Fashion
Prada China is boosting its retail presence by opening seven stores in the city of Xi’an.
The Italian luxury fashion group plans three Prada stores for the SKP Mall, plus two Miu Miu boutiques and two outlets for its Church’s brand.
Xi’an is an expanding city, with its luxury shopping scene including boutiques for brands including Chanel, Dior and Gucci as reported.
SKP Mall is seeking to replicate its successful model in Beijing with its new location in Xi’an, which has just opened. Designed by London architecture firm Sybarite, SKP Xi’an is a 19-storey structure.
For SKP, Prada is opening spaces for its menswear, womenswear and women’s footwear. The apparel boutiques are on the ground floor, while the shoes boutique is on the fourth floor. The stores are representative of Prada’s codes, with architectural details such as green marble, black-and-white checkered floors and mid-century Italian furniture.
Miu Miu is also setting up on SKP’s ground level with a store for its apparel, accessories, handbags and shoes. The second Miu Miu store in SKP is a footwear-focused boutique on the fifth floor. Both spaces feature elements such as blue damask fabric and velvet sofas.
Church’s, meanwhile, will retail men’s and women’s footwear on the second and fifth floors, respectively.
To mark the openings, Prada is taking its Silver Line pop-up to SKP – the installation is inspired by train travel and offers shoppers products that serve purposes for different parts of the journey.
