PARIS

 

Christian Louboutin
 19 rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau,
1st (00 33 1 42 36 05 31).
Christian's shoe designs show both artistic flair and a sense of humour. All shoes are elegant and finished off with his signature red sole.

Loulou de la Falaise
 21 rue Cambon 75001
Paris Tel: 011 331 42 60 02 66
www.loulou-de-la-falaise.com

Catch up with Loulou de la Falaise's latest boutique which is on the Right Bank, minutes away from Chanel's flagship. Intimate in size and bringing to mind a Chinese jewel box, it holds her latest collection: a chic and cheerful selection of floral gypsy dresses, sorbet colored jackets, linen pants and well-cut tanks. And then there are her accessories, a rich mix of coin belts, coral necklaces and leather cord baskets.

J Kugel Antiquaires
 Hotel Collot, 25 Quai Anatole France 75007
Paris Tel: 01 42 60 86 23
www.galerie-kugel.com

Brothers Alexis & Nicolas Kugel opened their new gallery to such excitement that it's now known as 'The Kugel Experience.' Visiting the spectacular Palladian hotel in particular - which was restored by Interior Decorator François-Joseph Graf - is like stepping into the most refined museum, where everything is on sale! Visit all three floors and spy (or buy) such treasures as the pair of royal tureens made for George III, the portrait of Charles-Henry Delacroix, and the Venetian rock crystal, silver-gilt and lacquer created around 1600. The gallery offers the top of the top ranging from the medieval to the 1850s.

20 sur 20
 3 rue des Lavandières 75001
Paris Tel: 01 45 08 44 94

Off the fashion beaten track (it's near Chatelet) but worth a visit if colorful costume jewelry - ranging from the 1930s to 1960s - appeals. Necklaces swinging with luscious red cherries, strings of large beads resembling bonbons, bangles galore for Nancy Cunard wannabes and all at seriously reasonable prices.

Talmaris
 61 ave Mozart, 75116
Paris Tel : 331 42 88 20 20

Talmaris is the place where le tout Paris (ranging from Charlotte Rampling to Victoire de Castellane) find the perfect gift for loved ones. Alain Ruzé - the owner - teases that his boutique is 'a bazaar for the poor' but he has the best range of items from children's toys to engraved note paper to Herend china.

Le Baron
 6 avenue Marceau 75008
Paris Tel : 01 47 20 04 01
11 pm onwards

Where the truly branchés (French for hip) hang out. Described by co-owner André as "an old hooker's club," le Baron is a small and cozy hive of activity (it only fits 150 people). Frequented by Sofia Coppola, Azzedine Alaia, Marc Jacobs and Paris it girls Camille Micelli and Olympia le Tan, it remains relaxed but exclusive. Recommended cocktail: le Cosmo Baron Révisité.


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