Trina Turk Closes Downtown Manhattan Beach Retail Boutique

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA — The Trina Turk Signature Boutique in downtown Manhattan Beach has closed its doors. The DTMB location opened in November 2013, just six blocks from the ocean in a beautiful new corner retail space on Manhattan Beach Boulevard at Morningside Drive. Now, the doors are locked, no merchandise inside other than empty displays.

It's not yet clear why the store closed, though another retail location in Larchmont also closed this week. The store opened in 2017 and was reported to be close to the nearing end of its lease. The store had been shuttered for several months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trina Turk, a lifestyle brand created by California designer Turk and her husband photographer Jonathan Skow in 1995, takes inspiration from "the multicultural mix, architecture and landscape of Los Angeles and California." Her "philosophy is to create wearable, optimistic fashion that incorporates the best aspects of classic American sportswear."

According to the Trina Turk website, retail stores are still open in Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Burlingame, CA, and in Atlanta and Dallas. The stores in Miami, New York, Honolulu, and Charlotte are closed but listed. The Manhattan Beach location is not listed on the brand's website. Neither is the Larchmont location.Boutiques in Fashion Island (Newport Beach), Houston, and the outlet store in South Pasadena are not on the brand's website either.

In a Glossy.com Podcast and interview on July 1, Turk said she wants to raise her ecommerce operation to 50% of the business. Before COVID-19, the brand was doing 15% of business online. She cited Neiman Marcus' bankruptcy filing and a lack of foot traffic at stores as reason for the emphasis on ecommerce.

Trina Turk branded fashion is sold by Neiman Marcus and Macy's in store and online. The company, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, has been adding to its online shopping options so customers can shop at home. Trina Turk stylists will send emails offering discounts and help curate a client's online shopping experience. The brand also features a "clothes on consignment" option much like “a dressing room in box,” so shoppers can try on merchandise and then return items minus any shipping fees.

The brand has supported The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Pacific Pride Foundation, Step Up, SF-Marin Food Bank, God's Love We Deliver and has been working with Masks For Heroes. Trina Turk's team of sewers, cutters, and pattern makers has made by hand more than 6,000 face masks for local healthcare offices. At last count, the brand has donated 3,337 face masks.