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Buying Shoes In Paris: a bucket list

30 Saturday Aug 2014

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Let your fingers do the walking online (see websites below) before you go to Paris. Good shoes start around $200 so you want to make sure you’ve honed in on just the right pair or two. Shop address in hand go in for the kill, hoping they have the right size and they fit. If you’re short on time Galeries Lafayette has almost all the big brands and make the detaxe (refunded tax) easy, a one-stop shopping experience. If shoe boutiques are more your style we have most of them listed. It’s work to plow through all the choices but if you love shoes like I do, it can be an enjoyable promenade through the brands.

Galeries Lafayette
40, Boulevard Haussmann 75009
http://www.galerieslafayette.com/c/chaussures-femme

Annabel Winship
29 rue du Dragon 75006
ww.annabelwinship-shop.com/the-real-shop.htm
Métro : Saint-Germain-des-Prés

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Roger Vivier
29 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré 75008
http://www.rogervivier.com

Saint Laurent
5, Place Francois Premier
http://www.ysl.com/us/shop-product/women/shoes

Christian Louboutin
38 rue de Grenelle
75006 Paris (St. Germain)
http://us.christianlouboutin.com/us_en/

Comme des Chaussures
169 rue du Faubourg Saint Antoine, 11e
http://www.comme-des-chaussures-paris.com

Kabuki
25 rue Etienne Marcel, 75001
http://www.kabukiparis.tumblr.com

Repetto

51 rue des Francs-Bourgeois
75004 Paris (Marais)
http://www.repetto.fr

Mi-Prix (discount)
27 boulevard Victor,  75015
Métro : Balard ou Porte de Versailles

Garrice
26 rue Saint-Antoine 75004
Métro: Bastille, Saint Paul
http://www.garrice.com

Robert Clergerie
5, rue du Cherche-Midi
75006 Paris (St. Germain)
http://www.robertclergerie.com/en/

Dina Brice
13 rue Meslay, 3e, tel: 1 48 87 58 78

Show Sur Stock (discount)
56 bd Sébastopol, 1e
info@showsurstock.com

Corine
29 rue du Dragon, 75006

58M
58 rue Montmartre
75002  (Les Halles-Sentier)

J.B. Martin
13 rue du Cherche-Midi
75006  (St. Germain)
http://www.jbmartin.fr

Prada
18 Avenue Matignon, 75008
http://www.store.prada.com/en/FR

Mellow Yellow
13, rue des Canettes
75006 (St. Germain)
http://mellowyellow.fr

Paraboot
304 Rue Saint Honoré, 75001

If you return empty handed because of indecision or price, try Zappos Couture
http://couture.zappos.com. They carry Clergeries. For practical shoes (walking the town with your No Worries Paris guidebook), don’t be afraid to slip on your best Adidas, Nikes, Converse or Pumas. Sometimes comfort trumps fashion.

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All about the detaxe:

Spend at least €175 within one store on the same day.
The shop assistant will issue a special form known as Retail Export Form (“bordereau de détaxe”) that you need to keep with your receipt. The form should be duly signed up by you. The shop assistant will examine receipts and your purchases and then get the form stamped. If you are leaving the European Union from a French port of entry you should submit the Retail Export Form as well as the goods purchased at the airport customs desk. After reviewing everything Customs will keep a copy of the form and you will be handed back a copy, endorsed by Customs, which are required to retain in case of any possible dispute with the store. Do not forget to keep the goods with you at all times when you apply for Customs endorsement of the Retail Export Form at the point of departure from the European Union. Customs agents want to see them.

Upon arrival in your country mail the form back to the French store within three months of purchase to get the reimbursement by credit card or check.

You should receive, within a reasonable spell of time, the amount of refunded tax directly from the store, paid according to your instructions, given on the Retail Export Form (check mailed to your address, bank transfer to your checking account or to your credit card accounth Customs.The refund by the Tax Administration could take between 30 and 90 days.

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Lunch with the locals at Marche Des Enfants Rouge

13 Saturday Apr 2013

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From the No Worries Paris guidebook (follow their walking map):

“Double-back to Rue de Bretagne and go left. Pass Ruelle Sourdis de Beauce.

With delectables to delight foodies and a small garden in support of today’s grow-where-you-live trend, Le Marche Enfants Rouge seems contemporary. But it is the oldest still-active food market in Paris, built in 1615 under Louis XIII. Its intriguing name derives from an orphanage from back then, where the children wore red uniforms.

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Both fresh and prepared foods are sold in the enclosed market, which manages to fit in tables made cheery under light from a glass-and-wrought-iron ceiling. Organic produce and fresh flowers are worthy of a portrait. Standard French cheeses, crepes, seafood, and meats are balanced by a range of ethnic fare (Asian, Moroccan, Cajun, Italian). Locals hang here amid a convivial atmosphere, and the few tourists who wander in are welcomed.”

39 rue de Bretagne
75003 Paris

Tue-Thu 8.30am-1pm, 4pm-7.30pm; Fri-Sat 8.30am-1pm, 4pm-8pm; Sun 8.30am-2pm
Transport:Métro : Filles du Calvaire ou Saint-Sébastien Froissart

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Paris Wine Bars: tips for tipplers

28 Thursday Feb 2013

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They’re called bistros à vins. A small varied list for you, a little something to suit your suds-buds/wine-meter.

Willi’s Wine Bar
http://www.williswinebar.com
13 Rue des Petits Champs
Bustling, run by an ex-pat

Melac
http://www.melac.fr/
42 rue Léon Frot
75011
closed Sunday and Monday
The « Bistrot Melac » is one of the most famous Paris wine bars located in the eleventh arrondissement between Bastille and the Republique square. The owner, Jacques Mélac, seems to be like a sort of Cyrano de Bergerac with an enormous moustache. In another life, he was a sommelier in a big parisian hotel.

Comptoir Tournon
http://www.cafetournon.com/
Hangout of James Baldwin, Chester Himes, Beauford Delaney, Duke Ellington, William Gardner Smith and George Plimpton
18, rue Tournon 75006 Paris
Tél : 01.43.26.16.16

Verjus Bar à Vin
47 rue de Montpensier, 75001
Try their fries. Packed with an outgoing international crowd.

Frenchie Bar à Vins
6 rue du Nil, 75002
Compelling wine list. Twenty seats, be prepared to share with the incrowd. Closed weekends.

Au Passage
1bis passage de Saint-Sebastien, 75011
Packed wall to wall with locals. Carefully selected wines. Relaxed vibe, try the burrata.

L’Avant Comptoir
3 Carrefour de l’Odéon, 75006
Suits, foodies, bobos, neighborhood locals. Be prepared to get to know the person next to you very very well. Basque and Béarnais-inspired nibbles.

Café de la Nouvelle Mairie
19 rue des Fossés Saint Jacques, 75005
Small plates and tapas. Roughly 18 wines on the black-board menu, half in whites, half in reds, with prices starting at 4 € a glass, with people/estates like Descombes, Mosse, Dard & Ribo, Villemade. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

Little Temple Bar
http://www.littletemplebar.fr
12 Rue Princesse 75006
An Irish Pub located in the heart of Saint Germain des Prés. Where football and rugby matches are screened live.

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Paris cafe etiquette: tipping

26 Tuesday Feb 2013

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It takes some getting used to because servers are paid a living wage whereas they are paid next to nothing in the states and depend on tips. Perhaps this is why you might be given the cold shoulder: waiting is all business, not about attentive service with a smile and being rewarded for it. By law a 15% service compris is always included at cafes and restaurants so don’t feel you’re snubbing the wait staff. Do leave some extra change after a drink or even after a meal but don’t go overboard. Get out of the 20 percent tipping habit and don’t feel guilty.

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Scoop: My personal fashion blogroll favorites

24 Sunday Feb 2013

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A list of go-to’s to keep up with what’s going on in Paris fashion and beyond:

Garance Doré
http://www.garancedore.fr/en/
The visual diary of a fashion photographer, illustrator, and writer.

Le Blog de Betty
http://www.leblogdebetty.com/en/

Anna Dello Russo
http://www.annadellorusso.com

Et pourquoi pas Coline
http://www.etpourquoipascoline.fr/

Ines de la Fressange
http://www.rogervivier.com/fr/#/les-carnets-d-ines

French Vogue
http://www.vogue.fr/defiles/street-looks/diaporama/street-looks-a-la-fashion-week-automne-hiver-2013-2014-a-milan-jour3/11959

Punky B
http://www.punky-b.com/

Adeline Rapon
http://adelinerapon.blogspot.com

Jessica January
http://www.jessicajanuary.com/

Trendy Crew
http://trendycrew.com/

I must admit, my very fave is Garance. Although I don’t have time, I sneak a peek almost daily for a dose of the fashion world. She’s witty, talented, honest and hip.

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Love bites: Paris honeymoon hotels

16 Saturday Feb 2013

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No Worries Paris romantic hotel top picks. Blow it all, live large, your once-in-a-lifetime (hopefully) getaway:

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Hotel Champs Elysees Plaza (five stars)
35 Rue de Berri 75008 Paris
+33 1 53 53 20 20
http://www.champs-elysees-plaza.com
winner, Traveller’s Choice 2013, Trip Advisor

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Terrass Hotel
http://www.terrass-hotel.com
12 Rue Joseph de Maistre 75018 Paris
+33 1 46 06 72 85

L’Empire Paris
http://www.lempire-paris.com
48 Rue de l’Arbre Sec 75001 Paris
+33 1 40 15 06 06

Hotel Bourgogne & Montana
http://www.bourgogne-montana.com
3 Rue de Bourgogne 75007 Paris
+33 1 45 51 20 22

Hotel Astor Sainte Honore
http://www.astorsainthonore.com
11 Rue d’Astorg
+33 1 53 05 05 05

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Paris’s wandering artists

09 Saturday Feb 2013

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Place: Montmartre Service: Portraits Fee: 50-60 euros with room to haggle. Experience: Unique souvenir of your trip to Paris.

From No Worries Paris, page 134: “The tourist action peaks at Place du Tertre, a fairly large square made intimate by open-air restaurants and an artist’s bazaar that share its center. Some 140 licensed artists hawk portraits, kitsch landscapes, and silhouettes. Village shops and restaurants surround the place, which hums into the night. Chez la Mere Catherine, dates from 1793.”

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Paris photos du jour: seen on the street

18 Friday Jan 2013

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Shopping is a sport, shopping is an art. Make sure your luggage is empty when flying to Paris. Trusting La Poste with your precious couture purchases is not advisable and the cost will empty your wallet fast.

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Rue des Archives: then and now

16 Wednesday Jan 2013

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It used to be canning haricots vert and aprons. Now the whole world is just a click away and women are powering up the world. Paris is no exception.

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Cafe Marley: half Napolean III era, half modern, all eyecandy

09 Wednesday Jan 2013

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Come for the location, not the service. For coffee, drinks or dessert coupled with one of the best terrace views in Paris (I.M. Pei’s Pyramid) this restaurant gets high marks. The service is snooty, the food quality mediocre, but it averages out to a must-do before or after visiting the Louvre. Museum crowds thin out around four, so going before your visit is a hot tip. Or go for an hour or two, visit the cafe – the salade Nicoise is good – and return afterward since your ticket is good for all day.

If you opt out, there’s always the lawn outside for a romp in the sun followed by a splash of refreshing mineral water.

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Cafe Marley
93 Rue de Rivoli
+33 1 49 26 06 60
Metro: Palais Royal – Musée du Louvre

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