Buck Wimberly
ULAH closing Westwood boutique after burning the candle at both ends; here’s how the brand’s fragrance will keep its flame lit
Closing a storefront doesn’t mean failure, said Buck Wimberly; sometimes it means choosing sustainability, health, and a future that looks different than originally imagined, the ULAH co-founder noted. The Westwood boutique — known for its elevated style, in-store concerts, and buoyantly optimistic social media personality — announced on Tuesday plans to shutter the store at…
Here’s how ULAH’s new boutique model aims to rack success for local brands, not inventory debt
The new KC Collective consignment-based program for local brands at ULAH is a win for both the Westwood boutique and Kansas City creatives, said Joey Mendez and Buck Wimberly, announcing a fresh model to help the struggling store stay open and financially stable. “We’ve always had local brands,” said Mendez, co-founder of ULAH, explaining the…
Fund Me, KC: ULAH asks Kansas City to help save Westwood menswear store as pandemic debt looms
Startland News is continuing its long-running “Fund Me, KC” series to highlight area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses or lend a helping hand to others. This is an opportunity for business owners and innovators — like menswear retailers and trendsetters Joey Mendez and Buck Wimberly — to share their crowdfunding stories and potentially gain…
Go BTS of a new KC-filmed reality TV series with the entrepreneurs who matched competitors with their style
ULAH founders get second chance to put their business (and Kansas City) on the national stage One of Kansas City’s best-known fashion duos — married entrepreneurs Joey Mendez and Buck Wimberly — recently stepped back into the fast-paced world of reality TV as stylists for a new series featuring another KC personality who commands screen…
ULAH merging stores, moving women’s brand into seamless, new one-stop shop experience
Fans of LUNA by ULAH — a retail shop featuring an on-trend mix of ready-to-wear women’s apparel, accessories, gifts and home accents — will soon find the brand’s curated offerings two doors down in the Woodside Village live/work center on Rainbow Boulevard. The store is in the final planning stages of relocating to a space…
