OG of Birmingham is back

As his daughter posted on Facebook, “That’s right, the OG of Bham is heading back to his roots and opening up a brand new store in downtown Bham. PROUD is an understatement.” Mark Keller, who opened his original downtown Birmingham store in 1975 on Maple Road, is opening MATTHILDUR x MARK KELLER at 227 S. Old Woodward, just south of the Birmingham Theater. In 2018, Keller returned to his retail roots with the first incarnation of MATTHILDUR x MARK KELLER, located in the Rail District at 929 S. Eton Road. Keller said he met Icelandic designer Matthildur over 20 years ago, when he was a sales rep for another clothing line, and he began repping them for a while. Fast forward, and Keller is selling her beautiful designs and clothing line, featuring fine Peruvian fabrics and a flowing style. “Back to where it all began...full speed ahead,” wrote Lucy Keller on Facebook.

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