Miranda Lambert brings Pink Pistol pop-up to Nashville

Miranda Lambert’s Pink Pistol boutique in Tishomingo, Okla., is such a success, said Lambert’s husband, Blake Shelton, that people travel to the small Oklahoma town from all over the country to pick up one of the store’s signature pink T-shirts.

For the next two months, that’s a journey Lambert’s Nashville fans won’t have to make.

The country singer opened a pop-up version of the Pink Pistol on Third Avenue North. The store offers an eclectic array of merchandise that ranges from the famous tees to jewelry, purses and other fashion items along with CDs and more.

Lambert’s mother, Beverly Lambert, traveled to Nashville to help get the store set up before CMA Music Festival and explained the hectic operation it took to get the doors open. She didn’t arrive in town until Sunday, and fans lined up to get the first peek at the retail space on Thursday morning.

“We generally say the Pink Pistol is a lifestyle boutique that has an eclectic shopping experience that is referencing Miranda’s life, things she would want, things she would buy, things she would wear, perfume she likes to smell, that kind of thing,” Beverly Lambert said.

The store was founded on a desire the country singer had to start an antique junk shop in Tishomingo where she could sell things she likes. It has grown into a small chain — in addition to the temporary store in Nashville, Lambert also has a store in her hometown of Lindale, Texas. The store in Tishomingo is so successful that there’s often a line of people waiting to get in, and its popularity has helped boost the town’s economy.

The mother-daughter team wants people to experience the Pink Pistol in person, so no merchandise is offered online. And each location has its own distinct character.

Louise Sisson works at the Tishomingo store and is now helping out in Nashville. She said the Oklahoma location has an old-timey soda fountain, and the Texas store has a wine bar. Sisson said the Nashville location is a combination of the two and this weekend will even offer wine tastings.

“People ask what we sell. I say, ‘What do we not sell?’ ” she said.

Renee Strader of Danville, Va., is in town for the CMA Music Festival and was waiting in line to get into the Pink Pistol on Friday morning. She said she was going to be one of those people in search of that T-shirt.

“Because it’s Miranda Lambert,” she said. “I want a shirt with pink pistols on it.”

Mission accomplished.