Pavilion KL
Awesome place! I went there yesterday with my lovely bunny and I could tell, the place was awesome! Though, it was only partially done and way lots more to be completed, the shopping complex was certainly heading somewhere bright.
Located amidst the glamourous strip of Bintang Walk, neighboring with the likes of Starhill Gallery, Lot 10 and KL Plaza, this new baby was certainly a jewel in its own right. Despite the blood-choking [cekik darah] parking rate, Pavilion still won my vote as the idiosyncrasy of it captured me and made it stood tall in its own league without direct resemblace from other shopping centres and malls.
It stood out with new range labels that made their debut here in our country like Juicy Couture, Kiehls as well as the already notorious ones like Nine West, Tiffany & Co, Aigner, [the reopening of] Versace and others to mention a few. Oh yeah, and my long time favourite, Marc by Marc Jacobs - which previously sold in Bluemarine boutique alongside with other labels in KLCC. Not to mention, the double timer too: Guess and Guess by Marciano, Giordano Ladies and Giordano Apparel, Gap and Gap Kids. My personal favourite, Banana Republic was there as well, much bigger than its first store in KLCC. For Topshop/Topman lovers, the store was 2 storey-high should you couldnt get enough of them.
And there was the Parkson Pavilion, which I think, come closest to Malaysian version of London’s Harrods by bringing in high end labels like Marc Jacobs, Anya Hindmarch, Vivenne Westwood, Annick Goutal etc. Speaking of Annick Goutal, this label of scent expert, previously was only available in its stand-alone boutique in Le Meridien Hotel in KL Sentral [the only Annick Goutal boutique outside of Europe]. Among its devotees are from the likes of Madonna and our His Majesty Yang Di-Pertuan Agong. How cool was that?
The layout of the building itself is good. First look, the centre court looked so much to its sister, Starhill Gallery. No surprise as they are from the same developer, YTL. Then, what really captured me was the colloseum-like staircase in front of the main entrance, leading to the centre court. The way it was laid down looked splendid and put grandeur to the total architecture.
The best and recommended way to get there was by monorail, since the parking rate was so ridiculous [but go ahead if you pleasure spending your dosh for it]. Stopping at Bukit Bintang Station, you would fine it no hard stuff at all making your way there, passing by its neighbour malls before getting there. With remaining stores gearing up to be completed and lauched [Versace, Burberry, Ferragamo, Montblanc, Juicy Couture, IWC, Tangs etc], Pavilion KL would be some shopping centre that would live up to its motto - Axis of Inspiration!
