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We have been dressing women in Bluffton for over 34 years and offer upscale designer collections curated with a Southern eye. Here, women from around the United States discover sophisticated, effortless beauty for every season. Whether you're looking for a sassy new dress to impress that special someone or the perfect outfit for your next vacation, your options are endless at Copper Penny.
With easy-to-find locations close to Bluffton's hottest spots, our curated selection of the newest, most popular women's clothing lines reflects the effortless glamour of Bluffton. Whether you're a tidy professional or a fierce trend-setter, our goal is to help you find the perfect look for your own unique style. With designer brands like CK Bradley and Holst & Lee on hand year-round, finding your new look is easy and fun when you visit Copper Penny.
Our clothing lines give ladies a refreshing mix of one-of-a-kind authenticity with real wearability, allowing them to shine with confidence and style all year long. So, go ahead and spoil yourself - you deserve to look like a million bucks!
Diamonds are pretty and all, but honestly? Dresses are a girl's best friend. Dresses are fun, comfortable, and versatile. At Copper Penny, they're also fashionable and cute. We have a huge selection of women's dresses in Bluffton, SC, from stylistic sheath dresses to drop-waist styles that will make your girlfriends jealous.
These dresses are made to fit your waist and then gradually flare out towards the hem. A-line dresses are excellent for minimizing thighs, hips, and midsections while pulling the eyes to your bust. This style of dress is a great fit for almost any body type. There's a reason why so many brides settle on A-Line dresses for their big day! With plenty of varieties, this is a kind of dress that you can wear again and again.
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Like the A-Line style, empire dresses are made to fit through your bust. Rather than creating a distinctly angular shape like the A-Line, the Empire style flows from the bust down. This is another kind of dress that fits many body types. From curvy to apple body shapes, the Empire draws focus to your bust and minimizes everything else. For lovely ladies on the shorter side, this style defines your silhouette, especially if you choose a maxi length dress.
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A throwback to the roaring 20's style flapper dresses, Drop Waist dresses look best on lean, athletic bodies that don't have too many curves in the hip area. The key to pulling off a Drop Waist style dress is to ensure that it's not hugging you. This dress is best worn when it is able to hang freely on your body.
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Any clothing store for women in Bluffton, SC, worth its salt, will have plenty of fit & flare dresses for you to try. This common-shaped dress is one of the most popular on the market, mainly because they look great on every woman, regardless of age or shape. A timeless choice, fit & flare dresses fit through the bodice and flare out just below your hip. This helps develop a balanced, slimming silhouette for most women. If you want to accentuate your best assets and hide everything else, ask our experienced fashionistas to show you some the most popular fit & flare dresses at Copper Penny.
Time to start doing your happy dance! Fit & flare dresses have very balanced proportions, making them a true winner for every body type. Women with athletic builds love this dress for the extra curves. Women with apple-shaped bodies love how fit & flare dresses define their waistlines. Because this dress already looks like an hourglass on the hanger, it will be a natural fit for ladies with such a figure.
Shift dresses are typically rectangular in shape and tend to be comfy and forgiving since they aren't fitted. Also called a column dress, the shift dress is a great choice for polished professionals needing a conservative, fashionable outfit for work.
These dresses look fabulous on women with athletic, lean shapes and women with an apple-like figure. This kind of dress doesn't work well with a belt, so ladies with an hourglass figure may not be able to show off their curves in a shift. Try pairing this dress with a nice pair of heels for a beautiful new look!
Wrap dresses are one of the most popular styles on the market, because they give ladies of most shapes and sizes a flattering, fashionable dress option.
If you have an hourglass, apple, or generally curvy body shape, you're going to love wrap dresses. This style of dress offers a natural waist while placing emphasis on your bust. Wrap dresses give you a balanced silhouette and, with a knee-length fit, are great for any type of color or style, both day and nightwear.
Unless you're feeling extra sassy, chances are you're wearing a top at this very moment. Tops are garments that cover the top half of your body. At Copper Penny, we have an endless selection of tops in a wide range of styles - from basic tees to blouses and everything in between. If you're looking for the highest quality women's tops in Bluffton, SC, you just hit the jackpot!
With that said, finding the right top for the right occasion is easier said than done. However, at Copper Penny, we make finding the right top fun. Whether you're looking for a top that makes a statement or you need a classic button-down for a subdued style, we've got your back. We only carry the most popular tops from the best brands and designers around the world.
Sometimes called broadcloth tops, poplins have classic characteristics and are often woven with an over/under weave. This kind of weave gives more substance to your top while also giving you room to breathe. Poplin shirts are typically soft and smooth, and are great for everyday business attire, some formal occasions, and for certain ceremonies. Sweet and feminine, our Bruna poplin eyelet bib top features ruffles at the sleeves and an eyelet lace yoke at the front. Pair your poplin with your favorite pair of shorts or jeans for a contemporary, relaxed look.
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Great for wearing solo or layered over a camisole or tank top, wrap tops are lightweight, versatile, and great for many different occasions. Wrap tops go well with jeans, maxi dresses, and high-waisted jeans or trousers. Our V-Neck Wrap SLV Top by Jayden is uber-popular at Copper Penny and the perfect choice for dressing down or dressing up. The choice is yours!
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For a dose of feminine fashion, be sure you add an off-the-shoulder top to your everyday wardrobe. A casual, sexy choice, off-the-shoulder tops have unique necklines that cut across your upper arms and chest, leaving your shoulders bare. The result is a flirty flash of skin, which elongates your neck and gives a relaxed, "daytime casual" look. Our Nola off-the-shoulder top pairs perfectly with shorts or even a flowy skirt and is hand-woven in Spain using Jacquard fabric.
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Who doesn't love a good tank top?! Tank tops are lightweight, versatile, and equally great for lounging in the yard or running errands on weekends. Tank tops lend an air of simplicity to your outfit and can be styled in endless ways. Take our Velvet Heart Victory Tank, for instance. This tank is a refreshing update on our classic sleeveless tank top, complete with fray details and a scoop neck. Throw in the fact that it's machine washable, and you have a wardrobe winner.
Shop NowHaving trouble finding the best top for your size and style? As the most trusted women's clothing boutique in Bluffton, SC, Copper Penny has helped women discover new looks in the Lowcountry for more than two decades. We take pride in providing a personalized, boutique experience for our customers. If you have questions, give us a call or swing by one of our locations. We would be happy to give you our professional opinion.
Until then, here's a quick guide you can follow to help you find the right fit for your women's top in Bluffton:
When choosing a women's top for your outfit, you have to consider how comfortable, confident, and beautiful you will feel. The best way to feel your best in an outfit is to make sure it fits correctly. To get started, you'll want to take your measurements. For most women's tops, the best areas to focus on are your hips, waist, and chest.
Hip Measurements: Measuring your hips is fairly easy. Take your measuring tape and use it to wrap around the widest area of your hips.
Waist Measurements: Take your measuring tape and place it at the very top of your hip bone. Wrap it all the way around your body. Try to keep your measuring tape in line with your belly button. For the most accurate measurements, stand up straight and breathe normally.
Chest Measurements: For an accurate chest measurement, take the end of your measuring tape and place it on the fullest area of your bust. From there, wrap the tape around your body, under your armpits, and around the blades of your shoulders. Then, wrap the tape tightly from the back of your body to the front, where you started.
Swing by Copper Penny and ask one of our friendly sales associates to help you out! While you're there, don't forget to check out our huge selection of women's tops in Bluffton, SC.
Looking to take your style to the next level? You can also get in touch with a personal stylist directly from our website. With a personal stylist by your side, you can find stunning looks for specific occasions, using comfortable clothing in your favorite colors and cuts. Copper Penny is your one-stop-shop for fashionable, fun, fabulous designer clothing in Bluffton. But don't take our word for it's come see for yourself!
A Bluffton fish hatchery is at the forefront of an experimental statewide fish stocking plan to restore wild southern flounder, a popular sport fish with a peculiar look and life history whose numbers have seen marked declines over the past 30 years in South Carolina.Last Friday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Conservation released 10,000 juvenile flounder in Murrells Inlet south of Myrtle Beach. It was the first time hatchery-reared southern flounder were released in South Carolina.The fish are the prod...
A Bluffton fish hatchery is at the forefront of an experimental statewide fish stocking plan to restore wild southern flounder, a popular sport fish with a peculiar look and life history whose numbers have seen marked declines over the past 30 years in South Carolina.
Last Friday, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Conservation released 10,000 juvenile flounder in Murrells Inlet south of Myrtle Beach. It was the first time hatchery-reared southern flounder were released in South Carolina.
The fish are the product of sperm and eggs of wild brood stock pulled from local waters. But they were raised indoors, at SCDNR’s 1,200-acre Waddell Mariculture Center on the Colleton River in Bluffton.
Five years of development came before the first hatchery-reared fish were released this spring.
“A part of it is taking the pressure off the wild population -- there’s just more fish to catch and to harvest,” SCDNR biologist Erin Levesque, the manager at Waddell Mariculture Center, said of the groundbreaking flounder stocking program. “But for really long-term sustainability, we have hope some fish make it to adulthood and start spawning with other wild members.”
Some of the 45-day-old translucent buggers, less than an inch long at the time of their freedom, may grow to be the size of door mats, as some flounder are known to do.
Waddell, one of the country’s largest and most sophisticated facilities for mariculture research, and the Marine Resource Research Institute in Charleston, both part of the SCDNR, are sharing the burden of raising flounder being stocked in wild waters for the first time to bolster the flagging wild population.
Regional and South Carolina assessments of the fish that swims sideways found that flounder numbers along the southeastern Atlantic coast were at record lows. Average sizes had declined by more than an inch in 10 years.
“It’s been stable -- at a low rate -- for a couple of decades,” said Tanya Darden, director of the SCDNR’s Marine Resources Research Institute.
Stocking estuaries with hatchery-raised fish isn’t the only approach being used to help restore the population.
In 2021, state lawmakers, at the urging of SCDNR fisheries biologists, cut the harvest to five per person and increased the minimum size of “keeper” to 16 inches (it had been 15). At the same time, a $5 saltwater fishing license fee increase was approved to fund the stocking program. SCDNR issues about 117,000 saltwater licenses a year.
Time and more research will tell if the stocking is successful. In about 2 years, the tiny flounder released last week will be big enough to catch. Figuring out the best time to release the hatchery-raised fish, and at what life stage, are critical aspects of the first few years of the experimental program, Darden says.
“We want them to look, act and behave just like wild fish,” Darden said.
The fry fed on zooplankton, just like they do in the wild. The strategy was intentional and meant to cue them into live prey after they are released, said Levesque.
SCDNR is taking a cautious approach until researchers learn more about the adaptation of hatchery-raised fish, Darden said. The initial releases will be small, totaling about 60,000.
“We don’t want to swamp the wild population,” Darden said.
Friday marked the first public release of juvenile flounder, but SCDNR officials in boats tipped bucketfuls of the tiny critters into Murrells Inlet in February. A third Murrells inlet release is planned in April as well. Levesque says she’s heard criticism that fish should be released in varying locations, but the “repeatability” of using a single spot provides advantages that are critical in the research.
Results will be of high interest to anglers as flounder are the third most popular South Carolina saltwater sport fish, behind red drum and spotted sea bass, according to SCDNR. The minimum size of a keeper is 16 inches but those that grow longer than 24 are sometimes called door mats because they are so big and flat.
“They are ambush predators,” Levesque says of flounder, which eat shrimp and small fish.
Before striking, they lurk on the bottom, with their two left-side eyes fixed upward. To camouflage themselves, they use their fins to flip sediment on themselves.
A favorite way of anglers to ambush the fish is night gigging, which involves illuminating shallow waters with light and sticking them with a spear.
The species’ life history is as fascinating as its popularity.
Extremely sensitive to environmental changes, flounder are susceptible to high mortality. The reason is a complex metamorphosis that begins when they are just days old. When flounder hatch out, their eyes are located on both sides and they swim upright. But after 20 days, the right eye migrates, and they begin swimming on sideways so both left eyes look toward the surface.
Minimizing the changes that can threaten the fish as they are developing is one of the challenges for the SCDNR biologists charged with raising the flounder. Each time, juveniles are released in different life stages. For example, some are 20 days old or “pre-metamorphis,” or before their right eye migrates to the left side. Others will be 45 days old, such as those released last week.
They will be recaptured in 18 months to two years and identified by their genetics.
“If we can show we’re making a contribution, I think the program will continue,” Levesque said. “It will take years to answer these questions because we need these fish to reach adulthood.”
BLUFFTON, S.C. — The Bluffton community is rallying around one of its own after a crash late last week left Kiernan Hughes seriously injured.Hughes, a Bluffton native known for epoxy floor coating work across the Lowcountry, was hurt in a crash Thursday while traveling home from a job in the Charleston area, according to his family.He was taken from the scene to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he remains hospitalized.A brother’s search for answersHughes’ bro...
BLUFFTON, S.C. — The Bluffton community is rallying around one of its own after a crash late last week left Kiernan Hughes seriously injured.
Hughes, a Bluffton native known for epoxy floor coating work across the Lowcountry, was hurt in a crash Thursday while traveling home from a job in the Charleston area, according to his family.
He was taken from the scene to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, where he remains hospitalized.
Hughes’ brother, Evan Ventrice, said he realized something was wrong when Kiernan didn’t appear to be moving on his route home.
After about an hour of checking the location, Ventrice said he then began driving toward the area and contacted Colleton County non-emergency dispatch, then received a call confirming Hughes was being rushed to MUSC.
Doctors have been most concerned about Hughes’ brain, Ventrice said.
Hughes suffered significant injuries across his body and, in an effort to protect his brain, Ventrice said doctors amputated Hughes’ left arm.
“If that’s the price to pay for him to recover to a full person — as far as normal function, cognitive, memories, loving, laughing, and ‘normal life’ — that’s what it’ll be,” Ventrice said.
Ventrice said Hughes has been in a coma, but doctors have indicated he may be able to wake up in the coming days.
“He’s a warrior, he’s a fighter, and he’s someone that when he puts his mind to something, he doesn’t give up regardless of anyone that says anything otherwise,” Ventrice said.
As Hughes continues to recover, friends and family have organized fundraising efforts to help with medical bills and other expenses.
“When this happened, we just knew we had to step in, knowing that regardless of any insurance that may kick in, you’ve still got bills outside of anything else,” family friend Shannon Loper said.
Organizers say donations are being collected through GoFundMe and Venmo.
A silent auction is also planned for Friday night from 5:30 p.m.- 8 p.m., with more than $20,000 worth of items expected to be available.
“This family needs us, and we want to make sure this family knows that they are covered in love,” Loper said.
Loper, who is helping organize the silent auction, said the community response has been immediate.
“I knew all it was going to take was a few phone calls, a couple of flyers, a couple of shares on Facebook, and the Bluffton/Hilton Head community was going to come together, and that’s exactly what they have done,” Loper said.
Organizers say the silent auction for Hughes will take place at the Bluffton Oyster Factory during the monthly Sunset Party, which is hosted by a local group.
Whatever is not sold during the silent auction will be posted online for people to bid on.
At the event, there will also be a cash jar for donations and raffles that people can enter.
Beaufort County residents were surprised to see a giant, glowing orb hovering in this sky this morning.A fish-shaped orb appeared to be moving through the sky above Bluffton and Hilton Head about an hour before sunrise.Some assumed it was a plane taking off from the Hilton Head Island Airport. Others questioned whether it was extraterrestrial in origin.In reality, the spectacular glow appears to have been the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flying overhead, carrying Starlink satellites into Earth’s orbit. Residents spotted ...
Beaufort County residents were surprised to see a giant, glowing orb hovering in this sky this morning.
A fish-shaped orb appeared to be moving through the sky above Bluffton and Hilton Head about an hour before sunrise.
Some assumed it was a plane taking off from the Hilton Head Island Airport. Others questioned whether it was extraterrestrial in origin.
In reality, the spectacular glow appears to have been the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flying overhead, carrying Starlink satellites into Earth’s orbit. Residents spotted the glow between 5:50 a.m. and 6 a.m., which aligns with the timeline of this morning’s SpaceX rocket launch.
The Falcon 9 rocket is the world’s first orbital class rocket capable of reflight, according to SpaceX’s website.
It has a reusable design, which drives down costs by allowing SpaceX to refly the most expensive parts of the rocket.
Orbital class rockets are powerful enough to transport people and objects into Earth’s orbit and beyond.
The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010. Since then, Falcon 9 has completed 608 missions, 562 total landings and 528 reflights, according to SpaceX.
At 5:52 a.m., the Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The station is nearly 300 miles south of Hilton Head as the crow flies. It’s located just beside the Kennedy Space Center, east of Orlando, Florida.
The rocket consists of three key components: a first stage booster, which launches it off the ground, a second stage booster, which delivers the payload into the Earth’s orbit and the payload, which holds the cargo — in this case, 29 Starlink satellites.
Starlink is the name of a satellite network developed by SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet from space.
About two and a half minutes after launching, the first stage booster separated from the second stage and began its descent back into Earth’s atmosphere.
The bright glow Beaufort County residents saw would have been the first-stage booster burning up because of extreme heat from atmospheric drag, based on when photos were taken and SpaceX’s timeline. The booster landed around 6 a.m. on an autonomous droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, according to SpaceX.
Coastal residents of Georgia and Florida also spotted the bright glow in the sky this morning. From Florida, the descending rocket created what some news reports described as a “space jellyfish.”
The Wednesday morning rocket launch is also not the first rocket to be spotted from Hilton Head recently.
Linda Smith shared photos of a rocket in the sky on Sunday at 10:01 p.m. from Port Royal Plantation. According to SpaceX, the Sunday launch also delivered 29 Starlink satellites into Earth’s orbit.
Bluffton basketball’s historic season ended one game shy of a state championship appearance.North Augusta was too much for the Bobcats late in the second half of the 57-38 win Friday in the Class 4A Lower State championship at the Florence Center.North Augusta moves on to the championship game for the second straight year and will face the Lancaster/South Pointe winner in the title game at 6 p.m. March 9 at Colonial Life Arena.The loss snaps Bluffton’s 19-game winning streak and ends the year at 24-5. The Bob...
Bluffton basketball’s historic season ended one game shy of a state championship appearance.
North Augusta was too much for the Bobcats late in the second half of the 57-38 win Friday in the Class 4A Lower State championship at the Florence Center.
North Augusta moves on to the championship game for the second straight year and will face the Lancaster/South Pointe winner in the title game at 6 p.m. March 9 at Colonial Life Arena.
The loss snaps Bluffton’s 19-game winning streak and ends the year at 24-5. The Bobcats have won 47 games over the past two seasons and were making their first Lower State championship appearance.
Bluffton coach Bradley Gabriel emerged from the Bobcats’ locker room about 20 minutes after the game ended, reflecting on what an experience this run has been.
“We were right there, especially in the third, but just kind of fell apart,” Gabriel said. “I told the guys in the locker room, it wasn’t a bad year and nothing to hold your head about. We won 24 games, went 10-0 in the region and made it to this point. It has been a special year. The kids worked really hard, bought into everything I was selling. It just didn’t work out tonight.”
Gabriel had high praise for his team, especially guard Harry Skinner. The senior led Bluffton with 20 points and has been one of the centerpieces for the past two years. Skinner left the program briefly for a few months to attend Moravian Prep (NC) but returned in the fall.
Skinner did his best to keep the Bobcats close, scoring eight straight points at one point to get them within 28-24 with 4:05 left in the third.
“When Harry got us back in the game, I felt like we had a chance,” Gabriel said. “We were down nine to Wilson (third round) in the third quarter and willed ourselves back.”
Trailing 33-24 entering the fourth, Bluffton made one final run. Ethan Foster’s three-point play got Bluffton within 39-34 with 3:36 left. Foster finished with 14 points.
But the Yellow Jackets’ zone offense and ability to get out in transition helped them close on an 18-4 run and head back to the title game.
Quh’mareon Webb led North Augusta with 21 points and Tristan Anderson added 13. Toian Nabriat had 10 points. The Yellow Jackets knocked off top-ranked Gray Collegiate on the road to make it to the semifinals.
“We started working soon after last year’s championship loss and had this circled on our calendar. We wanted to get back,” North Augusta coach Tony Harrell said. “… We didn’t finish the drill last year, and we want to finish this year.”
