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The Most Unique Store on the Outer Banks

Celebrating 40 Years on the Outer Banks!

Founded in 1984 on the coast of the Outer Banks, NC, Farmer’s Daughter still remains a destination for people wanting great quality, outstanding selection of unique clothing, accessories, and gifts at affordable prices. Committed to offering great customer service, we strive to bring the latest fashions and the most popular brands to our store, while constantly staying in touch with the latest trends.

Farmer’s Daughter remains one of the most unique shops on the east coast as we offer a huge variety of products, ranging from lifestyle apparel and custom clothing to handcrafted jewelry and gifts.

The Farmer's Daughter

There’s plenty at Farmer’s Daughter to make everyone in the family happy, including sweatshirts, sunhats, cover-ups, jewelry, baseball caps, kids’ T-shirts and hoodies, and handbags.  

Ladies swimwear is offered in styles made to flatter, including many with tummy trimming features. There are also sundresses in lengths from mini to maxi. There are lots of T-shirt choices, with more than 200 designs.

Men will love the Guy Harvey T-shirts and Old Guys Rule. Other brands in stock include Sanuk and Rainbow footwear.  

The Farmer's Daughter

Farmer’s Daughter also carries nautical décor and traditional home furnishings, as well as artwork, garden accents, flags, chimes, candles and beach toys.  

You can also find Troll Beads, Novobeads and hand-painted glasswear here. 

Farmer’s Daughter Retail Stores, established in 1984, operates today as a COASTAL LIFESTYLE OUTFITTER providing a comprehensive collection of apparel, accessories and giftware for coastal fashion and recreational needs.

Conveniently located in the towns of Corolla, Duck, Nags Head, and Hatteras on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, we make every effort to offer the most complete collection of the hottest brands for today’s waterway and beach enthusiast.

From performance clothing and headwear to drinkware and coolers, we have everything needed for every member of a group or family to begin their adventure on the Outer Banks Barrier Islands.

Come shop with us!

Corolla
812 Ocean Trail

Duck
1180 Duck Road

Nags Head
6803 S Croatan Hwy

Hatteras
58848 Marina Way

Hatteras
Corolla
Nags Head
Hours
*Off-season hours may vary*
Call 252-986-9970 for current hours.
  • Monday09:00AM-10:00PM
  • Tuesday09:00AM-10:00PM
  • Wednesday09:00AM-10:00PM
  • Thursday09:00AM-10:00PM
  • Friday09:00AM-10:00PM
  • Saturday09:00AM-10:00PM
  • Sunday09:00AM-10:00PM
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The Cotton Gin

For those traveling to the Outer Banks, The Cotton Gin is a beloved landmark with its large windmill and picturesque gardens. The Cotton Gin has stood in the same location since 1929, starting as a working cotton gin and growing to a gift store with 4 locations. Visitors are treated to a unique shopping experience in our main store in Jarvisburg, as well as our beach stores in Corolla, Duck, and Nags Head. Explore room after room filled with décor for your home and coastal fashions for both men and women. Discover the brands you really want, like, Vera Bradley, Vineyard Vines, La Mer Luex, Simply Southern, Lindsay Phillips, Scout, Pandora, Kameleon, Brighton, Spartina, Tommy Bahama, Southern Tide and Salt Life and Old Guys Rule - all under one roof!

 

Don’t forget the gourmet market, or shop our beautiful linens for your bedroom and bath. We also feature coastal books and fine art, or just a whimsical fun gift to bring home to family and friends. Stop by soon and don’t forget to try our estate grown wines in our stores or visit our vineyard and winery, Sanctuary Vineyards, located adjacent to the original Cotton Gin in Jarvisburg.

 

Most know The Cotton Gin as a must-stop shop for fine gifts, beachwear, souvenirs and so much more, but this retailer has a long-standing history within the Outer Banks. A local landmark that holds almost a century of memories, The Cotton Gin started from humble beginnings and continues to adapt to the times and tourists. Tommy Wright’s family has been in the Outer Banks for nearly 200 years. His great-great grandfather, Jacob Francis Wright, shipwrecked in Duck back in the early 1800s. Calling these barrier islands his new home, Wright and his family acclimated to their new environment.

 

Adaptation is a common theme for the Wright family. Tommy and his wife Candace, who continue to steer The Cotton Gin, have seen not only their business change with the times, but the Outer Banks as a vacation destination as well. A farm market in Jarvisburg eventually transformed and flourished into several retail locations dotting the Outer Banks.

 

“As the area changed and tourism took off in the 1960s, the family saw people coming for vacations, so they began to grow vegetables and things developed from there,” says Tommy Wright. The Wright family expanded upon the farm market and began to remodel a working cotton gin, later transforming the gin into The Cotton Gin general store in the late 1960s. While the additions to the farm store drew visitors, it was their encounters with the Wright family that kept people coming back year after year, which is something that remains true today.

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