Shopping - Paris e-guide: The Travel Guide with its Own Website - page 61

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Karine Dupont it's in the bag
22 rue Poitou, 3ème • 01 40 27 84 94
www.karinedupont.com Open noon-7 Tue-Sat
Dupont makes practical, soft nylon bags in all shapes
and sizes, from roomy totes to shoulder slingers.
There are bags for every occasion, with names like
Kampus Lady, Kasual Travel and Klub. They come in
an array of modish colours and prints and many have
handy sections that can be detached as required.

11 C4

Food gourmet's hang-out
58 rue Charlot, 3ème • 01 42 72 68 97
Open 11-1, 2-7 Tue-Fri, 2-7 Sat
Much of the rue Charlot buzz was started by the open-
ing of this intriguing bookstore-cum-gallery. With its
wall-to-wall bookshelves, it's a foodie's paradise,
where browsers linger over a range of mouthwatering
cookbooks in French, English and Japanese. Food also
stocks larder goodies and designer tableware.

17 C1

Antik Batik ethnic fusion
18 rue de Turenne, 4ème • 01 44 78 02 00
Open 10:30-7 Tue-Sat, 2-7 Sun & Mon
Antik Batik sells globally inspired somethings that
follow the season's trends; from flowery headscarves
and crocheted bikinis for summer, to hand-knitted
hats, pullovers and bags for winter. Labels such as
Ordinary People, Laura Urbinati and Uniform can
also be found on the shelves.

Chic on the Cheap
Dépôt-ventes are where canny Parisians shop for
cut-price designer clothes. Try Annexe des Créateurs
(40-70 per cent off previous seasons' Versace,
Vivienne Westwood, Dolce & Gabbana and more),
Réciproque (six stores in one street selling womens-
wear, menswear and the biggest range of second-
hand Chanel in Paris) and Dépôt-Vente de Buci (two

neighbouring stores selling everything from YSL to
Yamamoto). Many stores have their own permanent
sales shops, the best of which are Et Vous ,
Cacharel and Kookaï . At the cheap end of the scale,
Guerrisol has more of a whiffy jumble-sale flavour.
But this is where designers such as Gaultier trawl for
inspiration, and there are real bargains to be had.
For further details, see pp221-2 .