2017 Summer Sales Dates in Paris
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Oooooh, I love your scarf choices but I absolutely swoon over your Brandebourgs shawl!!! Enjoy all in good health!
Thanks so much for for sharing! Those pewter Oran's would have been mine
I hope they found a good home.
Hello! Sorry for my delay in posting about the Hermes Sale. (Side note: When quitting your job and moving house internationally, maybe don’t take three days to go to Paris for a sale.)
HA HA just kidding. Definitely always go to the sale, no matter what.
I got in the queue with some friends at 4:45am. One friend was like, “That seems early.” But When we arrived, we were easily 100th in line!
At maybe 8am, this lady who, I am not kidding, has cut in line ahead of me in previous years (THE SAME LADY! I know because of her unmistakable plastic surgery. WHY DOES SHE KEEP FINDING ME?) jumped ahead of me. I was furious. But I had also been up for 4 hours at that point and had to remind myself to not be a rage-filled manic or get thrown out of the sale.
Hermes has taught me about patience, if nothing else.
We are not quite in at 9am, which is pretty irritating. First stop: Belts.
(Side note: I was in the queue behind queue jumper but saw my friend ahead of her, and BLAM, I JUMPED THE QUEUE BACK! It was a tiny victory, but very sweet and it made up for everything.) I’ve never owned an Hermes Belt before, so I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when I started looking at them. Would I even find one? Turns out, no, I wouldn’t. I would find 9. So that happened. Ultimately, I played a game of forced choice to get the out of control 9 down to 4, very sensible belts. (I mean, if you consider a €950 for a belt sensible. Apparently, I do.) You are looking (L to R) at a CdC in Etain, Etriviere in Bleu Paradis, [Belt type whose name I don't know] in Malachite/Bleu Indigo and a belt strap in Black/Gold.
Once I was done getting my first belt (and second etc), I moved on to the 140s. 140s are my first love, and I was super anxious about getting silk 140s. Turns out, no one wants silk 140s. So great news for me! I had the pick of the litter. I found a dark grey Les Cles, Les Chemins Secrets in Red ( I wanted Navy but they only had red and Teal). Then I started playing around with the cashmere. I only have one, but thought it would be good to have more, as I’m moving to a colder country now, so I picked up L’Arbre du Vent in a colourway I was obsessed with. I also picked up a scarf ring, and cashmere Tigre Tigre in purple, but then thought, I’m never going to wear this, and bailed on the scarf at the cash desk.
After I was done there, I moved over to the 90s, my first love. (Oh? Did I contradict myself? Well you don’t have to be rude about it.) It was pretty late in the morning at this point, so there wasn’t a ton left. I was so lucky my friend picked up a La Maison des Carrés Hermès for me, because they were gone by the time I got there. I picked up a few 90s, mostly for other people.
Then on to shoes, and other stuff, but I was pretty content with all my goodies, so I left for the FSH store after a quick change. I met with one of my friends who was checking out the new jewellery collection. We were sitting upstairs waiting for the SA to bring out some pieces when this group of girls come up to go to the VIP room next to us. I was making a joke about how it was probably some super famous K-Pop star I didn’t recognise, kicking some low level VIP out of the room when out walked SARAH JESSICA PARKER. She looked at us (Which must have been like looking at two deer in headlights realizing their favourite deer-celebrity is in their favourite deer-shop) and walked off. It was bananas.
After my friend headed to the train station, and I went back to the hotel, I decided to check back in on the sale, just to see if it was super busy. (Also, I was meant to pick up a scarf ring for someone and I forgot, but couldn't suffer through another line at that moment.) It wasn't! But the 90s were decimated - there was almost nothing interesting left. I went back to the silk 140s (which were still being ignored), and picked up another one! And I found a really beautiful cashmere which is from SS 17! Whoop! Add two pocket squares and a 70, and I'm done. See you in Jan!
HA HA just kidding. Definitely always go to the sale, no matter what.
I got in the queue with some friends at 4:45am. One friend was like, “That seems early.” But When we arrived, we were easily 100th in line!
At maybe 8am, this lady who, I am not kidding, has cut in line ahead of me in previous years (THE SAME LADY! I know because of her unmistakable plastic surgery. WHY DOES SHE KEEP FINDING ME?) jumped ahead of me. I was furious. But I had also been up for 4 hours at that point and had to remind myself to not be a rage-filled manic or get thrown out of the sale.
Hermes has taught me about patience, if nothing else.
We are not quite in at 9am, which is pretty irritating. First stop: Belts.
(Side note: I was in the queue behind queue jumper but saw my friend ahead of her, and BLAM, I JUMPED THE QUEUE BACK! It was a tiny victory, but very sweet and it made up for everything.) I’ve never owned an Hermes Belt before, so I wasn’t sure what was going to happen when I started looking at them. Would I even find one? Turns out, no, I wouldn’t. I would find 9. So that happened. Ultimately, I played a game of forced choice to get the out of control 9 down to 4, very sensible belts. (I mean, if you consider a €950 for a belt sensible. Apparently, I do.) You are looking (L to R) at a CdC in Etain, Etriviere in Bleu Paradis, [Belt type whose name I don't know] in Malachite/Bleu Indigo and a belt strap in Black/Gold.
Once I was done getting my first belt (and second etc), I moved on to the 140s. 140s are my first love, and I was super anxious about getting silk 140s. Turns out, no one wants silk 140s. So great news for me! I had the pick of the litter. I found a dark grey Les Cles, Les Chemins Secrets in Red ( I wanted Navy but they only had red and Teal). Then I started playing around with the cashmere. I only have one, but thought it would be good to have more, as I’m moving to a colder country now, so I picked up L’Arbre du Vent in a colourway I was obsessed with. I also picked up a scarf ring, and cashmere Tigre Tigre in purple, but then thought, I’m never going to wear this, and bailed on the scarf at the cash desk.
After I was done there, I moved over to the 90s, my first love. (Oh? Did I contradict myself? Well you don’t have to be rude about it.) It was pretty late in the morning at this point, so there wasn’t a ton left. I was so lucky my friend picked up a La Maison des Carrés Hermès for me, because they were gone by the time I got there. I picked up a few 90s, mostly for other people.
Then on to shoes, and other stuff, but I was pretty content with all my goodies, so I left for the FSH store after a quick change. I met with one of my friends who was checking out the new jewellery collection. We were sitting upstairs waiting for the SA to bring out some pieces when this group of girls come up to go to the VIP room next to us. I was making a joke about how it was probably some super famous K-Pop star I didn’t recognise, kicking some low level VIP out of the room when out walked SARAH JESSICA PARKER. She looked at us (Which must have been like looking at two deer in headlights realizing their favourite deer-celebrity is in their favourite deer-shop) and walked off. It was bananas.
After my friend headed to the train station, and I went back to the hotel, I decided to check back in on the sale, just to see if it was super busy. (Also, I was meant to pick up a scarf ring for someone and I forgot, but couldn't suffer through another line at that moment.) It wasn't! But the 90s were decimated - there was almost nothing interesting left. I went back to the silk 140s (which were still being ignored), and picked up another one! And I found a really beautiful cashmere which is from SS 17! Whoop! Add two pocket squares and a 70, and I'm done. See you in Jan!
Great story ! I love the way you tell it. Now, I dream of les Chemins secrets in 140 cm.
Ah, yes. This is what may easily have happened because they did ask each client whether they were paying with cash or credit card. And he had this trouble on Day 1 of the Summer Soldes when the waiting lines for the cash register were easily an hour wait or even longer. Whichever one he selected, the cashier there was only able to ring up one type of payment.Oh that's true. Thanks for pointing that out. Usually, stores can have some cashiers dedicated to 'cards only' and other cashiers take both cash and cards. But I paid a mixture not this time but a couple of years ago (of course the regulation was there already) so I don't know if they changed the rule for not accepting a mixture of methods. This can really be up to the shops although i'd still be a bit surprised that H didn't help splitting the payment...
And yes, money laundering was the word I was looking for.
I did see a few ladies who appeared to be Directors, and I would think that if he had approached one of them with his situation, they may have arranged for him to go to a second register after he had paid for the first lot of items with the original cashier, thus saving him the time and trouble of going back to the end of the long checkout line and waiting yet another hour, and so forth for the third method of payment. It is sad that he left the building with a bitter memory of the experience--so much so that he would consider not returning next time they offer a Soldes, especially after his unbroken streak of attending 48 prior Soldes!
However, I suspect that months from now, once the annoyance wears off, he will have a change of mind and attend the next event with a different expectation. He did look very handsome in his new ikat stole, and I can only imagine what a collection of goodies he has been able to assemble after all those years!
Sylvain, thank you for mentioning the 'S' stamp on your flats. I was expecting to see prominent 'S' markings on every item that I purchased, but if they are there I have not found them yet. On silks I think they should be on the care tag. Is that correct? I will need to revisit my pieces in better lighting, but I wonder with the volume of merchandise they had at the Soldes if perhaps in the rush to prepare everything for the Soldes it could be possible that some items do not display the 'S' stamp. Also, I did not look over my items carefully for damage and or stains, I assumed all would be first-quality merchandise. That said, I think I made a pinpoint-sized dark spot on the carré I was wearing yesterday when I stopped for ice cream around midnight near rue de Buci. That was discouraging because I am fastidious about caring for my things, but I have chosen to see that tiny flaw as part of the larger story of a very enjoyable day in Paris, somewhat like I regard my patina on box leather bags.
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I realize that I have not posted my pieces from yesterday's visit to the Summer Soldes, but it is nearly 2:00 p.m. here now (Saturday) and I really must get over to FSH to see if I am blessed to leave with a K today.
I had tried on this chapeau in my local boutique and considered getting it for a bad hair day while traveling--much like today, although I am not inclined to wear this chapeau to FSH today! The name of this hat is Maureen Jersey Maillot (and then the tag also reads Uni Brode H, perhaps that is a reference to the small embroidered H near the brim on the front side). The color is a bright orange, which is certain to lift my mood on a bad hair day. The name of the color may be Coraline because that is also printed on the tag.
I had tried on this chapeau in my local boutique and considered getting it for a bad hair day while traveling--much like today, although I am not inclined to wear this chapeau to FSH today! The name of this hat is Maureen Jersey Maillot (and then the tag also reads Uni Brode H, perhaps that is a reference to the small embroidered H near the brim on the front side). The color is a bright orange, which is certain to lift my mood on a bad hair day. The name of the color may be Coraline because that is also printed on the tag.
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Next, two more ties pour DH. I have only just discovered this heavier, sturdier silk that is well suited to my DH as spots of whatever is being served for dinner often mysteriously show up on his ties. I think this fabric will be much better suited for him, so three of the four cravates I have from the Summer Soldes are done in this type of silk.
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And as a petit surprise for a gentleman friend of mine, a Pouchette Twill Vintage H Tonneau in Jaune--a perfect color for sporting with a navy blue blazer in South Florida.
Now, the 90s. First up is another carré in solid color Cyclamen. It wasn't until I'd returned to my hotel that I realized I bought a very similar 90 two days prior. Although they are technically different styles of design within the silk, they do look very much alike. So perhaps I will decide to let one go when I return home. Here is Foulard Tatersale:
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I forgot to mention that I arrived at the Summer Soldes yesterday with only 53 minutes left until closing time. There was no waiting line, and the security personnel were already taking down the stanchions that formed the maze of barricades between the rows that snaked back and forth to create the monstrous waiting line I had encountered on Day 1. Now, nearly at the end of Day 3, I noticed that everyone seemed relieved that these days have almost concluded.
However, I did confirm with multiple sources that they will be there two more days (Saturday & Sunday) for the Hermes employee portion of the Summer Soldes. I can only imagine the markdowns for SAs, especially in RTW, which was already nicely discounted for client days.
However, I did confirm with multiple sources that they will be there two more days (Saturday & Sunday) for the Hermes employee portion of the Summer Soldes. I can only imagine the markdowns for SAs, especially in RTW, which was already nicely discounted for client days.
OK, I must pick up the pace as it is now quarter 'til three o'clock in the afternoon and FSH closes at 6:30 p.m. Here is another 90 cm. that I had considered when it first came out. The hems are purple (my favorite color) but the green square within the square is not my preferred shade of green, so I will need to study up on some alternate knotting techniques to hide this color. Suggestions welcome:
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