The Place Vendôme Louis Vuitton store
Even if you weren’t paying close attention to the Gilets Jaunes protests, there were signs that all was not well in Paris last week: The screens of the ATMs on the Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré were shattered next to a Missoni store. A section of the Tuileries fence had been pulled down; the windows of the Chanel shop on Rue Cambon and Zadig & Voltaire on the Rue de Rivoli, both of which were looted last weekend, were discretely boarded up....Quelle horreur!
... On Friday night, you could look out the window of the second floor of Le Castiglione restaurant and see gray mesh screens nailed to Louis Vuitton’s facade. Two guys were unloading a truck full of planks and methodically covering the glass of stores up and down the street. Isabel Marant opted for plain wood; Goyard had cheerful, color-block panels. Walking past Balenciaga, you noticed that not only was the shop boarded up, but the place was also empty—the shelves cleared of every last dad sneaker and striped handbag....MORE
Fortunately, if you must have a chic yellow vest and the shops are barricaded, there are options.
First up:
Although the construction seems a bit iffy, what with the duct tape accents rather than the reflective variety, the priice seems quite reasonable for LV.
The second selection, for those who wish to flaunt their Gilets Jaunes cred in a slightly more reserved style:
Silk short vest
$477.83
It may be chilly outside but you'll be haute, haute, haute in this little number!
