Paris shopping

[helena]

Shops I'd recommend are

L'eclaireur (Marais & Rue Herold) - for those without fear!
Maria Luisa - Rue Cambon
Spree - Montmatre
Onward - Bvd St Germain
Le Bon Marche - Rue de Bac
Vanessa Bruno - st Sulpice/Rue de Castiglione
Isabel Marant - a few places - Rue Charonne nr Bastille
Colette - St honore (more for people watching than shopping)

there are lots of other cool shops but best just to come upon them - that way you enjoy the surprise....

 

[softgrey]

I KNOW THIS TREAT IS KINDA OLD,

BUT FOR THE ONES WHO GO TO PARIS AND STILL
NEED SOME ADRESSES TO SHOP. WELL..

I'M GOING THERE EVERY CHRISTMAS,
TO ME ITS JUST 4 HOURS WITH THE TRAIN FROM AMSTERDAM
AND THE PRICES ARE NOT TO HIGH. BUT OKAY, THE PLACES TO BE.


FIRST YOU GOT THE SHOPPINGMALLS.
YOU GOT LAFAYETTE UND PRINTEMPS.
THOSE GOT 7 DEPARTMENTS TO GO AND
THEY GOT NEW BRANDS AND THE LUXURY BRANDS.

IN JUNE JULY AND WITH CHRISTMAS THERE'S SALE.
THE SALE FROM THE XMAS GOES TO THE END OF JANUARY.

YOU ALSO GOT A LOT OF VINTAGES PLACES AROUND THESE MALLS.
I DON'T KNOW THE ADRESSES OR THE NAMES, BECAUSE
I JUST WALK RIGHT TO THEM. BUT IS YOU ASK IT OF
JUST WALK AROUND U REALLY WILL FIND THEM.

ALSO CHAMP ELLISEE, I BELIEVE I WROTE IT WRONG,
BUT THATS THE UPPERSIDE STREET
WIL THE HUGE LOUIS VUITTON STORE.
THEY ALSO GOT A MAJOR EXCLUSIVE SHOE STORE OVERTHERE
CALLED BLOND, A SHOP WICH YOU REALLY HAVE TO VISIT.

AT THE PLACE ODEON, THATS A KIND OF PLACE
FOR YOUNG DESIGNERS, ARTIST AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
YOU GOT THERE A LOT OF CHEAP SHOESTORES
AND A LOT OF YOUNG CREATIVES, WHO ARE REALLY CHEAP.

FOR MORE U CAN MAIL ME OR SOME, AND FOR THE ONES WHO
GO. DON'T FORGET TO SEE THE TOUR D'EIFFELL AT NIGHT!
AND USE THE SUBWAY, YOU SEE THE MOST STYLISH PEOPLE
THERE AND IT'S CHEAP ALSO.

HAVE FUN.

hi attitude...thanks for all that great info...
welcome to tFS...
i have to ask you to please not post in all capitals because it comes accross as shouting on the screen...
thank you...and enjoy the forums...

 

[ATTITUDE]

oh yeah sure,

I'm sorry. thnks.​

 

[softgrey]

no problem...good to have you on board...

 

[ATTITUDE]

THANKS again,

I'm new here, but I really love the place.
Nice to talk about the one thing I love
and seeing that I;m not the only
addicted to fashion-talker haha.

Keep your style also rising,
you're doing a great job.
Just read some of your posts.
Very dope, and you're living in NYC?

 

[softgrey]

bump...

 

[metal-on-metal]

I got a kick out of this thread's title. Avant-garde shopping!

 

[kit]

I got a kick out of this thread's title. Avant-garde shopping!

Isn't it the antithesis of ' vintage ' shopping ?

 

[softgrey]

...LOL...

kit....

 

[shadow]

French girls are crazy about Zadig & Voltaire and Vanessa Bruno. Check www. aufeminin.com for their comments if you speak french.

 

[helena]

I like the IDEA of Zadig & Voltaire but somehow when I try it on it just bores me.... I have a couple of Z&V things. However, it doesn't bore me as much as juicy couture trackies & vest tops. Its very gamine & the sizing is super small. Z&V has Superb bags actually. washed leather slouchy bags - and good prices.

 

[PrinceOfCats]

Isn't it the antithesis of ' vintage ' shopping ?

I can tell it's the 'Eats, shoots and leaves' crowd in here...

Is Galerie Lafayette in Paris swisher than their other stores? Their Berlin store is mind-numbingly conservative the last time I dropped in...

 

[kit]

I can tell it's the 'Eats, shoots and leaves' crowd in here...

Is Galerie Lafayette in Paris swisher than their other stores? Their Berlin store is mind-numbingly conservative the last time I dropped in...

The Boulevard Haussmann store is the BEST - full of designer boutiques and the hottest labels .

Doesn't shoot himself , but books a £9 Ryanair flight to Paris .

 

[Kimkhuu]

Great great thread, too bad I might never ever go to Paris.

 

[softgrey]

so true shadow...wish i could speak french..

i agree helena...completely...z&g did a very nice bag for la redoute...
i should have bought that...i still think about it...and it was a very good price...boo!...my mistake...

 

[nqth]

What do you think about Surface2Air? I've got the link form a Parisien, CdG perfume fan:-)

http://www.surface2air.com/

 

[travolta]

How about avant garde shopping in minnesota? wishful thinking

 

[Spacemiu]

What do you think about Surface2Air? I've got the link form a Parisien, CdG perfume fan:-)

http://www.surface2air.com/

I love S2A , I'm wearing one of their T shirts now

 

[shadow]

Personally I find Galleries Lafayette boring and the layout messy. I much prefer Au Bon Marché. For a collection of designer labels all under one roof and in one floor, check the second floor of Galleries Au Printemps (next block to Lafayette). You have a display of mini-stands with the best jewellers and fashion designers, mostly showing accessories. It saves time!

 

[battles]

hope this helps, http://www.modeaparis.com/va/couturiers/index.html

and few additions for french based designers/labels

dévastée, http://devastee.free.fr/
mélodie wolf, http://melodiewolf.free.fr/
kip (knowledge is power), http://www.kipbydalits.com/