Alexander McQueen is entering the major league. The English ready-to-wear brand from the Kering group, with Sarah Burton assuring the artistic leadership since the passing of the designer-founder, had been looking for a location in Paris for the past two years. According to our information, the label has finally found the ideal address: 372 Rue Saint Honoré.

Alexander McQueen has indeed signed for a 8,600 ft² space previously occupied by Brooks Brothers. A strategic location for the brand, marking a milestone by giving itself a presence in one of the French capital's most prized districts for high-end and luxury apparel.

Until now, the label was notably available in France via the Galeries Lafayette and Printemps. It recently opened a futuristic looking retail space in Monaco, a 7,000 ft² space in the Jardin des Boulingrins, on Place du Casino.

Alexander McQueen currently has some thirty stores around the world, mainly in Japan and the United States, but also in Europe, where, after London, Rome and Milan, only Paris was missing.

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Jean-Paul Leroy and Dominique Muret