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AMIRI opens golden lit boutique at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront

Mike Amiri's Los Angeles luxury house opens its doors at the V&A Waterfront with a bespoke retail space anchored by a cast glass façade in rich golden hues and a DJ booth at its heart.

By Jill GrundyWednesday, 11th of November 20262 min read
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Mike Amiri has designed a new retail sanctuary at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town that translates the visual language of Los Angeles into a jewel box of intimate luxury. The entrance announces itself through a spectacular façade of cast glass in rich golden hues, a sun drenched California sky rendered in bespoke form and suspended above the storefront like a benediction.

The same storefront at evening, the golden glass panels luminous overhead, the display windows showing styled figures in burgundy velvet, neutral silhouettes and patterned pieces, with pomelle wood visible at the interior back wall

Inside, the space unfolds through distinct scenographic areas, each surface chosen to create a dialogue between warmth and restraint. Pomelle wood clads walls and shelves, drawing the eye deeper into the interior, while cool Travertine floors ground the experience with tactile underfoot presence. Textured paper wall coverings and soft jade onyx shelving soften the geometry, and custom carpeting devised for the space anchors each zone with its own quiet authority.

Interior view of the boutique showing pomelle wood wall cladding and shelving on the left, a central wooden display table in rich brown tones, mannequins dressed in black jackets with floral embroidery and burgundy velvet trousers, pale travertine flooring, and cream walls with recessed lighting

What distinguishes this boutique is the DJ booth positioned at its centre, a nod to the house’s roots in Los Angeles music culture and a reminder that AMIRI’s aesthetic emerges from that cross pollination of sound, style and street. Tapestry artworks and carefully curated furnishings reinforce the feeling of occasion and intimacy. The interiors echo the sensibility of the Autumn Winter 2026 collection, which draws its inspiration from that same translation of LA’s musical heritage into modern American luxury for a global audience.

The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting

AMIRI occupies Shop 6281B on the upper level of Victoria Wharf Shopping Centre at the V&A Waterfront, 8002 Cape Town, South Africa. The boutique is open Monday to Sunday, 9:00am to 9:00pm.

The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting

Imagery courtesy of AMIRI (@amiri).

The same storefront at evening, the golden glass panels luminous overhead, the display windows showing styled figures in burgundy velvet, neutral silhouettes and patterned pieces, with pomelle wood visible at the interior back wall
Interior view of the boutique showing pomelle wood wall cladding and shelving on the left, a central wooden display table in rich brown tones, mannequins dressed in black jackets with floral embroidery and burgundy velvet trousers, pale travertine flooring, and cream walls with recessed lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting
The AMIRI boutique storefront at V&A Waterfront Cape Town, with a six-panel cast-glass façade in golden hues glowing from within, the brand name in white lettering, and windows revealing mannequins dressed in autumn pieces and warm-toned interior lighting

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