Grand Opening of The Fashion Outlets of Chicago

 The line outside Prada, located on the second floor of the mall.

Today I made my way out to Rosemont for the grand opening of The Fashion Outlets of Chicago. This is the largest retail project to hit Chicago in two decades. Thousands of people came out for the opening festivities and of course to shop! Here are my top five reasons this mall is AWESOME, one of the reasons being its potential to attract celebrities.

 

1. Unlike most outlet malls, this one is fully enclosed. So during the winter you don't have to run in and out of stores when its below zero outside.

 

2. FOC is much closer to the city than Chicago Premium Outlets which is in the far western suburb of Aurora.

 

3. With about 130 stores (Gucci, Gap, Armani, Forever 21 and more), there is something here for just about everyone and at decent price points. Some of my favorite stores at this mall include Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Nike, and Guess. Just to name a few.

 

4. The parking is easy. As soon as we entered the parking garage this morning we found parking very easily. Our parking spot was literally just 20-30 feet from the nearest mall entrance where we were greeted and began our adventure through this crazy mall.

 

5. Lastly this brand new mall has the potential to attract celebrities. Rosemont Theater and Allstate Arena are both located in Rosemont which book some of the hottest artists in music. Some famous singers could easily hit the mall if they have some down time before their show. All summer long Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have been spotted around Chicago and considering one of their sightings was at Chicago Premium Outlets back in July, this new mall could possibly be a future sighting.

 

Just FYI parking is FREE all weekend for the grand opening festivities and make sure to look out for all the perks the stores have to offer. Thanks Helzberg Diamonds for our free gift!

 

On the second floor.

 

 

 

View of the Food Court.