The stylist shares her favorite places and things, from vacation destinations to paint colors.
by Michelle Boudin
Paige Richardson was considering job offers from three major retailers when she decided to roll the dice on a major career pivot. The mother of two left her job as a buyer for Macy’s in Manhattan to move to Charlotte in 2013 to take a similar role at Belk. For the next nine years, she worked her way up to senior vice president, responsible for $2 billion in merchandising.
“I left there in 2022 … I was at a point where I had this big job and I’d made it to the top, but I had two small children and I was burned out and felt like there was something else.” After a year off, she was on the cusp of taking a job with another retailer when instead, she took a big chance and launched her own personal-styling business, Paige Richardson Styling.
“I decided it was now or never. Why not take the risk? I was 40 years old. Two years later it has very much worked out!”
Superica and Jenni Kayne. Photographs courtesy Phillips Place and Superica.
EAT + DRINK: My husband threw my 40th birthday party at Dot Dot Dot. It’s a great place to grab drinks with friends. Limani is great for date night. We always get the charcoal shrimp, gigantes (Kastorian giant lima beans) and Limani (zucchini) chips. We love Superica to eat with the family. We have two small kids and we always get the nachos and guac.
BEVERAGE: Belvedere martini with blue cheese olives.
GETAWAY: We spend every Fourth of July at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina. We were married in St. Maarten, so every year we take our kids there for a 10-day trip.
Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina
BOUTIQUES: Veronica Beard for the perfect blazer. Alice + Olivia for statement pieces. Jenni Kayne for basics. Poole Shop for great dresses. Monkee’s for colorful prints. And I love everything at Showroom.
Limani and Barry’s Charlotte. Photographs by Justin Driscoll and Josh Bannen Photography.
DESIGN FAVE: The paint color in my office is Light Mocha by Benjamin Moore, and it’s paired with a gorgeous wallpaper, Phillip Jeffries Leo’s Luxe Linen in blush.
STAYING FIT: I do a combination of workouts at home and then add in Pure Barre off Rea Road and Barry’s in South End.
BEAUTY: I go to Caroline at Meraki Salon (in Eastover, near Stagioni) and Skin by Blair for Botox. SP
Featured image: Photograph by Amanda Anderson
