PALAIS-ROYAL NOW

MENU: 2.1.6. Palais-Royal now

 

AT PALAIS-ROYAL, A BRAND OCCUPIES FIVE ARCADES AND THE IDEA OF LUXE ITSELF HAD CHANGED   

Until about 2000 "luxury" meant articles that were unique or produced in very small series, of perfect quality. Now it means wares bought for their brand.  

Stella McCartney

 114-120 galerie de Valois

A few boutiques maintain traditional luxury in a cadre of unchanged beauty. 

Adapted from a Mappy plan

Echos

• Evolution

• The ambiance of a Balzac novel

• Remembrance of things past

• A sumptuous covered passage remains

• The walk ends in a salon

• A restaurant whose elegance prolongs the mood

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