Le Grenier, Vintage Shop – Travel Short

Sometimes it’s easy to fall in love. Spying that perfectly dressed person who can throw on anything and looks that good – seemingly effortless, totally cool and perfectly accessorized. Like how we stumbled into a shop that’s so well put together and you just know it’s the reflection of someone with mad style. The style isn’t forced, not artificial… it’s love at first sight.

Shopping in vintage shops can be overwhelming – you gotta fight through the clutter to find that piece of magic. But not at Le Grenier. Le Grenier is Jean-Luis’ vintage shop stocked with an assortment of housewares, home goods and clothes. He’s a Frenchman who regularly heads back to France to hit up the best flea markets and spots to stock up his shop.

And unlike vintage shops crammed with the same-ol-same stuff seen everywhere, his selection tells a story. You don’t have to dig deep because every piece stands out and begs to be touched, to be examined closer. You wanna read the descriptions on the tags.. you wanna learn the history of the French handkerchiefs sitting pretty, you wanna pick up the tea cup and wonder when it was last used for tea, you wanna examine the hat and learn about the man who wore it…

Lucky for us, ‘cause Jean-Luis is awesome. He shared stories about pieces in his shop, he gave us the history about an old French clothier and about the time he discovered a suitcase of their collars, we exchange stories about Paris…

And how stoked were we when he gave us the lowdown of the best spots to check next time we’re in Paris? VERY!