Wall of luggage tags at the L’Aventure Travel Pop Up Shop
When I found out this week’s #FriFotos theme was the alphabet, I decided to take the opportunity to tell you about the really cool Parisian pop up shop I just visited.
If you’re going to be in Paris before the end of December, I highly recommend checking out Louis Vuitton’s travel-themed pop up shop, L’Aventure, located at 22 Avenue Montaigne. The store not only explains the history of Louis Vuitton’s brand origins as luggage makers to French aristocrats and now the likes of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga. The shop will close on December 31st, 2013.
Wall of Louis Vuitton trunks, both old and new
The shop is full of travel related eye candy as well– from Louis Vuitton City Guides to colorful luggage tags you can have monogrammed with your initials right on the spot (it’s a free service for up to three initials). There is even a beyond fabulous Louis Vuitton leather hammock that I was temped to try out while the monogram machine was warming up.
Left: Dear Santa- can I have this leather swing? Right: The Louis Vuitton leather hammock’s chic gold clasp
Service at the shop was top notch and I thought it served as a really good introduction to the brand. City guides and luggage tags and other accessories were surprisingly affordable, making them perfect holiday gifts.
One, two or three letter monograms are free of charge at the L’Aventure Pop Up
Left: The alphabet by LVMH Right: The monogram machine warming up
Not going to Paris anytime soon? You can check out the Louis Vuitton City Guides in Digital format using the Louis Vuitton Amble app for iPhone. The app is free and the Digital City guides on Amble come in multiple languages and are available as an in-app purchases (the Paris Guide cost $9.99).
An artist hand-painting Louis Vuitton travel accessories shows the hand craftsmanship that goes into the brand
So even if a custom monogrammed Louis Vuitton trunk is beyond your budget, the Amble app and City Guides are a digital budget luxury.
Colorful Louis Vuitton City Guides in Paperback format
L’Aventure Travel Pop Up Shop by Louis Vuitton (open through the end of December 2013)
22 Avenue Montaigne, Paris