Wednesday, September 30, 2020

II.2.3. SHUN THE GROTESTESQUE PROFITS : "REAL" PARIS'S AFFORDABLE SHOPPING

MENU: 2.2.3. "Real" Paris's affordable shopping

MARKETS AND THE GARMENT CENTER: DEALS AND WARES
THAT ARE WORTH THEIR COST  

Wholesalers in 18th-century houses


In brief

  • Wares at a neighborhood market
  • A street where (some) wholesalers sell retail 
  • At last a brand to appreciate
  • Woolens for Heads of State
  • Knowledge of the past brings an extra dimension
  • The Boulevards, once luxury's planetary heart
  • If you absolutely must buy globalized brands 

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

WARES AT A NEIGHBORHOOD MARKET


THAT UNDER THE 13TH'S AERIAL MÉTRO IS TYPICAL
(MARCHÉ VINCENT AURIOL, UNDER LINE 6)



Meat, fish, fruits, vegetables...


...and everyday articles at a fraction of store prices: housewares, electronic accessories, toothpaste, magic markers, batteries, crayons, brushes, belts...



  
...flowers...


...cheese...

These cheeses from farmers in Auvergne in central France are better than those at supermarkets or even organic chain stores.

...herbs...



...clothing...




...furniture...


...violins... .




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Immigrants enrich it with...

  • Everyday products at lower prices — here, organic eggs  —  and in the background, imports such as the olive oils, honey, dates and figs:


  • Home cooking.

Moroccan and Lebanese specialties, prepared on the spot

  • Crafts (please click and scroll down).

   Vests by Cameroon's Bernaditte Elogo Abatchongo, behind them. 

 

  • Beauty products, plastic sandals, boubous... .  

Amelia Nsulia and her husband John, from the Republic of the Congo

  • Energy: "One euro, one euro!" North Africans joyfully cry out, to sell fruit and vegetables at the market's end.

 
Supermarkets are anonymous.
Markets have a soul.   

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Monday, September 28, 2020

A STREET WHERE (SOME) WHOLESALERS SELL RETAIL


DISCOVER "LE SENTIER,"* THE GARMENT CENTER

*"The path" connected the Saint-Denis and Montmartre rampart gates.

M° Le Sentier, on the area's southern edge

For the choice of this particular area, please click.


Adapted from Open Street map / zoom

Rue Saint-Denis, whose sinuosity reveals the trade route:



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Wholesaling's omnipresence


Window signs: "Urgently seek mechanic," "Seek knitwear producer" 

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Stores that do not sell retail usually have a sign that says so:

"No retail sales"

If there is no sign, walk in and ask.

Lys Fashion
220 rue St. Denis
No sign

 "Do you sell retail?" "Not normally, but once in awhile it's ok." 

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Classics 


Isadora Diffusion
231, rue Saint-Denis


Deals 





Avoid Saturdays,
when many shops close for Shabbat.

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Sunday, September 27, 2020

AT LAST A BRAND TO APPRECIATE

 

XULY.bët:* FASHION BY A DESIGNER WHOM WATCHING THE STREET FROM HIS BIKE INSPIRES

*"Watch out!" in Wolof

 Web site photos except those of the workshop
 pFounder, designer and boss, Mali's Lamine Kouyaté (in French)

New York Fashion Week, 2016 / Zoom
Backstage

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144 rue Saint-Denis



Web site, 2024


The signature stitching recalls the ties that unite us and the red blood that we share:


Web site photos from 2022, here and below

As well...



 Invitation to Open House 

" We are so proud to see our dress on the unique RIHANNA!" 

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For the spring 2025 collection, please click.

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Open house

    Email invitation 
XB & crew invite you...


Model Chyrstèle and architect Céline Perret  
Florian Coignet, assistant, and art gallery owner Karine Meyer 

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Upcycled materials, and production in the workshop itself


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To visit the workshop by appointment,
 order via Internet or register for open house invitations:

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