Marolyn Middleton

In 1989 Marolyn Middleton, the current owner of Middleton Clothiers, saw a gap in the retail clothing market. Ladies who were difficult to fit ( i.e. short, tall, heavyset, or oddly proportioned) could not find clothing that fit, was trendy, and reasonably priced.

As a result, Marolyn began to custom design, construct, and market her own line on a small scale in her local area. She offered home showings and personal fitting. After a few years she had developed a clientele of over 400 and hired two others to assist her in construction.

Her personal line of knits similar to the “units” knits grew to a point where she was forced in 1997 to seek a retail location. By this time she was also designing and producing other fabrications and styles.

After establishing her retail location, Marolyn was forced by health problems developed from the extensive sewing to curtail her designs and then began to concentrate on purchasing clothing for retail sale, yet still give the customer a personal fit.

After 30 years as a family and consumer science teacher who specialized in the clothing field and teaching hundreds of girls to sew, she saw that her background had perfectly prepared her for two things. 1. working with people and 2. fitting clothing on even the most difficult figure types.

Middleton Clothiers started as  full scale ladies boutique. In 2000, Middletons entered the prom and special occasion market with resounding success, again based on Marolyn’s knowledge of what teenagers want and what their parents expect. Her fitting expertise and knowledge of what looks good on the body helps her assist girls in finding just the right dress for prom and special occasions at competitive prices.

Due to the tremendous increase in formal wear, in January of 2011′ the ladies boutique was closed to make room for more gowns, and to give the owner more time and energy to devote to formal wear.

Presently, Middletons is a member of Hot Shots , an elite group of 200 prom retailers across the country. Eighteen different prom manufacturers are represented . At any given time Middletons extensive stock of a minimum of 400 dresses includes sizes 00-32. In addition you will find consignments, since she allows dresses to be returned and resold as a pre worn dress. These consignments are like new and not damaged. Some dresses are also available for rental to assemblies, presentations, and pageants. in addition to prom, Middletons provides gowns for weddings, mothers of the wedding, bridesmaids, flower girls, and children’s pageants.