Boutique News

Parisian brand takes a shine to Dallas with new Highland Park Village shop

Now Highland Park Village has your silver needs covered.

Photo courtesy of Christofle

Luxury silversmith Christofle has chosen Highland Park Village as the site of its first Dallas boutique. It's the second Texas location for the Parisian brand, which can also be found in Houston's Galleria shopping center.

Dating back to 1830 and manufactured in Yainville, Normandy, Christofle is known for its flatware and silver trays, all stamped with a signature bee symbol. That bee is also referenced in the honeycomb patterns that show up on many of its pieces.

Gifts and accessories — frames, candles, baby gifts, bridal gifts, barware, and desk accessories — will be an added focus at the Dallas shop. And what would a fancy silver present be without the option to customize or engrave? Gift wrapping and comprehensive cleaning services are available too, naturally.

The shop's interior leans heavily on dark wood details and soft, muted colors to show off a mirrored silver wall panel. A gallery-like display of the brand’s most iconic silver tray designs, along with a dramatic honeycomb-inspired shelving installation, anchor the space.

“Highland Park Village is the perfect location for our Dallas boutique and precisely the destination we were holding out for," says Nicholas Krafft, CEO & president of Christofle Americas, in a release.

And, if you happen to own some premium silverware and you're unsure which fork belongs to which course or what exactly that tiny spoon is for, Christofle will also offer private and group instruction in a variety of "Art of Dining" and "Modern Etiquette" classes. Fancy and helpful.

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Prada News

High-fashion name Miu Miu to open first Dallas store in Highland Park

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An iconic fashion name is opening a store in Dallas: Miu Miu, the Italian brand that's a younger sibling to Prada, will open its only DFW location at Highland Park Village, the open-air shopping center in Highland Park, at 12 Highland Park Village in the former Dior space.

According to a release, it'll open in fall 2025.

A representative from Highland Park Village calls the label "one of the hottest brands in fashion."

Miu Miu was founded in 1993 by Miuccia Prada as a more colorful spinoff of her original Prada label. Miu Miu is generally described as "playful," and targeted to a younger audience in their 20s and 30s — lots of pop-art colors and patterns, as compared to the more austere black-nylon reputation of Prada. Miu Miu is also less expensive.

They've had some ebb and flow in terms of popular appeal, but have been enjoying a surge of renewed interest and sales in recent years.

Miu Miu merchandise can be found at some stores including Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, but not an entire store. The Highland Park Village location will carry ready-to-wear, footwear, handbags, fashion jewelry, and accessories.

While the release says this is the first store in Texas, there was once a Miu Miu that opened in Houston at the Galleria back in 2011, but it closed prior to the pandemic.

Miuccia Prada is in expansion mode: A massive new Prada store opened in December 2024 at NorthPark Center.

At HPV, Miu Miu will join a designer's den featuring retailers such as Akris, Alexander McQueen, Balmain, Brioni, Carolina Herrera, Cartier, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Louboutin, Dior, Fendi, Goyard, Harry Winston, Hermès, Jimmy Choo, LOEWE, Moncler, Ralph Lauren, Rolex, Tom Ford, Vacheron Constantin, Valentino, and Van Cleef & Arpels.

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