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Hervia are perhaps best known for their status as leading retailer for Vivienne Westwood within the UK, and also for being the first to bring Manchester directional designers in the early 90’s. Come February 2010 Hervia are set to bring us a fashion retail experience unlike any other in the North West. Hervia Bazaar will be an exquisite luxury store, set in Spring Gardens and will house some of the most influential designers and labels that the fashion world has to offer. The store is also set to launch their own site, http://www.herviabazaar.com/ to coincide with the store opening, which will
emulate the same perfect retail experience as shopping in store.

The brand directory of the store will be a veritable feast of top directional designs including Jean Paul Gaultier, Comme Des Garcons, Antonio Berardi, Yohji Yamamoto, Hussein Chalayan, Zero+Maria Cornejo, Pierre Hardy, Gareth Pugh, Jean Charles de Castelbajac, House of Holland and Rick Owens. Many of these labels can only be found in the fashion capitals and in the flagship stores. As well as the designers main lines most will also stock handbags, shoes and accessories as part of their instore collections.

Hervia Bazaar will also showcase a collection of the most innovative and stylish jewellery and shoe designers in the world, carefully chosen by Managing Director, Oscar Pinto-Hervia in the Parisian showrooms during Paris fashion week.

As well as featuring the more established designers Hervia Bazaar are investing in fresh names that may not be familiar to as many people but who are incredible talented and who have worked for many of leading designers themselves. For example Michael Lewis, the shoe designer who has previously worked for Louis Vuitton, Tom Ford and Jean Charles de Castelbajac, and Atalanta Weller who has just been named one of the most progressive shoe designers in the world alongside Christian Louboutin and Guiseppe Zanotti.

Hervia Bazaar are working closely with Vivienne Westwood’s son and founder of Agent Provocateur, Joe Corre. Joe and his business partner Barnzley have recently set up new Menswear label ‘A Child of the Jago’. The label is working with Hervia Bazaar to create a special dedicated area for the brand that will see one off vintage pieces mixed with their S/S collection.

Oscar Pinto-Hervia says, ‘It has been a dream of mine for many years to bring exciting, directional designers together in one luxury space. I have felt for a while there was a lack of choice in Manchester when it came to buying clothes of great quality and style, many people had to travel to London to shop from the designers they loved. London has Dover Street Market and now Manchester has Hervia Bazaar!’

We are in agreeance that there are a lack of luxury directional design stores in Manchester, especially ones that stock exquisite high end garments, so Hervia Bazaar will be a welcome change and will be highly anticipated within the local fashion industry. All that is left to say is, role on February 2010!

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