Vylit Manner and Extra opens shop that includes Thai-type outfits

That aspiration grew to become a reality on Friday, when Tun clicked on the “open” indication to Vylit Style and Extra in 1 of the suites at 1607 N. McMillan St., in Worthington. Her 4-12 months-previous daughter was alongside her to rejoice.

The shop specializes in outfits from Thailand, with alternatives of traditional Karen and Burmese clothing as effectively. From brightly-colored small girl attire to garments for boys in infant to size 10, Tun also has a broad assortment of outfits for women of all ages of all ages. Next standard Thai fashion, nevertheless, they bear no labels determining compact, medium or large.

“We call it a no cost dimension, which are compact, medium and huge,” Tun said. “That’s a single sizing in Thailand because that is what we don.”

Tun reported Thai apparel is regarded for not exhibiting a ton of pores and skin, though she does have crop tops and T-shirts for the more youthful technology.

“We have a large amount of Thai-fashion dresses,” she shared, incorporating that her target is cost-effective vogue.

The daughter of a nearby businesswoman — her mom owns Sein Asia at the corner of 10th Avenue and Fifth Avenue in downtown Worthington — Tun saw a require for extra clothing options in the local community. Even though her mother marketed some outfits at her grocery store, she just did not have the house to screen a range of products.

Tun introduced up the plan of a different garments retailer that she could run, and her mother assumed it was a fantastic idea. She, together with many other household associates and good friends, aided make Vylit Fashion and Additional a actuality.

In addition to clothes, Tun’s store carries a selection of colourful Thai-styled purses, splendor products, flannel blankets, bed sets and carpets from Thailand. She will soon be including selections of kid- and grownup-sized sneakers.

A indigenous of Burma, Tun and her mother put in time in a refugee camp in Thailand prior to coming to the United States about 14 a long time in the past. They ended up to begin with put in Kentucky, and spent 4 yrs there in advance of transferring to Worthington to be nearer to some family members users and mates her mother had appear to know in the refugee camp.

Tun was about to get started sixth quality when they moved her, and in the end graduated from Worthington Significant Faculty in 2018. She had planned a profession in cosmetology, completed schooling and worked at a shop in Spirit Lake just before determining the job would maintain her away from her daughter much more than she preferred.

Now, as a shop owner, she can operate and have Vylit with her.

Vylit Style and Far more is open up from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.