Capitol Charlotte

Capitol is a luxury clothing boutique in Charlotte, North Carolina that features designs from Valentino, Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci, along with high-end jewelry and accessories by Marie-Helene de Taillac, Irene Neuwirth and The Gem Palace.

Founded in 1997 by Laura Vinroot Poole, Capitol features designs from Valentino, Gucci, Dries Van Noten, Saint Laurent, Celine, Rosie Assoulin and Balenciaga, along with jewelry and accessories by Marie-Helene de Taillac, Irene Neuwirth, and The Gem Palace. Housed in a 6,000 square foot, freestanding store designed by Perry Poole, the shop’s signature feature is a spacious courtyard featuring a vegetal wall created by famed French botanist Patrick Blanc.

Laura P.
Business Owner
Laura Vinroot Poole is fashion retail’s entrepreneurial rule-breaker. Her experiential in-store events and eye for emerging design talent mixed with venerable brands have established Capitol as the premiere boutique of the South, transporting women’s wardrobes into a magical world of expressive style. Capitol is a journey to dressing well, and Laura has long guided that mission by offering a combination of femininity and attitude, with lots of patterns and color, never holding back an opportunity for a woman to stand out in a crowd.