RETAILRAP
Retail Rap
Houston retail news
By Kate Allen Stukenberg with Laurann ClaridgeFebruary 19, 2010

Impressions A Bridal Salon is hosting a Carolina Herrera trunk show Thursday through Saturday, March 18 through 20 … Diane von Furstenberg celebrates femininity with a compilation compact disc including songs from Mary J. Blige, Joss Stone, Santogold and Annie Lennox. Proceeds will benefit Vital Voices, an organization that empowers women. The CD will be available Monday, March 8, at dvf.comFerragamo fans, take note, the Italian powerhouse has launched a made-to-measure program. Suiting, jackets, pants and outerwear can be custom-tailored to the client’s choice of style and fabrication. For more information, contact the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique … Galleria News: Inspirational apparel, accessories, cosmetics, books and music store East 5th Hub will open in Galleria I, next door to Abercrombie & Fitch, later this month or early April. Guess Accessories opens early April, next door to Arden B. Fans of Vans can rejoice that the skater brand will open a shop in Galleria II later this month …On Thursday, April 1, West Houston’s new shopping mega-plex, CityCentre, will showcase 40 classic and exotic automobiles from Keels & Wheels and Houston Motor Club. View the vehicles from 3 to 9 pm, and catch high-energy band Mambo Jazz Kings on stage at 6 pm … Past Era owner Marion Glober has just jetted in from a European buying trip with loads of exquisite jewels. Stop in to check them out … Abejas boutique hosts a trunk show for designer Tysa Friday Sunday, March 5 through 7. Tysa’s designs are featured on Julia Roberts in the upcoming movie Eat, Pray LoveBB1 Classic has opened a satellite McWhorter Gallery on the upper deck of its Uptown Park Boulevard location, featuring local Houston artists including Roberto Del Rio, Justin Garcia, Janet Wayte, Lindsey Peyton, and Allan RodewaldHigh Fashion Home has expanded its accessories and clothing boutique offerings. The design mecca now stocks collections from Heather, Goldhawk, MK2K and Velvet. Local jewelry-designing sisters Cynthia and Lorena DePetra have also created a special DePetra Collection exclusively for High Fashion Home, set to debut this month … Materials Marketing, which just so happens to be America’s oldest (and largest) stone fabricator of hand-carved architectural stone and tile, has moved from its Alabama Street locale to take up residence at 1335 West Gray Street. Known for exquisite hand-carved hearths, pilasters, fountains, moldings, corbels, columns, tiles and the like, they work with materials as varied as ceramic, glass, travertine, marble, canterra and limestone.

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