Signage touting a new mystery tenant has been up at the former Kate Spade space on Bethesda Avenue almost since the high-end boutique closed. Now landlord Federal Realty says the vacant Bethesda Row store will be filled by
Marine Layer, an apparel company that emphasizes its soft, custom-made cloth material made from beechwood pulp.
The result is clothing that feels like it's been broken in from years of wearing right off of the rack. Marine Layer launched in 2009 as an online business. Now it is a self-described "clicks-to-bricks" success story. Most of their products are made in the USA.
