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Shopgirls is an independent women’s clothing, jewelry, accessories, and gift boutique in the Brookside East shopping district of Kansas City, Missouri, just north of Waldo. Owned by Katy Hamilton, the shop has offered an ever-changing, carefully curated, moderately priced assortment along with free personal styling since opening in 2007.1

Description

Shopgirls is a small-format independent boutique specializing in women’s clothing, jewelry, accessories, and gifts. The store describes its inventory as “an ever-changing, eclectic assortment” that is “moderately priced and carefully curated,” and it has emphasized “free personal styling and legendary customer service since our opening in 2007.”1 The shop offers free private styling appointments for a VIP shopping experience in addition to walk-in retail, and maintains an online store alongside its physical location.12

The store sits at 6215 Oak Street in the Brookside East shopping cluster, immediately north of the Waldo commercial corridor and adjacent to other independent neighborhood retailers.13 Brookside East and Waldo are contiguous south-Kansas-City shopping districts frequently grouped together in local coverage.4

Ownership and history

Shopgirls is owned by Katy Hamilton, who opened the boutique in 2007.145 For years the store operated at 6245 Brookside Plaza in the main Brookside business district.4 In November 2016, Hamilton opened a second shop, HAMILTON, at 6215 Oak Street in Brookside East — a store carrying men’s and women’s clothing from local designers, Charlie Hustle tees, locally made KC-themed jewelry and goods, and candles, with plans for micro-concerts, maker trunk shows, and DIY workshops.4 As of 2026, the Shopgirls name and operation are listed at the 6215 Oak Street address (the former HAMILTON location), indicating the businesses were consolidated or the boutique relocated to Oak Street; the original Brookside Plaza address is no longer current.123

Hamilton’s specific Kansas City roots and personal background are not documented in available sources. Local press notes she previously kept a home in Brookside and that her partner is a Kansas City jazz musician, suggesting an established local presence, but a born-and-raised KC origin is uncorroborated.4

Sources

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

  1. Shopgirls official site — Contact/About page. https://shopgirls.com/pages/contact-us — asserts: address “6215 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64113”; phone 816.446.9316; hours Tue–Thu 10–6, Fri–Sat 10–5; “free personal styling and legendary customer service since our opening in 2007”; “ever-changing, eclectic assortment of women’s clothing, jewelry accessories and gifts”; location in Brookside East. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  2. Shopgirls official storefront. https://shopgirls.com/ — asserts: “Best Women’s Clothing, Gift & Accessories Shop in KC”; active online store. ↩ ↩2

  3. Yelp business listing, Shopgirls, 6215 Oak St, Kansas City, MO (updated June 2026). https://www.yelp.com/biz/shopgirls-kansas-city — asserts: current address 6215 Oak St; women’s clothing category; active reviews/photos through 2026. (Google Maps corroborates: Shopgirls · 6215 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64113.) ↩ ↩2

  4. Inside Brookside (And Waldo), “HAMILTON (the shop!) Now Open in Brookside East,” Nov 15, 2016. https://insidebrookside.com/2016/11/15/hamilton-the-shop-now-open-in-brookside-east/ — asserts: Katy Hamilton owns Shopgirls (then at 6245 Brookside Plaza) and opened HAMILTON at 6215 Oak Street in Nov 2016; locally made goods, Charlie Hustle, KC-themed items; partner Adam Galblum, jazz musician (Hot Club KC); prior Brookside home. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  5. Wanderlog place listing, Shopgirls, Kansas City, MO. https://wanderlog.com/place/details/1768902/shopgirls — asserts: “styling women since 2007,” owned by Katy Hamilton; casualwear, jewelry, accessories; moderate prices; free private appointments. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Kansas City–owned
  • Waldo