Visvim Showroom

I saw the bad preview photo's of Visvim's Paris showroom last week like everyone else, but now thanks to glltn, we get to see all of it much better. As impressed I am with what looks like Visvim's biggest and most comprehensive collection yet, it's the actual room which is even more impressive. Perhaps it's unsurprising coming from Visvim but everything looks great. The space, the lighting, the white shoe pillars and glass clothing racks, the grass, candles and flowers: all perfect. As for the line, it looks good too, although its much more of the usual; Lots of leather and gore-tex outerwear, plaid shirts, striped tees and very strong footwear and accessories. From what I can see in these photo's, the clothes I'd like to see more of are the polos, denim and sweaters. As for accessories and shoes, the duffle bags look amazing, as do the mustard looking leather Kiefers. See the showroom below.

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Paris Highlights

Foie Gras: I ate it every chance I got. Duck and Goose, it’s the best. I had it raw with salt, fried and sautéed. Only a year ago I had it for the first time and it took some time to fall in love.  I pretty much can’t eat enough now. It’s a little bit harder to find at home and the portions in Paris are definitely more generous. I highly recommend get down if you want to step your food game up. Colette Sale: Sure, a sale a Colette doesn’t sound super exciting, but it was. It was the first time I could try on pieces by Adam Kimmel, Commes des Garcons Thom Browne, Uniform Experiment and a few others. I was in heaven. I tried on everything I could find. Colette’s buying is very select from each designer but they pretty much have the best of the best. It turned out a lot of things were in my size and fit incredibly. Thom Browne and Comme des Garcons in particular were my favorites. Of course they were probably the least affordable. I made one purchase at 50% and left happy. Le Marais: It was my favorite part of town. A beautiful mix of shops, galleries and small cafes. I really love the wood storefronts, big windows and open spaces. I found myself ducking down every side street I could find in hopes of finding a gem. APC, French Trotter, Muji and Tsumori Chisato also make the shopping worth the visit. Some of the other highlights in brief were the abundance of wines, especially from Cotes de Rhone; Gigondas and Vacaras. Also just walking the city, it was dry and sunny, although chilly. Good strolling weather for visiting some beautiful stores.

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