Paris shopping

[runner]

 

[Mettchen]

Originally posted by helena@Aug 12 2004, 04:20 AM
Fashionism - i am going too. I do like second and and Vintage - where do you go? Been to Clignacourt before but I must confess we got lost (& a bit freaked as me & my Mum were followed by a dodgy bloke there once) so didn't find the proper lothes market. Also been to Reciproque - didn't like it (although really cute puppies in the pet shop next door). Is there a place called Didier Ludot - is it £££?

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Helena - well, I always go to Didier Ludot to have a look. I've made really good buys, but most of it is very, very expensive (At least too expensive for me) But of course stunning as well, very beautiful. I'd say go have a look. It's like l'Eclaireur, it's worth to go even though you're not buying anything.

Been to Cligancourt quite a few times and I have managed to get lost all the times I've been there. Most of it is pure crap to me. Like football shirts and all kind of souvenirs ... I've found some really good shops there though. Small boutiques that sold costumes and I bought an YSL dress there for a very small amount of $$$ I will highly recommend the market by metro station Porte des Vanves though. It's not as big, most of what they're selling is really good. Loads of vintage stuff. Also vintage designer. I once bought a gorgeous Dior clutch for no money. But I think there's a lot of (fashion) people there during Paris fashion week and then the prices go sky high!

I'm not going to be so specific as there are so many shops to mention but these streets should all have some really good shops to visit:

Rue des Rosiers, Rue Roi de Sicile, Rue Saint-Martin, Rue Ste-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie and Rue de Sévigné. These are all in Marais. I also like the street by Rue de Rivoli like Rue Vieille du Temple.

Hope you have a great trip

 

[faust]

Runner, those are beautiful images. Who is the clothes by?

 

[runner]

those photos are from the catalogue for A/W04 by UA (a store like Seven)
which piece?

 

[faust]

Originally posted by runner@Aug 16 2004, 12:55 PM
those photos are from the catalogue for A/W04 by UA (a store like Seven)
which piece?

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3rd from top men's, and second from the bottom women's.

 

[runner]

mens:

jacket label Under Construction
shirt Missoni uomo
pants Incotex
muffler Glen Prince
rug Locharron
boots Menichetti


womens:

blouson Leroy's Girl
jacket Pink Label
t-shirt Namaste
skirt Rockmount
casquette Pink Label
gloves Richard Pullin
socks Mar
boots Pink Label

 

[faust]

Originally posted by runner@Aug 17 2004, 12:32 AM
mens:

jacket label Under Construction
shirt Missoni uomo
pants Incotex
muffler Glen Prince
rug Locharron
boots Menichetti
womens:

blouson Leroy's Girl
jacket Pink Label
t-shirt Namaste
skirt Rockmount
casquette Pink Label
gloves Richard Pullin
socks Mar
boots Pink Label

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Thanks. I saw similar Menichetti boots in Barneys - very nice!

 

[helena]

Originally posted by Mettchen@Aug 16 2004, 01:15 PM
Helena - well, I always go to Didier Ludot to have a look. I've made really good buys, but most of it is very, very expensive (At least too expensive for me) But of course stunning as well, very beautiful. I'd say go have a look. It's like l'Eclaireur, it's worth to go even though you're not buying anything.

Been to Cligancourt quite a few times and I have managed to get lost all the times I've been there. Most of it is pure crap to me. Like football shirts and all kind of souvenirs ... I've found some really good shops there though. Small boutiques that sold costumes and I bought an YSL dress there for a very small amount of $$$ I will highly recommend the market by metro station Porte des Vanves though. It's not as big, most of what they're selling is really good. Loads of vintage stuff. Also vintage designer. I once bought a gorgeous Dior clutch for no money. But I think there's a lot of (fashion) people there during Paris fashion week and then the prices go sky high!

I'm not going to be so specific as there are so many shops to mention but these streets should all have some really good shops to visit:

Rue des Rosiers, Rue Roi de Sicile, Rue Saint-Martin, Rue Ste-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie and Rue de Sévigné. These are all in Marais. I also like the street by Rue de Rivoli like Rue Vieille du Temple.

Hope you have a great trip

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Thanks for all that - v. helpful. We only have two days in Paris (one a sunday - thank goodness for the jewish quarter!) so probably won't be able to do the usual relentless trawl that we usually do. I always get lost in the marais as well as clignacourt - so confusing! There is a great museum in the marais too - la musee de carnevalet - all about the history of the city. Really enjoy visiting it.

Thanks again for your help.

 

[softgrey]

helena and johnny---you know i'll be hitting you up for advice when my time comes...
so please take good mental notes...

 

[helena]

Originally posted by softgrey@Aug 17 2004, 01:13 PM
helena and johnny---you know i'll be hitting you up for advice when my time comes...
so please take good mental notes...

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But of course we will! Its so hard trying to work out where we have time to go - we usually have a week in Paris you see. Discipline! Its so exiting for us as we don't have access to good shops her at all. We'll be like kids in a sweetshop!

 

[runner]

Originally posted by faust@Aug 17 2004, 11:09 AM
Thanks. I saw similar Menichetti boots in Barneys - very nice!

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no problem, I heard Menichetti is to open his flagship store in NYC.
do you think of any likely building now under construction?

 

[faust]

Originally posted by runner@Aug 18 2004, 10:01 AM
no problem, I heard Menichetti is to open his flagship store in NYC.
do you think of any likely building now under construction?

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I haven't seen anything, and I am a regular pedestrian in Soho, Tribeca, Meatpacking district during my lunch breaks. What is the history of the brand? You are the first one that mentioned it. If I know a little bit about the brand I could guess where they would open the store.

 

[runner]

this is the first season of this label.
it seems that Richard B. Fisher, Chairman Emeritus of Morgan Stanley, bankrolls Menichetti.

 

[faust]

Originally posted by runner@Aug 18 2004, 11:07 AM
this is the first season of this label.
it seems that Richard B. Fisher, Chairman Emeritus of Morgan Stanley, bankrolls Menichetti.

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do you know who designs and what their designing credo is? If it's bankrolled by Morgan Stanley, I'd say it will be uptwon on Madison. Are they going for a Bergdorf Goodman type customer (the ones who buy Loro Piana, etc.) or for a younger crowd? From what little I saw it could go both ways.

 

[runner]

just found this.

MENICHETTI'S AGE OF AQUARIUS

BURBERRY'S former creative director Roberto Menichetti is preparing to take the fashion world by storm solo. The 37-year-old designer, who resigned from Burberry in 2001 after overseeing the launch of the tide-changing high-end Prorsum line, will debut his own line during New York Fashion Week on February 10. After three years at the British house, Menichetti spent one season with Cerruti before deciding to find backing for his own business. And now he is back with what is thought to be several million dollars in investment from Richard Fischer, chairman emeritus of Morgan Stanley. "There is no lack of talent [in the fashion industry], but we felt that the people here and the business plan were very compelling," Fischer told Women's Wear Daily. "Aside from his ideal background and success stories, Roberto understands complicated financial matters. He has a good business mind." Formerly head of Jil Sander's design team and prot馮・to Claude Montana in the late Eighties, Menichetti has clearly been biding his time before going it alone. "I'm happy to be entering the fashion world with my project at this moment," says the New York-born Italian. "We've entered the Age of Aquarius and I feel that the world is changing." And he is unerringly tactical in his business plan. "I believe in union with individuality," he says. "My staff is like a rugby team, where the players move forward in a line, one linked to the other. That's how you win." In the lead-up to his new launch, Menichetti was reintroduced to New York society last week at a party thrown by his financiers at the home of Paul Nurse, president of Rockefeller University. Guests included Anna Wintour and Shelby Bryan. (February 2 2004, AM)

vogue.co.uk

 

[runner]

NEW YORK, 2? 10, 2004 – He’s raced a motorcycle across Africa, he’s studied philosophy in Tibet and India, and his hair reaches halfway down his back—but Roberto Menichetti is also a very serious businessman with one of the more solid résumés in the industry. He spent five years as the head of Jil Sander’s design team, launched Burberry’s apparel collection and designed it for three years, and put in a season at Cerruti.
“We were thinking, What are the needs of this new generation?” said Menichetti, at the low-key presentation of his new signature label. “They live in a world that’s more of the senses, and less of the mind.” Refining that vision over almost two years, Menichetti, a minimalist at heart, has pared things down as much as possible. “No jeans line, no secondary line,” he explained. “You have everything here. A simple sweatshirt, next to a T-shirt, next to a cashmere sweater. This is how people dress now. It’s all about versatility.” It’s also about clean lines, luxurious Italian fabrics, and a simple mix-and-match palette of white, black, khaki, indigo blue, and pink. Now that he’s back behind the wheel, Menichetti is raring to go: His 5-year plan includes footwear, fragrance, even home. Stay tuned.

– Janet Ozzard

style.com

 

[faust]

This has Madison Avenue written all over it. No wonder I haven't seen the store being built, I rarely go uptown.

 

[softgrey]

hi.. ok...so all the other threads have been deleted...if anyone has any tips for me while i'm in paris...especially in la marais...i'd appreciate it...

i'd like shops-consignment, vintage, designer, shoes...
and cafe's...
will only have a weekend...so just time for highlights...


thanks in advance...

 

[Johnny]

Originally posted by softgrey@Sep 23 2004, 03:56 PM
hi.. ok...so all the other threads have been deleted...if anyone has any tips for me while i'm in paris...especially in la marais...i'd appreciate it...

i'd like shops-consignment, vintage, designer, shoes...
and cafe's...
will only have a weekend...so just time for highlights...
thanks in advance...

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OK softgrey - here's some random tips:-

Try Erotokritos shop in the Marais - I think Rue de vieux temple. There's an APC shop there too. Also, Zadig & Voltaire, just across from Issey and Muji, all in the Marais. I'm fairly sure you'll know about all of these but anyway...you'll also know about L'Eclairuer - the women's shop is great. Great selection of Dyptyque candles too. In centre - obviously Vanessa Bruno on the Rue Castiglione. Round corner for tea or chocolat afrcain at Angelinas. You need, of course, to go to CDG on the Rue de Faubourg St Honore - go into Prada on the way up, some really beautiful coats and brooches. On the left bank, moer V Bruno on Rue St Sulpice - also sit in Place St Sulpice - it's so lovely. Just off there's an italian restaurant, Santa Lucia, great pizzas and salads. Go at lunchtime to see the left bank ladies and gents. Also in St Germain, Y's and Yohji fairly close to one another, just round corner from Miu Miu.

We did all this in a weekend so I'm sure you can too!

 

[softgrey]

thank you thank you johnny....i actually haven't been a few years and i'm blanking on everything...also when i'm there i am sometimes too busy with work to get out much...i really don't know la marais at all...so this is a HUGE help...

xx...

where else is good for people watching???....that sounds very very fun...