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Nordstrom’s love affair with Italy produces special pop-in only for Texans

Nordstrom is bringing the impossibly elegant style of Italy to four lucky stores in Texas. As of March 4, the Lone Star locales boast an exclusive store-in-store arranged through the Italian Trade Commission (ITC) called Pop-In@Nordstrom Loves Italy.

At these special locations — San Antonio’s Shops at La Cantera, Austin's Barton Creek Square, Galleria Dallas, and Houston’s Galleria — find Italian products from 55 brands, including apparel, accessories, jewelry, footwear, eyewear, perfumery, and beauty.

There are items to covet at nearly every price point, from only $4 all the way up to $1,250. And, in some instances, this is the first time these brands have ever been available in the United States.

“We have met so many incredibly talented designers from all over Italy who all have amazing stories to tell about their companies,” says Olivia Kim, Nordstrom VP of creative projects, in a release. “We really just wanted to see what was out there and be sure we could offer the range of Italian fashion, and it’s exciting to give these brands a platform to be exposed in the U.S. for the first time.”

The pop-in is part of Nordstrom's “We Love IT” initiative, begun last year as a campaign in eight Texas stores to highlight existing Made in Italy merchandise. For this second phase, Kim personally scouted in Italy (nice work if you can get it). She and her team started with 700 brands and whittled it down to the 55 now featured in these Texas Nordstroms.

A Nordstrom spokesperson says the decision to do these pop-ins only in Texas was made together, by the retailer and the ITC, but was “greatly influenced” by ITC’s eagerness to do more business in our great state.

Pop-In@Nordstrom Loves Italy runs from March 4 through April 17 and includes a series of events dedicated to Italian lifestyle, from food to music.

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Original Beetlejuice costumes crawl to San Antonio in time for sequel

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice film still with Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz

Film still courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Beetlejuice was always instantly recognizable thanks to its unique costuming.

If you say his name three times in a row, a striped suit appears...or something. In celebration of the new Beetlejuice movie, titled Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a costume pop-up in San Antonio is putting some of the memorable looks on display from August 28 to September 15.

These costumes are some of the most iconic parts of the 1988 film, from Beetlejuice's stripes, to Lydia's red wedding dress, to Lydia's mom's single-gloved black ensemble. Some original pieces (including two of those three) will be on display at Santikos Casa Blanca, in a free exhibit that will surely inspire some Halloween trends this year after the film's September 6 release.

Directed by Tim Burton, the 2024 film follows a different plot years after the original, with returning cast members including Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice, Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz, and Catherine O’Hara as her mother, Delia Deetz. The hottest name in campy, creepy film, Jenna Ortega, is also joining for the first time as Lydia's daughter, Astrid, an unexpected twist for people like Ryder who expected that Lydia was not exactly the maternal type.

Beetlejuice costumes at Santikos Casa Blanca A new release shared an image of the display.Image courtesy of Santikos Entertainment

These costumes are the work of designer Colleen Atwood, who is responsible for some of the most distinctive costuming in movies, often with a fantasy or horror element. Atwood worked on Hannibal Lecter's famous mask in Silence of the Lambs; many fantastical, extravagant looks in Alice in Wonderland; and the surprisingly whimsical, yet dark garb of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

In the ouroboros of Tim Burton movies, there is always much cross-collaboration, so it makes sense that Atwood has worked alongside Ortega in another spooky reboot before. She served as a designer for Wednesday, the Burton-Netflix series that launched Ortega into fame for her portrayal of Wednesday Addams.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice cast The new film adds a generation to the Deetz dynamic.Film still courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

Visitors to the display are invited to take pictures with the famous looks, and they can generate their own images as fabulously dressed dead people at welcometoafterlife.com. Santikos Casa Blanca is located at 11210 Alamo Ranch Pkwy.

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