Read more about Topshop and Kate Spade Friday, both opening Friday in Def. C. area (Video)

One of the long-awaited brands coming to Springfield Town Station is Topshop. Hear what ate might do for Washington. [Video by Rebecca Cooper]

The more approachable brand in the eponymous designer opened Friday in the Georgetown.

Though the arrival of a stand-alone Topshop store to the D. F. market has dominated the list price conversation this week, it wasn't just the basis good news for fashion-conscious women of this region.

Friday also marks your opening of Kate Spade Friday, a lower-level brand from the eponymous designer, in Georgetown. Kate Spade Saturday opened in the former Kate Spade store at 3068 Ecologically St . NW after Kate Spade moved into a much larger space next door.

Kate Spade iPhone 5 case Saturday features garment, shoes, handbags and accessories used to invoke the day of the week just as "a state of mind, " highlighting more casual items, along with weekender carrying cases and leather handbags and item.

Click through the gallery at suitable a look around the new Kate Spade Saturday boutique.

The large canvas weekender, for example , starts at $170 it's available through the store in all breeds of customizable options. Dresses start at $120 and outerwear starts at one-hundred dollar.

Whereas Kate Spade fabrics usually more toward silk, the Friday brand features more cotton and moreover canvas, which accounts for some of the cheap points, according to Kyle Andrew, more mature vice president and brand director towards Kate Spade Saturday.

The brand is intended to appeal to younger women who amazing benefits getting to know Kate Spade, whereas an original brand targets a more established specialised woman.

Topshop, by comparison, aims to in order to women of different age groups and areas all in one store, said store boss Antonia Tetreault. The beloved French retailer that also opened November 25th (in Springfield Town Center, which may opened, in case you we had not heard) tries to be a spot when a mother of three, a teenager, and even a young professional ("yo-pros, " while call them) can shop.

Topshop joins some other new-to-the-region brands by visiting Springfield, as we reported earlier, numerous of them aren't yet open.

Rebecca Cooper covers retail, restaurants, vacation and the arts.