Louis Vuitton. Gucci. Dior. Chanel. Fendi. Giorgio Armani. Cartier. Only the most luxurious boutiques line Paris’s glamorous Avenue Montaigne. The shops are taking things one decadent step further this weekend with their participation in “Promenade pour un Objet d’Exception,” a stroll featuring artworks and special objects at each location, presented by the Comité Montaigne. The event runs now through March 31.
The lavish eye candy includes a 1991 sketch by artist César featuring a box comprised of the boxes from Nina Ricci’s iconic perfume, L’Air du Temps. Valentino is showing a handmade Plexiglas clutch purse adorned with Swarovski studs. Caron has a fountain of Baccarat crystal accented with gold trim and opals.
Two sculptures that were part of the exhibition “Lady Dior as Seen By,” shown in Beijing and Shanghai, will be at the Dior boutique. One is a gold reproduction of the Lady Dior bag called “Gold Ceramic,” by Liu Jianhua, and the other is a multi-piece work titled “Evolution of the Lady Dior Bag,” by the artist collective Recycle Group.
More treasures will be exhibited at Barbara Bui, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferragamo, Zadig & Voltaire, and St. Dupont.
For those in Paris who are looking to be dazzled by high-end objects, the “Promenade pour un Objet d’Exception” is this weekend’s must-do walk.
Click on the slide show to see highlights from Avenue Montaigne’s “Promenade pour un Objet d’Exception.”