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Toya opened up about her several business ventures, favorite

brands and music, all while being a sexy wife. Her number
one priority is maintaining a close relationship with her
daughter, Reginae Carter.

Business Owner

What are some of the many business ventures you are working on?
I’ve been working! I’ve been doing stuff in my store (Garb Boutique) and getting
ready to open another location.
My daughter’s music career. We just shot her 1st video to her new single “Mind
Going Crazy”. She’s also the Junior Brand Ambassador for the company
HairFinity. We have a lot of things in the works.

Wardrobe: Milan Blings N Tings
Shoes: Valentino

I’m opening another boutique location in New Orleans. I am also planning on
expanding in this area, between Baton Rouge and Houston. A lot of my
customers come from Baton Rouge and Houston to shop with us. I’ve been looking
at a few retail shops, but I want to buy this building in the middle of a busy area
that’s about three exits away from the Baton Rouge mall.
Also Garb Shoetique in Atlanta, it carries shoes and accessories only. I just try to
be smart with it. Atlanta has a lot of boutiques so I was like, “I’ll keep the clothing
in the New Orleans and different cities that don’t have as many boutiques.” It
works in N.O. because it is a tourist city. Garb is almost going on it’s 5th year
and doing extremely well.
What inspired you to do the boutique?
What inspired me to do the boutique is how much I shop. I was a crazy
shopaholic. I was always in a boutique. I love shopping. I love clothes. It doesn’t
necessarily have to be expensive things. I believe anything can work. It’s all in
how you put it together. It could be from the cheapest store, to the most expensive
store. You make the style, its not about how much it costs. I’ve been like that since
I was younger. I would even make something and sew it together. Sometimes I’ll
take a top and a skirt and sew the top on it to make it look like a dress. I enjoy
fashion.
What types of inventory do you have?
It’s not the same stuff that everybody else has. Alot of the IG boutiques have the
same stuff so I try to touch a different market.

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