Palm
Beach has no shortage of chic little
boutiques, but one of the newest places to max out your credit
card in the town is Isabel. Opened last autumn by former Calvin
Klein managing director Susan Palladino, Isabel stocks Tracy
Reese (Susan was one of her first clients), Rebecca Taylor, and
Saja as well as newer designers like AKA New York (the designers
are three former ELLE magazine fashion and accessories
editors); T Luxury; and Cass Guy. Palladino has filled her
boutique with easy, wearable clothes and is a fan of
body-skimming dresses and floaty skirts by new labels like Mint;
Mimo; Woo; Harkham; Twinkle; The West Village; Sabina; and Lotty
B. Isabel is decorated with a mix of French and antique
furnishings, and the store also carries handbags, hand-stitched
beaded sandals, and exquisite jewellery from Jack Vartanian,
who has exhibited at the Louvre. Other fabulous touches include
an on-staff stylist and treats like iced tea and soft drinks
during the hot Florida summers, apple cider in the fall and hot
chocolate in the winter, as well as homemade chocolate chip
cookies, pistachio nuts, and pretzels. Palladino is also planning
monthly trunk shows and special events including evening cocktail
parties in the
courtyard. Isabel, #32 Via Mizner,
Palm Beach, Florida. Store hours:
Monday - Saturday, 10am -
5pm Phone (561)
835-8868.
