by admin on Fri 13 Aug 10
Losing Day is the latest born of the Noir Kennedy tribe. Across the street from Le Progrès in the Northern Maraism it is a pared-down, Berlin-esque add on to the dark, brimming Noir Kennedy on rue du Roi de Sicile. The old TV screens in the window à la Nam June Paik, and the 50-odd euros price-range [...]
by admin on Mon 19 Jul 10
The Swedish fashion brand is scheduled to launch a second Parisian space during Fashion Week in October, opposite the Bonton flagship (3 rue Froissart) in the Northern Marais. The 200 m2 space will become the brand’s flagship, over their Palais Royal store, opened in 2008. (e.hodges)
www.acnestudios.com
ACNE menswear SS 2011, June, Paris
by m.hicks on Mon 21 Jun 10
Béatrice Saint-Laurent has the kind of intellectual sex appeal Americans would find terribly French. Her life – which includes a nearly unheard of departure from the French civil service’s gilded upper spheres where she worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – has been marked by a passion for collecting and rarity. The smouldering Parisian [...]
by m.hicks on Sun 13 Jun 10
Street cred and high-quality, made-in-France stitching and skins have pushed Florian Denicourt – who made his début designing accessories for Vanessa Bruno – from the carefully edited offerings of Maison Jean-Baptiste to the spotlit shelves of fashion emporiums like Le Bon Marché and the massively upscaled Printemps Haussmann. Denincourt’s first boutique in the Northern Marais [...]
by admin on Sat 13 Feb 10
The lovely French kidswear label Bonton opens to the public their massive new flagship today. In the former Zuber (mythic handmade wallpapers) showroom at the very top of the Marais, the enormous 3-floor space reunites all the brand’s collections: baby, ‘bazar’ the interiors collection, and also Papillon, a more high-end label. There’s also a vintage [...]
by admin on Wed 03 Feb 10
Rei Kawakubo keeps challenging retail conventions with yet another pop-up store, this one selling the BLACK range, a special collection of re-edited (and unbelievably affordable!) pieces, to celebrate Comme des Garçons 40th (yes, 40th!) birthday. The discreet little store will remain open throughout 2010.
7 rue du Perche, 75003.
by admin on Wed 27 Jan 10
Jacques Génin, black-belt in chocolate making, reins over this minimal, airy tea room at the top of the rue de Turenne. Here you can enjoy an excellent tea, coffee or hot chocolate along with one of Genin’s exquisite creations: caramels, marshmallow, nougats, and chocolates, as well as a small number of patisseries: éclairs, lemon or [...]
by admin on Mon 25 Jan 10
This new Northern Marais address, just off rue Charlot, sells healthy and tasty home-made sweet or savoury tarts to take away or to eat in. There’s a whiff of Scandinavian design in the clean space with its open kitchen, communal tables and lovely Danish crockery. At lunch you can choose a set menu of soup, [...]
by admin on Mon 25 Jan 10
Multi-tasking hipsters Surface to Air opened a new space in the Marais last week. The big new flagship, next door to the gallery Yvon Lambert on the rue Vieille du Temple, presents their indie fashion collaborations with Justice, Solve Sundsbo plus a brand new range, a partnership with rockers Kings of Leon. In keeping with [...]
by admin on Thu 15 Oct 09
Fashion designer Alix Thomsen (she used to work for Lemaire at Lacoste, and is also, incidently, Lionel from La Clique’s lady friend) has just launched her eponymous luxury shirt label, with a cute store at the top of the Marais selling the classic but funky little range, for men and women.
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