Le Bon Marché's first women's fashion auction: Japanese designer archive (Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo) with Penelope's, 225 lots, exhibition in the store 13 to 18 Oct 2026, sale Saturday 17 Oct at 15:00
Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche opened Super Japon in August, spanning everyday Japanese culture from convenience-store goods to street food. The auction is the fashion end of it.
The sale itself is on Saturday 17 October at 3pm, Paris time.
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01LE BON MARCHÉ IS HOLDING ITS FIRST WOMEN'S FASHION AUCTION, OF JAPANESE DESIGNER ARCHIVE, IN THE STORE ON SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER.
02THE AUCTION HOUSE IS PENELOPE'S, RUN BY PÉNÉLOPE BLANCKAERT, WHICH SPECIALISES IN FASHION.
03THE PIECES ARE BY ISSEY MIYAKE, YOHJI YAMAMOTO AND REI KAWAKUBO.
04THE CATALOGUE RUNS TO 225 LOTS. THE FIRST, A 1991 ISSEY MIYAKE DRESS, IS ESTIMATED AT 600 TO 900 EUROS.
05EVERYTHING IS ON SHOW IN THE STORE FROM 13 TO 18 OCTOBER.
06THE SALE SITS INSIDE SUPER JAPON, THE STORE'S SEASON OF JAPANESE CULTURE.