Fashion has always flirted with the rituals of art collecting. There are the highs of finding the ultimate archival piece (likely to stay inside of the dust bag at all times), or the quiet grief of letting it go—only to make room for what’s next.
As Loewe opened its new Palm Beach storefront at the Royal Poinciana Plaza earlier this month, those comparasians were drawn even closer in a boutique not dissimilar to an eclectic art collector’s abode.
Loewe Palm Beach's walls are dressed in oceanic shades of handcrafted tile, while the floors wear two wool carpets recreating British textile artist John Allen’s The River Reaches the Sea, Birling Gap. The boutique's disparate natural touches are bound together by a number of organic textures: turned iron, ash wood shelving, concrete flooring, and brass abound. Marble counters sit beside Nakashima Conoid Cushion chairs and a Spanish antique ceramic vessel.
If a collector did live amidst the these washed blue and green walls, there would be no denying their far-reaching taste. Hung among the garments on display are pieces from the house's vast collection, including British painter Christina Kimeze’s Taking Time, 2023, and New York-based painter Doron Langberg’s Ilan’s Garden 4, 2022—a delicate landscape from an often provocative artist.
The full breadth of Loewe’s women’s ready-to-wear bags, shoes, leather goods, and other accessories mingle with these creations. There’s a poetic parallel between the space and the house's Spring/Summer 2025 collection. Like Loewe’s Palm Beach location, the garments took inspiration from the Earth. Akin to waterfalls, the silhouettes evade traditional structure, only being held to heel by a Loewe leather Jacron label. This store experience feels less like retail or runway and more like residency. See the collection as Loewe would like you to: hanging in your closet.
