Saint Laurent is not a model that solely designs garments–it’s a tastemaker, cinematic producer, and most lately, a culinary expertise. Following the success of their 2022 collaboration, artistic director Anthony Vaccarello and Sushi Park’s founding chef Peter Park have teamed as much as open a brand new immersive procuring and culinary expertise in Paris.
Liked and frequented by celebrities together with Justin Bieber, the Kardashians, Dua Lipa, and extra, this collaboration can be Sushi Park’s first-ever everlasting restaurant exterior of its Los Angeles flagship. The culinary set up will open on February 21 as a part of the newly renovated Saint Laurent RIVE DROITE boutique positioned within the residence of luxurious procuring, Paris’s first arrondissement, simply steps off the Tuileries and Place Vendôme. As a part of ongoing renovations of the model’s historic areas, final February, Saint Laurent additionally opened a bookstore and gallery area within the seventh arrondissement, BABYLONE, hand-curated by Vaccarello himself.
The luxurious home celebrated the collaboration’s announcement by debuting a brief movie this previous weekend on Instagram. The movie, directed by Pierre-Ange Carlotti, stars acquainted celebrities and ambassadors of the home, together with Lourdes Leon, Saint Levant, Dominic Sessa, and extra. The quick flick explores the curated interiors of the brand new area, that includes darkish sculptural furnishings and a choice of ceramics solely conceived by Professor Kim.
This movie was additionally produced beneath the umbrella of Saint Laurent Productions, which launched in 2023 and has boasted administrators comparable to David Cronenberg, Nadia Lee Cohen, and Paolo Sorrentino, whereas most notably signing on as a co-producer alongside director Jacques Audiard for his Oscar-nominated movie Emilia Perez.
Each the Sushi Park collaboration and BABYLONE are a part of the homes’s bigger efforts to diversify the procuring expertise. The model will not be the primary to dip its toes into the culinary and literary worlds. Different related endeavors embrace Jacquemus’s collaborations with famed Paris-based Restaurant Caviar Kaspia, Gucci’s Michelin star-holding Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Florence, Bottega Veneta’s curated Fanzines, and Miu Miu’s ongoing movie anthology Ladies’s Tales. Every challenge feels consultant of luxurious congolmerates’ makes an attempt to foray into world-building as many shoppers query what comes subsequent within the IRL retail expertise.
Sushi Park Paris at RIVE DROITE can be open from February 21 onwards from Tuesdays to Saturdays. Reservations can be found through cellphone, electronic mail, and on-line at Sushi Park Paris.
