Luxury Shopping in Paris
Chic. Sophisticated. Elegant. Fashionable. Paris. In its iron and glass covered pedestrian-only shopping arcades and along its famous streets and boulevards, you can linger over the best of everything.
Palais Royal
Near the Palais Royal, across from the Louvre, the covered walkways or galeries have been devoted to the best in antiques, fashion, rare books, and art for centuries. Luxury shoppers should look here for vintage designer clothes and period jewelry.
Champs Elys
The Champs Elys has lost much of its elegance to chain stores and fast food outlets. Still, starting at L’Arc de Triomphe, you can stop in at Cartier for jewelry and watches, Mont Blanc for the perfect writing instrument, and Bally for fine and extremely comfortable footwear. A little further along, you can choose a Mercedes to test drive.
Avenue Montaigne
The premier luxury symbol of Paris, the exquisitely designed and crafted clothing known as haute couture is produced by the famous fashion houses concentrated on Avenue Montaigne and the Rue de Faubourg Saint-Honor
Avenue Montaigne is packed with names that stand for luxurious goods. Christian Dior, Chanel and Chloé cluster alliteratively in the middle section of the street, while Ungaro and Gucci anchor either end. To keep your bedroom as fashionable as you are, shop for bed linen at Porthault.
Rue de Faubourg St. Honoré boasts Yves St. Laurent, Herm, Lanvin, Jaeger, and the men’s store, Lanvin Hommes.
The luxury shopping pleasures of Paris don’t end here. Chic and fashionable areas are spread around the city. You’ll find new designers in the boutiques of rue Keller and Rue de Charonne in the Bastille, and some major designers, such as Dior, are establishing outlets on the Left Bank.
Posted on May 22, 2007
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