Winner: Joseph

If your fashion sense tends toward the Pedro Garcia ballet slipper flat, a Zac Posen black sheath or a Norma Kamali belted trench, then Joseph in East Memphis is your one-stop shop.

Alfred Wexner, the third-generation owner, believes that the store’s customers appreciate sophistication. “The Memphis and Mid-South woman is well-traveled and wants the best.”

Wexner notes that the store, which also carries cosmetics, has developed a following with females of all ages. “We even get high school-aged girls at our cosmetics counter.”

Joseph also recently received accolades from the top fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar and was named one of the top 95 specialty stores in America. “What we do, we think, is exciting,” says Wexner.

418 S. Grove Park; 767-1609. Open 10 a.m. — 5:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. — 7 p.m. Thursday.

Finalists: Macy’s; Oak Hall