Shopping

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Winter Sale (Soldes)

January 1, 2023

By DAVID DADOUN Paris only has two sanctioned sales during the year — in January and February just after the Christmas break and in July just before the August holiday. The winter sale is in full swing through mid February,…

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Lingerie Boutiques In Paris — Popular As The Baguette

February 13, 2019

There are a few things you will quickly notice about Paris:  a boulangerie on just about every block, a pharmacy on every other block, and upscale lingerie boutiques displaying their seductive wares as commonly as a baguette.  Unlike Victoria’s Secret, which…

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Rue Cler

March 13, 2013

One of the best gourmet shopping markets (marchés) in Paris is on Rue Cler, the same area Julia Child shopped when she lived in Paris in the early 1950s. What is interesting about Rue Cler is that many of the same shops…

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Shopping in Le Marais – Vintage Fashion

March 3, 2013

We’ve hit those winter weeks when the ceaseless cold has us both frustrated and bored by repeating the same “closet staple†warm sweater. How to spruce up the wardrobe to survive through March? Head to the Marais for fabulous vintage fur. Chanel’s…

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Five Reasons to Love (and Hate) Paris

February 17, 2011

1. The Fashion. Of course, Paris is known to be the fashion capital of the world, and it doesn’t disappoint. Everywhere you look there’s a willowy, model-like silhouette of a woman dressed like she’s popped off the catwalk for an…

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Corpus Christi (Jewelry Shop)

June 7, 2010

Corpus Christi, body of Christ…..Type it into Google, and you will come up with an Oxford College, a Catholic feast day, a latin prayer, and a song by Jeff Buckley. It is also, however, the name of an unusual jewelry…

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Ellen Von Unwerth Exhibition – Le Bon Marché

May 26, 2010

By DAVID DADOUN The venerable haute couture shopping store, Le Bon Marché, just off of the très chic Rue du Bac in the 7th arrondissement, is celebrating the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival by hosting “Cinemaâ€, an exhibition of photographer and filmmaker Ellen Von Unwerth’s portraits of the…

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Ellen Von Unwerth Exhibition – Le Bon Marché

May 26, 2010

The venerable haute couture shopping store, Le Bon Marché, just off of the très chic Rue du Bac in the 7th arrondissement, is celebrating the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival by hosting “Cinemaâ€, an exhibition of photographer and filmmaker Ellen Von Unwerth’s portraits of the most glamorous stars of Hollywood…

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Lin & Cie

May 10, 2010

While taking a stroll not far from Jardin du Luxembourg, I discovered a charming boutique selling linens, clothes, toys, home furnishings, pretty jewelry, and more. Everything is displayed in good taste: the décor, the logo, the inventory, all like a presentation,…

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May 3, 2010

Walking along the streets of ÃŽle Saint-Louis you expect to find cute stores full of jewelry, trinkets, and art work, but what I was surprised to discover was a hip clothing store which is now one of my favorites! Named…

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