Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Hoamgar and women's shop Free People will take over the former American Apparel space in May.
A women's fashion boutique chain based in Asia is set to open its doors at the Westfield Montgomery Mall in May. Hoamgar, which sells women's apparel in cities including Beijing, China, and Singapore, Taiwan, will take over the space formerly occupied by the recently-closed American Apparel near the mall's Nordstrom entrance. While it's not clear why the hipster fashion hub closed its doors, Hoamgar will likely be a more sophisticated replacement. The line doesn't appear to have a US-based website, but the Marina Bay Sands shopping center in Singapore describes the clothing as "fresh, elegant yet casual style, ideal for the professional woman." An announcement at its future Westfield location calls the line "exclusive high fashion." Next …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
The celebrity-designed T-shirts retail for $50, and 80 percent of the proceeds go toward helping victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Bloomingdale's has a new T-shirt out, and while its $50 price tag may be high, it's for a good cause: 80 percent of the shirts' proceeds will go toward helping victims of Hurricane Sandy, style website Miss A reported. "Partnering with Alternative Apparel, these shirts were exclusively designed for Bloomingdale’s by ... celebrities including: supermodel Carolyn Murphy, professional surfers Kassia Meador and Jon Rose, fashion designer Billy Reid, New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, musician and designer Pharrell Williams, and Saturdays Surf NYC designers Josh Rosen, Colin Tunstall and Morgan Collett," Miss A reported. The proceeds benefit Waves for Water, "a non-profit organization that focuses on rebuilding the families and businesses …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The host of TLC's 'What Not To Wear' made an appearance in Bethesda as a part of the Westfield Style Tour.
Fashionista and 'What Not To Wear' host Stacy London stopped by the Westfield Montgomery Mall last week to meet with shoppers and offer a few fashion tips. And one lucky Kensington resident Ellen Cohan (pictured in the photo gallery above) got a chance to pose with London, too. London's appearance was part of the Westfield Style Tour, an event organized by IMG, the company that produces New York's Fashion Week. The style tour continues this weekend at the mall, with free events including makeovers, style consultations, and "fashion fixes" from London's group, Style for Hire. Other highlights include a rolling "Style Closet" where shoppers can test run new wardrobes and a "Beauty Bar," featuring makeup and accessory demonstrations. Stop by…
Karen Garber
10:17 pm on Wednesday, April 10, 2013
American Apparel opened in what I think is the old Penn Camera store. I was there last week more ›