Northern Belle bring western style to Warsaw

Leonard L. Hayhurst, Coshocton Tribune
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Alicia Wilson and Samantha Dickerson opened The Northern Belle Shop in mid-April. It offers a variety of western style clothing for women and children along with other items from small vendors. They hope to expand into a bigger space and offer more items, like boots.
Alicia Wilson and Samantha Dickerson opened The Northern Belle Shop in mid-April. It offers a variety of western style clothing for women and children along with other items from small vendors. They hope to expand into a bigger space and offer more items, like boots.

WARSAW — Bringing a sense of western style with custom-made clothes not found elsewhere is the goal of the new Northern Belle Shop at 104 Main St. in Warsaw.

Owners Alicia Wilson and Samantha Dickerson are already looking at expanding into a bigger space that would allow them to have more clothes and items like boots. It's also not their only venture as Dickerson does photography under the Northern Belle name and Wilson makes custom T-shirts.

The Northern Belle Shop in Warsaw sells a variety of western style clothes for women and children and other items from small businesses, many ran by women.
The Northern Belle Shop in Warsaw sells a variety of western style clothes for women and children and other items from small businesses, many ran by women.

Dickerson was doing some selling of items online out of her home. Wilson also sells real estate and had a line on space next to Black Bear Pizza. She convinced Dickerson to join her in starting the boutique. They opened in mid-April.

"I thought, let's just try it out. It's Warsaw, we need something like this here," Wilson said. "I was born and raised here and everyone from Warsaw who has come in here has said, 'this is awesome.'"

The shop features children's and women's clothing, jewelry, home décor, some men's clothing, wax melts and more.

"I like that we brought a sense of style in. We have some western-southern style clothes for kids you do not see around here. People love that," Dickerson said.

We're a farm community and a lot of people like this kind of stuff," Wilson added.

Items are bought through small vendors with most being handmade. Dickerson and Wilson said you won't find what they carry in the big box stores.

The Northern Belle Shop in Warsaw sells a variety of western style clothes for women and children and other items from small businesses, many ran by women.
The Northern Belle Shop in Warsaw sells a variety of western style clothes for women and children and other items from small businesses, many ran by women.

"We empower other women and their journeys on what they're doing," Wilson said, as most of what they have come from women ran businesses.

Wilson and Dickerson are the only employees. Hours are are 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. They will also open by appointment. Find more information from their Facebook page. Wilson can be reached at 740-294-5411 and Dickerson at 740-294-3107.

Leonard Hayhurst is a community content coordinator and general news reporter for the Coshocton Tribune with close to 15 years of local journalism experience and multiple awards from the Ohio Associated Press. He can be reached at 740-295-3417 or llhayhur@coshoctontribune.com. Follow him on Twitter at @llhayhurst.

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