Sunday, December 4, 2011

Burberry Celebrates the Opening of the New Flagship Store in Paris

1 - Burberry Store - Rue de Faubourg Saint-Honoré
Burberry Store - Rue de Faubourg Saint-Honoré

Christopher Bailey hosted an event to celebrate the opening of the new Burberry flagship store in Paris on december 1st.

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Inside the new flagship store


The 10,000 square foot Burberry store on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, which opened this week, is the brand’s largest and most technologically advanced store in France.

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Christopher Bailey and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley


The evening event held at the British Embassy was attended by over 500 guests including Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Melanie Laurent, Ludivine Sagnier, Lou Doillon, Cecile Cassel, Audrey Marnay, Audrey Dana, Lou Lesage, Alexandra Golovanoff, Mademoiselle Agnes, Hafsia Herzi, Lulu Gainsbourg, Bambou, Michele Laroque, Aaron and BB Brunes.

4 - Alexa Chung wearing Burberry at the Burberry Paris event
Alexa Chung


British TV presenter and Model Alexa Chung played a live DJ set.

5 - Anja Rubik wearing Burberry at the Burberry Paris event
Anja Rubik

6 - Cara Delevingne wearing Burberry at the Burberry Paris event2
Cara Delevingne

7i - Sophie Ellis-Bexter wearing Burberry at the Burberry Paris event
Sophie Ellis-Bexter

“We are thrilled to be opening our new flagship store in Paris. This store brings the modern attitude and energy of Burberry to one of the most iconic streets in the world. It combines rich architectural heritage with the latest in-store technology. The event tonight with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and The Feeling, was a very British evening in Paris.” said Christopher Bailey.

8 - Alexa Chung at the Burberry Paris event2
DJ Alexa

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Marking their first live performance for Burberry, the event featured a live set by British band The Feeling, who recorded the soundtrack for the Burberry Body fragrance campaign.

9a - The Feeling performing at the Burberry Paris event
The Feeling performing

Burberry has three additional stores in France – two in Paris (Boulevard Saint-Germain and Boulevard Malesherbes) and one in Cannes (Boulevard de la Croisette).

9b - Lou Doillon and Lulu Gainsbourg wearing Burberry at the Burberry Paris event
Lou Doillon and Lulu Gainsbourg

All pictured guests are wearing Burberry.

9c - Audrey Marnay wearing Burberry at the Burberry Paris event
Audrey Marnay

Pictures are property of Burberry.

Who was the best-dressed guest?

2 comments:

  1. How can I choose? They're all so fabulously chic.

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  2. They all look so beautiful! I kind of like that they all have such awesome clothes on, but they kept their hair natural and tousled. I think the striped pencil skirt is my favorite. I would love to add that to my own collection.

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