In the dark, early morning hours of Saturday, May 30, looters smashed windows and stole clothes from Pope’s store, Guns & Roses Boutique, during protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis Police officers.
It took years for Princess Pope to build her fashion empire in downtown Dallas, Texas.
It took hours for it to come crumbling down.
In the dark, early morning hours of Saturday, May 30, looters smashed windows and stole clothes from Pope’s store, Guns & Roses Boutique, during protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis Police officers. Pope received a notification that her store’s alarm had gone off, but by the time she arrived, it was too late. Damage done.
« I can still hear the glass dropping as I was unlocking the door to see exactly what happened, » Pope said.
« My heart just broke, looking at all my hard work gone. I felt like I was violated. »
Guns and Roses Boutique had been a staple in the Dallas area for seven years. Pope, 38, moved to Dallas from Oakland, California, a decade ago having already co-owned her first boutique. Now, she was ready for a new adventure: flying solo. She began building it from the ground up and put in an immense amount of time, effort, blood, sweat, and tears.
« My sister and I put the wallpaper up by ourselves, » Pope reminisced. « There is so much love that’s gone into that space. »
After opening in June 2013, it quickly became a hot spot for everyday people, and even celebrities, like P.
