Calabasas (Finally!) Gets Its First Luxury Fashion Destination, The Kingdom
Inside The Kingdom in Calabasas. Photo: courtesy The city of Calabasas, Calif. is something of an anomaly. Despite being home to countless celebrities — namely the Kardashians, Wests and Jenners, who arguably ignited a celeb migration to the hilly enclave — as well as the inspiration for an entire Yeezy collection and the setting for Dior's latest Cruise show , it's a somewhat unremarkable Los Angeles suburb . Sure, it's wealthy — the median income was $124,583 in 2010, and it's likely gone up since — pretty, and rife with gated communities , making it appealing to famous people like Drake and Justin Bieber who want privacy. But unlike, say, Beverly Hills or Brentwood, there aren't many places for wealthy inhabitants to gather, "see and be seen" and spend their money. Development on this front has been slow: In 1998, Caruso, the company behind The Grove, opened The Commons at Calabasas, an outdoor shopping center whose tenants were always pretty basic....