September 07, 2011|By John-John Williams IV, The Baltimore Sun
Find Tibi at L'Apparenza, 6080 Falls Road (410-372-0350), Essentials by Panache, 10751 Falls Road, No. 103, Lutherville (410-321-5818), Urban Chic, 8180 Maple Lawn Blvd., Fulton (301-490-9952) and Horse Boutique, 158 Main St., Annapolis (410-626-9726).
Tory Burch (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 13): Anne Hathaway, Halle Berry and Taylor Swift are all loyal wearers of Tory Burch. "She has such a following," says Lattmann. "It's almost like a cult-like following. People love to be seen in Tory Burch. I really like her fit, and she's classic."
Find Tory Burch at L'Apparenza, 6080 Falls Road (410-372-0350), Tory Burch shoes at Sassanova, 805 Aliceanna St. (410-244-1114). Also at Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus.
Michael Kors (showcasing Sept. 14): In addition to Micahel Kors' store in the Luxury Wing of Towson Town Mall, designs from the "Project Runway" judge can be found at a variety of stores, including TJ Maxx, Macy's, the Queenstown Premium Outlets and Couture Closet in Federal Hill. (Couture Closet also features Carolina Herrera, Jason Wu and Alexander Wang.)
Find Michael Kors in the Luxury Wing of Towson Town Mall, and at Couture Closet, 1003 Light St. Call 410-528-2999 or go to coutureclosetshop.com
Milly (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 14): Michelle Smith, designer and creative director of Milly, says her collection is "modern and geometric in cut and print, softened by earthy materials like wood and tortoise resin." She adds: "Colors are vibrant and exciting- vermilion, tangerine, jade and azure are grounded by chocolate brown and indigo."
Find Milly at Jones & Jones, 84 Village Square in the Village of Cross Keys (410-532-9645) and at Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Department stores will offer the largest offering of household-name designers and labels.
Nordstrom has one of the most extensive collection of popular designers, with shoes from Tory Burch, Vera Wang and Badgley Mischka; handbags from L.A.M.B. (showcasing Sept. 11) and Rebecca Minkoff (showcasing and live streaming Sept 12); and garments by Tracy Reese, Narciso Rodriguez, Diane von Furstenberg (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 11), Betsey Johnson, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Elie Tahari, Rebecca Taylor, Nanette Lepore, Calvin Klein, Monique Lhuillier (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 10), Tadashi Shoji (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 8), Nicole Miller, DKNY (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 11) and Michael Kors.
Macy's carries Vivienne Tam (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 10), Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Lauren by Ralph Lauren (showcasing Sept. 15), Tommy Hilfiger (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 11), BCBGMAXAZRIA (showcasing Sept. 8) and Rachel Roy. Karl Lagerfeld launched a limited edition women's line "Impulse" for Macy's, which launched Aug. 31 at 235 Macy's stores nationwide and at macys.com.
Kohl's offers the Simply Vera Vera Wang line, and TJ Maxx regularly carries items from DKNY, Michael Kors and BCBGMAXAZRIA.
Ruth Shaw Inc., one of the area's premier women's boutiques, also features a number of top designers: Narcisco Rodriguez (showcasing and live streaming Sept. 13), DKNY, Etro, Helmut Lang, Jason Wu, Rag and Bone, Sonia Rykiel, Moschino and Philip Lim.
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