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The Kansas City Power & Light District plans to open a retail collective of seven locally owned boutiques this winter.</p><p>The Garment District will take up 4,000 square feet at 1350 Main St., district developer Cordish Co. told The Star on Thursday.</p><p>The shops will be sectioned off with furniture and displays and will surround a central concierge/full-service bar. The area, scheduled to open March 1, also will promote other district operations.</p><p>Boutique owners will pay rent to the district but pool their funds for a general manager, three or four part-time employees and other overhead costs, Cordish said. </p><p>The name plays homage to Kansas City’s historic Garment District, a textile hub that operated just blocks from the Power & Light District. The Kansas City Garment District Museum will lend a rotating display of artifacts for the space, Cordish said.</p><p>Rachel Pheffer, who operates an online design business called Urbantique, plans to open her first brick-and-mortar store in The Garment District. </p><p>“Everyone is always asking me to do my own store and I say no. The man-hours I would have to put in wouldn’t allow me to design, and the overhead is ridiculous to be on your own,” she said. </p><p>Urbantique will sell modern custom accessories and apparel with vintage touches. It also is branching out into collegiate items, so Pheffer wanted to be near the Sprint Center.</p><p>The other boutiques are: </p><p>•City Girls, a contemporary women’s boutique with locations in Gardner and Salina, Kan.</p><p>•Denim Couture, men’s and women’s contemporary clothing. It has a location in Overland Park. </p><p>•Imagery, the second area location for the designer clothing store for men and women. The shop was a Westport mainstay for 25 years before new owners relocated to Mission Farms in Leawood. </p><p>Co-owner Roberta Brown said: “We had a twofold reason for opening: to let the inner-city core know we are still around, and there are so many businesspeople working downtown and they need places to shop on their lunch hour.”</p><p>•Label, the first location for the men’s boutique offering one-of-a-kind T’s, button-ups and designer denim. </p><p>•Polka Dot Petals, the first location for the men’s and women’s boutique. It will offer such brands as Nicole Lee and Chinese Laundry.</p><p>•Two Chic Blvd., a women’s boutique that has one location in Overland Park.</p><p>Cordish on Thursday also said that The Polished Edge is coming to the Power & Light District. </p><p>The locally owned fine jewelry store, which has a location in Liberty, is expected to open at 1360 Main St. by late January.
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