When it comes to the latest trends in women's apparel, there's no better place to shop till you drop than Downtown Chucktown. And if you're searching for the finest threads in Mauldin, look no further than Copper Penny - the Lowcountry's go-to shop for anyone that has a passion for fashion.
We have been dressing women in Mauldin 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 Mauldin's hottest spots, our curated selection of the newest, most popular women's clothing lines reflects the effortless glamour of Mauldin. 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 Mauldin, 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 Mauldin, 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 Mauldin, 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 Mauldin, 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 Mauldin:
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 Mauldin, 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 Mauldin. But don't take our word for it's come see for yourself!
GREENVILLE — The Mauldin High School dance team sat in the cafeteria minutes before the town Christmas parade when their assistant coach blurted out an idea."Wouldn't it be so cool if we were doing a parade in New York City?" Mary Belvin asked.Sure, it sounded cool, but the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? The second oldest Thanksgiving parade in the nation that plays on TVs all across the country? Was it even possible, let alone for a program in its first year?Little did the dancers know that Belvin went ...
GREENVILLE — The Mauldin High School dance team sat in the cafeteria minutes before the town Christmas parade when their assistant coach blurted out an idea.
"Wouldn't it be so cool if we were doing a parade in New York City?" Mary Belvin asked.
Sure, it sounded cool, but the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? The second oldest Thanksgiving parade in the nation that plays on TVs all across the country? Was it even possible, let alone for a program in its first year?
Little did the dancers know that Belvin went home that night and searched: "How do you get into the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?"
Three years later, when 3.5 million people crowd into Manhattan to watch the 98th iteration of the iconic parade, they will see the Mauldin Mavettes high school dance team.
On Thanksgiving Day, the Upstate school will join 8,000 participants and share the stage with Jimmy Fallon, Santa Claus, The Rockettes and The Temptations.
Mauldin will participate in the parade alongside another in-state school: The University of South Carolina marching band, which will bring more than 375 students to its first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade appearance.
For the Mavettes, it comes just six years after the program disbanded — and then came roaring back to life.
"This does not feel real," said senior Chloe Latimore. "It's not common you meet someone that has gone to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade."
Following a near five-decade run, the dance team dissolved in 2018. Their coach left, and there was no one left to run the program.
Then, in 2021, Belvin, the principal secretary who previously managed a dance school, helped bring it back to life.
While many of the dancers compete for their local dance studios, the Mavettes are non-competitive, performing at community events like festivals, high school football games and even USC halftime shows.
After Belvin first dropped the idea of joining Macy's, they just kept talking about it and talking about it until it finally became real.
In 2023, with eight graduating seniors, the coaches decided they were finally ready to try for a spot in Spirit of America Productions, a group that sends high school dancers nationwide to the parade every year.
The Mavettes learned new dances for the audition in August with a choreographer and drilled them until January. They hired a videographer and recorded an audition tape, featuring football halftime routines and palm-style moves. They spelled out Macy's with their pom-poms.
Still, head coach Mary Burns didn't expect to get accepted.
"I thought it would be: Put it in, learn from what we can do better on the audition process and apply again," Burns said. "That's really how I thought it was going to go. I really never expected the first time to ever actually be accepted."
A few weeks later, in late January 2024, they heard back. That night at 7 p.m., Belvin called for an impromptu team meeting in their GroupMe.
"I said, 'well, we're going to Macy's,'" Belvin said. They jumped up and down. They were just beyond excited."
Since earning a spot in the parade, they have received costumes, a link to the choreography and, now, it's go time.
When the Mavettes walk through Manhattan, they will be joined by 500 high school dancers from across the country as part of Spirit of America.
"Each year, Macy’s Studios searches nationwide to select top-notch talent and performance groups to join the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade," Sara Flores, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade associate producer, told the Post and Courier in a statement. "We are thrilled for performers from Mauldin High School to make their debut in this year’s line-up to bring style and spectacle to the streets of New York City."
For six of the 18 dancers, it's their first time in New York City. For three, it's their first time on the plane. They will attend "& Juliet" on Broadway, ride a boat cruise to the Statue of Liberty and go window shopping at Tiffany & Co. jewelry store.
But it's not a vacation. It will be intense work. On Saturday, the day they arrive, they'll have a four-hour rehearsal. On Sunday, they'll have an eight hour rehearsal.
The rehearsals will continue, day after day, until Thanksgiving and the Mavettes parade through New York City.
"I don't know how many other high school teams can be in existence for four years," Burns said, "and do something like this."
After years of searching for a permanent home, the Greenville Triumph and Liberty Soccer Clubs will finally have their own stadium at BridgeWay Station in Mauldin.The 10,000-seat multi-use sports and entertainment stadium will be built one parking lot away from Mauldin’s European-inspired plaza, breaking ground in 2025 and opening in 2026. The project is estimated to cost between $80-$100 million.“This stadium will be a place where our entire community comes together to celebrate, to compete and to cr...
After years of searching for a permanent home, the Greenville Triumph and Liberty Soccer Clubs will finally have their own stadium at BridgeWay Station in Mauldin.
The 10,000-seat multi-use sports and entertainment stadium will be built one parking lot away from Mauldin’s European-inspired plaza, breaking ground in 2025 and opening in 2026. The project is estimated to cost between $80-$100 million.
“This stadium will be a place where our entire community comes together to celebrate, to compete and to create memories that will last a lifetime. In addition to the Triumph and Liberty teams, we will allow young athletes of all shapes, sizes, races, religions, to come here and play in this great stadium,” said Greenville Triumph Chairman Joe Erwin. “This is your stadium: The peoples’ stadium.”
The new stadium is a partnership between the clubs, BridgeWay Station and the City of Mauldin. Local development group Hughes Investment also played a role.
The stadium will also host lacrosse, rugby, football, concerts and festivals. BridgeWay station is located close to the Swamp Rabbit Trail and will be accessible from the trail, Erwin said.
About 200 people, from soccer fans to government officials, gathered at BridgeWay Station for the announcement.
Mauldin Mayor Terry Merritt said the city has often been forgotten in Upstate development, but it’s time for that to change.
“Mauldin is a vibrant, fast-growing community. Since 2010, Mauldin has grown from a city of just under 23,000 residents to now more than 29,000, and that number is projected to increase to 35,000 residents by 2030,” Merritt said. “Historically, we've always been known as a crossroad community or a pass-through community…a place you drive through on your way somewhere else, and we knew we needed to change that.”
Merritt said he believes this stadium will help turn Mauldin into the destination residents already believe it is.
But it’s been a long time coming.
Owners of the club previously tried to build a stadium at BridgeWay station in 2022, but “Project Kick,” as it was known at the time, died when the majority of the Greenville County Council Finance Committee voted against the development. Councilmember Ennis Fant cited concerns about the nearly $39 million price tag at the time, saying that the county would not raise taxes to foot the bill.
In the Triumph’s early days, they played at Legacy Early College Field in Greenville’s Southernside neighborhood. Legacy served as the venue for the Triumph beginning with their inaugural game in 2019, then later for the women’s pre-professional league, the Greenville Liberty, when it launched in 2022.
Both teams continued to play at Legacy until 2023. Then, they moved operations to Furman’s 16,000-seat Paladin Stadium, where they’ve since played home games. The Triumph plays in the USL League One, a third division of American soccer. The Liberty plays in the USL W League. The group also has two youth teams, Erwin said.
State Sen. Ross Turner (R-Greenville) said that public-private partnerships like the new stadium are helping South Carolina prosper.
“Public-private partnerships like this one are essential for creating the kind of thriving, forward-thinking communities we envision for South Carolina by working together across government, business and community lines, we're investing in a future that strengthens our economy and enhances our quality of life for generations to come,” Turner said. “This is a win for the Upstate. It's a win for Mauldin, and it's a win for all South Carolinians.”
Hughes Investment Vice President River Hughes said that in addition to the stadium, BridgeWay Station will continue to grow.
“Not only is this an opportunity for sports and soccer and community engagement to continue to grow in Mauldin, South Carolina, this is an opportunity for overall growth in the entire Upstate,” Hughes said.
So far, sports and local real estate consultants from McCullers Group in Westerville, Ohio and McMillan, Pazdan, Smith Architecture of Greenville are members of the project team.
As the team prepares to break ground next year, Upstate residents can find more information about the new stadium on the Triumph and Liberty clubs’ sites, at www.greenvilletriumph.com/newstadium/.
Sarah Swetlik covers business, growth and development for The Greenville News. Previously, she covered environmental issues and climate change. You can reach her at sswetlik@gannett.com or via X at @sarahgswetlik.
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The Texas fast-food chain Whataburger opened its third restaurant in the Upstate on Monday.
Monday, Whataburger opened its doors in Mauldin.
According to Preston Hughes, growth market leader and district manager of the South Carolina stores, the restaurant has already opened locations in Boiling Springs and on Woodruff Road in Greenville. An Anderson store will open in two weeks, and two stores will open in Spartanburg in October.
The restaurant will then expand to Irmo and Columbia by the end of the year.
"We're really excited because Mauldin, look at the colors. Mauldin High School was here today and they're orange and white. It matches the brand perfectly. This is a community that has a lot of schools, a lot of families, a lot of great businesses, this is just a great community we want to be a part of," Hughes said.
"One thing people don't realize about the brand is every one of our employees has the opportunity to have college scholarships, and if they don't want it they can give it to a member in their household to utilize for school."
Whataburger sources its product regionally, with distribution facilities and fresh beef sourced from Atlanta. According to Hughes, the product gets from the farm to the store in seven to 10 days.
Some Whataburger superfans have camped outside the new stores ahead of the opening to ensure their status as the first customers.
Kizzie McCrayry and Jacob Huntley got to the Mauldin Whataburger at 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. The two friends did the same when the Woodruff Road store opened last month.
"The first time I had Whataburger, my friends and I were going on a trip to Las Vegas, and my friend, Jacob, was telling me about how good Whataburger is," said McCrayry as she laughed. "When I tried it, I'm telling you it is the best burger to me. When I hear people say it ain't all that or compare it to McDonalds it really makes me want to fight because it's not true."
Between the two, they have won 208 free burgers from the chain and four boxes full of Whataburger swag.
