UPDATE: Loft to Open at 10 a.m. Friday

UPDATE 1:59 (p.m.)—Loft in is set to open at 10 a.m. Friday, a brand representative told Pikesville Patch.

The women's clothing store will feature a concept of 'style closet.' That refers to a new type of dressing room—one that's a little larger, and includes mannequins wearing coordinated outfits and accessories.

It's a way to get customers in the dressing room communicating about the fashions, and to get ideas, the representative said.

Also, according to the representative, who wouldn't allow her name to be published:

An opening event will be held from 1-5 p.m. Saturday. There will be a DJ and free skin consulting from one of the new Loft's neighbors, .

There will be raffles of Loft and About Faces products, as well.

Then, from 6-9 p.m. May 9, there will be a cocktail party that is open to the public, she said. It will be hosted by Baltimore Style magazine.

At that event, guests will have the chance to win a $500 shopping spree.

Loft is its own brand, owned by Ann Inc., the same company that owns Ann Taylor, the representative said.