George Bambalis walked into the bridal boutique at Nitsa’s Apparel and looked around to make sure no customers were browsing rows of elegant gowns before he spoke.
George Bambalis (front right) and his wife, Chris (front left), are joined by employees Georgia Ballas (clockwise from left), Denise Locklear, Rebecca O’Donovan, Lynne Brown, Jane Newman, Mirta Carter and Allison Anderson in the bridal salon at Nitsa’s Apparel at 107 S. Stratford Road. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
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Employee Allison Anderson (right) is embraced by customer Jane Poe at Nitsa’s Apparel at 107 S. Stratford Road in Winston-Salem.
Vintage mannequins have been used to display wedding gowns over the years at Nitsa’s Apparel.
A photograph of Chris Bambalis wearing her wedding gown was used for the first bridal advertisement for Nitsa’s Apparel.
John Gilbert looks at the clothes his wife, Harriet, picked out at Nitsa’s Apparel on Oct. 5. Bob Long enjoys a book on the other side of the room while his wife, Joan, shops.
Customer Julie Townsend (left) high-fives Mirta Carter after Carter told Townsend she already finished altering two pieces of clothing for Townsend at Nitsa’s Apparel.
Chris Bambalis greets long-time customer Joan Long at Nitsa’s Apparel on Oct. 5. Bambalis’ mother-in-law, Nitsa, helped pick the wedding dress for the wedding of one of Long’s kids many years ago.
PHOTOS: Nitsa's Apparel closing after 60 years
The exterior of Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store s.
Chris Bambalis greets long-time customer Joan Long at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. Bambalis’ mother-in-law, Nitsa, helped pick the wedding dress for the wedding of one of Long’s kids many years ago. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
George Bambalis (front right) and his wife, Chris (front left), are joined by employees Georgia Ballas (clockwise from left), Denise Locklear, Rebecca O’Donovan, Lynne Brown, Jane Newman, Mirta Carter and Allison Anderson in the bridal salon at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
John Gilbert looks at the clothes his wife, Harriet, picked out at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. Bob Long enjoys a book on the other side of the room while his wife, Joan, shops. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
Employee Allison Anderson (right) is embraced by customer Jane Poe at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
Customers shop at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
Employee Rebecca O’Donovan gives a customer a sample of makeup in the skincare boutique at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
Vintage mannequins have been used to display wedding gowns over the years at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
Customer Julie Townsend (left) high-fives Mirta Carter after Carter told Townsend she already finished altering two pieces of clothing for Townsend at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
Mirta Carter shortens the sleeves on a blouse for a customer at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
Spools of thread are organized by color at Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
A photograph of Chris Bambalis wearing her wedding gown was used for the first bridal advertisement for Nitsa's Apparel on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, at 107 S. Stratford Rd. in Winston-Salem, N.C. The women’s clothing store is closing after 60 years of business.
