European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Smaller boutiques offer myriad of a a 11% i a rats a a i. A i a. A ii. A a it Tiv . A Quot a a a a put re 4 a a is amps Fol galleries Lafayette is one of the City s largest department stores. Shopping in Paris can Range from haute couture dresses costing several thousand dollars by Christian Lacroix to fun miniskirts designed nevertheless by Azzedine Alaia for next to nothing at the City s cheapest store the aptly named Tati. Sure you can probably find everything you want under one roof at any of the grands Magasiny but there s a lot More fun to be had in exploring the smaller boutiques which Are dotted around the different arrondissement. A Avenue montaigne Rue do Faubourg-St.-honor6. This is serious haute couture land. Every name you can think of is Here from Chanel to Yves St. Laurent dior to Lanvin. But stick to window shopping unless armed with a Gold credit card. Two different shops to look out for sex top Model Ines de la Fres Sange s Quirky boutique and Lenain Bleu Paris most famous toy shop. A place . The shops in the tiny streets around the Beautiful  Church Are elegant a la Mode and More reasonably priced. For fashion there s Emmanuelle Khan Agnes b and loft Interior design at Hilton Mcconnico and shoes at Laurent Marcadel and Check out the boutiques of Rue  for heavily discounted designer labels. A Les Hailes. If you can Brave the giant subterranean shopping Complex built under the old Paris Market there Are plenty of bargains to be found. Just Don t expect it to be fun. Behind Les Hailes Are some surprising stores Gaultier la Drog Erie for beads and Audrai a tic Parisien. If you get As far As Rue , be warned this is a Sleazy sex Boulevard. A place Des victories. This is not quite so Chic As Avenue montaigne not quite so expensive slightly More Avant Garde. There s comme Des carols and Yohji Mugler and Gentilo even Esprit. In attendant Les bar bares is an expensive but not to be missed furniture shop. A Rue Des francs Bourgeois Rue Desrosiers. In the Marais this is the up and coming area for fashion and accessories. In Rue Desrosiers Che Vignon has renovated an ancient turkish Bath Alain Mikuli Sells his weird and wonderful spectacles and Lolita Lempicka has two boutiques. Rue Des francs Bourgeois is a mine of tiny shops Selling jewelery Interior design clothes and. Books i us. There Are several fun salons de th4. Here Are five addresses Worth looking up for very different types of shopping. In Bastille Cheri Bibi Rue de Charonne Sells highly creative one of a kind hats. On the Rue de Rivoli a i Olivier can t be beaten for Olive Oil. Be Mouton Cine Pattes Rue  has Ultra cheap designer labels seconds and the last season. All of Paris eats Lionel Polne s bread and his Apple tart is not bad either 8 Rue do Cher he Midi. Looking for an authentic Bistro Coffee cup or Pastis Jug a Simon Rue Montmartre Sells to restaurants throughout France and is the place to go. A John Brunton july 21, 1994 stripes Magazine 7