748 NW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97209 (Map)
Phone: 503-343-5140
Email: info@letrainbleu.com
Website: Le Train Bleu
The French Riviera at the time was an art incubator (maybe it was all that absinthe?). Picasso and Matisse painted it, Hemingway and Agatha Christy wrote about it, while Segovia and Satie supplied the soundtrack. A creative and carefree style of dress arose as well. The quintessential outfit would probably include a pair of fisherman’s trousers cut off and cinched in with a piece of rope, espadrilles (obligatory), and an old sweater worn with a pearl necklace (fake–as Chanel herself wore). Is it just me, or does that still sound like the end in cool?
And the era of Le Train Bleu wasn’t just a creative time. It was a time when art and commerce mixed it up. In those days Dali was trying his hand at fashion (he designed a lamb chop hat for the house of Schiaparelli) and Colette was peddling cosmetics to Frenchwomen alongside her novels.
In this same creative spirit letrainbleu.com marries art and shopping and takes the same care in creating a beautiful online destination as that secret, sumptuous alleyway boutique that you’ve searched for all your life. Featuring the best boutique and cult brands from around the world Le Train Bleu was created for the person who values fashion as an art form and loves to hear the words “Where did you GET that?” Whether or not you choose to tell is your choice.
Thank you so much for visiting us!
