Amie Glass said her vision with Cutting Edge Clothing was to give Jackson residents a place where they could get a one-stop makeover.

The Jackson native moved her Cutting Edge Salon to its current location at 553 W. Adams St. about two years ago, but she decided last summer to turn the adjacent side of the building into a clothing store.

"I just thought Jackson really had a need for this," she said. "There's nowhere in Jackson you can go to get clothes for if you're headed to a party or out somewhere."

Cutting Edge Clothing is a reseller much like Plato's Closet but doesn't do consignment, Glass said. She said by buying gently used items for cash, things are easier for her and the customer.

"I didn't like how consignment stores were set up, keeping track of what everybody brought in," she said. "We pay the cash, which is a little more overhead, but then don't have to worry about everyone else, and I think it's better for the people selling their stuff, too, because it's instant; you get your cash."

She said she'd had the idea for a while but only recently felt the time was right.

She took the opening of Plato's Closet in Cape Girardeau as a good sign. But she said her store has a focus that differs from Plato's.

"My market group just isn't that age group [high-schoolers]," she said. "They're included, but I also gear toward an older age group."

Her shop features clothes, shoes and jewelery for women and men.

The grand opening of Cutting Edge Clothing is scheduled for Wednesday, which she said is a welcome thing after a whirlwind of preparations she's completed over the past months to the 3,000-square-foot space.

"We started on the last day of August," she said. "The remodeling the building, purchasing the clothes, all of that."

Glass will continue to cut hair part-time and said she feels confident her new business will be a good fit for Jackson.

"I think it's unique because we have everything in the same building," she said. "You can come right in, get your hair done, get a massage and pick up a new outfit."

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