The 100 best shops in Paris – Lingerie and erotica
Head to these naughty lingerie boutiques for saucy undies and sexy gifts
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10 saucy shops
Passage du Désir
Founded in 2006, Passage du Désir is a veritable 'lovestore' – a place in which to free your kinky fantasies far from the cries of seedy sex shops. From willy shaped pasta to edible body paint, vibrators and an array of his and hers sex toys (including a dildo that plugs into your i-pod and vibrates to the rhythm of your music!), something here is bound to tickle your fancy...
- 11 rue St Martin, 4e
Fifi Chachnil
Chachnil has a new approach to frou-frou underwear in the pin-up tradition. Her chic mixes - deep red silk bras with boudoir pink bows, and pale turquoise girdles with orange trim - will have ladies and their male admirers purring in delight. The transparent black babydoll negligées with an Empire-line bust are classic saucy retro...
- 231 rue St-Honoré, 1st
Sabbia Rosa
Let Moana Moatti tempt you with feather-trimmed satin mules, or satin, silk and chiffon negligées in fine shades of tangerine, lemon, mocha or pistachio. All sizes are medium, others are made sur mesure; prices are just the right side of stratospheric...
- 71-73 rue des Saints-Pères, 6e
Alice Cadolle
Five generations of lingerie-makers are behind this gorgeous boutique, founded by Hermine Cadolle, who claimed to be the inventor of the bra. Great-great-granddaughter Poupie Cadolle continues the tradition in a cosy space devoted to a luxury ready-to-wear line of bras, panties and corsets. Lace, feathers and leopard print abound this season, so you can make a Valentine's buzz any day of the year...
- 4 rue Cambon, 1st
La Musardine
Perversion, debauchery and audacity are just some of the words suggested by the shelves at 'La Musardine', an erotic Paris bookshop that’s all about the daring and taboo. Forget Fifty Shades of Grey – 'La Musardine' has been popularizing erotica since 1996. The titles of the bestsellers alone are enough to put one in a naughty mood...
- 122 rue du Chemin Vert, 11e