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Bespoke San Antonio clothier unbuttons new boutique at the Pearl

The Pearl development is welcoming a fitting San Antonio business into its fold.

Opening to the public Saturday, October 16 is local custom clothing company Limatus Bespoke, which will be located in a 1,500-square-foot boutique space at the new Oxbow building at Pearl, at 1803 Broadway St.

Limatus Bespoke, which was founded in 2000 and also maintains a Southtown location at 311 Roosevelt Ave., is the creation of Devin Castleton, who had designs on creating a custom clothier in San Antonio akin to specialty shops he visited while living abroad. The result is a custom clothing company that emphasizes a, well, bespoke fashion experience.

Hardly cut from the same cloth as other fashion boutiques, Limatus Bespoke (“Limatus” is Latin for “refined” and “bespoke” refers to clothing made from scratch) empowers customers to choose the fabric, fit, and design of their pieces, with the goal of creating a personalized style and fit that is unique to each patron.

Limatus Bespoke makes suits, shirts, pants, jackets, vests, coats, and skirts according to each customer’s precise measurements, and during its tenure has dressed a number of notable San Antonians, from musician Doc Watkins and chef Steve McHugh to Greater: SATX president and CEO Jenna Saucedo-Herrera and even The Bachelorette contestant Mike Johnson.

“When we started Limatus Bespoke, we did it with a very direct intent to build a company that did not solely focus on the bottom line, but could promote our values, like expressing individuality and creativity, supporting and championing other local businesses that build our community, and ultimately add to the character of San Antonio,” founder Castleton says. “Pearl aligns with our values and we are fortunate to be part of the community and thrilled to begin our next chapter.”

Fashionistas interested in dressing to the nines with Limatus Bespoke’s help can start the process by booking an appointment with one of the boutique’s stylists, who then take more than 20 body measurements with specialized tools while learning customers’ style preferences and wardrobe needs. Then the design wizards get to work, and four to five weeks later, customers are called back in for a 30-minute fitting so Limatus Bespoke can make any needed alterations.

Limatus Bespoke also offers tailoring services and custom wedding apparel.

After its October 16 launch, Limatus Bespoke at Pearl will be open Monday through Saturday 10 am-6 pm and Sunday noon-5 pm. For more information about Limatus Bespoke or to book a private appointment, visit limatusbespoke.com.

The stylish team at Limatus Bespoke helps San Antonians dress their best.

Photo by Josh Huskin

The stylish team at Limatus Bespoke helps San Antonians dress their best.

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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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