The Latest and Greatest Stores, Restaurants and Art Exhibits in Paris – WWD

The City of Lights is becoming more and more dazzling, with a barrage of shops, restaurants, spas and art exhibition openings. Here’s a guide to some of the latest.

RETAIL OVERVIEW: Minimalist master Yohji Yamamoto has redesigned his boutique on Rue Cambon to focus on the white shirt. For the Japanese designer’s latest collection, he offers up to 14 men’s and six women’s styles, with an emphasis on the fit, cut and texture of the classic.

Architect, curator and interior designer François-Joseph Graf dabbles in all things luxury. Now he has opened a boutique at the Four Seasons George V Hotel. In just 32 square meters, the spot shows his work with several unique creations that are available in stores from 4,000 euros.

Vintage resale site Collector Square, which is popping up at Le Bon Marché through April, offers a treatment and repair service it bills as a “spa for your purse.” Experts can diagnose, treat and rework dented bags.

Rental platform Renaisa is adding a monthly subscription in time for Paris Fashion Week. With a selection of niche and luxury brands from Cecilie Bahnsen, JW Anderson, Coperni and Jil Sander, the site also offers cutting-edge seasonal collections. Morning orders are available for same-day delivery in Paris, and there’s a home pickup for returns.

Studio Paillette offers complete looks for all occasions. The site selects vintage and earlier collection pieces from the 27 brands on offer, including Acne Studios and Ami Paris. The courier service is available throughout Paris and there is a showroom at La Caserne. – Rhonda Richford

Yohji Yamamoto, 4 rue Cambon, 75001. Tel: +33 1 40 20 00 71.

Graf, 31 Avenue George V, 75008. Phone: +33 7 66 89 76 79.

Collector Square at Le Bon Marché, 24 rue de Sevres, 75007. Tel: +33 1 44 39 80 00.

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Studio Paillette, 12 rue Philippe de Girard, 75010. Tel.: +33 6 62 06 60 33. studio-paillette.com.

NEW GASTRONOMY: Multi-Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx’s latest venture, Onor, brings an avant-garde twist to the restaurant scene while proving that fine dining and social solidarity economy are a perfect pairing.

Perched atop the Institut du Monde Arabe, Dar Mima was designed by Paris Society founder Laurent de Gourcuff and French-Moroccan actor and comedian Jamel Debouzze as a tribute to his mother Fatima, also known as Mima. Expect family favorites and tasty dishes from across the Mediterranean.

With Charbon Kunitoraya, owner-chef Masafumi Nomoto has decided to turn his attention to yakitori, that skewer-based dining experience once reserved for Japanese aristocrats, with a €120 omakase menu dedicated to the genre.

Through Bing Sutt (the Cantonese word for guests with cold drinks), Hong Kong-born and bred Davina Chang offers a tantalizing glimpse into her hometown’s food and cafe culture, born of the crossbreeding of every nationality that has left its mark on the port City.

Enter Casa Eminente and you could swear you are in Havana. For six months, Moët Hennessy’s rum brand pop-up experience occupies a townhouse near Place des Vosges with a rotating cast of mixologists and chefs. It houses four guest suites on the upper floors and can be booked for private events upon request. – Lily Templeton and Miles Socha

Onor, 258 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008. Phone: +33 1 85 61 60 60.

Charbon Kunitoraya, 5 rue de Villedo, 75001. Phone: +33 1 47 03 07 74.

Dar Mima at the Institut du Monde Arabe, 1 rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005. Phone: +33 1 85 14 79 25.

Bing Sutt, 22 Rue Beranger, 75003. @bingsutt.paris.

Casa Eminente, Impasse Guéménée 6, 75004. Phone: +33 1 89 16 33 22.

TIME TRAVEL: A leap back into the Belle Epoque awaits those entering the Maison Proust, a five-star hotel with 26 suites in a townhouse in the Marais.

Inspired by French author Marcel Proust and decorated by designer Jacques Garcia, each lavishly appointed room is modeled after the figures of high society and culture who are said to have inspired his seven-volume masterpiece In Search of Lost Time. Best features include the Moorish-style spa and library with thousands of signed or rare books from before the author’s death in 1922. – Lily Templeton

Maison Proust, 26 rue de Picardie, 75003. Tel.: +33 1 86 54 55 55.

ART SCENE: The Beaux-Arts de Paris showcases how artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Cy Twombly have scribbled through the ages.

From February 27th, the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation will be exhibiting photographs taken by Thomas Demand between 2018 and 2019 of Alaïa’s preparatory samples, next to a window that offers a glimpse into the late designer’s studio.

The Jeu de Paume is also hosting a retrospective of Demand’s work.

Right next door, in the Musée de l’Orangerie, the exhibition “Matisse. Cahiers d’art – The Pivotal 1930s” begins March 1 and explores the turning point in Henri Matisse’s career when the artist left France for Tahiti.

Also starting March 1, the Center Pompidou is showing a retrospective of 200 artworks by Germaine Richier, including sculptures, prints and drawings.

On March 3, White Cube Paris opens “Rara Avis,” a bird-themed exhibition curated by Jerry Stafford that brought together antiques, artifacts and contemporary artworks by the likes of David Altmejd and Tracey Emin. —Jennifer Weil

Gribouillage/Scarabocchio from Leonardo da Vinci to Cy Twombly, through April 30. Beaux-Arts de Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 13 Quai Malaquais, 75006. Phone: +33 1 47 03 50 00.

“Shapes and Patterns of Azzedine Alaïa by Thomas Demand”, February 27 to August 20. Azzedine Alaïa Foundation, 18 Rue de la Verrerie, 75004. Phone: +33 1 87 44 54 60.

“Thomas Demand – The Stuttering of History”, through May 28. Jeu de Paume, 1 Place de la Concorde, Tuileries Garden, 75001. Phone: +33 1 46 03 12 50.

“Matisse. Cahiers d’art – The Pivotal 1930s”, March 1 to May 29. Musée de l’Orangerie, Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 (Seine side). Phone: +33 1 43 26 14 18.

“Germaine Richier,” March 1 through June 12. Center Pompidou, Place Georges Pompidou, 75004. Phone: +33 1 44 78 12 33.

“Rara Avis” until April 8th. White Cube Paris, 10 Avenue Matignon, 75008. Phone: +33 1 87 39 85 97.

SPA CENTRAL: The Lancaster Private Spa on the hotel’s eighth floor features two treatment tables, a steam room, two whirlpool tubs, and a terrace with expansive views of the Eiffel Tower and Sacre Coeur. It uses Terre de Mars products for services such as B. a 50-minute coffee peeling treatment, from 160 euros.

At the SO/Paris Hotel you will find the Maison Codage Spa with two wood paneled treatment rooms. The vegan products, made in France, are used in treatments such as the 90-minute facial for 370 euros.

The Ban Sabaï Royal Spa, specializing in Thai massage, opens its Bastille location on February 20 after a renovation, 20 years after its first debut. —Jennifer Weil

Lancaster Private Spa, 7 rue de Berri, 75008. Phone: +33 1 40 76 40 76.

Maison Codage SO/Paris, 10 Rue Agrippa d’Aubigné, 75004. Tel: +33 1 78 90 74 00.

Ban Sabaï Royal Spa, 12 rue de Lesdiguières, 75004. Phone: +33 1 42 71 37 10.

PLACE OF A WOMAN: Heimat by Waris Dirie is considered the first private fitness club for women in the heart of Paris.

Here, fitness equipment mixes with contemporary art by artists from Africa and the diaspora. The sprawling, multi-level space includes five training rooms, a spa, sauna, and whirlpool. Day tickets are available for non-members. —Jennifer Weil

Homeland by Waris Dirie, 35 Rue Paul Valéry, 75116. Tel.: +33 1 86 65 90 77.