GUILDERLAND — No matter whether shoppers’ styles are edgy or classic, young or mature, boutique Cesare and Lili caters to all.

Owner Regina Caridi opened her second clothing boutique last weekend in the Price Chopper plaza. She opened her first store in Rhinebeck five years ago, and the shop does very well, she said.
"A lot of customers came down from Albany and Saratoga to the Rhinebeck store," Caridi said.

Caridi is a Catskill resident whose son attended the Albany Academy. She was familiar with the area, particularly since she patronizes Ania’s salon next door to Cesare and Lili. After a visit to Ania’s, Caridi saw a rental sign in the shop next door, and her second store was born.
The location has been good for business, she said, and she’s been open for one week, with only word-of-mouth advertising. "It’s a busy little spot," she said, noting that she and Ania’s share customers, and that the Price Chopper has a lot of traffic.

She opened her first store in Rhinebeck after working as a court reporter for 20 years.
"I wanted to do something different. I loved to shop. I decided to open a store," Caridi said. "We have a little bit of everything."

Caridi’s 25-year-old daughter gets her clothes at Cesare` and Lili, and so does Caridi herself. Caridi said that the boutique offers a mix of prices, styles, and sizes. Jeans run from size 0 to size 14. T-shirts cost between $18 and $148.
"It’s a mix of tastes. One minute, I like very classic things, and one minute I like to be edgy, and I like to mix them both," Caridi said. She described the store as a mother-daughter shop with something for everyone.
"I really love it," she said.
"You meet the best women," Caridi said about her customers. She said court reporting was boring and did not offer opportunities to meet others. In the shops, Caridi can meet and chat with her customers.
"It’s nice to like what you do. I like to help people put things together," she said. "I like it."