Fashion designer Marc Jacobs is opening at St. Johns Town Center, where it appears to be leasing space next to the Talbots women’s clothing store.
Talbots is in city review for a split into at least two spaces, and it looks like Marc Jacobs will take one of them.
New York City-based Marc Jacobs sells ready-to-wear apparel along with its signature tote bag and other handbags, fragrances, jewelry, shoes, accessories and more.
The city is reviewing a permit to split the 6,269-square-foot Talbots space into at least two spaces at an estimated project cost of $250,000.
A Talbots associate was unaware of the plans Nov. 7 and said the store was not moving, so it appears that Marc Jacobs could be taking the other part of the split space.
Talbots is at 4812 River City Drive, Unit 119.
The city is reviewing a permit for Marc Jacobs in 2,786 square feet of space at 4812 River City Drive, Unit 119A, at an estimated cost of $125,000. The layout indicates a focus on handbags and accessories.
Site plans and the St. Johns Town Center directory map indicate that the Marc Jacobs and Talbots stores are in the strip of storefronts anchored by Lilly Pulitzer and Tommy Bahama. The stores are near Nordstrom.
Marc Jacobs operates 280 stores worldwide, including at least 26 boutiques and about 30 outlet stores in the U.S.
The four Florida boutiques are in Aventura, Boca Raton and Miami, with two.
The four Florida outlets are in Orlando, where there are two, and in Sunrise and Tampa.
Paris-based luxury brand group LVMH says designer Marc Jacobs created Marc Jacobs International with Robert Duffy in 1984.
The LVMH group is an owner in Marc Jacobs International.
The tote bag is its signature product.
“Taking inspiration from iconic archival designs, the seminal Tote Bag was released in 2019, igniting unprecedented fervor and fandom,” the MarcJacobs.com site says.
The bag is “reinvented seasonally.”
Online prices show the tote bags start at $175.