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Fashions change, but some basics never go out of style.

The Village on Venetian Bay shopping area, a collection of shops and restaurants in Naples, will receive a $4 million remake but its Mediterranean-style architecture is here to stay.

Work will begin in June and is slated to be completed in the fall, but the center will be open regular hours throughout the renovations.

The Village’s 50 fashion boutiques and shops and five restaurants are perched over the waters of Venetian Bay, and shoppers walk between shops in open air hallways with fountains, awnings and seating.

The center was established in 1987, and was one of the first buildings to use Mediterranean architectural style in Naples, said Dougall McCorkle, senior vice president for commercial properties for The Lutgert Cos., The Village’s owner.

That style will remain as the center is updated, and just the elements that pedestrians “touch, see and feel” will be redone, he added.

“You have to constantly reinvent yourself to be relevant,” McCorkle said. “Every 15 to 20 years these kinds of properties need to be upgraded. If you don’t, it falls behind.”

The update will include new floors, fountain improvements, railings, lights, landscaping, paint and fabrics.

“I’m delighted,” said Chris Oakey, manager of 2 for me, 1 for you, a women’s accessories boutique in the center. “It’s probably just about time it was refreshed and revitalized, and in the light of the revamping that Waterside has gotten and the new construction that’s going to be going up on Vanderbilt, I think it’s fantastic.”

It also means that owner The Lutgert Cos. is making a long-term commitment to keeping the center open and thriving, she said.

Chris Sereno, who owns Maxwell’s on the Bay with his brother Peter, agreed.

The brothers plan to close their restaurant for renovations at the end of April, and will reopen as M Waterfront Grille before the busy season starts next fall. They’ve been working with The Lutgert Cos. to include improved outdoor seating for their new restaurant.

“I think they need to (remodel the Village)” Sereno said. “When you have a Village that’s 20 years old you need to keep up with the times. It’s the same reason we need to remodel (the restaurant), there’s a lot of competition coming up.”

But the Village on Venetian Bay is special, because it’s one of the only waterfront commercial areas in Naples, he added.

“It should be the nicest destination in Naples, and right now it isn’t,” he said.

“Once they remodel, it should help improve that. Anybody can build another shopping center, but not anybody can build a shopping center on the water.”