CALEXICO — Gran Plaza Outlets’ opening weekend featured a fashion show with clothes from various stores at the new shopping center here Saturday.
Despite gusty winds, large crowds gathered for two runway-style fashion shows at the main stage. Brands included Guess, DKNY, Wet Seal, Old Navy, Nautica, American Eagle Outfitters and Charlotte Russe.
“We’re a shopping center all about fashion,” said Anita Boeker, marketing coordinator for the outlet center. “We have retailers and this is a way for us to feature them. Think of it as a theatrical show.”
Michael London, a model in the show, said he thought it was a really great show.
“(Gran Plaza Outlets) allows the regular shopper to afford the luxury items,” he said.
The idea of the fashion show was for it to be like an L.A. Fashion Week show where the models are highly stylized by a producer, Boeker said.
“It was a really nice presentation of the tenants,” said Jeannie DeFazio, a consultant for the developer. “It gives everyone a chance to see the latest fashions.”
Alicia Arce said she thought the fashion show was a great way to showcase the different outlets.
“I think a lot of the clothes I saw were pretty much for the genre of teenagers,” she said. “The clothes were very new and contemporary.”
Maria Noriega said she thought the show was beautiful. The clothes that attracted her were the blouses, while her husband liked the suits.
Yuridia Tovar, who watched the 4 p.m. show, said the clothes that were modeled were clothes she would buy.
“I thought it was excellent. Very professional,” she said.
The owner, DeFazio said, had a vision to go and find the best brands of “this underserved market” and so far the community has really been embracing it.
Adriana Arce said the fashion show added a sense of community involvement in the Imperial Valley, especially Calexico.
“The city is definitely growing and it showcases that we are doing something good in the Valley,” she said.
Staff Writer Krista Daly can be reached at 760-337-3445 or kdaly@ivpressonline.com
Staff Writer Krista Daly can be reached at 760-337-3445 or kdaly@ivpressonline.com
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