New upscale shops in the Triangle have you covered head to foot. Here’s what to know.

Attention all shaggy, shoeless Raleigh-area residents with disposable income — two new upscale shops have you covered head to toe.

Austin-based western wear brand Tecovas held a grand opening for its new North Hills location from Friday through Sunday, while men’s chain barber shop Boardroom Styling Lounge held a ribbon cutting-for its new Cary storefront Monday.

The Raleigh location is Tecovas’ 29th across the United States and the second in North Carolina, with the first at Atherton Mill in Charlotte. The store carries the brand’s full range of products — boots, bags, apparel and accessories, targeted at both men and women, according to a press release.

Tecovas boots are handmade from leather in León, Mexico, and, according to its website, “half the price” of other similar quality boots. Boots at the North Hills store range from $265 to $595.

The store also offers complimentary leather stamping, boot shines and beverages.

Austin-based western wear brand Tecovas opened its new North Hills store last weekend.
Austin-based western wear brand Tecovas opened its new North Hills store last weekend.

Like Tecovas, Boardroom Styling Lounge is a national chain that is expanding into the state. Its 46th location is in the Fenton development in Cary, following its Midtown East Raleigh location which has been open for about two years, according to Aneisha McMillan, a spokeswoman for Boardroom Styling Lounge.

The store’s ribbon cutting was held at 5:46 p.m. on Friday to mark its position as the brand’s 46th store, McMillan said. She said 40 to 50 people attended and the company gave memberships to the first 46.

McMillan said Boardroom Styling Lounge decided to come to the Fenton development because it felt like the right fit for its brand as an “upscale men’s grooming salon.”

“This is an upscale shopping center, they have a lot of upscale retailers here, we felt like this would be of interest to the people here,” she said.

The concept of Boardroom Styling is to give men a spa-like environment at a barbershop, McMillian said. The salon offers a range of traditional barber services including neck shaves, waxing, head shaving and haircuts. The signature service is called a benchmark, which includes shampoo and conditioning, a haircut and neck shave as well as scalp, face and hand messages and a steamed towel.

Instead of charging for each haircut, Boardroom Styling Lounge sells memberships, with customers paying for unlimited haircuts for a period of either six months or a year. The executive membership includes unlimited benchmark services, while the express membership includes unlimited express haircuts. The Cary location is offering a special three-month membership, which started at a discount price that is being raised every few weeks. These discounted members are currently $199 for an express membership and $229 for an executive membership.

Paul Hicks, vice president of operations for Boardroom Styling Lounge, said the company has hired eight employees for the Cary store so far and is looking to hire at least four to six more.

“We’re always looking for top talent and we’re looking for the best in the Raleigh-Cary area, so anybody that’s available we’d love to bring on board,” Hicks said.

The store has 10 chairs, the same as other locations, Hicks said. On average, the Boardroom Styling salons see 30 to 50 clients a day, he said.

Boardroom Styling in Fenton is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Tecovas North Hills is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m.

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