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Couture, and most of these are and prices will be more within Saturday to Monday). To avoid
concentrated on the Right Bank most people’s budgets. paying duty, you will need a
around Rue du Faubourg-St- Printemps, for example, is huge, certificate of authenticity when
Honoré and Avenue Montaigne. with separate buildings for exporting objets d’art over 20
Famous names include Yves menswear, household goods, years old and any goods over a
Saint Laurent, Chanel, Guy and womens’ and children’s century old that are worth more
Laroche, Gucci, Nina Ricci, and clothes. The beauty department, than €150,000. Seek professional
Christian Dior. Other top with its vast perfume selection, is advice and declare them at
designers include Hermès and definitely worth a visit. Le Bon customs if in doubt.
Giorgio Armani. Marché, on the Left Bank, was
Men don’t have the luxury the first department store in
of haute couture dressing: their Paris, and is the most chic, with Tax-Free Shopping
choice is limited to ready-to- an excellent food hall. Galeries Visitors resident outside the
wear, but most of the big-name Lafayette has a wide range of European Union can reclaim the
womenswear designers also clothes at all price levels. There sales tax, TVA, on French goods
produce a range for men. A are also homewares, and the if they spend more than €305 in
good example is Gianni Versace, branch in Boulevard Haussmann one shop, get a détaxe receipt,
with his classic Italian clothes for has Paris’s biggest souvenir shop. and take the goods out of the
men. On the Right Bank, the country within six months. The
household-name designers Art and Antiques form should be handed in at
include Giorgio Armani, the customs when leaving the
stylish Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint You can buy fabulous art and country, and the reimbursement
Laurent, and Lanvin, who is antiques from stores, galleries, will be sent to you.
particularly popular for his and flea-markets all over France. Exceptions for détaxe rebates
beautifully made leather The best places to visit in Paris are food and drink, medicines,
accessories. If time is short and are Le Louvre des Antiquaires, tobacco, cars, and motorbikes.
you want to make all your a huge building containing More information is available
purchases under one roof, try the around 250 antique dealers, and from the Centre des Renseign-
grands magasins. These stores the famous Marché aux Puces ements des Douanes, but this is
offer a wide choice of fashions, de St-Ouen flea market (open usually in French.
DIRECTORY
Clothing Guy Laroche 32 Rue Faubourg Printemps
35 Rue François 1er, St. Honoré, 64 Bld Haussman,
Chanel 75009 Paris.
42 Ave Montaigne, 75008 Paris. 75008 Paris Tel 01-42 82 50 00.
75008 Paris. Tel 01-40 69 68 00. (men’s fashion).
Tel 01-47 23 74 12. Hermès Tel 01-53 05 80 80. Art and Antiques
5 Bld de la Croisette, 24 Rue du Faubourg 65 Bld Croisette,
06400 Cannes. St-Honoré, 75008 Paris. 06400 Cannes. Le Louvre des
Tel 04-93 38 55 05. Tel 01-40 17 47 17. Tel 04-93 46 99 17. Antiquaires
Christian Dior Lanvin 2 Place du Palais-Royal,
75001 Paris.
30 Ave Montaigne, 22 Rue de Faubourg Department Tel 01-42 97 27 27.
75008 Paris. St-Honoré, Stores
Tel 01-40 73 73 73. 75008 Paris. Marché aux Puces
38 Bld de la Croisette, Tel 01-44 71 33 33. Le Bon Marché de St-Ouen
06400 Cannes. 24 Rue de Sèvres, Av Porte de Clignancourt,
Tel 04-92 98 98 00. Nina Ricci 75007 Paris. 75018 Paris.
39 Ave Montaigne, Tel 01-40 11 77 63.
Gianni Versace Tel 01-44 39 80 00.
45 Ave Montaigne, 75008 Paris. Tax-free
75008 Paris. Tel 01-83 97 72 12. Galeries Lafayette Shopping
Tel 01-47 42 88 02. Pierre Cardin 40 Bld Haussmann,
Giorgio Armani 9 Rue Duras, 75009 Paris. Centre des
Renseignements
2 Ave Montaigne, 75008 Paris. Tel 01-42 82 34 56. des Douanes
75008 Paris. Tel 01-42 66 14 92. 11 Rue Ste Catherine, Direction Générale,
Tel 01-56 89 01 19. Yves Saint Laurent 33000 Bordeaux. 11 Rue des Deux
Gucci 6 Place St. Sulpice, Tel 05-56 90 92 71. Communes,
60 Ave Montaigne, 75006 Paris 6 Rue Maréchal Foch, 93558 Montreuil.
75008 Paris. (women’s fashion). 06400 Cannes. Tel 08-11 20 44 44.
Tel 01-56 69 80 80. Tel 01-43 29 43 00. Tel 04-97 06 25 00. ∑ douane-gouv.fr

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