworth area and has been there for a little more than a year. Revolve was the first fashion and retail venture Pickard embarked on after selling real estate for more than seven years. Doesn't it feel great when you take a life-changing risk and it pays off? That was one of the questions I asked Amy Pickard, owner of men's consignment store Revolve (1222 East Blvd.) and women's online boutique Olive ( I wasn't at all surprised when her answer was a resounding "Yes!"
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