Chain Reaction

Here is a showcase of fall's eye-popping trends from color-blocked dresses and lush leather to knitwear cardigans and twill jackets provided, of course, by a bevy of stores and boutiques that bind the 'Burgh with the best in designer style-triggering a chain reaction of fashion emergence.

 

In an unprecedented show of unity, designer chains have set up shop in Pittsburgh, linking our region as a burgeoning style mecca with the latest trends in the apparel industry. Within that mix of national trend-setting retailers, we include local high-end chains Larrimor's and Roberta Weissburg Leathers (with two locations each and counting), which offer designer labels like Max Mara, Burberry and Andrew Marc to name a few.

Here is a showcase of fall's eye-popping trends from color-blocked dresses and lush leather to knitwear cardigans and twill jackets provided, of course, by a bevy of stores and boutiques that bind the 'Burgh with the best in designer style—triggering a chain reaction of fashion emergence.

Behind the scenes of the "Chain Reaction" photo shoot.


From Kate Spade and BCBG Max Azria to Michael Kors and Nordstrom, fashion retail chains are anchoring their coveted apparel in Pittsburgh.

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