EDITOR’S CHOICE

From the most exclusive French luxury fashion houses to the coolest independent boutiques, we reveal the best places to shop in Paris.

French luxury fashion attracts shoppers worldwide: from the boldly styled windows of Louis Vuitton on the Champs-Elysées to the elegant headquarters of Chanel on rue Cambon. For those seeking contemporary labels, APC and Isabel Marant embody modern French cool, as does Carven, a revived 80-year-old French brand placed back on the map by a young designer. For those who gravitate towards one-stop options, multipurpose department stores such as Le Bon Marché, Printemps, and Les Galeries Lafayette house everything from makeup to handbags, homewares and footwear under one roof. Trend-seekers will inevitably visit concept stores such as Colette, Merci, and Montaigne Market, each stocked with the most sought-after young designers and up-and-coming brands, both local and international. Astier de la Vilatte is a favorite for ornate homewares. Antiques abound at the weekend ea markets located at each end of the city: Puces de Saint-Ouen in the north, Puces de Vanves in the south. Literary types can stock up on great French literature in charming independent bookstores, or grab English novels or guides at the handful of Anglophone bookshops. For children, Bonpoint and Bon Ton’s whimsical boutique keeps the single-digit set clothed in high style, while the soft cotton basics at Petit Bateau have been out tting babies, children, and adolescents for decades. In the realm of scents, candles by Diptyque and Cire Trudon are the Chanel of wax and wick, and boutiques specialised in fragrances, such as Nose and Serge Lutens, provide the perfectly sensuous Parisian souvenir.