Frugal fashionistas, rejoice: Having conquered the retail landscape in many less likely locations (Cleveland, anyone?), Swedish clothing purveyor H&M is finally coming to the Northwest.
Beginning this fall, Seattleites will have three stores to choose from: downtown at 520 Pike Street, in the former Abercrombie & Fitch space at University Village [0] and the region's flagship location at Westfield Southcenter [0].
The IKEA [0] of fashion unites high style with low budgets, outfitting men, women, teenagers and children. H&M's affordable lines have also included offerings from top designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Stella McCartney (and don't forget that Madonna-designed track suit for your Saturday-morning latte run).
The flagship store is part of Westfield Southcenter's $240 million expansion, scheduled for completion this summer. H&M will occupy two floors and more than 25,000 square feet of shopping. That's a lot of runway fashions without the runaway prices.
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