Christian Siriano unveils CT store to Katie Holmes, Laura Linney

The store’s opening featured a host of celebrity guests, including actresses Debra Messing, Laura Linney and Katie Holmes, as well as model Coco Rocha. With these celebrities flocking to the fringes of the big city for his store opening, Siriano seems to have other big names following his migration to suburban Connecticut life. Noting that the town “started as an artist community in the ‘60s,” Siriano told Vogue that he is “actually talking to a couple friends who have fabulous restaurants in the city who would like to open” in Westport. 

Rocha, who often models Siriano’s designs, also moved from Westchester County, N.Y. to Greenwich, according to Vogue.

Siriano, who bought a house in Westport before the onset of the pandemic, told Vogue that he appreciates Westport’s art scene and its “cool, cultured group of creators and talent.” Before this new Westport store ever came to be, the designer brought his fashion shows to the suburbs in fall 2020, staging his spring 2021 show in his Westport backyard, according to Vogue. 

Last week, the inclusive fashion designer — who has created looks for everyone from former first lady Michelle Obama to tennis player Caroline Wozniacki — teased the opening of his new Connecticut store on Instagram. While the store is in its infancy, Siriano is no stranger to the Westport community; he moved there from Danbury in 2020 and has been seen dining around the area. 

The designer also has a store in New York City “The Curated NYC,” a multi-brand boutique that offers luxury clothing, ready-to-wear, jewelry, bags, art pieces, fragrances and candles, vintage decor and other accessories.

The Collective West is located on 940 Post Road East in Westport.