The brand new Saks Fifth Avenue at Brookfield Place got into the swing of things with — what else? — a cocktail party Thursday night, on the first official day of New York Fashion Week. Designers came out in force, including Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler; Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia of Monse and, newly, Oscar de la Renta, as well as Paul Andrew and Prabal Gurung. Lauren Remington Platt, Katie Cassidy and Hailey Clauson also stopped by for a look at the new shopping mecca, and Mary J. Blige dipped in for a pit stop before heading over to the Jimmy Choo party.
“It’s not that often that you open a store in New York,” said Saks’ chief merchant Tracy Margolies, surveying the scene. “We’ve been planning it for years.” Given the new store, her fashion week is all the more busy. “Shows, appointments, presentations, opening a store…there’re so many brands I’m excited to see, and now I have a beautiful store to curate it for,” she said.
While the new Saks will undoubtedly appeal to many downtown shoppers, Margolies hopes to attract the uptown clientele as well. “We think there will also be a customer
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