Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Goyard
















If you haven't heard of Goyard yet, let's try to keep it between you and me. Goyard is probably the last real luxury atelier in France that still caters to a market outside of France. Goyard makes handbags, wallets, and totes in small batch quantities, all hand made in their workshops in France. With the stores, you can order direct from the atelier (workshop in French) where you can custom design practically anything you want - luggage, dog leashes, briefcases, and the occasional steamer trunk, like the kind they used on the Titanic.

La Maison Goyard is the official name of the atelier, and it was established in 1853 by François Goyard (1828-1890), then and still located on the rue Saint-Honoré in Paris. The fabric of Goyard is symbolic, representing three chevrons, juxtaposed to form a Y. This evokes not only the name of the Maison itself, but also the tree; symbolizing three centuries of the Goyard family history and their “Compagnon de Rivière” ancestors.

Goyard has retail stores in Paris, Beverly Hills, Boston, Hong Kong, Kyoto, London, New York City, Osaka, San Francisco, Sao Paolo, Seoul and Tokyo. The atelier is located across the street from the retail store in Paris, on the Rue St. Honore.

Goyard wallets prices start at around $500-$550, depending on color.

Goyard totes prices start at around $2,000, depending on color.

Goyard bags and totes, start at around $800, depending on color and size.

Read more: The official Goyard website

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