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Lindsay O\u2019Connor is owner of the Irene Leigh boutique in downtown Saratoga Springs.
\u00a92018 Saratoga Photographer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Jennifer Farnsworth<\/p>\n

A career in fashion is something many people dream of. Lindsay O\u2019Connor took her dream and made it a reality\u00a0 through hard work and a commitment to her vision.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor is the owner of Irene Leigh, a women\u2019s leisure and athletic wear boutique at 454\u00a0 Broadway in downtown Saratoga Springs, inside the Saratoga Marketplace.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor said the idea for the store and the name dates back to her childhood. A native of Niskayuna, O\u2019Connor said she started planning Irene Leigh when she was in the fifth grade.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a kid, I was always interested in fashion, coveting fashion magazines and learning to sew my own clothing. The name \u2018Irene Leigh\u2019 is a combination of my middle name and my cousin Brianna\u2019s middle name. We dreamed as kids of being able to own our own store someday and the name stuck,\u201d said O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n

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After graduating from Niskayuna High School, O\u2019Connor moved to Blacksburg, Va. to attend Virginia Tech. She then worked as a recruiter in Charlotte, N.C. for a few months, but realized she needed to take a leap of faith and follow her instincts, which were pointing her to the fashion industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized that my true passion was for fashion and the retail industry,\u201d O\u2019Connor said.<\/p>\n

She then began to make her path, working in a small jewelry boutique and as a manager at a clothing and accessories boutique in Charlotte. She then moved to Denver, where she began to find her niche in the fashion and retail industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just 23 years old and full of wanderlust …\u00a0 I packed up what I could in my Green Ford Focus and drove West to Denver. Denver was thriving, exciting and full of adventure.<\/p>\n

In Denver, she worked as an assistant store manager of a clothing boutique. After a few months she was promoted to manager.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the goal in clear focus, I knew I wanted to gain more business experience, specifically in corporate retail,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connor eventually took a position in San Francisco with the Gap. After 11 months working in an Old Navy store, she was offered a position as an inventory analyst. After two years, she was chosen to be the associate buyer, covering Great Britain and European. In 2015, she was offered a position in merchandising at Talbots in Hingham, Mass.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was excited to be back on the East Coast and closer to home, as well as to get the position of a merchant, the last box I wanted to check off before opening my own store. In the role of merchant for a specialty retail company you are involved in every aspect of the business from initial design conception, sourcing and development, product strategy and selection, as well as financial strategy and analysis,\u201d said O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n

She said during that time, she held on to her goal of eventually opening up her own business and she felt Saratoga Springs would be the perfect place.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up near Saratoga, I have always known what a special place it is. As a kid, when I dreamed of owning a store, this was always where I visualized setting up shop. As I have lived and traveled all over the county, I find boutique culture to be the best and strongest in towns like this, with exceptional support from the local community and new customers visiting all throughout the year,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The boutique carries an assortment of workout wear and casual clothing, jewelry and accessories. They carry active-wear brands that support yoga, spin or barre class, or just \u201cchasing the kids or grand-kids around the house\u201d, said O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe aim to provide our customers with special, unique, and well-made pieces that they want to live their lives in,\u201d said O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n

\u201cSaratoga Springs has a thriving, active community with studios and clubs offering every type of group fitness classes, including yoga, barre, spinning, running, high intensity interval training classes and more. Irene Leigh is the only store downtown to provide a focused product that is dedicated to an active lifestyle,\u201d said O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n

Spring Hours for the store are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Visit ireneleigh.com for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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