Moonrise Jewelry to Toast Success at Grand Opening
By DONNA BOZZA
Special to the Cape Charles Wave
September 25, 2012
Two months ago, 7th generation Shore native Meredith Restein took a chance and expanded her wholesale jewelry business by opening a retail showroom and working studio in Cape Charles on Strawberry Street.
Since then, Restein says, her Moonrise Jewelry business has been phenomenal.
“It’s far exceeded my most optimistic expectations — it’s been so outstanding we’re expanding to the next building so we have more room for production,” she said.
Customers have been mostly tourists, folks with second homes here, and boaters — along with local people bringing in visiting family and friends.
But “it was my Shore customers who kept me going in a down economy,” said Restein. “They didn’t let me lose faith.”
Restein has heard many women express surprise to find a sophisticated shop like Moonrise Jewelry in the area.
The same can be said for her Strawberry Street neighbor, “Drizzles,” which markets upscale oils, coffee, and condiments. Drizzles opened only a few months before Moonrise Jewelry, and together, the two shops are transforming Strawberry Street.
Restein started her Shore-based business 10 years ago. But her big break came this spring, when her coastal-inspired jewelry was hand-picked by the “queen of women’s shapewear,” Spanx founder Sara Blakely, for the company’s Leg Up promotion. [Read more…]