Insight Guides Shopping in Paris

Overall impression:   One of our favorite shopping cities, Paris can be daunting, especially for the first time visitor. We found Shopping in Paris to be a good introductory guide to what was where in the City of Lights at the time the book was written. Because, as the authors indicated, fashions and fashionable neighborhoods are constantly shifting, it is hard to keep track of the latest developments.   The authors describe Paris according to shopping sections (Champs Elysées , Palais Royal and Grand Boulevards, Les Halles and Sentier , The Marais , Bastille and the East, Saint Germain and the Latin Quarter , and Montmartre ) with a listing of notable shops, their addresses, phone numbers and a brief outline of their wares.

Categories listed included fashion and footwear, jewelry/accessories, food and drink, department stores, health and beauty, design and interiors, art and antiques, books, music and electronics, food and drink, and specialists. The five features on Hot Couture, Galleries and Passages (a favorite for small and unique shops), The Rag Trade, Urban Regeneration and Exploring the 16 ^th (arrondissement) were insightful. We also liked the Tip notes and Where to Unwind sidebars included with every shopping section. The color photos and detailed neighborhood street maps were practical and entertaining. We found the book helpful to get oriented and decide where to begin. We would recommend Shopping in Paris to friends visiting Paris for the first time or planning their first shopping excursions there.  

Date of publication:   2003

Publisher:   Langenscheidt, Inc.

Number of pages: 127

Size: 4.5”x7.5”

Weight: 6 oz

ISBN number:   981-234-876-x

Author(s):   Simon Cropper, Natasha Edwards, Joanna Hunter, Nicola Mitchell and Rosalind Sykes

Price :   $9.95

Date of review: January 2005

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