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| - Reading the awesome Lisa C.'s reviews from her recent trip to AZ has inspired me to review what I think might be the country's most hedonistically comprehensive shopping mall, Fashion Square in Scottsdale.*
This mall is floor after floor of retail therapy just waiting to drain your wallet and sense of social responsibility. With everything from Abercrombie to Williams-Sonoma, both the lower-end as well as ultra-spendy-designers are represented at FS Scottsdale.
Jimmy Choo, countered by Wet Seal
Gucci, countered by Hot Topic
Louis Vuitton, countered by Limited
Carolina Herrera, countered by Charlotte Russe
Cartier, countered by Sunglass Hut
Kate Spade, countered by Claire's
Fashion Square also boasts five, yes FIVE department stores:
Nordstrom
Macy's
Dillard's
Neiman Marcus
Barney's (opening Summer/Fall 2009)
My personal favorites:
Everything But Water.
Hands-down the most fabulous swimwear store I have had the pleasure of feeling physically inadequate in. Everything from the fashion-only to the practical tankini.
Electric Ladyland.
This is where the Rock of Love set shops. Everything rhinestones and glitter, skull-and-bones and rocker-cutesiness, utilizing the bare minimum of actual fabric. I love coming here and endlessly fingerfucking the insanely marked-up merchandise.
For Love 21.
The accessories branch of the "Forever 21" chain. You can find some pretty good fashion jewelry here. Cheap. Really cheap. So when you lose your earring on the floor of some stranger's soundproofed, shag-carpeted van after partying it up in Old Town...you'll still have money leftover to fill your antibiotic prescription.
BONUS!
Best Game to Play at Fashion Square Scottsdale: "Which one is the mom?" Think carefully before you decide. The amount of sun, regional interpretations of age-appropriate fashion, and disproportionate amount of plastic surgery can make this trickier than you think.
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*This does not extend to their strangely incongruous food court. Sbarro and Panda Express? Shame on you, Fashion Square!
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