Introducing: Kiera May Boutique

Buoyed by her love of fashion and the joy of helping people look their best, 25-year-old Siobhan Pearson is taking the plunge and starting her own clothing shop, Kiera May Boutique, in Matakana.The shop is in the former Revival Reloved Fashion premises and will focus on clothing and accessories for men, women and children, selling street-casual wear through to more formal attire.

Siobhan grew up in Tomarata, but has been in Ashburton for the past four years, where her partner Beau McQuarrie was working on a dairy farm. It was there she started working in a clothing store and the idea of owning her own business took shape.

The couple moved back to Mahurangi in May to lease a 121ha dairy farm in Wayby Valley.

Siobhan had been helping on the farm for the past six months, getting up at dawn for the first milking, but when the opportunity to lease the Matakana premises came up, she jumped at it.

“It’s a great opportunity,” Siobhan says. “I love working on the farm, but I’ve always wanted to own a shop and I love clothing and fashion.

“I enjoy helping people find something that makes them feel good about themselves.

“People get so excited buying new clothes and trying things on – it’s great to be a part of that and use my expertise to help them find what they are looking for.”

The name Kiera May is a blend of Siobhan’s middle name and her grandmother’s name.

Siobhan will be helped by her mother, Denise, who is a real estate agent for Mike Pero in Wellsford.