How did I get any shopping done?!? I consolidated the brands I wanted to look at (Massimo Dutti, Comptoir des Cotonniers, COS, Vanessa Bruno, Eric Bompard, Malene Birger) and figured that if I went straight to Galeries Lafayette, I could probably knock out a bunch of shopping in one place! Brilliant!
My tired husband and I arrived in Paris center on Friday morning around 9:30am, and headed straight to Galeries Lafayette after breakfast. I was on the hunt for a couple of things and doing a little research as well.
With my research hat on, I wanted to visit Massimo Dutti, which is part of Zara's parent company. I had seen an ad of theirs in Vogue, and liked the coat I saw so much that I started to check their stuff out online. Price point was great, and I was really excited to see the store-in-store at Galeries Lafayette.
Unfortunately, in person, the clothing wasn't as fabulous. It was the fabric (itchy) more than the cut of the clothing. Maybe that's something to watch for in the future! I'll stay tuned.
Then I put my errand hat on and raced over to the Eric Bompard section. Yes, I love their cashmere, and this fall, I had been looking for a long, self-belted, black cardigan. After more-than-a-little online research, I thought that the Kimono sweater was the one for me. And sure enough, it was! (Please ignore the post-overnight-flight-room's-not-ready-ponytail.)
Image from eric-bompard.com. |
Image from eric-bompard.com. |
Over the next two days, I had some fun stops in random stores that yielded some good stuff. While dear husband and I explored the Canal St. Martin area (beautiful!)...
... I wandered into an Antoine et Lili store. Kind of whimsical for adults (there is a home and a kids line too), but I fell in love immediately with this cheap and cheerful, 28 Euro, silk scarf. Totally useful!
Image from antonieetlili.com. |
Finally, I did a quick City Pharma run for Lisa's Nuxe lotion and yes, more Bioderma.
OK, maybe I am a horder.
I'm not sure when I might get back to Paris. I kind of knew this weekend might come together this past summer, so I was definitely looking forward to it. Going forward, who knows?! Until then, I'll cozy up in my sweater(s) and scarves and every now and then, look at this photo from my run on Monday morning...
...or our walk through Luxembourg Gardens on Saturday afternoon.
À toute à l'heure! ~ JH
Unless noted otherwise, all images from Jennifer Houston.
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