Jacquie Queen and The Building
• Jacquelyn C. Queen, Proprietor
aka: Jacquie, J.Q., "The Queen", The Cross Lady
• Born: Jan. 9, 1961 - San Jose, California- U.S.A.
• Transplanted: July 1970 - to Gravette, Arkansas
• Graduate: May 1979 - Gravette High School
• Graduate: Sept. 13,1984 - Miss Wade's Fashion Merchandising College-Dallas, Texas- degree in Fashion Design
• Model & showroom manager: 1984-88-"Climax" showroom - Dallas Apparel Mart-highlights in wholesale- modeling with Vanna White & selling to Neiman Marcus!
• Retail management: 1985-87 "Razzberries" Boutique, Richardson, Texas (The Building is a mini-Razzberries!)
• Corporate supervisor: 1988 - Jillian Leigh Corp., Austin, Texas - in charge of 8 stores in 8 cities
• Children's wear designer: 1990-92 for" Pazazz" in Gravette; designed 15 seasons of the"Showbiz" line, from design to drafting and grading patterns
• Retailer: Aug. 30,1991 - Opened "The Building"- to bring "city" clothes to the country!
• Website: April 2007- www.AtTheBuilding.com is launched. Now you can shop" at the building" from anywhere in the world!
The Story of The Building
In 1990, I was designing children's wear at a factory in Gravette when I asked my Daddy if I could borrow his building to use as a clothing store. Never one to say no to his baby girl, his response was, "What will you call it?"
I thought for a moment and said , "I guess I'll call it The Building, since that's what our family has called it for nearly twenty years."
The Building was born.





