Drayton will welcome Exchange Boutique - a new clothing store with a twist in the new year

The ‘high-end’ store will offer a feature that makes it a one of a kind in the area.

Exchange Boutique, owned by Jennie Woodfine, is set to open on Monday, January 9, after a few prelaunch events that are being held across the Christmas period.

The shop, which is taking the place of Aroma Cafe before it expanded on the Drayton high street, is going to immerse itself into the sustainable fashion world by selling high end pieces of women’s clothing.

Jennie is originally from Sheffield and moved down to Drayton a few years ago, but during a visit home, she found herself stumbling across stores that were selling donated high end clothes, and she took inspiration from this as she envisaged a boutique of her own.

She said: ‘It is a ladies’ clothing shop so it would just be ladies throwing out items in their wardrobes that have only been worn once or twice. I am going to be selling high end clothes so it doesn’t feel like a charity shop or second hand shop, but more of a boutique.’

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The clothes shop has seen a face lift to transform it from what once was a cafe, to a slick boutique which has taken a few weeks to get in order.

Jennie added: ‘It came from a couple of things, one of them being how I shopped myself for years where I would buy fast fashion because I would have a night out coming up.

‘I guess getting into my 40’s and looking in my wardrobe, I kept thinking what am I doing continuing to buy fashion so frequently like that.

‘There is nothing like this is Portsmouth, particularly in Drayton, and I just saw the opportunity and thought why not, so I decided to go for it.’

The shop, at 159A Havant Road, will also have a neon sign hung above the door, and Jennie said that she is excited to get open and see what the future brings for her business venture.