The first Diane von Furstenberg store will open its doors this weekend in Highland Park Village, adjacent to the newly opened Christian Louboutin boutique.
The store delivers DVF fans the brand’s womens ready-to-wear collection, swimwear, handbags, sunglasses, accessories and footwear all in one 1,500 square foot space.
Stephen Summers, partner and director of leasing at Highland Park Village, explains the need for a DVF store in Dallas because he said “A DVF boutique is a natural fit in Highland Park Village due to the popularity of the brand and the designer’s overall commitment to women through fashion and philanthropy.”
The designer, Diane von Furstenberg, first catapulted into the fashion world with her iconic wrap dress in 1972.
Today von Furstenberg is a fashion icon, who has not only created an empire based on her decadent designs for women, but is also founder of French publishing house Salvy, and president of the Council Fashion Designers of America.
The official grand opening of the boutique is to be determined because of delayed construction completion, but von Furstenberg has scheduled a trip in the near future to see the unveiling of the new Dallas store.
If you’re looking to spend less than the average $300 price tag of a von Furstenberg frock, then you’ll be happy to hear H&M is opening it’s first Texas store in Dallas’ NorthPark Center this fall.
H&M, similar to popular retailer Forever21, provides on-trend clothing and accessories for stylish shoppers looking to save – the majority of the store’s merchandise is marked at less than $50.
Most recently the famed “fast fashion” chain has been making retail headlines for the company’s collaboration with French couture fashion house, Lanvin.
Unfortunately, the Lanvin for H&M diffusion line will have wrapped before Dallas doors open, but it’s likely the future holds more to-die-for collaborations considering H&M’s track record of partnerships with coveted fashion names like Karl Lagerfeild, Stella McCartney, Matthew Williamson, Jimmy Choo and Roberto Cavalli.
Conveniently on the topic of the “fast fashion” fad, H&M designer Levi Palmer and London-based retailer Top Shop, designer Matthew Harding, will be speaking at an open-to-the-public talk hosted by Dallas-based organization, The Fashionistas.
The “Fashion Talk” lecture will be from 2-4 p.m. this Sunday at 1409 South Lamar Street, Dallas, TX 75215. To RSVP, email [email protected].
