Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
16
e
: Plaza Passy; 53 rue de Passy. A small, popular, modern
mall with international shops and a supermarket in the
heart of the fashionable Passy district.
17
e
: Boutiques du Palais des Congrès; Porte Maillot.
Upmarket fashion shops, excellent food shop, tea
room, etc.
Discount/Second-Hand Clothes
Paris swarms with discount clothing shops, which are
extremely popular with Parisians. There are several types:
some shops sell new but out-of-season designer clothes,
while others, known as
dégriffé
, sell clothes with the labels
taken out or mutilated. The
dépôts-vente
(consignment
shops) sell slightly used clothes of fashionable ladies who
may have worn them only once. Look out too for shops
that advertise
vêtements d'occasion
(second-hand clothes)
or have the word '
troc
' in their names (this could mean
that clothes may be exchanged for others after inspection
by the shops).
Fripe
means the shop specialises in retro
clothes, while
solderies
refers to shops where there is a
permanent sale.
Some designers maintain discount shops for their out-
of-season designs. If the word '
stock
' is in the name, it
means the shop sells new clothes from a designer or factory.
(Designers often contribute overstock to the crowded
biannual
braderies
, or jumble sales at the Porte de Versailles.)
See
Dépôts-vente: vêtements
in the
Yellow Pages
and
Paris
Pas Cher.
1
er
: Didier Ludot; 24 galerie Montpensier at Palais Royal;
tel: 01.42.96.06.56. Haute couture and accessories. Prices
may not be inexpensive, but they are certainly significantly
lower than the original prices.
1
er
: Les Ciseaux d'Argent; 156 rue de Rivoli; tel:
01.42.61.09.44. Men's clothes and shoes. Good brands
with the labels removed and good value for money.
6
e
: Le Mouton à Cinq Pattes; 138 boulevard Saint-Germain;
tel: 01.43.26.49.25. Vintage clothes and previous season's
stock. A popular shop, so you have to buy what you fancy
right away or it will be gone. Several addresses in the 6
e
.
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