[Background Information] France Shop Listing

To those who own shops in France, please post a description of your shop here.

Please include at least the following:

Shop Name: (this is the name of the shop itself)
Street Address: (the specific location)
Owner: (the shop owner's name)
Employees: (a list of employees, NPC's included)
Hours: (hours of operation, from open to close)
Merchandise: (what is sold in the shop?)
Description: (the look of the shop exterior and interior)

                   

Address: Place Cachée, Wizarding Paris. France (with locations in both London & Milan)
Owner: Ross Bloom, Sebastian Bloom, @Perdita Bloom , Albert Haigh
Employees: Sales assistants, freelance designers & artists, suppliers, stockroom staff (hiring!)


Hours: Monday: Closed
Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 - 15:00
Saturday: 10:00 to 17:00
Sunday: Closed

Merchandise:

Bloom Mill sells high end clothes made from the finest material of the highest quality. They sell both menswear and womenswear.

Description: Bloom Mill has three locations; London, Milan and this one in Paris. The store has occupied the same prestigious spot for over a hundred or so years and it still holds onto the grandeur of when it first opened.

The shop is set over two levels. The outside is made from what is seemingly marble when in actual fact, it's just bewitched to give that flawlessly bright and clean look. There are two large windows on the ground floor that let passerbys glance into the interior. There are shiny hardwood floors and the store is brightly lit. Spotlessly clean, everything is in order. Clothes are hung up on steel hangers that rotate slowly, giving prospective buys the chance to see, touch and admire the fabric as it moves from all angles. Well known for their evening wear, the company is also famed for their "basics". They consist of beautifully tailored jackets and co-ords, as well as impeccably fitting trousers and understated shirts. The most iconic of Bloom Mill designs is the updated double breasted jacket. A familiar silhouette for many but each of Bloom Mill's blazers are form fitted to the person buying it and they certainly stand the test of time.

The door is heavy and large and made from blackened wood. The shop's name is emblazoned across the lintel in swooping, golden lettering, complete with the company's logo which is an ornate needle and thread.

Light and airy, Bloom Mill seems to stretch on for miles. The shop is divided into two levels; menswear on the lower floor and womens wear on the upper. The store is dotted with plush cream coloured leather sofas that offer a respite from a long and arduous day of shopping around the magical French capital.

There is a lot of space to move around this particular location of Bloom Mill stores. The large shop windows let in the most of the Parisian light, along with chandeliers and carefully chosen bulbs to give the effect of the most flattering candlelight in the changing rooms.

The staff are dressed smartly in black, their names on shiny gold badges. They are friendly and attentive and don't tend to hone in on anyone passing through but they are available if they are needed.

The shop is only open for a few hours per day but customers are allowed to owl ahead if they wish to peruse the items for sale later or earlier than the specified opening hours; the shop is accommodating. When Bloom Mill release a new collection, the store is open until late on a Saturday. It's not an invitation only event and anyone is allowed to come and check out the clothes in a relaxed and warm atmosphere.

The shop itself can seem a little sterile. Everything is specifically placed to tempt customers but once through the heavy black door, all manner of pomp and circumstance disintegrate.

An unusual thing about Bloom Mill is a seemingly lifetime guarantee. If any items purchased become worn or damaged, onsite seamstresses can fix up the garments free of charge. If the packages customers wish to buy are too big or too heavy, Bloom Mill can organise a delivery service. They can box up the items and have them delivered the same day, thanks to a specialised fleet of owls and the occasional Abraxan, if the load if particularly awkward to transport. This service, of course, incurs and additional fee.

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address: central paris
owner: klaus berger (npc/lowri)
employees: hiring.
hours: wednesday through saturday, 3pm until late.
merchandise: tailored and classic cocktails, craft beer, wine, whisky and snacks.

A cosy little venue, Wunderbar is located near the Palais Garnier. The primary focus is on crafting both innovative and creative cocktails, as well as classic favourites, to a high standard. Bar snacks are also available, however they do not serve full meals. Wunderbar opened in response to demand for a high-end cocktail bar for Parisian wizards. Wunderbar is often reasonably full on the evenings it is open, and if there is a show on at the opera house one can expect to have to wait to be seated if you arrive after five pm. The atmosphere is usually buzzing, with live music on Friday and Saturday nights.

sample menu

BOTANICAL SMASH gin and bitters shaken with fresh pink grapefruit and lemon juices, homemade botanical cordial topped with soda water served with fresh seasonal herbs LAVENDER SPRITZ gin is fused with cointreau, fresh pink grapefruit and lemon juices and homemade lavender syrup

MANGO AND PASSIONFRUIT ZOMBIE rum, spiced rum and 151 proof rum mixed with mango and passionfruit puree, pine lime juices and tropical spices and tiki bitters CITRON MERINGUE vodka and limoncello fused with fresh lemon juice, pineapple juice and egg white

OAXACA PUNCH amaro and tequila are stirred with fresh pink grapefruit juice, pressed lemon, agave nectar and rosemary topped with ginger beer YUZU CHU CHAI sake shaken with housemade ginger syrup, yuzu juice and egg white