PALAIS-ROYAL NOW

MENU: 2.1.6. Palais-Royal now

 

A BRAND OCCUPIES FIVE ARCADES AND THE IDEA OF LUXURY 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

The next pages are unabashedly nostalgic.

   Adapted from Mappy

Echos

• Remembrance of things past

• Evolution

• The ambiance of a Balzac novel

• A sumptuous covered passage remains

• The walk ends in a salon

• A restaurant whose elegance prolongs the mood

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Remembrance of things past