A visit to Carmina Paris

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

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pchong
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:25 pm

I was recently in Carmina Paris - am leaving tomorrow morning for Singapore. And I managed to catch up with out venerable leader - malden who was kind enough to spend the better part of the afternoon with me taking me around the interesting stores in Paris. We started at the Carmina store at rue de Opera.

The inside of the store

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Some of the patina shoes offered at this store - a la Berluti...

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The patina is applied in this atelier at the store

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A closer look

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The fantastic Miguel - director extraordinaire of the Paris Store.

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I purchased a pair of Double Monks wth captoes, in the Philadelphia last in cordovan.

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Chris Rimby
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Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:35 pm

Great pics pchong! I love your new monks!
DouglasT
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:52 am

Great pics - I visited the Carmina store in Paris in late October, and purchased a pair of dark brown Chelsea boots - which I believe are in one of your photographs. They are the most comfortable shoes I own! :D
luk-cha

Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:03 am

peter great pic's i hope you have a few more that you can share with us and these just to wet our taste!
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:03 am

Mr. Chong,

Thank you for the pictures, very well taken.
It looks like a beautiful shop!
Swann
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Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:59 pm

Great pictures. The store looks really nice.
whittaker
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Wed Dec 20, 2006 6:59 am

Thank you for the lovely pictures. They remind me on my very pleasant first visit to the store this summer. I purchased the LL boot, which has become a favourite shoe for weekends.
flannel
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Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:00 pm

Help. I am swooning.

I love double monks, BTW.
Jackson
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Wed Dec 20, 2006 1:02 pm

Beautiful photos Mr. Chong...and beautiful double monks as well! I've just arrived in Paris for the holidays and after viewing this post I think I'll be taking a walk over to Carmina this afternoon.
TimMureau
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Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:48 am

In Palma de Mallorca is a shoemaker that makes wonderfull shoes and that's a small daughter company from Carmina.
I am regularly in Mallorca it's my second livingplace, I will make pics from the store in Palma de Mallorca.
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