Apparel stores and showrooms have a unique opportunity to make a really personal connection with their customers. The design of an apparel space should be carefully crafted to speak directly to your customers. In successful retail apparel stores, the target audience is clearly defined. In showrooms, your design should speak to both the buyers as well as their customers. With thoughtful planning and design choices, buyers will feel comfortable and at home in your showroom and take time to consider each piece in the line. At the same time, buyers need to feel that your line would be perfect for their clientele.
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- Boot Jack from Entrance
On entering Boot Jack, customers are presented with two paths, one leading to western clothing and boot for women and children and the other leading to clothing, hats and boots for men.
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- View across Boot Jack Entrance
2. In the entrance, a domed ceiling sporting a large wrought iron chandelier starts the western theme for the store. A custom laser cut Lone Star in the floors starts customers on the path to everything western from hats to boots.
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- Mens Boots
3. As the name of the store implies, Boot Jack has an outstanding selection of boots that are featured in custom cabinets.
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- Boot Jack Jewelry Cases
4. The wrought iron jewelry cases were custom designed by Bradford Design, Ltd. for Boot Jack and fabricated by artisans in Mexico.
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- Boot Jack Hat Bar
5. At the Hat Bar, customers can have hats fitted and cleaned with a steam process. The finest hats are showcased in the bar as well.
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- Boot Jack Front Doors
Custom doors were designed for Boot Jack and made in Mexico. The doors feature wrought iron grills on mesquite raised panels, and brass handles stamped with the Boot Jack brand.
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- Smith & Smith Sign
7. The crisp black, white and red color scheme of Smith and Smith are favorites of Bob and Sandy Smith. The dimensional metallic brushes aluminum letters in their logo on a rich red wall are the ideal choice to showcase their personal brand.
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- Smith & Smith Serving Bar
8. Bob and Sandy Smith are famous for their homemade ice cream and other delicious options for their customers. The granite topped bar, metal flake cherry red bar stools and red pendant lights lets customers know being the showroom will be fun.
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- Smith & Smith Plan
9. The showroom is designed in an octagonal pattern. Being old hands in the apparel rep business, the owners knew exactly what each of their lines required and the designer, Susan Bradford gave them at creative plan that met all their requirements.
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- Windows at Arnold Helman
The windows at the Arnold Helman showroom were designed to be eye catching but also easy to maintain. As lines and styles can change from one show to the next, we chose to use a loose line drawing image of women instead of literal photographs or mannequins. The images on acrylic panels are shown over iridescent silk taffeta panels. Exotic flowers top off the design.
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- Front Desk at Arnold Helman
The desk was designed for receiving customers during markets, not as a working desk, so the desk was designed to fit into the look of the showroom.
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- Arnold Helman Show Spaces
The clothing from each line is stored in bunkers and displayed on bamboo rods on the wall. This design creates a clean, calm presentation space where buyers can easily focus on the garments being shown. The open seating allows buyers to come and go on their own schedules as they rotate through the lines.
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- Reggie Bowles presents Creare
13. Creare makes fascinating Murano glass beads jewelry. The space was updated with dark metallic walls that make the jewelry stand out. The vintage Lucite light fixture and carved black mirror complete the martini lounge atmosphere that speaks of good times and sophisticated company.
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- Althea and David Rendering
15. In order to secure the highly desirable atrium space, Althea and David worked with the designer, Susan Bradford to design a space that would fit in AMC design criteria. The color scheme was changed from gray blue to green, but the concept worked well. Painting by Susan Bradford.
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- Althea and David Showroom
14. The Althea and David Showroom on the atrium in AmericasMart was designed to showcase their lines. Famous for their creative use of mannequins, the front window was designed especially to make that possible. The transitional design esthetic works well with their lines and gives space for each line to flourish.
