JAQK: limited offer for gentlemen

JAQK: limited offer for gentlemen

If the area of Saint-Germain-des-Prés is full of famous and luxurious brands, it also reserves some chic and affordable surprises, such as JAQK, menswear from Lille. Since 1 October, this brand, created in 2010 by six friends who enjoyed to get together to go to the...
Karl Lagerfeld At the beach with Karl!

Karl Lagerfeld At the beach with Karl!

The indefatigable, the Andy Warhol of fashion, Karl Lagerfeld, is coming to the beach this summer. Chanel is not included in this summer outing since the creator is designing for his own label together with the luxury swimwear brand Vilebrequin, a capsule collection...
Discreet audacity in the service of the chic

Discreet audacity in the service of the chic

Photo © Frédéric Lucano The intimate boutique of Avril Gau can be found in the quiet street of rue des Quatre-Vents. “The shop is tiny, a bit tucked away, but it’s our favorite, explains the designer smilingly. Either you stumble across it or… you really go looking...
Louis Vuitton and Jeff Koons: art in sharing

Louis Vuitton and Jeff Koons: art in sharing

By working with the iconoclast Jeff Koons, one of the most famous contemporary artists, the creator of the Inflatable Rabbit –made in stainless steel in 1986– and the Balloon Dogs, considered by most collectors as one of the emblematic works of the end of the 20th...
Hermès: when nothing but luxury will do

Hermès: when nothing but luxury will do

The former piscine of the Lutetia, a real Art Deco treasure, has been home to the 1,500 m2 Hermès concept store since 2010. The main staircase, the mosaiques, and the “diving board” where you can have tea with a view over the former basin, are really worth a visit....
Repeat: the cashmere fashion

Repeat: the cashmere fashion

On 1st September, the Swiss-Dutch cashmere brand, Repeat, opened its first Paris store on boulevard Saint-Germain, indicating its strategy of developing its own-brand distribution network in France. Where indeed could be a better showcase than this chic fashion...