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Sakowitz was a men's clothing store which grew into a small chain of family-owned high-end department stores based in Houston, Texas.It operated from 1902 until 1990. Sakowitz was responsible for launching many of the now-famous European fashion designers in America - among them Andre' Courreges, Yves St. Laurent Rive Gauche, Zandra Rhoades, Givenchy, and Erminegildo
It was the first regional mall in the Houston area, opening as Gulfgate Shopping Center on 20 September 1956 with Joske's, Sakowitz, Weingarten's, J. J. Newberry and W. T. Grant. [2] The architects were John Graham & Company. [3] Popularly known as Gulfgate Mall, many remember this being the first Air Conditioned mall in America
Wyatt is the daughter of Ann Baum Sakowitz (July 28, 1913 - January 18, 2010, San Antonio) and Bernard Sakowitz (1907 - 1981), a prominent couple in Houston's Jewish circles. [3] [4] [5] They were married in July 1933. [6] Ann was once in negotiations with Louis B. Meyer for a movie acting contract, but abandoned it on Bernard's objection. [6]
Potential tariffs are also set to shake up the fashion industry. Incoming President Donald Trump threatened tariffs of 60% on Chinese imports, 25% on Mexico and Canada, and 10%-20% on all imports.
The name of Worth became a byword for luxury as he and his staff of more than 1,000 laboured to transform the fashion industry. Yet his beginnings could never have hinted at his extraordinary journey.
Sakowitz was an original tenant of Midland Park Mall, closing in 1982. [4] In 2003, the mall changed managers to one who had previously managed Dadeland Mall in Miami, Florida. [5] Gap closed in 2009, [6] although Vanity (which closed in 2017) and a food court tenant opened. [7] Other expansions included Charlotte Russe, Zumiez, and Ulta. [8]
Camelview Plaza, Scottsdale, Arizona, including Sakowitz, Bullock’s, an 11-story Arizona Bank Tower, and Camelview Cinema, 1974. Now merged into Scottsdale Fashion Square. Frank Cuneo Memorial Hospital Extended Care Facility, Chicago, Illinois, 1975; St. Benedict the African Church, Englewood, Illinois, 1987
The first phase of the mall, featuring Bigg's and approximately 20 other stores, opened on July 11, 1988. A month prior to this, Higbee's withdrew from the project after being purchased by a joint venture of Dillard's and Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. [10] As a result, B. Altman was relocated from its originally planned store to the space vacated by Higbee's, thus leaving a vacant anchor store and ...