Velvet Meadow Rise is a boutique in Denver, Colorado, carrying a tightly edited selection of women's clothing and accessories from independent designers. Every piece is chosen by hand, tried on, and reconsidered before it earns a place on the floor.
Book the boutique for just your group—up to six people—for a private evening of shopping after we close. We'll have champagne waiting. Perfect for…
Gift CurationJust tell us who the gift's for and what you'd like to spend, and we'll pick out some pieces or put together a wrapped gift box for you. Available…
Wardrobe EditBring photos of what's already in your wardrobe and we'll point out what's missing, what works, and which new items would add more to your collection…
Personal Styling SessionSpend an hour on the shop floor with Claire or one of our other stylists. We'll pick pieces that fit your style, fit your life, and match what you…
Claire Crossley opened Velvet Meadow Rise in the autumn of 2015 in a narrow ground-floor space on Tennyson Street in Denver's Berkeley neighborhood. She had spent the previous eight years working as a wholesale buyer for a regional department store, traveling to trade shows in New York and Los Angeles twice a year,…
Walk in any time we are open, or reserve a private styling session so the floor is yours for an hour.
Tell us what you are looking for and we set aside pieces in your size before you arrive, so you spend your time trying, not hunting.
We would rather you take one thing you love than a bag full of things that sit in the closet. That is the whole point of coming here.
Merino wool is one of the most forgiving natural fibers to wear, but it is also one of the easiest to damage if you wash it the wrong way. Most knitwear that ends up felted, stretched, or pilled has not been worn out. It has been laundered out. Here is what actually matters.
Read more →Silk charmeuse has a reputation as a warm-weather fabric, and a lightweight 12mm charmeuse probably is. But a 19mm charmeuse. The weight used in the blouse we carry. Has enough body to work through October and into November in Colorado, especially when layered.
Read more →Clothing is one of the harder gifts to get right. Size, fit, personal style, and the specific things someone already owns all affect whether a piece lands well or sits in a drawer. But there are approaches that work, and they do not require you to know the person's exact measurements.
Read more →Claire Crossley opened Velvet Meadow Rise in Denver in 2015 after nearly a decade working as a wholesale buyer for a regional department store. She runs the day-to-day buying, manages relationships with the designers the shop carries, and is on the floor most days the boutique is open. She started the shop in a small ground-floor space on Tennyson Street with forty pieces and a refinished secondhand rack, and has grown it steadily since. She answers all direct messages personally.
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