Buxom Modern Plus Boutique

Buxom owner, Jenny Hayes, brings plus size style to Salt Lake.

October 22, 2014

“I have always felt there was a need for a boutique environment for plus size women,” says Jenny Hayes, owner of Buxom, Modern Plus Boutique. “There are very few of us in the U.S. right now. You can buy indie labels, something unique; you don’t have to wear what everyone else is wearing. The designers I have in my shop are just for plus size women,” Hayes continued.

Special occasion dresses, everyday dresses, jeans, swimwear, shapewear, jackets, coats, tights, purses, shoes, and, coming soon, Halloween costumes are what you can find at Buxom. Everything sells fast in sizes ranging from large to 4X.

Any plus size woman knows you can’t buy boots that fit over your calves. Hayes recently received a shipment of extra, extra-wide calf, all-leather knee boots in two different styles. They start at 18 ½ inches. “I will be the only place that you’ll be able to try on a boot in that size in leather,” says Hayes.

“The big dilemma for a plus size woman is there is so little that they can ever try on. That is why I opened the shop. I try on everything that comes in the shop, so I know how it fits, if it runs true to size or runs large,” says Hayes.

Savvy shoppers, from teenagers to senior women, who really care about their appearance, are her main customers. “It is intimate; I love to take the time to help people. That is the nice thing about coming to a small shop,” says Hayes.

Buxom is open during the Gallery Stroll which takes place on the third Friday of each month. Stop by to shop and check out the local art that displayed on the walls and the only two remaining corbels from the original Hotel Utah.

Jenni Bean's shop Buxom2 — Buxom, Modern Plus Boutique Photo by Mike Jones

Buxom, Modern Plus Boutique 209 East Broadway SLC
801-921-1331
Open Monday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.. After hours by appointment only.
http://www.shopbuxom.com/

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Alison Lafazan

Alison has been writing human interest stories and highlighting local businesses for Utah Stories since she graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Communications in 2014. She has also contributed a few photographs to accompany her stories. Wanting to learn about Utah’s local businesses and activities is what led Alison to start reading Utah Stories and eventually writing for them. She transferred to Salt Lake City from Houston, Texas with her job with a major airline. She is reluctant to call Utah home even though she has lived here for more than 30 years. Alison was born in Texas, but has also lived in Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, and Idaho. She’s still trying to figure out where to call home, but she likes the west the best. Working for an airline gives her the opportunity to pursue her passion for traveling. If she’s not working or traveling, she is hanging out with her husband.