It’s been a while since I’ve visited the mall and was surprised to see all the new stores coming in and some going out and others playing musical chairs.
Let’s begin by welcoming Report Shoes’ first retail store here in Bellevue, WA. The headquarters is just down the street in Factoria.
Martin+Osa, and Movado have vanished. Who will take over these spaces? Not to mention there is a huge vacant space where the old Eddie Bauer store was previously located.
I saw a tweet by @dtbellevue stating that Movado had closed their doors.
I’m stealing Michael’s picture (he took with his love, his i-phone)
Not to mention, Bellevue Square suing Movado for closing early.
Movado isn’t entirely gone. They’re available in the major department stores. Now we are limited, but there’s also the internet! Don’t be sad.
The question is: Who’s going to enter the hall of luxury, the Nordstrom wing with neighboring designer retailers like Burberry, Hugo by Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, True Religion and Seven for All Mankind?
I wrote a previous post about all these things going on at Bellevue Square with a pondering question of what the Vault was. Oh My Gash! I figured out what the Vault is and I can’t close my dropped jaw.
So David Lawrence wants out and the Vault moves in. Are you kidding? Really? Bebe’s not at the mall anymore, but the Vault is coming in?
I am having a difficult time comprehending or making any sense in this, can someone help?
Okay, you’re probably wondering by this point, what VAULT is. Boy, let me be the one to tell you.
Imagine this, if Kemper Developments and Schnitzer West joined hands one day to have the most KICK ASS Bellevue Fashion Week show. That would be just SICK (slang for fab). If there would be one way to top off the Vogue Fashion Show from Saturday, it would be if The Shops at the Bravern and The Bellevue Collection did a collaboration for the Fall 2010 show and forward.
If Hermes, Ferragamo, Neiman Marcus, David Lawrence, Louis Vuitton, Anthropologie, Hugo Boss, Nordstrom, Burberry, Michael Kors, Burberry and Voletta Couture did a show at the Meydenbauer, I think that it would be a success!
There are so many retailers that still need to make its presence here in Bellevue. So far, we can check off…
+Louis Vuitton
+Ferragamo
+Hermes
+Jimmy Choo
+Neiman Marcus
+Hugo Boss
+Burberry
+Piazza Sempione
+Tory Burch
+Michael Kors (soon to join)
Now that Bellevue has proven to be a desirable retail location for these high retailers, here are some luxury companies that must join the band wagon…
+Miu Miu (used to be in Nordstroms)
+Marc Jacobs
+Club Monaco
+John Varvatos
+Theory
+Tod’s
+Cartier
