Welcome to the Royal + Reese sisterhood!  Were so glad you're here!

Why Royal + Reese?

Were Tara, Whitney, and Kait, the sisters behind the brand of Royal + Reese.  The connection of sisterhood is the heart and soul of our company because we want you to feel like you're shopping with your best friend when you shop with us.  

Due to a large age gap(Tara is 6 years older than Whitney, and 9 years older than Kait), they weren't close growing up.  Their family relocated from IL to CA when Tara was finishing college which caused her to miss out on Whitney and Kait's high school years.  When Whitney and Kait wanted to come back to IL for college, Tara pleaded with their dad to let them, fearing they'd never be close if didn't have that time to get to know one another as adults.  He agreed but only if we all three lived together.  It was during those 4 years that our bond as sisters was formed.  Something Tara had never felt before as a majority of her life she felt almost like an only child. Once she had that connection, she never wanted to know life without it.  So we want you to have the same feeling shopping with Royal + Reese.  A connection to a community of women that makes you feel like you have built in best friends seeing that this world can be so lonely and disconnected.  

How we started

The idea for Royal + Reese started after Whit and Tara had babies six days apart(Brecken Reese and Rivers Royal Bold).  When shopping for clothes, Whit found it challenging to find cool boy clothes for her son.  After taking a deep dive into Instagram shopping, Tara approached her one day about starting their own children's boutique.  Whit thought she was crazy but told her to ask Kait. Kait's dream had always been to own her own women's boutique so her exact words were: "OMG let's do it!" 

At first they thought they would make all the kids clothing themselves, but after sewing lessons, buying all of the products, and MANY failed attempts at sewing a legging, they decided they better outsource manufacturing.  They found a place locally and began working on patterns and designs.  

Royal + Reese first opened May 2, 2015 selling clothes right out of Tara's dining room.  The company took off and six months later, they moved into Tara's storage room, eventually taking over her entire house before moving in late 2017 into a 4000 square foot warehouse.  6 months later they outgrew that warehouse and are now currently in a 12,000 square foot space where they remain today.

In 2017, Royal + Reese expanded into women's clothing.  As they met all these mamas, the conversation kept coming up about how their kids always looked so cute while they were in sweatpants and yoga leggings.  The sisters made it their mission to dress postpartum moms to feel beautiful and confident in their bodies while still being comfortable.  The women's line took off and now remains to be their biggest seller.  They still come out with children's launches once a quarter and focus collections on mommy and me sets.

So thank you for becoming part of the Royal + Reese family.  We hope you always find value, love, support and encouragement from being part of our sisterhood.

 

Love,

Tara, Whit, Kait