Tahari Takes Fashion Island

Elie Tahari at his Fashion Island boutique

The occasion was the grand opening of the 2,500-square-foot Elie Tahari boutique at Newport Beach’s Fashion Island retail center. Elie Tahari himself made an appearance at the Sept. 30 gala.

Tahari said the store will be influential. His brand’s upcoming stores will take many of their design cues from the Fashion Island boutique. Tahari will open a store in Istanbul on Oct. 14. A boutique will open in Tyson’s Corner in Virginia in March 2011. In November, a Tahari store will debut in Dallas.