Fells Point has got a new boss in town. Clothing boutique Kingpin Baltimore opened this month at 1924 Fleet St.
Co-owner Jennifer Wiseman thought the store name Kingpin � which means a group leader � was appropriate for the fashion-forward street wear clothes the store sells.
The 1,700-square-foot store also features a personal training studio operated by Charles Wiseman, co-owner and Jennifer's husband.
The store sells trendy activewear brands including Margarita, a brand from Israel and Psycho Bunny, a menswear brand from British designer Robert Godley who is engaged to "30 Rock's" Jane Krakowski.
Having worked in the fitness industry, the pair wanted to come up with fun fitness-related concepts. "I wanted something for people to feel better about themselves," Wiseman says.
After months of searching for the right space, the Wisemans found a "wonderful" landlord who would finally rent out a space to the first-time business owners, Wiseman says.
Wiseman declined to say how much the couple spent to open and design the store. The store is outfitted in black-and-white checkered gold-and-green walls and will feature a live DJs on the weekends.
The couple chose Fells Point it gets a lot of foot traffic and is easy to reach from downtown and other areas of the city.
"The location is perfect because everyone can get to it," Wiseman says.
Source: Jennifer Wiseman, Kingpin
Writer:Julekha Dash