This dépot-vente specialises in vintage luggage and handbags. Iconic Vuitton suitcases and Kelly and Birkin bags command enormous prices, but there are some slightly more...

Agnès b rarely wavers from her design vision: pure lines in fine quality cotton, merino wool and silk. Best buys are shirts, pullovers and cardigans that keep their shape for...

Clean lines and streamlining are the guiding aesthetic for Anikalena's collections of sporty, sexy day and evening dresses and separates, with the occasional wow piece like the...

Antoine et Lili's fuchsia-pink, custard-yellow and apple-green shopfronts, reflected in the Canal St-Martin, are a new raver's dream. The bobo designer's clothes, often in...

Ringing the doorbell gains you entry to the factory-style showroom in the same building as Alaïa's headquarters and apartment, where the 72-year-old Tunisian creator continues...

With Nicolas Ghesquière at the helm, the Spanish fashion house is ahead of Japanese and Belgian designers in the hip stakes. Floating fabrics contrast with dramatic cuts,...

Homeware heaven: there's even a Bricolage Café with internet access. Upper floors have a good range of men's outdoor wear, upmarket bed linen, toys, books, household appliances...

Boucheron was the first to set up shop on place Vendôme, attracting celebrity custom from the nearby Ritz hotel. Owned by Gucci, the grand jeweller produces stunning pieces,...

The Brazilian designer favoured by Sandra Bullock, Heidi Klum and J Lo brings luxury with a conscience to the rue St-Honoré. He works with several cooperatives in favelas and...

This iconic French jeweller and watchmaker has impressive landmark headquarters. Downstairs, pearls, panthers and the Trinity ring jostle for attention among historic pieces...

Fashion legend Chanel has managed to stay relevant, thanks to Karl Lagerfeld. Coco opened her first boutique in this street, at no.21, in 1910, and the tradition continues in...

Chanel launched its fine jewellery in the 1990s, reissuing the single collection - big on platinum and diamonds - that Coco herself designed some 60 years previously. The...

Creative director for Lacoste for seven years, Lemaire opened his own boutique in an old pharmacy. It's decorated like a fantasy apartment: the salon, in '70s gold and glitz,...