Articles tagged ‘Shopping’
Chic Shopping Paris
By Parisgirl | July 16th, 2008 |
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Chic Shopping Paris by Rebecca Perry Magniant
Little Bookroom, New York 208 Pages $16.95, L9.99 UK
Having simply nothing to wear, I was really happy to receive my review copy of Chic Shopping Paris just in time for the July summer sales – and also, unfortunately, just in time for the increasingly poor exchange rate [...]
The Tackiest Eiffel Tower Souvenirs
By Jessica | June 16th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
I should say at the top of this post that I do, in fact, own an Eiffel Tower souvenir. I bought it during my first trip to Paris, and it’s one of those little replicas of the tower. It’s essentially useless, other than as a dust-collector, although it does remind me of that trip whenever [...]
Affordable Parisian Fashion
By Parisgirl | April 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You don’t have to be rich and famous to find great fashion in Paris. You don’t even have to go to the ‘fashionable parts of town’ to find super boutiques. I was really delighted to stumble upon Nina Kendosa’s boutique at 87 Rue Mouffetard located in the affordable student district, the Latin [...]
TBM: The Left Bank’s Best Kept Shopping Secret
By Parisgirl | March 24th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
At least that’s what Le Bon Marche department store’s advertising copy suggests in this week’s Madame Figaro.
What is TBM? TBM stands for ‘Tres Bonne Marche’ or a REALLY good deal.
This year’s TBM starts on Wednesday, March 26 (2008) and ends on Saturday, April 5 (2008). Le Bon Marche is Paris’s most famous [...]
Friendly and Unfriendly Shopkeepers and Clerks
By Parisgirl | September 24th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Friendly and Unfriendly Shopkeepers in Paris
Many visitors to Paris, especially non-French speaking visitors wonder about how they’ll be received in French shops. For several years, I’ve been assuring Americans that if you are polite when you walk into a person’s shop, you will probably receive the same kind of attention you would expect in [...]
