New Canaan Biz on Biz: Candy Nichols on Caren Forbes

[Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of “Biz on Biz,” where New Canaan business owners or employees from one place tell us what they like about a shop somewhere else. Here’s the first installment.]

By Michael Dinan

There’s one item available in New Canaan that Elizabeth Correa gives as a gift more often than any other: a stone necklace from Caren Forbes & Co.

Asked about herm local favorites from other businesses, Candy Nichols co-owner Elizabeth Correa says she loves the long necklaces with stones from Caren Forbes. Credit: Michael Dinan

Correa owns Candy Nichols, an independent children’s clothing and accessories store that moved form Elm to Main Street last year.

The necklaces from the nearby “boutique at the top of the stairs” (Caren Forbes, a few doors down on Main) are simple and elegant, Correa said.

Barkey Powell of Caren Forbes & Co. on Main Street in New Canaan shows us one of the long necklaces with stones that Elizabeth Correa likes so much. Credit: Michael Dinan

“It’s a long necklace, usually with multicolor stones, just to dress up, say with a T-shirt,” Correa told NewCanaanite.com. “I give it as a gift all the time. It’s my favorite gift to give.”

Forbes herself said she can’t keep the necklaces in stock.

The necklace. Credit: Michael Dinan

“What’s great about them is you can wear them with a casual outfit or to dress up a simple look,” she said. “They remind me of ‘Goldilocks and The Three Bears.’ Some things are ‘just right.’ These necklaces are just right.”