Up Your Alley

Absolutely the most feminine and beautiful clothing I have ever seen. I am a lady and love to dress like one — where have all the lovely dresses gone? I found them here on a trip from Napa! What incredible choices and such a fabulous store!

My daughter was prepared to purchase two blouses, each approximately $ 150. She google searched the brand name, understandably, to seek quality information. What she came up with was not only the brand name, but that these two blouses were half the price through the original brand manufacturer; same state and only one county away, in their own store. When she pointed this out to the woman working at Up Your Alley, giving her… or the owner… a chance to perhaps consider matching the price or discounting the blouses, the woman feigned indignation and what she thought was righteous anger towards their sellers that they would charge these prices to the owner of the store; not wholesale. Meanwhile, doing absolutely nothing but wasting my daughter’s time with her dog and pony act. Did my daughter get anywhere with them? Of course not. Instead, she did the sensible thing. Purchased the items directly from the other store, which is the brand manufacturer. Meanwhile, Up Your Alley lost their chance. Not very smart business considering their prices. My feelings are that they rely mostly on tourists from out of the area. For that type of service and those prices, no thank you.

I LOVE this store and the owner Cathe! Shopping here is a fun experience that will keep you coming back for all future additions to your wardrobe… Cathe is fantastic at dressing up your strengths and making you look and feel fabulous. She has an incredible eye for fashion and she will be your personal stylist when you are in her boutique. It’s fun having her pull pieces that she knows will compliment your shape and make you feel confident. I love the way she layers pieces, and makes women of all shapes and sizes look stunning!
It’s a one stop shop (boutique), where you can find a stunning designer outfit, with a matching hat or scarf, pretty shoes, a beautiful handbag, and gorgeous accessories! More than half of my jewelry is from boutique alone. If you want to wear something unique that no one else has, that will turn heads, and make you feel like a million dollars… then look no further, because this place has it all!

One word describes «Up Your Alley» FABULOUS!!! The merchandise is to die for! I think of it as Bridget Bardot collided with a rebel gypsy! Hands down one the best bouitiques I have ever seen. Cathie (owner) is a dream, very helpful and sweet, her associates are amazing and I completely enjoyed my shopping experience. I am now an official «Up Your Alley» fan!

Every time I went to the Saturday farmers’ market I had wanted to check this place out, but was always in a hurry. It would make sense to go BEFORE I have heavy bags of produce in tow, but I never think of that. Anyhow, I was drawn into the boutique by a cute wrap-​around skirt I saw on the rack outside. Upon entering, the place is larger than it appears from the front, and is filled to the brim with flow-​y, lacy clothes. There were several female customers and 3 – 4 people working. It was difficult to know who was working versus who was a customer because everyone was so friendly and eager to compliment each lady emerging from her fitting room. The fitting rooms were clean and appropriately spacious.
As mentioned by other reviewers, there is a wide variety of eclectic, feminine items. In general, most prices were a little high for me, and the target demographic a little older than me, hence not a 5-​star rating for my needs. That said, you may find a bargain as I did; the skirt I liked on sale was high-​quality, adorable, and reasonably-​priced ($ 20)! In fact, one of the other customers liked it as well and tried to find another one in the same print, but had to settle on a different print in the same style. So most items are unique.
Service was perfect. I believe the owner (the blond lady in the pictures) helped me and rang up my purchase. Upon leaving, I noticed that the sign on the sale rack said «cash only», and felt bad because I had paid by credit card! Typically I pay cash at independently-​owned businesses, but had spent all my cash at the market. I thought it was sweet of the lady to not call me out on it, and for that I will definitely return (and bring my cash)!

While I agree, the clothes and accessories are very pretty, but expensive ~ the store owner, Cathe delivers the worst possible customer service I that have ever experienced in recent memory! Here’s what happened: 3 weeks ago I purchased sandals from the Farmer’s market. I wore them 1 day, they caused pain and even blisters on my feet. I came back the following week to see if I could return them, even for store credit. I was never rude nor disrespectful to any of her employees. I was told it was against store policy to return sandals once worn. I can understand and respect their store policy, but I thought I would try. The employees told me nicely that I should talk to Cathe. I tried again last week at her store, but she wasn’t in. So this morning I finally caught up with her at the Farmer’s Market. I greeted her with kindness, said good morning with a smile, and proceeded to tell her what happened, showed her the scars from the blisters on top of my feet, caused by the sandals… but she cut me off and rudely said «I know, you’ve tried to return these worn sandals ~ I’m sorry (non-​apologetically), it’s against store policy» I said (still patiently) but they hurt my feet, I was hoping that you would consider in good faith and in good will to help me… She never even looked at the condition of the sandals… Now here’s the part that got to me: She said, and I quote verbatim; «I cannot believe that any human being would even attempt to return worn sandals, that’s like trying to return dirty underwear!!» ~ I guess I’m not human ~ (Cathe, if you read this, don’t even deny this truth ~ and you totally missed the point! ~ for the sake of good will & good faith, you could have helped me, even if you didn’t refund me, perhaps you could have offered a discount on something else!!! You chose NOT to!!!) This infuriated me to no end and I said I cannot believe her level of customer service and said I hope she doesn’t rely on word of mouth business, I actually wanted to purchase a dress I liked, hoping to at least get some store credit or discount… She repeated that «can’t believe you’d return worn sandals, it’s unsanitary! At this point, I gave up, dropped the bag with both pairs of sandals at her feet and said I have no use for these and walked away… If only Cathe had treated me with an once of understanding and respect, this encounter could have turned out completely different.

I recently relocated to temecula from Long Beach and was afraid i wouldnt find any clothing as stylish i was was looking for, well, UP YOUR ALLEY, surpassed my expectations… The beautiful cotton flowing dresses and skirts have transformed my wardrobe, The personalized consulting of everyone there guided me to just the right purchases!
A must on your visit!

Probably the most beautiful clothes in all of Inland Empire! When you visit «Up your Alley» you are surrounded with feminine beauty everywhere you look. It doesn’t matter what size you are — there is something for everyone. I purchased a long duster type top, with crystals all down the back, crystal bracelet to match and black leggings. Beautiful!
Not your typical boutique store. They have an eye for beauty and unique clothing, shoes, jewelry, handbags, flowy gauzy dresses,…
The Mother/​Daughter team at Up your Alley will treat you so well — this is a must for an afternoon in old town temecula. it’s amazing, and always so much fun.

This is by far the best store I have ever been in! I had to go to a wedding in Temecular, and wanted something special. When I told the owner that a US Senator would be there, and a little about the setting she picked out the most beautiful outfit I could imagine!
I found this site hoping I could buy her clothes on line. I actually want to fly to CA just to buy an entire wardrobe.
The owner is the best! Life would be grand if everyone was like her!
Thank you for your help! The outfit was a major hit
Sincerely,
Nan from Florida

the name says it all ‘outrageously feminine attire’…and at great prices! The owner took great care of me, showing me tops I would not have picked out on my own, helped me accessorize with jewelry. It was a fun experience, and I am going to be back in Temecula next month and have already earmarked time out from my business trip to spend some serious shopping time there. Got some amazing beaded shawls for $ 10! really really a fun place!

This is a really special, unique, quaint little shop.
The lady that owns the place is so freaking sweet. Not only is she warm and welcoming, but she makes you feel good about yourself. Every woman needs to feel good when trying on clothes.
She’s got a lot of really cool new age vintage stuff that would make a cowgirl feel classy.
The prices are kinda high, but there always seems to be stuff on sale.
This is my mom’s favorite store. she has found some really unique dresses along with some really fab jewelry.
I tagged along one day and even found a black light weight cotton dress made in Mexico. I totally love it.
I browsed through the jewelry and found a bunch of cute things I wanted. Most of it was Guatemalan and she even had a picture of the Guatemalan ladies making the jewelry. She had some really cool costume rings that I loved, but I decided against in the end.
This is definitely a must stop if you are in Old Town.
Did I just admit I bought a place from where my mother shops? Yes. My mom’s totally hip.