Henri Bendel bags
Henri Bendel, a favorite New York boutique of the smash hit TV series “Gossip Girl,” is unveiling its Orange County outpost on Friday, Nov. 6. The boutique, with Bendel’s signature brown and white stripes, is located on the first level of the Bloomingdale’s wing at South Coast Plaza .
For a previous story about the O.C. store, click here.
The original Henri Bendel store opened in 1895 on W. 57th Street in New York.
The store became part of recent popular culture vernacular after it was featured in the movie “Confessions of a Shopaholic” and in “Gossip Girl.”
No wonder the store bills itself as “the ultimate girls’ playground.”
When the South Coast Plaza boutique opens, there will be a total of 11 Bendel locations across the U.S. for the Columbus, Ohio-based Limited Brands, which also owns Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works. The store will carry accessories, beauty products, fragrance, jewelry, food and Bendel-branded items.
The first 250 customers to purchase $125 or more worth of goods at the store will receive a limited-edition Henri Bendel tote.
For more information, call (714) 557-1647.
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In the ’80s, I worked as a temporary holiday visual merchandiser for the now-defunct May Company. Even back then, we were putting up trimmed Christmas trees (and I was gluing large shiny ornaments to faux trees) all over the store before Oct. 31.
