I’ve found eleven places in Washington state where the most expensive department stores abound. Unfortunately, most of them are on the West side of the state, like Seattle, Bellevue, etc.

When I speak of the most expensive ones, I’m talking about high fashion, haute couture, designer brands only. For the purposes of my list, I will not be mentioning any of the branch-off discount department stores or the outlet malls (although they do have some great discounts on some high fashion brands).

SEATTLE

Pacific Place

Includes Tiffany & Co. and others.

Mario’s

1513 6th Ave

Includes Tom Ford, Saint Laurent, Valentino, Jimmy Choo, Bottega Veneta, Carolina Herrera, Manolo Blahnik, and others.

Mario's in Downtown Seattle — Mario's via Google Maps

Bloomies by Bloomingdales

University Village

2604 NE University Village St.

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Nordstrom Downtown Seattle

500 Pine St

Includes Chanel and others

Nordstrom in Downtown Seattle — Google Street View

BELLEVUE

Shops at The Bravern

11111 NE 8th Street

Includes Salvatore Ferragamo, Hermès, Tory Burch, Jimmy Choo, Louis Vuitton, Prada, and others.

Shops at The Bravern in Bellevue — Shops at The Bravern via Google Maps

Nordstrom

Bellevue Square

100 Bellevue Square

LYNWOOD

Alderwood Mall

3000 184th St SW

SPOKANE

Nordstrom

828 W Main Ave

TACOMA

Nordstrom Tacoma Mall

4502 S Steele St #800

Nordstrom at Tacoma Mall — Google Street View

TUKWILA

Nordstrom Southcenter Mall

100 Southcenter Mall

Nordstrom at Southcenter Mall — Google Street View

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