I walked into Le Mill and noticed something that resembled a bird, I continued to walk around and the number of birds grew. Pretty soon, I was half-convinced I was on Alfred Hitchcock‘s set of ‘The Birds‘. I spoke with the architect and he told me when they first came to the space (a rice mill), they were greeted by crows and birds of all kinds. As a tribute to them and to welcome their customers as they were greeted, they’ve maintained the decor of the birds. Le Mill is a huge space (15,000 sq. feet to be precise). With the decor, they’ve tried to recreate a mill and succeeded to a large extent. There are various categories: home décor, furniture, textiles, carpets, ready to wear and accessories. It also houses a café, a flower shop, bookstore and an exhibition space. Le Mill’s Café team produces an array of organic food under the supervision of Chef Nicole, who has worked alongside Gordon Ramsey for the past 8 years. As Sikander Kher pointed out, the place is a little difficult to get to and not of too much interest to a boy. Although, they did have information signs on the street (a rarity in our city). Overall, the place has a fun vibe and some interesting books and a personalized stationery section that caught my eye.
The opening was buzzing or tweet-worthy if you may 🙂 The guests that made it were Sussanne Khan Roshan, Avantika Malik Khan, Sikandar Kher, Sammir Dattani, Renu Chainani, Surily Goel, Rahul DaCuhna, Rita Dhody, Gayatri Shah, Ashiesh Shah, Farooq Chhotia, Sanchita Ajjampur, Vikram and Nisha Raizada, AD Kilachand, Sangita Kathiwada, Alisha Chinai, Homi Adajania, Devika Bhojwani, Malvika Sanghvi, Ramona Narang- Rodella, Arvind and Tanya Dubash, Prerna Goel, Rohan Sippy, Krsna Mehta, Bandana Tewari, Chetan and Roohi Jaikishan, Delna Poonawala, Gauri and Ashika Pohoomal, Dinesh Dayal, Shaana Levy, Pratima and Gaurav Bhatia, Aakanksha Nanda, Ira Dubey, Nayntara Thacker, Sangeeta Khanna, Tina Tahliani, Nikhil Chib and Perizad Kolah- Marshall. The do was hosted by Cecilia Morelli Parikh, Julie Leymarie, the store’s creative consultant Aurélie de Limelette and fashion consultant, Anaita Shroff Adajania.
