Chic Shops: Tod's Home Boutique in St Tropez

What could be better than summer in St. Tropez? Summer shopping in St Tropez of course. Shorts, t-shirts and flip flops won't cut in this most glamorous of holiday hot spots. You'd need Tomas Maier swimsuits, Missoni cover ups, Borsalino hats, Goyard totes as beach bags, and Vuitton beach towels. If you're lucky enough to be in St Tropez this summer, be sure to make a stop at the new Tod's Home Concept store. As the name implies, the store is set up like a very stylish home with plush armchairs and sofas, and gorgeous end tables. I love the combination of regency blue and yellow armchairs in the photo above and it reminds me one of my favorite Mark Rothko pieces (below).

On the walls of the store are framed photographs by Elliott Erwitt especially commissioned by Tod's. The photos, some of which are used for the advertising campaign, evoke the casual chic spirit of the Italian house.

Chic Shop: Roger Vivier Hong Kong

I meant to post these images before I went on holiday. This is the new Roger Vivier store at the Landmark in Central. Above is the VIP room filled with furnishings and accents handpicked by Bruno Frisoni and Ines de la Fressange. Both creative visionaries were present at the store opening. The VIP room is filled with haute couture Roger Vivier pieces which would make any woman salivate with lust.

This is the entrance to the shop. The mobile is by a contemporary French artist.

I love this display case in the VIP room. It's very chic and glamorous.

This is an antique French commode which Ines de la Fressange sourced herself.

On the walls of the store are original collages done by Roger Vivier, inventor of the stiletto heel. I am sure these pieces are worth a lot of money.

Chic Shop - ION Orchard Singapore - Louis Vuitton

While ION Orchard looks like it is still in various stages of construction, there's no stopping Louis Vuitton from opening its boutique at the chic new mall on Thursday July 2. From the looks of the artist's rendering below and what one can make out from Orchard Road, it looks like the new Louis Vuitton store will give Singapore retail a much-needed facelift. Louis Vuitton is one of the six two storey stores at ION Orchard which includes Prada, Giorgio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, and Christian Dior.

Things may just start to look chic in Singapore once ION Orchard fully opens. Despite the countless number of shopping malls in and around Orchard Road, there is no true luxury mall in Singapore comparable to IFC Mall in Hong Kong.

 

We can't wait for the rest of ION Orchard to open.