The Broken Arm

The Broken Arm opened in Paris in 2013 and has built its name as a designer concept store with a café attached, a proper meeting point for people who care about clothes rather than just a shop to walk in and out of. The edit is sharp and considered, built around Raf Simons, Ann Demeulemeester, Comme des Garçons and its Homme Plus and CDG CDG lines, Jacquemus, JW Anderson, Dries Van Noten and Saint Laurent, alongside newer names such as Namacheko, Kiko Kostadinov and Marine Serre.

It's a good address for anyone drawn to minimalist shapes and serious tailoring with an experimental edge, rather than anything loud or logo-driven. Balenciaga, Prada and Valentino Garavani sit comfortably next to smaller, more considered labels like Kwaidan Editions and Rier, giving the rails a real sense of discovery alongside the established names.