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According to Teen Vogue, “At Thursday’s fashion show during Howard Homecoming — a week-long series of events that’s nothing short of a cultural force — that style was on full display.”
Read more about this elaborate show here: Teen Vogue
Featured Photos from Ashley Walker
Article written by Jessica Andrews
Simon®, a global leader in retail real estate, is hosting its annual Easter celebration festivities at Arundel Mills, offering families the chance to participate in traditional and unique seasonal events.
The Bunny Photo Experience begins March 4th and runs through March 26th in the food court. Kids will have the chance to visit with the Bunny and take home a treasured snapshot of the fun occasion.
The presenting sponsor for the 2016 Bunny Photo Experience is The Gymboree Corporation – including its Gymboree and Crazy 8 clothing brands.
“We love to hold family-friendly events and we always look forward to watching children interact with the Bunny at Easter,” said Rocell Viniard, Area Director of Marketing and Business Development at Arundel Mills.
Arundel Mill’s Caring Bunny™ event will offer families that have children with special needs a subdued environment to participate in the Bunny Photo Experience. Caring Bunny has been developed by Simon and is guided by AbilityPath.org, a national online resource hub and special needs community. Over 90 Simon® properties will host the Caring Bunny this season. Promotional assistance for Caring Bunny has been provided by Autism Speaks.
On March 13th from 9 am to 10:30 am, many steps will be taken to reduce sensory triggers, creating a more comforting environment for children’s cherished visit with the Bunny. The subdued environment is likely to include (specific elements or aesthetics may vary):
• Turning off in-mall music, stopping escalators located near the photo set, dimming the lights and shutting down fountains for the duration of the event.
• Eliminating queue lines through the use of a numbering system whereby guests approach the set when their number is called.
• Special activities geared toward the needs of the child during the ‘wait’ period to help the child understand what activities will occur during the visit.
Arundel Mills will also be offering a chance to have Breakfast with the Bunny on March 12th from 8 am to 9:30 am at Nando’s Peri Peri. The event is free, but seating is limited, so please RSVP beforehand at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kidgits-kids-club-breakfast-with-the-bunny-tickets-21823882821?aff=es2.
About Arundel Mills
Arundel Mills is Maryland’s largest outlet and value retail shopping destination with more than 200 stores, including Coach, Coach Mens, J.Crew Factory, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Michael Kors Outlet and Nike Factory Store. Shoppers can enjoy quality dining and entertainment at Buffalo Wild Wings, DuClaw Brewing Company, Dave & Buster’s, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament and Cinemark Egyptian 24 Theatres. Arundel Mills is also home to Maryland Live! Casino, one of the largest commercial casinos in the country with 189 live action table games, more than 4,200 of the latest slot machines and two High Limit rooms, as well as a lineup of nationally-acclaimed restaurant brands, live entertainment at Rams Head Center Stage and the unique, interactive R Bar.
About Simon
Simon is a global leader in retail real estate ownership, management and development and a S&P100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE:SPG). Our industry-leading retail properties and investments across North America, Europe and Asia provide shopping experiences for millions of consumers every day and generate billions in annual retail sales. For more information, visit simon.com.
About AbilityPath.org
AbilityPath.org is an online hub and special needs community for parents and professionals to learn, connect and live a more balanced life. The website combines social networking features with expert content from AbilityPath.org’s team of educators, parents, therapists and medical professionals.AbilityPath.org was created by Community Gatepath, a nonprofit with over 90 years of experience serving families and children with special needs by fostering hope, dignity and independence. AbilityPath.org may also be found on Facebook and Twitter.
About Autism Speaks
Autism Speaks is the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. It is dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a cure for autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for the needs of individuals with autism and their families. Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Suzanne and Bob Wright, the grandparents of a child with autism. Mr. Wright is the former vice chairman of General Electric and chief executive officer of NBC and NBC Universal. Since its inception, Autism Speaks has committed more than $500 million to its mission, the majority in science and medical research. Each year Walk Now for Autism Speaks events are held in more than 100 cities across North America. On the global front, Autism Speaks has established partnerships in more than 40 countries on five continents to foster international research, services and awareness. To learn more about Autism Speaks, please visit AutismSpeaks.org.
About Gymboree
Gymboree has a 30-year rich heritage in dressing children, newborn to 12 years old. Gymboree offers colorful, head-to-toe clothing and accessory collections – quality clothes that let kids be kids.
Gymboree is part of The Gymboree Corporation family, which began in 1976 with Gymboree Play & Music, offering parent-child play programs. Today, along with franchised and company-operated Gymboree Play & Music locations, The Gymboree Corporation operates three specialty retail brands – Gymboree, Crazy 8 and Janie and Jack – offering unique, high-quality products delivered with personalized customer service in more than 1,300 stores worldwide and on www.gymboree.com, www.crazy8.com, and www.janieandjack.com.
Queenstown Premium Outlets management is pleased to announce that Coach, one of the center’s many premium stores offering daily savings of 25-65 percent, is now open in a newly renovated space. In addition, the center has introduced cell phone charging stations to enhance the experience for guests.
Providing shoppers with an abundance of accessories, Coach recently opened in its new location, with a larger 6,027 square-foot space, next to Easy Spirit. The luxury-style boutique offers premium items for men and women including accessories, bags, shoes and more, all at an affordable price. Shoppers can expect to find stylish accents for every look.
“Coach’s new location is simply amazing,” said Patricia Cahall, general manager of Queenstown Premium Outlets. “The new store is beautiful and much larger than its original location. The new build-out combines warm textures—beautiful flooring and carpets—with high-end digital screens and other technology. The in-store ambience truly reflects the quality and attention-to-detail represented in their product line.”
Additionally, as an added convenience to shoppers, the center now boasts new cell phone charging stations, further enhancing the superior guest experience at the outlet center. The charging stations, located near Yankee Candle and Kitchen Collection, are a free service and can hold up to 13 devices using a combination of USB cords and standard electric plugs. Guests are invited enjoy nearby seating while their devices reboot, as well as free Wi-Fi provided by many of the center’s retailers once they’re recharged.
Cahall noted, “Our goal is to continuously offer new amenities and experiences for our shoppers.” Cahall mentioned her team continually observes guests using their smart phones to register for their VIP Shopper Club, check-in to specific stores for deals, post photos of their shopping excursion, and stay in touch with friends and family. “These charging stations are just another way we can help our guests feel comfortable and make their shopping experience more efficient,” Cahall added.
About Queenstown Premium Outlets
Queenstown Premium Outlets is a 289,947 square-foot outlet shopping center located in Queenstown, Md. Home to over 60 designer brands including Adidas, Banana Republic, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein, Coach, J.Crew, Michael Kors, Nike, Polo Ralph Lauren, Skechers, St. John and more, the center offers exceptional brands and savings of 25 to 65 percent every day. For a map and store listing, as well as directions, events and tourism resources, visit: premiumoutlets.com.
About Simon
Simon is a global leader in retail real estate ownership, management and development and a S&P100 company (Simon Property Group, NYSE:SPG). Our industry-leading retail properties and investments across North America, Europe and Asia provide shopping experiences for millions of consumers every day and generate billions in annual retail sales. For more information, visit simon.com.
Coach, Inc., a leading New York design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections, goes to the dogs as it reveals its newest advertising campaign. Titled “COACH PUPS,” the new campaign features canine stars in a series of portraits photographed by Steven Meisel. It launches this month with Miss Asia Kinney, the adorable four-legged companion of Lady Gaga.
The campaign celebrates the dogs in our lives and captures the pups’ unique personalities as they “model” Coach’s Fall 2015 star bags. Additional PUPS staring in the campaign will be revealed shortly. Miss Asia Kinney, Lady Gaga’s now famous French Bulldog has amassed a substantial social media following in only a few short weeks. The Coach bags she elegantly models in the campaign are the Edie and the Rucksack.
Art directed by Fabien Baron and styled by Karl Templer, COACH PUPS will appear in print, online and on outdoor media globally starting in July.
Lady Gaga commented: “I am so proud of Miss Asia! She’s a natural in front of the camera, and we’re both so excited that the iconic Steven Meisel shot her for Coach’s pup campaign! I really love getting to watch my best friend be a star.”
Stuart Vevers, Creative Director at Coach comments, “’I’ve never had so much fun on a shoot. The combination of Mr. Meisel and the pups was an extraordinary, surreal, special moment. We wanted to create playful images that make you smile. We were inspired by some images from the Coach archive, which featured Eddie—the dog that starred in the TV series Frasier—to create something joyful, with humor and character. That’s a spirit that’s uniquely at the heart of Coach.”
This new initiative will also introduce the social campaign #coachpups, including a range of online activities for fellow dog fanciers, opportunities for Instameets, special talks and other events hosted by the great and the good of the canine world. This will also mark the debut of the Coach Snapchat account.
Coach has made a donation to Chicago French Bulldog Rescue (frenchieporvous.org) on behalf of Miss Asia Kinney and her devoted owner.
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About Coach
Coach, established in New York City in 1941, is a leading design house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle collections with a rich heritage of pairing exceptional leathers and materials with innovative design. Coach is sold worldwide through Coach stores, select department stores and specialty stores, and through Coach’s website at www.coach.com. Coach’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol COH and Coach’s Hong Kong Depositary Receipts are traded on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the symbol 6388.
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