Paris has acquired a taste for American Apparel's sweatshop-free, unisex cotton basics.
31 pl du Marché-St-HonoréThis fresh, Paris-based label created by Barbara Boccara and Sharon Krief now has 350 outlets around the world, including five Paris boutiques. You'll find dresses, skirts and...
22 rue des Francs-BourgeoisAfter its London launch, H&M's upmarket brand Collection of Style (COS) now has a Paris outpost, designed by William Russell, in rue des Rosiers, causing some consternation...
4 rue des RosiersEtam, which started out in lingerie in 1916, has now opened the largest lingerie store in Europe. It may be quantity over quality, but who can resist the 'bar à culottes' or...
139 rue de RennesFnac is a supermarket of culture: books, DVDs, CDs, audio kit, computers and photographic equipment. Most branches stock everything; others specialise, such as Fnac Music at 4...
Levels -1 to -3Fnac carries books, toys, DVDs, CDs and CD-Roms for the under-12s. Storytelling and other activities (Wed, Sat) take place for three-year-olds and up.
19 rue VavinThe excellent array of children's and teens' shoes runs from Start-rite and Aster to Timberland and New Balance, alongside the shop's own brand.
223 bd St-GermainThe luxury of perusing CDs and DVDs till midnight makes this a choice spot, and the listening posts let you sample any CD by scanning its barcode. Tickets for concerts and...
52-60 av des Champs-ElyséesWith 70,000 English-language titles and extensive magazine shelves, this is a home from home for Brits craving a fix of their native periodicals; the first floor has books,...
248 rue de RivoliZef's designer is the daughter of fashion photographer Paolo Reversi. The trendy children's separates have a classic Italian look, in soft muted colours with adorable details...
15 rue Debelleyme