Where to Shop

Where to shop in Dallas right now: 8 fabulous shopping finds for July

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The July edition of Where to Shop, CultureMap's mostly fashionable monthly column on the best new stores, sales, and merch, features an exciting lineup of shopping experiences, with something for every fashionista and budget: from a hipster new vintage boutique to a Henderson Avenue bookstore/gift shop to one of the biggest sales of the year. Get out there and spend that money like you have it.

Here's eight where to shoptions for July:

I Am Clothesminded Vintage
Cute vintage boutique has opened in Richardson in the Promenade North Plaza at 650 N. Coit Rd. #2381 — a new storefront that not only gives them a better way to display their clothes, shoes, and accessories from the '60s to the '00s, but also to improve the customer experience, allowing room for thumbing through, trying on, and hanging out. They have new stuff coming in all the time and owners John and Jill Morrow Titus have a fabulous eye — check out this adorable patchwork vest and skirt.

Kendra Scott
Lifestyle and accessories brand has opened a store in NorthPark Center — its eighth in DFW and 140th store the across the U.S. The NorthPark store offers the full expression of Kendra Scott’s retail experiences: from Kendra Scott Color Bar design studio to Kendra’s latest brand collections, including The Fragrance Collection, The Watch Collection by Kendra Scott, and Yellow Rose by Kendra Scott, featuring jewelry pieces made with turquoise, oxidized silver, and vintage gold.

Madison
Luxury home shop first opened in 2003 by sisters Kelli Ford and Kirsten Fitzgibbons, departed its longtime quarters in Highland Park Village for more spacious digs in the Dallas Design District, at 114 Express St., in a former furniture space. They now have 8,000 square feet to showcase not only their staple gifts and home decor — monogrammed linen napkins, embellished photo frames, gilded candle holders, and more — but now also artwork. More home accessories — pillows, chairs. And a lot more furniture, all one-of-a-kind.

Neiman Marcus
Legendary Dallas retailer is changing hands: Neiman Marcus Group, which includes fashion retailers Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, has sold to Saks Fifth Avenue parent company HBC to create a luxury retail and real estate company, to combat the online world. Go support your team with a purchase at either their classic downtown location or NorthPark Center. Maybe pick up a Judith Leiber crystal beaded handbag that looks like an order of French fries, $5,995 (before tax). Come on, you know you want it.

Nordstrom
Are you ready for the Seattle-based chain's highly anticipated Anniversary Sale? It's their biggest event of the year and mark your calendar because it premieres on July 15, featuring the most coveted brands across women’s, men’s, children, beauty and home on sale for a limited time (until prices go up on August 5). Nordy Club loyalty cardmembers can shop Early Access beginning July 11 (or earlier! depending on their loyalty status). Get a sneak peek at sale merchandise at Nordstrom.com/Anniversary.

Read Shop
Much anticipated bookstore and coffee shop from Atlanta has opened at 2730 N. Henderson Ave. — the first location in Texas, featuring coffee, pastries, and snacks along with books wonderful books: cookbooks, home decor, art books, top 10 fiction and non-fiction sellers, books from big publishing houses, books from independent publishers. There's a kid’s section upstairs with children’s books and toys, and a good selection of trinkets, from coffee mugs to gifts to fun stuff just for yourself.

Sue Sartor
New Orleans dress shop has opened what is only its second location in the U.S. in Dallas’ Snider Plaza at 3408 Milton Ave. Sartor is famous for those effortless dresses and kaftans that are all the rage, featuring vivid yet muted block-printed patterns made in Jaipur, India — vaguely ethnic and fairly girly, with tie bodices and the random ruffle on the sleeve. Very "summer dress" — very patio-party-hostess garb, very "you can wear sneakers with this," and very forgiving, no matter what your body type, all priced from $125 to $400.

Sweet Tooth Hotel
Downtown Dallas interactive museum is hosting a Bastille Day shopping party on July 13. Be one of the first 25 guests and get a free beret. Ateendees get a free glass of bubbly, crepes, a mime performance, and French pop music, plus crepes for sale by Great Galettes. A VIP ticket gets you a fashion caricature drawn by a sketch artist. It's from 7-10 pm and tickets are $20 or $35 for VIP.

Holiday shopping

New giant Quge-tip from Dallas-based Q-tip sells out in 24 hours

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Q-tip's Quge-tip

A giant version of an everyday product has sold out in 24 hours: Called the Quge-tip, it's a 6-foot version of the iconic Q-tip, the beauty staple that's been around for more than a century.

Measuring nearly six feet from tip to tip, Quge-tips feature enlarged swabs and a sturdy stick modeled after the original Q-tips swabs design.

The Quge-tip was released on December 9 and sold exclusively online in limited quantities for $35. Alas, according to a spokesperson for Dallas-based Elida Beauty, the parent company of Q-tip, the product flew off the virtual shelf.

"Now that they’re sold out, Q-tips is surprising fans with social giveaways," the spokesperson says.

The Quge-tip is one of two products just released by Dallas companies — both of which feel like they could be April Fools Day jokes — except that both are for real.

Dave & Buster's Claw PurseD&B

Dave & Buster's Claw Purse
The Dallas-based eatertainment chain is leveling up holiday gifting with the debut of the Claw Purse, a limited-edition purse designed by Chain. The Claw Purse is inspired by one of the brand's most iconic games — the claw machine — and according to a release, is "the season's most unexpected fashion statement" for anyone who loves bold style, nostalgia, and a little bit of play.

To mark a milestone for the brand, the Claw Purse launches alongside the expansion of Dave & Buster's Human Crane, a viral, full-body game experience that turns guests into the claw — where they are lowered down into a bin of huge prizes to grab whatever they choose.

Beginning in December 2025, the Human Crane will appear in over 112 Dave & Buster's locations with additional stores rolling out nationwide throughout the season.

But back to the purse: It made its debut at Chain's Holiday House, an event at the company's HQ in L.A., where "it quickly became a crowd favorite among creators, stylists, and culture icons," or so says the release. Which also calls this "the first creative collaboration" between Dave & Buster's and Chain, bringing together Dave & Buster's beloved gameplay with Chain's signature culture-forward point of view. So maybe there will be more collaborations in the future.

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Q-tips Quge-tips
The Quge-tip is a nearly six-foot supersized version of the "iconic" Q-tip cotton swab, first invented in 1923 and the go-to for beauty, baby care, first aid, cleaning, and everyday moments that call for a gentle, precise touch.

The six-foot Quge-tip features enlarged swabs and a sturdy stick modeled after the original Q-tips swabs design — offering a new way to experience an iconic tool at a dramatically large scale, designed as a playful, oversized tribute.

The release nots that Quge-tips tap into a rising trend of consumers using Q-tips swabs for alternative tasks, which now make up a meaningful share of cotton swab use: From dusting high shelves and cleaning hard-to-reach corners to large-scale art projects.

The six-foot Quge-tip features enlarged swabs and a sturdy stick modeled after the original Q-tips swabs design — offering a new way to experience an iconic tool at a dramatically large scale.

The company insists it's a real thing — they do a very funny video mocking late-night ads for cheap products — and that after debuting at qugetips.com on December 9, they sold out of their initial run. One note: They do not reveal how many Quge-tips were sold. It could just be, like 10 that were for sale.

There's a chance they'll be doing another issue, and they encourage interested shoppers to diligently follow their social media.

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