Shopping

Matieres a reflexion

Matières à réflexion is a great shop in the Haut Marais area where the designer hand make bags from vintage leather jackets - for Women and Men.

Select your bag or have it made-to-measure !

Also : a selection of French clothing (Karine Jean, Please Don't, Baron Y, Eple & Melk, Charlotte Sometime) and jewellery (Adeline Cacheux, Eva Gozlan, House of Done) designers

type:	Speciality shops
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tel:	+33 (0)1 42 72 16 31
url:	www.matieresareflexion.com
address:	19 rue de Poitou - 75003 Paris

Flea market at Vanves

The Flea market at Vanves keeps its original charm and originality. A veritable Ali-Baba cave, a large selection of goods awaits on the sidewalks of the avenues of Marc Sangnier and Georges Lafenestre in the fourteenth arrondissement. You can hunt like a « pro » on Saturday morning or bring the family on Sunday morning. There are four hundred merchants most of whom are « afficionados » of their merchandise and some are strongly individualistic personalities, being o mixture of specialists and some with a wide range of knowledge, all of whom offer you interesting merchandise more..

type:	Shopping centers and malls
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accessibility:	Yes
tel:	06 88 64 82 77
url:	www.pucesdevanves.typepad.com
address:	av g Marc Sangnier 75014
email:	pucesdevanves@free.fr

Chanel

You say Paris, you say Chanel. From Coco to Gabrielle, Chanel is one of the oldest maison de couture businesses. They added perfumes to their clothing lines in 1921 and recently started doing watches and jewelry as well. Across the street from Cartier.

Everything you say is true but the most important thing to say is that Chanel is the essence and the charme of Paris.  No matter if time passes by, if it summer or spring,you´ll always have Chanel there waiting for you with its new collections, its roots... Chanel is Paris's soul.  When "flannering" more..

type:	Speciality shops
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address:	César Cortinas 1910-Montevideo, Uruguay
tel:	005982-6001702
email:	gloriaboxer@gmail.com
zipcode:	11500

Cartier

Looking for jewels? This is where you want you could afford to buy them. Serving all royalty since the Czar in the 19-th century. There are seven Cartier shops in Paris, including one onthe airport and one in the Galerie Lafayette, but the real one is one the Place Vendôme, at number 7 and 23.

The website of Cartier is full of Flash animations and it takes ages to load. The address is www.cartier.fr

type:	Shopping centers and malls
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address:	Place Vendôme

Frederic Delliaux, l'Atelier

A small new boutique in the Marais which sells mainly leather clothing, very well tailored. Also has accessories and other clothing made by other designers.

type:	Art Galleries
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address:	4, rue du roi de sicile, Paris 75004
tel:	+33 1 40 29 03 53
email:	contact@fredericdelliaux.com

Tati

If you like shopping and do not have enough money to visit Cartier or Chanel, Tati is where the French go. There is a real big Tati in Barbes but there are several others all in Paris. You can find them at La Republique, Temple and Opera among others. They are open form 10:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and from 9:15 to 19:00 on saturdays.

type:	Shopping centers and malls
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Au printemps

What a building! This is your place to be when you are on a shopping spree.

type:	Shopping centers and malls
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address:	64, boulevard Haussmann, 8th Arrondissement

Galeries Lafayette

Practically across the street from Printemps. Lafayette has a beautiful glass and steel dome, and an Art Nouveau staircase built in 1912 by the architect Cahnautin. The store - all 10 stories of it - is classified as an historic monument. The Galeries is open from 9:30 to 19:00 from Monday to Saturday and until 21:00 on Thursdays.

The website at www.galerieslafayette.fr has a virtual model that can help you with your choices. Most of it is in French though.

The mall features over 75.000 brand names. They present a wide selection of cosmetics, skin care products and more..

type:	Speciality shops
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url:	www.galerieslafayette.fr

Saint Ouen Flea Market

The Saint Ouen Flea Market at the Porte de Clignancourt draws a crowd of about 70.000 Parisiens every weekend. For this reason alone, you may consider going there. There is also a good flea market in Montreuil.

The Flea market is actually the biggest in the world with over 2000 salesmen selling their stuff. Very nice atmosphere and easy to reach from the center using the Metro. Open on weekends and mondays!

type:	Markets
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email:	anujprabhakar@yahoo.com

Samaritaine

This is the way all malls should be. A classical building with great views from the roof terrace cafe. And sure, plenty of things you would want to buy.

type:	Shopping centers and malls
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address:	19 Rue de la Monnaie , 1st Arrondissement (Near Pont-Neuf)

Isabel Marant

Adorable clothes and accessories sold by incompetent, rude and utterly unhelpful staff in Saint Germain. If you have to buy the clothes, go to Le Bon Marche where sales assistants are more intelligent.

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Les Halles

Almost always overcrowded, with lots of young people just hanging about, les Halles doesn't make very good shopping. A lot of stores are closed down and what is open is mostly cheap stuff.

Built in the place where the markets were held in earlier days, the shopping mall of Les Halles has an ideal location right in the center of Paris, between the Louvre and the Notre Dame. In Les Halles you can find almost anything. There is a huge bookstore, called FNAC. There are several places to have lunch, there is an indoor swimming pool, there are loads of clothings more..

type:	Antiques
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address:	city centre

Au bon Marche

Bon Marché means cheap in French, but the shop is far from cheap. It is a great place to shops, though. It is the oldest department store in Paris, dating from 1852.

type:	Shopping centers and malls
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address:	Rue de Sevres

Born Bad and Born Bad Exotica

Born Bad and Born Bad Exotica are the music stores to visit to find rare, underground, and experimental music of all kinds. Born Bad is located at 17 rue Keller (01-49-23-98-05) and Born Bad Exotica is located at 11 rue St-Sabin (also 01-49-23-98-05).

type:	Music
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tel:	01-49-23-98-05
address:	17 rue Keller

Chocolaterie Castelanne

Chocolate master and confectioner in Paris's eight arrondissement : chocolate factory with character by a Parisian chocolate master (Madeleine neighborhood) offers its products made in his worshop in Brittany. You will find, its profucts with flower of salt (caramel, chocolate, biscuit, ...), a selection of sweet smoothing & streaming chocolates. A wonderful Eiffel Tower in black chocolate ans eating monuments as well as chocolate spread with chocolate and praline and do not forget caramel, a real delight. Jams and fruit paste lead us near to the ocean thanks to this more..

type:	Speciality shops
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tel:	00 33 240 355 255
url:	www.castelanne.com
address:	17 rue Vignon 75008 PAris
email:	info@castelanne.com

Le Marais

No other quarter is as energetic on a Sunday afternoon as Le Marais. This eclectic shopping quarter and lively shopping scene is home to designers such as Azzedine Alaia and unique shops and boutiques such as The Red Wheelbarrow bookstore (www.theredwheelbarrow.com) and Jamin Puech (www.jamin-puech.com). This exclusive designer also has stores in New York, London, and Milan. Le Marais stretches across parts of the 3rd and 4th arrondissements (on the Rive Droite or Right Bank of the Seine).

Le Bon Marche

Balenciaga, Chloe, Jean Paul Gaultier, Burberry, Yves Saint Laurent, and Dries van Noten are just of the few of the designer labels you will find at this chic department store frequented by sophisticated Parisians and fashionable celebrities. Founded in 1852, Le Bon Marche is conveniently located at 24 rue de Sevres, St-Germain-des-Pres, 01-44-39-80-00, www.lebonmarche.fr.

Shine

A former pharmacy dating from the late 19th century is now home to a sleek boutique named Shine featuring designs by Marc by Marc Jacob, Cheap Monday, True Religion, Preen, See by Chloe, and more. Rockers, trendy types, and sophisticated Parisians alike flock to Shine to, well, shine. Shine is located at 15 rue de Poitou, +33 (0)1 48 05 80 10.

Carre Rive Gauche

Located between St-Germain-des-Pres and Musse d'Orsay, the Carre Rive Gauche is packed with roughly 100 antique shops, art galleries, and auction houses. Just walk between rue de Bac, rue de l'Universite, rue de Lille, and rue des Sts-Peres to discover a treasure trove of antique items. Major points of interest include: Drouot Auction House (9 rue Drouot), Village St. Paul (enter from rue St-Pail), and The Louvre des Antiquaires (Pl. du Palais-Royal).

Bijoux Blues

This charming jewelry shop in the heart of the Marais features unique pieces hand made in Paris.  Materials frequently used include semi-precious stones, fully cut Bohemian and French crystals, glass, pearls, corals and silver.  Extraordinary colorful pieces full of fantasy and originality.