Fashion brand PAIGE announced Tuesday it will reopen its Palisades Village store next week as businesses begin returning to the shopping center following the January 2025 Palisades Fire.
The store will reopen Aug. 15 as one of the retailers returning to Palisades Village, which is reopening after more than $100 million in renovations and environmental remediation following the wildfire.
Owner Rick Caruso revealed the reopening date in an Instagram post last month, writing, “I’m so excited to share the news: Palisades Village is officially reopening to the public on the morning of August 15th.”
The outdoor shopping center survived the wildfire that devastated the coastal community, destroying thousands of homes and other structures throughout the Palisades, but required extensive repairs and environmental remediation to remove contaminants left behind by smoke, ash and debris from the fire.
PAIGE’s co-founder and creative director, Paige Adams-Geller, is a longtime Pacific Palisades resident.
“What I admire most about the Caruso properties is their ability to create a sense of belonging within communities and a place to call home,” Adams-Geller said in a statement. “Palisades Village is an extension of what the Pacific Palisades community has always embodied — an inclusive place to gather and make memories, and we’re thrilled to be back.”
To mark the reopening, PAIGE will offer a limited-edition Palisades Social Club T-shirt and sweatshirt available at the store, with 100% of proceeds benefiting Steadfast LA, a nonprofit supporting wildfire recovery efforts in Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Altadena.
Opening weekend events Aug. 15-16 will include complimentary embroidery and patch customization, refreshments and a commemorative Palisades Village tote bag with purchases, according to the company.
Crews spent months restoring the center, stripping buildings to their frames, treating wood and rebuilding walls and interiors to prepare stores and restaurants for reopening.
The retail and dining center, which opened in 2018, was 99% leased as of last month, according to Caruso. Most former tenants are returning, while nearly one-third of the businesses will be new to the property.
“Longtime local stores like Loomey’s Toy Store and K Bakery will reopen with us alongside favorites Elyse Walker and Angelini,” Caruso wrote in his social media post.
“It is a testament to the resilience and spirit of this community,” he added.
Fashion designer Elyse Walker previously announced plans to reopen her namesake store at the center after her longtime flagship location on Antioch Street was destroyed in the fire.
Toy store owner Amanda Rastegar, whose Loomey’s Toys store was also lost in the wildfire, said she was eager to return.
Chef Gino Angelini also plans to reopen Angelini Ristorante & Bar at the center, although he said the restaurant would return quietly out of respect for residents still recovering from the disaster.
New tenants at the center will include chef Nancy Silverton’s Italian steakhouse Spacca Tutto and activewear retailer LESET’s first West Coast location.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the fire destroyed 6,822 structures, including more than 5,500 homes and about 100 commercial buildings.
Caruso previously credited the survival of Palisades Village to the work of private firefighters and the fire-resistant materials used in the center’s construction.
He expressed optimism that the reopening of Palisades Village would help accelerate the broader recovery of Pacific Palisades by restoring one of the community’s commercial and social gathering places.