Fashion Capitol
Much of the decor in the new store is a reflection of Laura and Perry's travels. Throw pillows throughout the boutique are made from Indian saris and Moroccan rugs dot the space.
Featuring fashions from the world's top deisgners including Lanvin and Balenciaga, Capitol is unlike any other store in the Southeast. Now, after its recent relocation to SouthPark's Morrison, the selection finally has a chic space to match.
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Much of the decor in the new store is a reflection of Laura and Perry's travels. Throw pillows throughout the boutique are made from Indian saris and Moroccan rugs dot the space.Much of the decor in the new store is a reflection of Laura and Perry's travels. Throw pillows throughout the boutique are made from Indian saris and Moroccan rugs dot the space.
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"We wanted it to be a refuge for our shopper where they would feel comfortable and beautiful and private and be free to explore," says Laura Poole, owner of the two-story storefront, which features luxuriously large dressing rooms and sitting areas with distinctive furniture including an armoire from Pierre Cardin's original Paris boutique."We wanted it to be a refuge for our shopper where they would feel comfortable and beautiful and private and be free to explore," says Laura Poole, owner of the two-story storefront, which features luxuriously large dressing rooms and sitting areas with distinctive furniture including an armoire from Pierre Cardin's original Paris boutique.
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Laura was able to reflect much of her own taste in the space, including de Gournay hand-painted wallpaper and chairs swathed in raw silk. Perry, Laura's husband and architect, found the antique light fixture, in a Pris flea market.Laura was able to reflect much of her own taste in the space, including de Gournay hand-painted wallpaper and chairs swathed in raw silk. Perry, Laura's husband and architect, found the antique light fixture, in a Pris flea market.
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Designed by Perry (local interior designer Barrie Benson worked on the interiors and finishes) the store is centered on an atrium featuring a vegetal wall (living plants growing in a specific design up a wall) by famed French botanist, Patrick Blanc.Designed by Perry (local interior designer Barrie Benson worked on the interiors and finishes) the store is centered on an atrium featuring a vegetal wall (living plants growing in a specific design up a wall) by famed French botanist, Patrick Blanc.
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"Perry wanted to make a space that honored Patrick's work, as well as making it a gorgeous backdrop for clothes," says Laura, who first met Blanc at a party in India. "we are so proud to have been able to bring his important work to Charlotte -- this is his third project in the States and first in the South.""Perry wanted to make a space that honored Patrick's work, as well as making it a gorgeous backdrop for clothes," says Laura, who first met Blanc at a party in India. "we are so proud to have been able to bring his important work to Charlotte -- this is his third project in the States and first in the South."
This article appears in the October 2008 issue of Charlotte magazine.