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APC

The look here is simple but stylish: think perfectly cut basics in muted tones. Hip without trying too hard, its jeans are a big hit with denim aficionados - the skinny version nearly caused a stampede when they came out. Other locations throughout the city.

Zef

Zef's designer is the daughter of fashion photographer Paolo Reversi. The trendy children's separates have a classic Italian look, in soft muted colours with adorable details like elbow patches on the jackets. Boots, sheepskin gilets and hats are part of the look.

Miu Miu

Prada's younger sister has this rue St-Honoré store as its main boutique, selling its quirky women's fashions, shoes and bags.

Artazart

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Step through Artazart’s neo-70s orange façade and you’re in another world – an Ali Baba land of design-related coffee-table tomes (think photography, graphic design, fashion, illustration and children’s books) and Lomo cameras you can pick up for under 100€.  Chances are you’ll pop in for a quick browse, but beware: Artazart has ways of making you stay! Aside from thousands of books with...

Montaigne Market

If it’s good enough for Paris Hilton (who reportedly shops here), it’s good enough for you – at least window shopping wise, which is par for the course in the Triangle d’Or  (the ‘golden triangle’ of streets made up by the Champs Elysées, avenue Montaigne and avenue George V), where luxury fashion labels congregate behind grandiose entrances, leaving you dragging your bottom lip past gorgeous but...

L'Eclaireur Homme

Men are catered for separately at this branch of L'Eclaireur. Expect Comme des Garçons, Martin Margiela, Dries van Noten, Carpe Diem and Junya Watanabe among its exclusive finds.

GoldyMama

Finding well-presented vintage clothes that have been washed, ironed and don’t smell like dirty underpants is possible – GoldyMama is the proof. This small boutique in the heights of the 20th has retro treasures aplenty and makes an original spot for gift hunting. 1950s skirts, 40s suits, empire dresses, wacky 70s tops and multi-era accessories line the walls. The choice is as vast as the shop...

Antoine et Lili

Antoine et Lili's fuchsia-pink, custard-yellow and apple-green shopfronts are a new raver's dream. The bobo designer's clothes, often in wraparound styles, adapt to all sizes and shapes. The Canal St-Martin 'village' comprises womenswear, a kitsch home decoration boutique and childrenswear.Other locations throughout the city.