L.A. Designer Clare V Opens Denver, Chicago Stores

Los Angeles designer Clare Vivier is bringing her signature Cali-Paris style to the American heartland, with a new store now open at the Dairy Block in Denver and a pop-up opening today in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. “We’re excited about Chicago…we’ve designed the store with [events planner and interiors stylist] Amy Blessing and her sister Sarah, who have worked a lot with Goop. It’s furnished with both vintage and new pieces from local furniture shops, which can be purchased,” said Vivier, who started her brand in 2007 combining a love of French chic and American prep with the search for the perfect, non-corporate-looking work bag. “Denver, I was so impressed with when I visited. It was so bustling, everyone was out and about, and there are lots of places to eat and hang around the new Free Market in the Dairy Block.” The two stores bring the boutique count to nine for Vivier, who is headquartered in the up-and-coming, L.A. River-adjacent Frogtown neighborhood of L.A., surrounded by newly opened production offices, photography studios and hipster coffee spots, which means it’s not unusual for people to pop-in unannounced to say hello, like Academy Award-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood, who came in

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