J'ai preneur a 50 euro! or At the Drouot auction house

The maison Drouot auction house. This is a serious way to get your blood pumping. I walked in at ten to one and the place is literally buzzing with activity. They have about 25 auctions rooms, with several live auctions daily. I waited for an haute couture clothing and accessories auction to start at 2. They had some wonderful pieces and the best part was that it was affordable. You could pick up a vintage Hermes scarf at 50 euro or a pair of Roger Vivier pumps at 70. Picking out the fashion insiders was easy, they came either strutting or strolling in, shook hands or bumped cheeks with the announcer and claimed their reserved seats at the front. I stayed about an hour standing at the back(there was few seats and the ones there were were fought over silently but viciously) and they had only gone through about a quarter of the lots. The bidding and bidders were fierce and it made for a really fun time.