There’s a cause so many go to Paris to buy.
Residence to luxurious homes and maisons which might be centuries outdated, it’s the style capital of the world. The town pulses with an vitality that solely a spot with such a wealthy style historical past can present.
It was the place a younger Louis Vuitton first got here to ply his commerce within the 1800s; the place the Hermes founders arrange store to promote saddles, then baggage, to the Aristocracy; the place, starting with hats in 1909, Coco Chanel would embark on a life-changing entrepreneurship journey.
For the ardent shopper, there’s magic in strolling alongside the town’s most famed buying streets – from Avenue Montaigne to Rue Saint-Honore to the touristy Champs-Elysees.
And who can resist the attract of tax refunds (of as much as 12 per cent) and helpful change charges?
Although it isn’t my first go to to the town, it’s my first time right here with grownup cash, and that feels so empowering. I pop out and in of luxurious malls, flitting from one designer label to the subsequent to attempt on equipment I’ve no intention of shopping for – simply the data that I may, if I needed to, is sufficient.
It takes me a minute to understand I’ve stumbled upon Place Vendome, an octagonal sq. within the 1st arrondissement that is called the jewelry capital of the world.
The sq. is lined with boutiques from each main jewelry home – Cartier, Boucheron, Graff. Enjoyable truth: The form and bottle stopper of Chanel’s iconic No. 5 fragrance is modelled after Place Vendome.
There’s a thrill in lastly seeing the locations I’ve all the time learn and written about. And, because it seems, Paris isn’t just for lovers, however for consumers too.
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Supply: Her World
