NYC’s Arielle Charnas’ Something Navy and Sarah Flint’s comfy shoe brand are opening Dallas pop-ups

Just in time for Christmas shopping, two hip New York fashion brands travel to Dallas.

At the NorthPark Center, Sarah Flint will open her shoe store with shoes designed for style and comfort, a claim she makes not only for her flat shoes, boots and pumps, but even for her 6-inch heels. The store opens on November 24th.

Some Navy, created by influencer pioneer Arielle Charnas, will open a pop-up in Highland Park Village on December 1st.

And Katie Kime, an Austin-based lifestyle brand that uses eye-catching prints in fashion, paper, and home decor, will be featured in a one-day pop-up event on Knox Street on November 20th with other brands including Dallas Silk Art, jewelry makers, attend Madison McKinley and Mignonne Gavigan and the clothing brand Buru. from Los Angeles

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Charnas first asked her 1.3 million followers where to open her next Something Navy pop-up.

“Dallas has always been a huge market for me, both from a consumer and social perspective,” said Charnas. She’s been a style influencer since 2009 and turned Something Navy into a clothing brand in 2018.

Charnas said she has been thinking about Highland Park Village since she first came to Dallas this year for a meet-and-greet in Nordstrom, where she launched her first collection. Nordstrom said at the time it was the most successful brand launch.

She said she took a detour on this trip. “I’m so in love with Highland Park Village.

While the store is a pop-up now, she’s hoping to turn it into a permanent space. CEO Matt Scanlan said the company is at the beginning of a retail expansion with two stores in New York and one in Los Angeles. This is the fourth store and the brand is planning 10 stores over the next year.

Sarah Flint

Sarah Flint has been trying to change the women’s shoe business since she was 25. Flint, 33, believes that women’s shoes don’t have to look like orthopedics to be comfortable. Shoes had been her passion since childhood, and later she loved wearing beautiful designer pairs that she could only wear for an hour or two.

“My most expensive shoes have been used the least,” she said.

Sarah Flint took photos in her pop-up store on 372 W Broadway in New York’s Soho neighborhood. Flint is opening a pop-up at the NorthPark Center in Dallas on November 24th.

Flint learned the shoe business by working in factories in Italy after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her shoes are handcrafted in Italy and she designs them with features like arch supports and wider toe boxes. Approximately 150 models and colors are available, and the most popular pump, Emma, ​​is $ 445.

She started out as a wholesale brand, but decided to sell her shoes at least 40% cheaper in 2017 by going direct to consumers after seeing Barneys New York sell their shoes from $ 400 to $ 800. Dollar had raised.

She has a prominent following that includes Lady Gaga, Amal Clooney, Reese Witherspoon, and Cindy Crawford, who is also an investor. What she is proud of is that “they have access to all designer brands, but wear our shoes in their leisure life, which is proof.”

Flint is also changing the shoe store experience. There is a wall of all sizes in four styles for buyers to try on before asking for help. And the store should look like a cozy living room. Flint’s other two pop-up stores are in Georgetown and New York, where their company is headquartered.

Katie Kime

Austin-based Katie Kime is known for the signature prints she uses to create gifts, home decor and clothing.Austin-based Katie Kime is known for the signature prints she uses to create gifts, home decor and clothing.(Collin Ross Findlay / Collin Ross Findlay)

Kime hosts a series of one-day pop-up events in Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, and San Antonio. She’s had her hands full with supply chain issues this year, but said she plans to open short-term leases and eventually permanent stores in 2022 and 2023.

Her Dallas-style toile print, featuring a sketch of a woman with a big heart and Big Tex from the State Fair of Texas, is her third most popular design after Marfa and New York City.

Even before the pandemic, direct-to-consumer brands had decided to open stores to reach more buyers and grow their businesses.

The pop-up concept allows shopping centers to add new brands to their mix, test and learn without offering a long lease. For example, locally based Leatherology opened a pop-up in NorthPark, the brand’s first store. It stays open until February.

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