(Photos by Bastien Lattanzio for Opening Ceremony)
After I pick my son up from school we have about an hour to kill before picking up my daughter. It's not enough time to go home, so I like to find a new place to take him each day. I keep souvenirs and take photos so that one day he and I can fondly look back on all those mom and son visits in Paris.
A couple weeks ago I took him to Deyrolle, which is a 170 year-old establishment on the rue du Bac specializing in taxidermy. I know that this may not sound appealing at first, but it truly is an exceptional place and dearly beloved by the French. So beloved that when a fire rampaged the building a few years back some big names (Hermès for one) got together to rebuild it à l'identique. Today, if you go inside and climb the stairs to the upper floor you will discover a world like no other, filled with lions, giraffes, pelicans and butterflies. My son was completely transported to a realm where all happily coexist. I think it marked him more than any zoo visit we have ever taken - including our trip to Africa last year. The one catch is that photography is not permitted inside the boutique. In order to preserve the moment, I bought my son a blank journal that we filled with drawings of the things we had seen that day. When he looks at it he excitedly recounts our visit.
When I came across the new collection by Opening Ceremony in collaboration with Deyrolle, I though I should share. Here are some images from the lookbook that were photographed inside of the boutique.
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