Fashion Outlets of Chicago to open Aug. 1

Chicago -- Fashion Outlets of Chicago, a 530,000-sq.-ft. retail destination located just minutes from O'Hare International Airport and 15 miles from downtown Chicago, will open its doors for the first time on Aug. 1.



The first fully-enclosed outlet mall built in Chicago in more than two decades, Fashion Outlets of Chicago is nearly 95% leased and will be home to 130 stores, including anchors Bloomingdale's The Outlet Store, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th and Forever 21, as well as outlet locations from high-fashion brands such as Gucci, Tory Burch, and Barneys New York.



A number of brands are also opening their first outlet store in Chicago, including Longchamp, Vince Camuto, Ports 1961 and L'Occitane.



Among the center’s innovations is The Arts Initiative, founded and curated by Arthur and Miami-based gallery Primary Projects, which will feature highly interactive visual arts integrated into the architectural framework of the property. Popular contemporary artists, such as Daniel Arsham, Jen Stark and Bhakti Baxter, created art that ascends the sides of escalators, throughout vestibules and entryways and suspended from ceilings.