Burglars shattered the door and about a dozen jewelry cases at Ylang 23 during a January break-in. Now, the family who owns the store is determined to pick up the pieces.
“The strongest act of resilience is dusting yourself off and getting back to it as quickly as possible,” said Alysa Teichman, who runs Ylang 23 with her parents, Charles and Joanne. “And that’s what we’ve done.”
Three masked, gloved burglars used a sledgehammer to break into the Teichmans’ store on Jan. 23. They caused around $500,000 in damage and losses, according to local media reports.
The family immediately began making repairs and picking up broken glass. Rebuilding Ylang 23’s inventory has been a longer process. But the store’s jewelry cases will be fully restored in the coming weeks, and the family is planning a slate of spring events that it hopes will bring back crowds.
Alysa said that she and her family were grateful for the support of the community, which reached out immediately after the burglary and has continued to stand with the Teichmans.
“The community, especially the community in the neighborhood, has stepped up to support us through shopping, which is really what we need at this time,” she explained. “After it happened, I have never received more phone calls and texts and emails — the same can be said for my family and for our team.”
The investigation into the burglary is ongoing.
“We’ve been working very closely with the Highland Park police,” Alysa said. “Obviously, there’s been no closure, and that’s been incredibly hard.”
The burglary occurred shortly after the designer jewelry brand celebrated four decades in business.
Charles and Joanne Teichman opened Ylang 23 in 1985 in Galleria Dallas. The jewelry shop relocated from Preston Center to its current location near sister store Wildlike in The Shops at Highland Park in 2024.
Ylang 23 is known for supporting up-and-coming designers and was an early adopter of e-commerce, launching a website in 2000. Alysa joined the family business in 2016 and opened Wildlike in 2021.
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