Boutiques of Paris

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Shopping is a part of our daily life. Going shopping is not only pleasure but our every day’s routine.Shopping helps people to relax after a working day and give our self a treat.

Paris is one of the finest cities in the world for shopping.

If you love Parisian shopping and fashion, you should visit the best shopping area in Paris, 'Galeries Lafayette'. There you will find the finest Haute Couture shops in the world.

The second interesting area is 'Triangle d'Or': here are so many flagship stores on this street that you will be overwhelmed with the Paris shopping possibilities: Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton,Dolce e Gabbana, Valentino, Prada, etc.

These boutiques made a monument of their flagship store in Paris, where one of Paris' most influential designers established his headquarters. Shopping in Paris for luxurious designer linens? Porthault Linens (Linge de Maison) is based here.

The Chanel brand is best known for its little black dress, tweed suit, quilted handbag two-tone shoes and “the

perfect red lipstick.” Chanel No.5 is credited as being the first perfume

to be branded with a fashion designer’s name and is reportedly is

still the best selling fragrance in history.

Chanel

DiorThe House of Dior is the world's leading luxury goods brand,

producing more couture, ready-to-wear fashion and accessories than

any other fashion house to date.Christian Dior was the only designer whose dresses actress

Marlene Dietrich would wear.Hollywood film icon Elizabeth Taylor ordered all 12 Dior dresses from the

Spring 1962 line under the "Slim Look."

PradaEstablished in 1913 in Milan, Italy by Mario Prada, Prada is one of the

oldest Fashion Houses in Europe and is still family owned today.

Prada has a philosophy of using relatively unknown models to open

its international runway shows.

One of the secrets of the success of Prada is that it owns eight factories

where over 70% of its pieces are made.

Louis VuittonThe chocolate-brown leather canvas emblazoned with quatrefoils and the

LV monogram is immediately recognizable as the international

symbol of globetrotting luxury. The Louis Vuitton brand is the most

valuable brand in luxury.Apart from selling luxury fashion goods, Louis

Vuitton also delves into art and architecture. Louis Vuitton

encourages consumers’ appreciation of art in hopes that consumers will embody creativity, not only in their personal fashion sense but also in

every aspect of their lives.

Paris is known as the world capital

of fashion! Every fashionista will

confirm: Paris is really a

shopper’s dream.

From finest luxury

brands –many are French- to

recognized creators,

to on the way up designers -

shops and places not to miss are

by dozens

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