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Balenciaga Opens First Freestanding Store in Austin, Expanding Its U.S. Presence December 23, 2024 (0 comments)
Austin, TX--Balenciaga has opened its first standalone store in Austin at The Domain, a mixed-use center that hosts several luxury retailers. The 6,137-square-foot store offers men's and women's clothing, shoes, bags, accessories, eyewear, and jewelry, WWD reported.
The store features Balenciaga's Raw Architecture concept, which is designed to reduce raw material use by incorporating existing structural elements. According to WWD, the store’s glass, porcelain, and quartz exterior reflects its southwestern location, while the interior uses concrete, patinated panels, and smoked glass to reference Austin’s natural landscape.
The report noted that industrial design elements include exposed ceilings, aged steel tables, hanging pipe racks, high-definition screens, focused lighting, and leather seating inside.
Balenciaga’s Austin store follows the brand’s recent openings in Shanghai’s HKRI Taikoo Hui and SoHo, New York. At The Domain, the brand joins Dior, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Saint Laurent, Versace, and Tiffany, further establishing Austin as a luxury retail destination.
Learn more in this WWD report published by MSN.