Michael kors 's entering into New Orleans

Danni Winger had a visceral reaction when she spotted the new store that opened last weekend at The Shops at Canal Place. “I nearly shrieked when I saw it,” said Winger, 24, a professional dancer and self-described full-time fashionista.Coming out of the new Michael Kors boutique, Winger looked over to the shiny windows fronting the white, cube-shaped shop. “He’s one of my favorite designers. I follow him on ‘Project Runway,’ and I order from him online all the time. I have that bag, the one with the bullets, and that one,” she said, gesturing to a studded purse and a red handbag. “I just tweeted: ‘Oh my God, Michael Kors is in New Orleans.’ It’s about time we get something like this.”The “it’s about time” sentiment is one heard often from local shoppers who wonder why New Orleans has struggled to attract some of the high-profile retailers common in other cities. Michael kors outlet With the addition of Michael Kors to the region — the designer also plans to open a second store in Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie next year — shoppers are able to cross one name off their wish lists of not-in-New Orleans stores, a list that for many includes Zara, H&M, Cole Haan, West Elm, Crate & Barrel and others.Kors isn’t the only retailer eyeing the New Orleans area. With one location already at Lakeside, J.Crew will take over a 5,000-square-foot space in Canal Place in February, a debut timed to take advantage of Carnival crowds.Next door to the new J.Crew, Brooks Brothers recently completed a four-month renovation of its 12,000-square-foot Canal Place location, michael korsdoubling the size of its women’s department, expanding its boys department and planning to introduce a girls department by spring. The spruced-up space also features Brooks Brothers’ University Collection, stocked with preppy staples like Levi’s, Ray Bans and Red Wing Boots.Around the corner from Brooks Brothers, Melanie Perret, a New Orleans native, has opened a French Sole boutique, bringing in the New York-based brand’s fanciful ballet flats.And Louis Vuitton this fall ripped out its existing boutique within the Saks Fifth Avenue and expanded by 30 percent, creating a new 2,800-square-foot wood-paneled emporium that exudes an aura of country club exclusivity. The additional elbow room has allowed for an expanded men’s department and more of the line’s exotic offerings in women’s handbags, heels and luggage.