As fashion and lifestyle brands look West, Fashion Island is emerging as a gateway to the Southern California consumer and visitor.
Brands, Retailers Navigate Changes at World Retail Congress
The open-air shopping destination in Newport Beach, Calif., recently welcomed Cinq à Sept’s first West Coast boutique in early May — part of a wave of new arrivals in the last four months alone that includes ready-to-wear label L’Agence, jeweler Monica Vinader, New York’s Rubin & Chapelle, high-end consignment boutique Fashionphile, and Switzerland’s athletic company On — which opened its largest store in the U.S…