St-Germain & Les Invalides - Paris - page 544

SECONDHAND CHIC

When St-Germain's well-heeled residents spring-clean their wardrobes, they take
their designer and vintage cast-offs to dépôt-vente(secondhand) boutiques, where
savvy locals snap up serious bargains. Try your luck at the following addresses:
Chercheminippes Six beautifully presented boutiques on one street selling second-
hand pieces by current designers. Each specialises in a different genre (haute cou-
ture, kids, menswear etc), perfectly ordered by size and designer. There are even
changing rooms.

Le Dépôt-Vente de Buci ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 4 rue Bourbon le Château, 6e; 9am-noon &
2-6pm Tue-Sat; Mabillon) Fronted by a black wooden façade, this stylish 'boutique of
curiosities' stocks hand-me-downs mainly from the 1960s on consignment, returning
anything that hasn't sold after three months.
Ragtime ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 23 rue de l'Échaudé, 6e; 2.30-7pm Mon-Sat; Mabillon) Ma-
dame Auguet's boutique sells vêtements anciens(vintage clothes) from 1870 to 1970.

L'Embellie ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2 rue du Regard, 6e; 10.30am-1.30pm & 2.30-7pm Tue-Sat, by ap-

Sèvres-Babylone) Superb selection of vintage fashion.

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