2017 Summer Sales Dates in Paris

[Folledesac]

Nice stories thanks for sharing ! I was there at 5 pm : no queue at the entrance ! I got one pair of shoes and a skirt !

 

[califl]

On my way out of the building, I met a delightful French gentleman sporting a new blue and white Ikat scarf and toting a white shopping bag from today's sale. He bemoaned how poorly managed the shoppers were this year. We saw many parents with young children--even babies--in tow, and they had those children in line with them for 6+ hours. I cannot conceive of subjecting a young child to that experience.

He also shared with me that Parisians are now limited to 1000 Euro in cash purchases per day, while foreigners can purchase up to 15,000 Euro of merchandise per day. He has been going these twice-yearly Hermes sales for 24 years and said this is a new rule promulgated by the French government. It seems dreadful unfair! He had to put back half of his selections at the cashier. Even though he offered to pay the approved amount with cash, some with a local check (which they do accept from Parisians) and place the balance of his pieces on a credit card. However, they would not allow it.

Wow! I had no idea that locals are limited on their purchases. That does seem a bit unfair next to all the foreigners/resellers buying things in spades.
Thanks for all the reconnaissance on the 70's! I keep getting conflicting info about whether or not they are resting this size that at this point I don't know what to believe. Living vicariously through you all ;0)

 

[luxurina]

Decided to give it a try and i just got back from the sales. It was my first H sales and i must say it was quite pleasant. Got there at 3.30pm, waited about 30 minutes and then a further 15 minutes at the shoes section. There were quite some styles still available in smaller sizes, but no popular style i would say. However if you wear size 39 and up, then you have much more choices and even popular styles like Orans. There were also lines for the silk and the belts but i decided that i was happy with the 2 paires of shoes scored already. Also the silk and scarf section looked very poor in selection so i didn't want to bother. No queue in the other sections. Lots of stuff to choose from at the ready to wear.
I got out at 5pm and there were no line at the main entry any more. Hope this is helpful.

I wear 39.5/40 makes me wish I was at this sale!

 

[stillfabulous]

@luxurina, I wear 39.5 in shoes and my experience was different than what another tPF poster experienced. Shoes was my first stop once inside, and I found several SAs who were polite and willing to check in the back for anything not displayed on the racks for 39.5. I was looking for a black bootie I saw last year in Istanbul (I know I wrote down the name but I can no longer locate it) that fit my feet like butter on warm toast. I was hoping to perhaps find those, but the only booties they had were "clunky" styles, which I cannot wear with my large sized feet. Ironically, I bought the flat white sandals mentioned here earlier with a laurel leaf pattern. I say ironically because I very rarely wear white, and I even more rarely wear a flat open style sandal. I found the design intriguing, however, so I did decide to take them. Time will tell if I ever wear them!

Over the years I have discovered that certain pieces I was reticent about in the boutique (or carré designs gifted to me by DH) I grew more fond of over the years. I have never been able to part with any Hermes goodies I have, but I have several times considered allowing myself to let a carré or scarf ring go to someone who would give it more love than I have. I still have the first carré I purchased in 1981 for my husband's mother. Now that she is no longer with us, I have it back and I have been conflicted several times when I've vacillated about letting it go (it is an Astrologie in turquoise colorway) because I don't wear that color well, but I have not yet worked up the courage to say goodbye to a piece that is imbued with so many memories.

If they had any Orans in my size--flat or heels--I would have happily taken them, but alas, they did not. I saw only one in a pewter color, and I had to pass on that as I cannot wear that color either.

 

[stillfabulous]

Day Two Update:
Last night when I returned from my virgin encounter with Hermes Paris Summer Soldes, I felt like steak tartare that had been chopped within an inch of its life. I was wise to take a collapsible three-legged stool with a shoulder-carry strap (originally acquired to watch our kids regattas waterside when they were on their school's crew team) Without that tool. I would have been a goner.

This "morning" I awoke at 6:00 p.m. (18:00 hours) Paris time with my head still pounding. DH flew out this morning for a two-day business trip to Germany, so at least my malaise was not adversely impacting his schedule. Originally, I had planned on going to the Summer Soldes all three days, but that was before I knew firsthand how arduous it would be. Last night over dinner, he asked if I would return today, and I told him it would depend on how I felt about it in the morning! Since I slept all day, that decision was made for me. Now tomorrow is another day, so we shall see if I am valiant enough to return for another round.

My apologies for the tardiness of my photos of yesterday's buys. I will proceed to post them now.

 

[stillfabulous]

First up (but last placed in my large clear shopping bag, as the cravate area was adjacent to the cashiers' registers) are two ties for my DH:

The blue one is tagged Cravate Soie Lourde 8cm Fer Enough in Marine/Ciel
The orange one is tagged Cravate Twill 8cm Climb Up in Orange/CielAzur

 

[stillfabulous]

Here is the only 70 cm carré I found. I'm not fond of the 70 cm format in general, as it is just so limited as far as knotting goes. But this vibrant shade of purple (my favorite color) jumped into my shopping bag so I had no choice but to take her home!



My apologies for the crooked layout of these pieces. I was limited to unfurling them on the portion of the bed that DH was not sleeping on!

 

[stillfabulous]

Now, the 90 cm beauties:








This last Tyger in the warm colorway is for a dear friend of mine in Miami.

 

[stillfabulous]

Next, some very small silks I never had any intension of purchasing. While standing in the line at this scarf counter, I saw this 45 cm size being tried on one after another on a lovely young Asian lady with her DH and DD in tow. She would look my way with her eyebrows arched, and I would express my feedback by a simple nod of my head. Thankfully, I saved her from a handful of them that would not have flattered her flawless skin tone.

When it was my turn to go up to the counter, I was drawn to these little wisps of silk (45 cm) that I don't have the faintest idea of what I will do with them. Perhaps I could tie them on a bag as an accent piece. One thing is for sure, I will spend some time on Mai Tai's pages to see what clever suggestions she might have for working with these little pieces of silk. I seem to recall she had used a Mors scarf ring to lengthen the scarf in order to allow it to do something it could not otherwise do.

History is yet a mystery, so here are the little presents I will use to discover some new ways to wear these cute silks:

 

[stillfabulous]

And last but not least, the white sandals I alluded to earlier:

 

[stillfabulous]

Thus ended the Day One!
Day Two was a bust: rest and room service.
What will Day Three bring?

 

[NanamiRyu]

If anyone is interested in RTW, you must go to the sale. Selection was so much better than the usual crap at sales I've been to in NYC.

This was my very first H sale in Paris and whew... I think I have to adjust a couple more days to decide if it was great for me or not. It was great to finally make the sale, as the dates of these sales never sync with all my 20+ trips to Paris. But it was indeed quite draining, having to queue to enter, having to queue again to get the silks, and having to queue (omg!) to pay. And my waiting times weren't bad either!

I got some silks, shoes and to my own surprise, a lot more pieces of rtw than planned. Oh, I wasn't planning to get any rtw, so one coat, tee, and three dresses feels like a LOT.

I really wasn't planning to spend much money at the sale and somehow ended up spending more than getting a K from FSH. So when I got back to the hotel and realized what I had done, I am not so sure if this was good or bad. I can just picture the custom guy at JFK judging me again for how much I spent and how is it worth it and etc. And of course my bank acct now has a huge dent. A very unexpected unplanned dent.

Still I am really psyched to snag the coat I really liked even at full price of €4500. It as down to €1800, so I had to stop and grab it when I was passing by rtw to get to shoes. I seriously did not think I would be picking up that many clothes from H sales. Now I am broke and yikes... have no fund left for Chanel sale.

Would take a pic and post in a bit. My hotel room has bad lighting so I need to wait till I can get sunlight.

 

[j_kay]

Wow! I had no idea that locals are limited on their purchases. That does seem a bit unfair next to all the foreigners/resellers buying things in spades.
Thanks for all the reconnaissance on the 70's! I keep getting conflicting info about whether or not they are resting this size that at this point I don't know what to believe. Living vicariously through you all ;0)

The limit applies only if they purchase by cash. The amount over 1000 euros can be paid by a card. Sounds like that person had only cash and check at the moment or the card without sufficient funds ready...

 

[Sylvain]

Hi everyone. Just going through my purchases and wondering whether Hermes will also put things into the sale that did not Pass quality Control. I bucht a 135cm Brides de Gala Foulard and it is some how off. It is not Square. When you fold to a triangle, the seams will not be parallel. The Foulard only has a price Tag but not the Sticker on the label starting the colorway. Since the material is softer it could be that it is prone to lose shape ( never had one of those before), but it could also be defective . I wonder, Do they accept returns or exchanges during the sales? Thanks for your advice

 

[NanamiRyu]