In Paris, the pavements are thick with sightseers. Queues of tourists snake around the stone facade of the Louis Vuitton store on the Place Vendôme and Dior’s four-storey, two-month-old uber-flagship on the Avenue Montaigne, the most expensive monobrand store renovation parent company LVMH has ever underwritten.
Swarovski crystals, cinched waists, exposed breasts and extravagant hats at Schiaparelli.
