RYAN SCALLATE AND LINDSEY SAXON

Sisters Rooted in Faith, Family, and Fashion

story by MICAH PEPPERS               photographs by CHARLOTTE BERKELEY

Raised in Beaufort, sisters Ryan Scallate and Lindsey Saxon have grown up within the Lowcountry life-style their complete lives. Both had been graduates of Beaufort High School and afterward enrolled in nursing college. Ryan grew to become a nurse in 2014 and continued in that profession till 2021, when her son was born. Lindsey adopted an identical path and have become a registered nurse in 2018 and continues to work in well being care right this moment. However, their paths had been meant to hitch and begin one thing collectively.

As natives to the world, Ryan and Lindsey had been no strangers to the native small companies and had been pals with lots of the house owners. One afternoon, Ryan was procuring in Blue Heron, a retailer owned by a childhood buddy, Sara Crawford Quinones. Sara had talked about to Ryan that she was pondering of promoting her different boutique, Rooted. Owning each shops had been a bit an excessive amount of, and each had completely different vibes, so she wished to place her consideration into one storefront; Ryan was immediately intrigued. “I had always dreamed of owning a clothing boutique, so I was excited about the possible opportunity. I talked to my husband, and we decided to set up a meeting with Sara,” Ryan explains. “I then thought that Lindsey would be great to co-own the store with, so I asked her about joining me. She quickly told me no,” Ryan laughs. “I decided I still wanted to move forward with this dream, so I would just do it on my own. After a little bit of time, Lindsey actually came back to me and asked if I was still interested in having her join. I jumped on it because of course I wanted my sister to help. She’s very creative, so I kind of forced her to come on board, but she did, and it’s been wonderful.”

Rooted was formally bought in 2024, nevertheless it wasn’t an immediately clean course of. “We had to move locations … twice,” Lindsay says. We ended up having to maneuver as a consequence of renovations of the constructing, and it was good. We had been nearer to downtown, so we had some extra foot site visitors, which helped. In June, we moved once more, however this time, we obtained a spot on Bay Street, which has been superb. It’s a fantastic location with plenty of guests. It’s every thing we hoped for.”

Although a boutique stuffed with a wide range of gadgets is obvious once you step into Rooted, there’s extra to the store than what initially meets the attention. There’s a goal and a mission behind the that means that each Ryan and Lindsey stand for and imagine. The store’s slogan is crucial to the identify itself: Rooted in Christ, Rooted in household, Rooted in group. Faith is necessary to each girls. Ryan states, “We think these things are the most important aspects of our lives. We want to have an opportunity to spread the gospel. We want to be a light for others and serve Him.” The girls need to set an instance for not solely their group, however particularly girls. “We have another sister,” Lindsey provides. “We are a tight-knit family, and we want to give back. We especially love helping women. We want them to look good, feel good, and feel safe. We want them to leave comfortable and confident.”

When a customer walks in, they’ll count on to see an array of things. Besides clothes that ranges from further small to plus-sized, Rooted provides footwear, jewellery, purses, candles, books, and even native artwork created by Beaufort girls artists. Running their retailer isn’t at all times straightforward. Ryan and Lindsey are each elevating young children, whereas Lindsey continues her job as a nurse. They are additionally attempting to work on their on-line presence, however luckily for them, they’ve a tremendous workers to help their imaginative and prescient. “We have five girls that work for us, and they are all top-notch,” Ryan explains. “They are reliable, trustworthy, and Rooted literally wouldn’t run without them. Our manager, Andy, is fantastic. We love her sass, and she is actually the one who keeps Lindsey and me in line. She will send me lists of what I need and handles the day-to-day operations. We will often have older ladies enter the shop, and their initial reaction is that our clothes feel too young for them. Andy will step in and style them. She creates the absolute best outfits, and they leave so happy and confident.”

The sisters are excited to proceed this journey and to see the place this endeavor takes them. “I love working with my sister,” Ryan states. “We are together all the time. Our kids practically think they are siblings,” she laughs. Lindsey provides, “We make sure to talk things out. We are open with each other, and if we get in a spat, we are over it five seconds later.” Ryan provides, “She’s tried to quit on me so many times, but I won’t let her. This is just the beginning.”

Visitors can cease by Rooted positioned at 917 Bay Street, Monday-Saturday from 10:00-6:00 p.m.