{"id":313900,"date":"2026-08-05T00:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/313900\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T00:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T00:22:10","slug":"tulsas-abersons-named-among-new-york-times-25-best-clothing-stores-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/313900\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsa\u2019s Aberson\u2019s named among New York Times\u2019 25 best clothing stores in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Tulsa clothing boutique that has served customers for more than a century is getting national recognition after being named one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/31\/fashion\/best-clothing-stores-reader-favorites.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New York Times\u2019 25 best clothing stores in America.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aberson&#8217;s first opened in 1916 and later evolved into the high-end boutique it is known as today. The store set out to bring exclusive fashion found in places like New York and Paris to Tulsa, while offering personal service aimed at building long-term customer relationships.<\/p>\n<p>One shopper said the store\u2019s atmosphere sets it apart from other high-end retailers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like it&#8217;s some other higher end stores. Sometimes you feel like you have to look a certain way to be accepted, and that is not the case here at all,\u201d says Cheryl Ulmpr a frequent shopper at the store.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Aberson, co-founder of Aberson&#8217;s, said the store\u2019s focus on customer service and understanding what clients want helped it stand out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told them the things we\u2019re talking about. What\u2019s important to us? Customer service, and knowing, knowing that what our customer needs and wants, and bringing them the finest clothing, with a point of view that we feel like is important to the client, and I think that really got them because that\u2019s what they wanted to hear. And I mean, we\u2019re in the top 25 in the country. I\u2019m very humbled and overwhelmed that they chose us, but very grateful too,\u201d Aberson said.<\/p>\n<p>While the honor is for Aberson&#8217;s, some customers said the recognition is also a point of pride for Tulsa as the city continues investing in small businesses and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>Cheryl Ulmpr, a frequent shopper, called Aberson&#8217;s a unique place in Tulsa and said it offers an experience that feels personal rather than intimidating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think it\u2019s such a unique place, and it\u2019s just so important for me to know that there is something like this in Tulsa. more exclusive place to shop, and it\u2019s not. It seems like it would be overwhelming, but it\u2019s not because it\u2019s almost. It feels like that it is a couture just for me. Each person here helps their client build a unique and wardrobe that reflects them and their personalities,\u201d Ulmpr said.<\/p>\n<p>As Tulsa\u2019s small business community continues to grow, Aberson&#8217;s\u2019 recognition highlights how a homegrown business can earn national attention while staying rooted in the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s a joy and a pleasure and an honor to do this for our clients, and that&#8217;s something that we will always, always do,\u201d  said Steve Aberson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Tulsa clothing boutique that has served customers for more than a century is getting national recognition after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313901,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":["post-313900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}