Featured Retailer: Posh Boutique

Posh Boutique, in east Tucson, is high-end designer consignment shop filled to the brim with treasures. It's the perfect place to sell your gently used designer merchandise or to find a beautiful new outfit or the perfect accessory.  

Don't miss Posh at the Tucson Botanical Gardens for the Style Show with Emmy-award winning stylist and best selling author David Zyla. Buy your tickets here!

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Featured Retailer: (W) Boutique

(W) Boutique, located in St. Phillip's Plaza, is our latest featured retailer. This high-end boutique is the perfect place to pick up a new piece to revitalize your wardrobe. 

(W) Boutique will be participating in the special Style Show hosted by Emmy-award winning stylist and bestselling author, David Zyla, at the Tucson Botanical Gardens on the second night of TFW 2014, October 17th. Don't miss a chance to see the wonderful styles at (W); get your tickets here.

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Featured Retailer: Buffalo Exchange

 We got a chance to check out the fabulous Buffalo Exchange trailer a few weeks ago and to speak with Buffalo Exchange about their amazing business and some of the special things they have planned for Tucson Fashion Week 2014. 

Check out the interview below!

 1. Can you tell me a little bit about Buffalo Exchange? What makes it such a unique shopping experience?

Buffalo Exchange is a resale store where you can buy, sell, or trade new and recycled clothing for men and women. The clothing is bought from and recycled back into the community in an affordable fashion. Buffalo Exchange is one of the only places you can shop just one clothing rack and find everything from Banana Republic to Alexander Wang. Plus you can buy designer items and every day basics without breaking the bank. Buffalo Exchange has something for everyone, from specialized vintage, fun trendy clothing, and just quality mall brands. No matter what your style, you’ll find it here.

2. Tell me a little about Buffalo Exchange's history. Where did it get started?

Buffalo Exchange started in Tucson! Founder, Kerstin Block, opened the first store with her husband, Spencer, in 1974. Kerstin came to Tucson from Sweden in 1960 to attend the University of Arizona. After spending some time in Tucson she decided to apply her love of fashion, thrift stores, and swap meets to opening a unique kind of clothing store where people could buy, sell, or trade used clothing. To their knowledge, Buffalo Exchange was the first store of its kind. The first Buffalo Exchange opened in a 450 square foot former union office on Warren near the University of Arizona. While the company has steadily grown over the years, Kerstin along with her daughter Rebecca, still own and run Buffalo Exchange out of Tucson.

3. What is the Buffalo Exchange trailer, exactly? Can you talk a little bit about the design?

In celebration of the company’s 40th Anniversary (Jan. 2014), Buffalo Exchange renovated a 1969 Airstream Land Yacht. The 25 foot vintage Airstream was stripped down to the aluminum shell and designed into a traveling boutique. Refurbished items found at flea markets and antique stores were used to furnish the traveling pop-up shop. The in-house maintenance team built custom shelves out of vintage suitcases, and display racks from a vintage bed spring and an old steamer trunk. Sprinkled within the trailer were mementos and images of the original stores and Buffalo Exchange Founders, Kerstin and Spencer Block. Buffalo Exchange commissioned a Portland tattoo artist, Allyson Bennett, to illustrate the graphics of the 40th Anniversary. Wrapped in spectacular fashion along the outside shell of the Airstream are designs of a girl and a buffalo, the official 40th Anniversary Tour logo, and many creative southwestern inspired elements.

All images: Sofia C. Huggins 

4. What special things does Buffalo Exchange have in store for TFW 2014?

Not only will Buffalo Exchange be presenting some fabulous vintage pieces on models, but the Airstream will be open with a display of some historical vintage pieces. Buffalo Exchange can’t wait to celebrate Tucson Fashion Week this year and looks forward to being a part of the launch party.

Don't miss the chance to check out Buffalo Exchange's incredible trailer and the beautiful vintage pieces they'll have on display. Buy your tickets to the TFW 2014 Launch Party at Connect Coworking here.

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Featured Retailer: Loop Jean Company

Loop Jean Company, located in the Casas Adobes Shopping Center, is Tucson's foremost premium denim retailer for over a decade. With a strong emphasis on building personal relationships with the brands they stock, Loop Jean Co. makes it its mission to stock some of the best denim in the world under one roof. Normally, to find all the different brands at Loop Jean Co., you'd have to stalk through more than 25 different stores!

The jean shopping experience at Loop is also distinctly different. They pride themselves on their customer service and care deeply about helping their customers find the right pair of jeans. In the store, a first time customer will be treated to a fitting that ranges from 45 minutes to and hour. After you've determined what the perfect pair of jeans will do for you, the denim experts at Loop Jean Company will be able to carefully select a few pairs for you to try on from their extensive stock. And don't worry, they won't let you walk out of the store with a pair of jeans that isn't right for you!

Buying a pair of jeans should be a careful process. At Loop, they explain that it's important to consider not just how you look now, but how the jeans will fit and flatter you after a few wears. Buying jeans that start of looking how you want them to end up looking is the wrong way to go. Jeans do stretch, after all. A free alteration of your brand new premium jeans is also part of shopping at Loop, because they are truly dedicated to finding the perfect fit for you.

In addition to providing a wide selection of premium denim, Loop Jean Company also has a rare Robert Graham shop-in-shop. From patterned shirts to bright ties, you can find a  slew of offerings from this colorful and innovative menswear designer at Loop. And on the first Saturday of every month, Loop Jean Company hosts a private trunk show in store, where 10% of proceeds go to support a different local charity each month.

All photos by Sofia C. Huggins

When asked what the latest denim trends are, the denim experts at Loop mentioned that rises are getting higher and higher. Some designers aren't even producing low-rise jeans anymore. And one trend that is making a surprising resurgence is overalls.

Don't miss Loop Jean Company on the runway at The Garden Party, the second night of TFW 2014 at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Buy your tickets here!

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