Influential Oakland, Calif., fashion retailer is in expansion mode. She’s opening a second store next month, at 3687 Sacramento Street in San Francisco’s Pacific and Presidio Heights neighborhood.
The location is auspicious; it’s next door to pioneering institution Susan, opened by Susan Foslien in 1983, which was one of the first stores to bring Yohji Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons and other conceptual Japanese designers to the West Coast in the 1980s. McMullen’s new space was formerly occupied by Foslien’s Grocery Store fashion boutique. McMullen opened in Oakland 17 years ago, and has made it part of her ethos to support designers of color at her inclusive luxury specialty store.
She was the first to buy CFDA Women’s Designer of the Year winner ‘ collection, which she stocks alongside Diotima, Khaite, Proenza Schouler, Dries Van Noten, , Lisa Folawiyo, Maria McManus, Wales Bonner, Aisling Camps, Malene Birger, Zankov and Abadia along with fine jewelry by Gabriela Artigas and Bernard James, housewares, gifts and more. Near beloved restaurant Spruce, multidesigner boutique Betty Lin, and home goods store Found by Maja, the second location is 1,000 square feet and will have a similar mix of new and established designers. In-house tailoring, private styling and same-day delivery will be on offer.
“San Francisco holds a special place in my heart, as it was my home when I first moved to the Bay Area over 20 years ago,” said McMullen, a native of Oklahoma, who wa.