Maya Palace

Hello all,

This is my first blog post ever so please bear with me…

If it is not obvious by the title of my blog, my blog is about fashion, in particular Mexican/border inspired fashion. Although I have entitled my blog “Fashionista Frenzy” it is not limited to just clothes and apparel. I will also be incorporating accessories, jewelry, and art into my blogs. 

The first place I visited on my path down inspired fashion was a cute, local boutique called Maya Palace. I visited the main of two different local locations. I arranged to meet with the owners of the store and they were more than accommodating. The slightly elder couple, John Kopplin, an Arizona native and graduate of the University of Arizona, and Susana Kopplin, a native of Costa Rica, opened their first shop in Tucson in 1977. 

The boutique contains clothes from all over the world, including Mexico.

From the deep purple interior walls to the colorful tile- framed windows on the outside of the store, a lot of the store’s scenery and inventory derives from a strong Latin influence. Many  of the Mexican influenced clothes in the boutique are brightly colored in different hues of red, yellow, teal, and purple, are made from an easily breathing cotton material, and are adorned with sivler and turquoise jewelry. 

In addition to having a beautifully decorated showroom, Susana Kopplin is fashionista herself. Having a life- long love for fashion, Kopplin owned her own boutique in Costa Rica before moving to the U.S. As I sat aside and watched over the store before introducing myself and letting my motives be known, I watched Kopplin assist many customers herself. She first listened to the customer’s needs, then proceeded to go to all different corners of the showroom floor, looking as though she was just collecting random items, she then returned to the customer with a beautifully crafted ensemble. 

Impressed by both the store and it’s owners, I’d say that the Mexican inspiration of Maya Palace gets two thumbs way up from Fashionista Frenzy.

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