No longer can you shake your fist at Longchamp in protest at the obstructed sidewalk on Rue Saint-Honoré. After a project that has been underway for several seasons, an upgraded store has opened at number 404 with a men’s and luggage store alongside. Sophie Delafontaine was particularly excited that the new store has fitting rooms. The old one didn’t, even though the brand has been producing ready-to-wear for 10 years. “Can you imagine how happy I am?” she said as we looked through the Spring collection.
Racing car stripes with a vaguely club-tie feel ran across an array of different bags and shoes. The striped motif and palette of white, blue, and raspberry were extended to the clothes, which were sometimes also dappled with florals. A bomber of nylon mesh with striped cuffs was softened with soft pink florals. A moto-shouldered pink lambskin coat bonded to jersey featured the stripes cutting across the waist. A shorter jacket in a navy featured vertical panels of burgundy and white. There were subset suites of pieces in Wedgwood blue and cherry blossom pink that were defined with black piping. Unpretentious, sportily luxe, and bursting with color, this collection provided plenty of ammunition to take into those fitting rooms.
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