Edmonton: Southgate Centre ups their fashion ante
I am feeling a little faint, my heart is pounding inside my chest, my hands have started to tremble and I am using every ounce of will power I have to prevent myself from jumping up and down and screaming. No, I have not just won the lottery, it’s something even better: I just finished a phone call with Claire Salaysay, Southgate Centre’s (780-435-3721, southgate.shopping.ca) marketing director, where she rhymed off the shops that will be part of Southgate’s 155,000-square foot expansion.
The list reads like a fashion girl’s little black book: Coach, Sephora, Zara, Browns, Püsch, BCBG, Banana Republic, Guess and Edmonton’s first free-standing Kiehl’s store (perfect timing as I am just about to run out of my Supremely Gentle Eye Make-Up Remover!). The new shops will join Southgate’s current roster of stellar stores, including Blu’s, Aritzia, Moltisanti, the Bay, Gap and M.A.C. On the downside, I am going to have to come up with a new excuse for showing up late to my mani/pedi appointments at EvelineCharles. (Two years of construction, detours and parking nightmares have given me ample material.) The week-long grand opening is slated for August 5 to 9 and will include entertainment and prizes and promises to be one of Edmonton’s hottest and most anticipated events this summer. See you there!
A self-proclaimed accessories junkie who is addicted to shoes, sunglasses and vintage jewellery. Even my mom claims that I “came out of the womb wearing stilettos.” Although my shoe collection (178 pairs and counting) is a definite source of pride, my greatest achievements to date are my three sons, aged two years and under. If you need the scoop on all things fashion in the City of Champions, I’m your gal.