“Never use the word “cheap”. Today
everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There
is good clothing design on every level today. You can be the chicest thing in
the world in a T-shirt and jeans-it’s up to you.”Karl
Lagerfeld
The season of giving is here. “Presents
are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives
them.” Carlos
Ruiz Zafón,
Today let's
go for a chic tour : Pasage de La Concepcion between Rambla de Catalunya and Passeig
de Gracia.
If you enter
from Pg de Gracia you will see the alluring store Santa Eulalia; on your left designed
by a New York architect in 2011, it has
2000m2, pop up stores, a café and a terrace. It is the only place in Barcelona
where you'll find your most wanted red soles loubis , multibrands
shoes and bags, orignial Smytson diaries, women and men prêt à porter as well
as the art of custom made suits and shirts.
On the other
side you also have D&G store.
As you go
inside the Pasage, you have the SushiShop, the french franchise of made at the
moment sushis.They are excellent. You can also have a miso soup on the go.
In this small passage there are 2 Tragaluz
restaurants, a student residence...
And you also
have Boca Grande, where you get fresh sea food, salads, some tapas.. But
the Boca Chica beside it, is a chic wooden cocktail bar, cozy with beautiful
art , the apartment on top is also very chic ... You really can just sit there and feel at home,
have a drink, something to "picar"...It is open form 5pm onwards. And the most
interesting place is the bathroom, please go and check it specially on weekend nights, you really won't be disappointed and let me know about your
experience there.
On Pg de
Gracia, coming out from the Pasage,we have the minimalist and elegant Rabat store. It has a great
exhibition of jewels, the best watchmaking brands in a chic and relaxed
environment. If you need to make a very special gift that's the place for you,
you will get inspired with their stylish jewels while enjoying a glass of
champagne in a comfortable atmosphere.
Across you
have Vinçon, the ultimate design store. You will find everything from novelties to gadgets,and from kitchen
supplies to essential objects for the home.
If
instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving
thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels
give. ~George MacDonald