The city's oldest department store, opened in 1848, is also its most swish and user-friendly, thanks to an extensive redesign by LVMH. Luxury boutiques, Dior and Chanel among...
24 rue de SèvresThis glovemaker from Millau, which was founded in 1924, has capitalised on its racy designs from the sports car eras of the 1920s and '60s, opening a sexy little boutique....
128 galerie de ValoisIn the magnificently appointed Printemps you'll find everything you didn't even know you wanted and English-speaking assistants to help you find it. But fashion is where it...
64 bd HaussmannThis retail and leisure development housed in old wine warehouses is a relaxed place to shop, with the advantage of late and Sunday opening. Squarely aimed at tourists and...
Cour St EmilionThe Forum des Halles is Paris's biggest and least pleasant shopping mall, although a facelift due for completion in 2012 should improve matters. Extending three levels...
rue Pierre-Lescot & rue RambuteauThe store is launching a massive renovation programme over the next three years, with the opening in October 2008 of its Espace Luxe on the first floor, featuring luxury...
40 bd HaussmannNow directly linked to London via Eurostar, La Vallée, near Disneyland, is discount shopping heaven. Its 90 stores feature all the usual suspects - Armani, Hilfiger and...
3 cours de la GaronneOne of the specialist businesses saved from extinction by Chanel, Maison Michel has been making hats since 1936 and supplies haute couture designers and the Paris opera. They...
65 rue Ste-AnneMercié's creations make you wish you lived in an era when hats were de rigueur. Step out in one shaped like curved fingers (complete with shocking-pink nail varnish and pink...
23 rue St-Sulpice