I have to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan of vintage stores, what with the smelly old dusty odours and the fact that there is sooo much stuff, it can be a real pain to wade through it all to find that *one* or more (if you’re lucky) special vintage piece. Even luckier if it’s a high designer brand too.

But being in Paris, I figured why not give it a try? Now, amongst my small dips so far into vintage french boutiques, there is one in Toulouse that without a doubt, contains the most beautiful vintage I’ve seen. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to have a proper look, so that’s a must-do for the next time we’re down there. But apart from that one, a few friends were madly raving about a particular one in Bastille so I thought I’d go check it out myself.

Called Come On Eileen, it is located on a random street (so make sure you have a map, as we got ridiculously lost!) and is amazing in terms of stock. You enter the main ground level, but no… don’t go down… because if you do, you should at least warn your boyfriend that it will equate to at least an hour of boredom.. well at least for him! For you it will mean hundreds and thousands of clothes and shoes scattered between and on the staircase leading down to the basement (which has at least 3x more than the ground level) ! Quite a sight to behold… although I guess I wasn’t having a super-lucky day as I didn’t come away with anything apart from one item: a beautiful Italian silk, equestrian-themed Celine neck scarf

The khaki/cream colour mix is a bit hard to match easily with my wardrobe, but if I stick to using a palette of light cream/whites or dark colours to match, it will make a stylish statement piece, what do you guys think?

Come On Eileen
16/18 Rue des Taillandiers 75011
Metro: Bastille

PS. SECOND LAST DAY IN PARIS/FRANCE - it’s allllll coming to an ennndddd :(