She wants to open a store for just shoes.ĥ. Deneene Chafin owns two business - opening Inspired, which sells handbags and accessories, and Runway Couture (Mar 17, 2007), a women's clothing and shoe store. Moe's Southwest Grill closed and is moving to 9th Street - next to Pullman Square, and the West Virginia Bistro closed (fiasco with Jack Whittaker, lottery winner).Ĥc. Benny's Cheesesteak and Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries will open soon.Ĥb. Pullman Square currently has (as of April 9, 2007) - Empire Books and News, Marquee Cinemas, Starbucks, Merle Norman, Inspired, Runway Couture, EB Games, Max & Erma's, Cold Stone Creamery, Edible Arrangements and Funny Bone Comedy Club.Ĥa. It was designed to draw the community together as they 'ventured out to market', 'find entertainment', or 'hear the news of the town'.Ĥ. Pullman Square is reminiscent of the town square of 'medieval times' - or of the 1950s. According to a recent online poll at the Herald Dispatch, 10% said they visit Pullman Square weekly 16% monthly (this seems to be very low).ģ. The $60 million entertainment complex opened in 2004 as a public-private partnership. From the article - "It was 9 o'-clock and there were 200 people around."Ģ. From teenagers to kids and their parents, its become a magnet for people to hang out, grab some coffee, eat dinner, watch a movie, see a comedy performance, listen to live music, or read a nice book - all within the city center, not at the mall. Pullman Square has succeeded in drawing people back to the downtown. It is the largest mall in West Virginia and draws in visitors from a three-state region, but malls like the Ashland Town Center and the Charleston Town Center are both very popular and local.ġ. I wouldn't say the Huntington Mall "dominates" the market. Panera Bread opened in the mall's parking lot and has proven popular.ĭ. A few stores remodeled and a few, like Hollister, is moving in.Ĭ. Closings in 2006 - KarmelKorn ( noooooo!!), Dairy Queen, Dawahares, Casual Corner and Petite Sophisticate. While malls struggle to find their identity, Huntington Mall still dominates local marketĪrticle information: "While malls struggle to find their identity, Huntington Mall still dominates local market, By Jean Tarbett Hardiman, The Herald-Dispatch, Monday, March, 26, 2007"Ī. See some of our own favorites below.Article information: "Mall changes with time, By Jean Tarbett Hardiman, The Herald-Dispatch, Monday, March, 26, 2007" Gaultier later featured the dress in his spring 2007 ready-to-wear show along with some of his favorite looks from years past. His love for Breton-striped tees is well documented, but one dress from a 2000 couture show melted from a long-sleeved striped tee into a Breton-striped feathered skirt. But even his comparatively simple dresses became iconic. The models (mostly female) were dressed as princes, with the costumes getting increasingly opulent - and, in some cases, appropriative. One of his most memorable shows was couture for fall 2007. When it came to nudity, Gaultier was endlessly inventive. A 1997 show ended with the bride turning around to expose a flower-adorned G-string, as though she had misplaced her bouquet after the ceremony. He wasn’t afraid of an exposed nipple on the runway - whether it was Madonna’s or the faux nipples etched into a catsuit. Gaultier’s proclivities are clear: He is fascinated by lingerie (or the lack thereof), he loves a theme, and, in general, he thinks more is more. It also gives us the opportunity to look back at his 50 years of fashion showmanship. The announcement is sad, but Gaultier promised that he’s working on a “new concept” and that the Gaultier couture brand will live on. Few designers are quite as theatrical as Jean Paul Gaultier, who takes his final runway bow today at his spring 2020 couture show.
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