One of Leeds' best known independent stores, Cadeaux in the Victoria Quarter, have recently had a truly heavy-weight endorsement. They've been featured in the latest edition of European City Guides, produced by world renowned luxury goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton.
Featuring the latest trends and offering unique advice, the regularly updated contents of each guide are aimed at laid-back travellers, business travellers and the residents themselves of the cities being explored, and are produced annually in boxed sets of eight guides. Revised each year to incorporate new cities around the world, the Louis Vuitton City Guides build into a unique collection which have an ever growing following the world over.
Cadeaux owner, Sam Aspinall said, “ I was so surprised to find I was included in the 2010 European set, I knew nothing at all about it!”
“ I've since learned that the stores featured are there as a result of mystery shopper recommendations,” she added, “ which makes Cadeaux's inclusion even more fantastic!”
“ This is something that's produced by one of the world's most prestigious companies and sold all over the world, so for a small independent store like mine to be included makes me feel that al the hard work I put into the shop is worth while. I'm still can't quite believe it though – it's amazing!”
The European collection of Louis Vuitton City Guides provides the traveller with an original view of 31 cities and 7,000 addresses, combining traditional and extravagant locations whether known, unknown or out of the ordinary, as long as they best express the essence of each city.
Luxury and boutique hotels; gourmet restaurants and local bistros; typical markets and fine food stores; antiquarians and designers; museums and fashion stores, essential or little-known monuments…
The Guides offer the traveller an inside track to these cities.
VQ Centre Director, John Bade commented, “ Sam has worked really hard to develop Cadeaux, and many who shop there do so because of her. It's a real endorsement both for her and the store to be included in such a respected and publication, produced by such a prestigious company.”
The Louis Vuitton City Guide European edition costs £85 for a boxed set of eight separate volumes and is available from Louis Vuitton in the VQ and across the world. It would make an ideal gift for Christmas, as would many items found in Cadeaux – anything from art, jewellery, watches and tableware to bags, cufflinks and designer products from the likes of Alessi. Visit the store at 3, King Edward Street, tel 0113 234 6466, or go to
www.cadeaux-leeds.com to shop online.