3:15 am on Tuesday July 21, 2009
| Posted by Ken Hawkins
Fashion shop Mary Norton closes up, owes $5 million (updated)
Image by 20090720-mary.jpg It wasn't hard to see that something was amiss when this ad popped up.
Updates at the bottom.
Two weeks after having a massive store clearance, it appears Charleston's high end fashion designer Mary Norton is done.
The Post and Courier reports the company has filed bankruptcy and owes some $5 million.
Youch.
Update July 21: The Post and Courier has added an updated story. There aren't too many more details on the bankruptcy, but the story has more of a focus on Norton's rise to fame.
Update July 22: The Charleston Regional Business Journal has added a story, and it looks like the amount owed has been revised downwards to some $5 million.