Phipps Plaza

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Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Opening date	1969
Developer	Simon Properties
Management	Simon Properties
Owner	Simon Properties
No. of stores and services	112
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	821,000 sq ft (76,300 m2)
No. of floors	3
Website	Phipps Plaza

Phipps Plaza is an upscale shopping mall located in the affluent Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia. Owned by Simon Property Group, the retail center is located at the intersection of Peachtree & Lenox Roads and sits adjacent to its sister-mall Lenox Square in the heart of Buckhead's commercial center.

Phipps is renowned for its exquisite interior decor, which consists of mahogany walls, marble floors, glass elevators, chandeliers, and a massive carpeted grand staircase.

The mall harbors a famed collection of luxury boutiques, which include Bottega Veneta, Valentino, Giorgio Armani, Roberto Coin, Elie Tahari, Jimmy Choo, L.K.Bennett, Tory Burch, Hugo Boss, Bally, Gucci, Versace, Hublot, Omega and Tiffany & Co.. It is anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, and Belk. Akin to Lenox, several of the stores found in Phipps Plaza do not have another location within a five hundred mile radius of the mall. It is the most upscale mall in Georgia and one of the most upscale retail centers in the Western Hemisphere.

History[link]

In 1969, Phipps Plaza opened as the first multi-level mall in Atlanta, aiming to become the South's leading luxury shopping destination. The mall originally opened with two levels. Purchased by financier Ogden Phipps in 1966 for less than $600,000, the development was sold in 1992 to Simon Properties for $488 million. That year, in development as part of a $140 million renovation and expansion, Phipps added a third anchor, Parisian, a department store based in Birmingham, AL, owned by the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, to its original anchors Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor. The expansion would also add an 14 screen AMC theatre, a new food court, new elevators, and the addition of one new level. Phipps Plaza remains Atlanta's only Saks Fifth Avenue venue. The Lord & Taylor store would close it's Phipps Plaza location in 2004, due to financial issues that existed within the company. The store served as one of the original anchors for 35 years. The space was completely renovated to make way for Atlanta's third Nordstrom, which opened in March 2005. On August 2, 2006, it was announced that Belk was acquiring the Parisian chain of department stores, with the store being converted to the Belk name in the fall of 2007. The Belk store at Phipps Plaza has now been designated by Belk as one of four of their "flagship" stores and sells the company's signature couture.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2011, Merlin Entertainments announced that it would construct a Legoland Discovery Center at the mall. The $12 million facility, based on the Lego building toys, is expected to begin construction in July 2011 and open in March 2012.^[1]

Tenants[link]

Anchor stores[link]

• Nordstrom (Opened 1969 as Lord & Taylor, remodeled and reopened as Nordstrom in 2005, 153,740 sq ft (14,283 m²).)
• Belk (Opened 1992 as Parisian and converted to Belk in September 2007, 170,000 sq ft (16,000 m²).)
• Saks Fifth Avenue (Opened 1969, 148,645 sq ft (13,809.6 m²).)

Former anchors[link]

• Lord & Taylor (Opened 1969 as Lord & Taylor, remodeled and reopened as Nordstrom in 2005)
• Parisian (Opened 1992 as Parisian and converted to Belk in September 2007)

Restaurants[link]

• Davio's
• Cafe Bistro at Nordstrom
• The Grape
• Johnny Rockets
• The Tavern at Phipps
• Twist Cafe

See also[link]

• List of shopping malls in the United States
• Lenox Square
• Streets of Buckhead

References[link]

External links[link]

• Phipps Plaza Mall
• ToNeTo Atlanta

Coordinates: 33°51′11″N 84°21′44″W / 33.85312°N 84.36217°W / 33.85312; -84.36217

Karen Kane
Karen Kane
Born	(1956-07-23) July 23, 1956 (age 55) Barberton, Ohio, United States
Nationality	American
Education	Santa Barbara High School Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Occupation	Fashion designer
Spouse	Lonnie Kane (since 1979)[1]
Awards	2012 LA Business Journal Women Making a Difference Award Nominee 2006 Dallas Fashion Award for Modernwear Designer of the Year[2] 1995 Fashion Industries Guild nomination for California Designer of the Year
Labels	Karen Kane, Fifteen-Twenty, Red 23

Karen Kane (born on July 23, 1956) is an American fashion designer. Her designs are known for their relaxed, California-inspired feeling.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Kane was born in the small town of Barberton, Ohio, the youngest of three children. At the age of 9, her family moved from Ohio to Santa Barbara, California, where she grew up sewing and taking as many fashion-related classes as possible.^[4] Today, Kane lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Lonnie, and runs her namesake clothing company out of Vernon, California.

Career[link]

Karen Kane started her career in fashion when she graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles at the age of 19. Her first job was as a pattern maker at a junior sportswear company. It was there that she met her husband and future business partner, Lonnie.^[5] In 1979, Karen and Lonnie married and launched the Karen Kane womenswear collection out of their Studio City garage.^[6] Initially, the brand was sold only at smaller specialty stores, but as the line expanded, it was picked up by department stores like Macy’s, Belk, Bloomingdales, Dillard’s, Bon Ton, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, and Carson Pirie Scott. The line continues to be sold at each of these retailers, as well as large online retailers such as Amazon and Zappos. In Fall 2012, Von Maur will begin carrying Karen Kane as well.

Kane’s clothing is most well known for its focus on simple, coastal-inspired designs that utilize comfortable fabrics.^[7] As of 2012, 85% of Kane’s line is made in the United States and 15% is imported from other countries.^[8]

In addition to the Karen Kane lifestyle collection, Karen by Karen Kane was launched in 2006. Karen by Karen Kane is considered the company's more casual division, designed to complement the more work-ready Karen Kane lifestyle collection.^[9] In addition, Kane also produces a plus size division of the lifestyle collection entitled Karen Kane Women’s.

In addition to her namesake collection, Kane also designs two other contemporary labels. In 2008, she launched Fifteen-Twenty, a collection of tops and dresses that primarily consists of silk fabrics. The brand has become popular with celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Jessica Biel, Carrie Underwood, January Jones, Hilary Duff, and Ashley Greene. Fifteen-Twenty is sold in specialty stores and department stores such as Neiman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus CUSP, and Bloomingdales. In 2011, Kane introduced a casual complement to her Fifteen-Twenty line entitled Red 23. “The line of T-shirts, tank tops, sweaters, jackets and scarves in neutral colors…will be carried by [high-end specialty stores].”^[10]

Family[link]

Kane's business is privately owned and family operated.^[11] In addition to his role as president of Karen Kane, Kane's husband, Lonnie, currently serves as the Chairman of the California Fashion Association. Karen and Lonnie's older son, Michael, runs the company's marketing efforts, and younger son, Robert, designed a lined of t-shirts that appeared in the Summer 2010 collection of Karen by Karen Kane.^[12]

References[link]

External links[link]

• About Karen Kane, About Karen Kane
• KarenKane.com, Karen Kane Official Website
  • Company History, Company History
• Karen Kane Official Facebook Page, Karen Kane Official Facebook Page
• Fifteen-Twenty Official Website
• Fifteen-Twenty Official Facebook Page, Fifteen-Twenty Official Facebook Page
• Red 23 Official Facebook Page, Red 23 Official Facebook Page