Balenciaga
10 ave George V Paris 75008
If Nicolas Ghesquière's shining reputation for women's fashion weren't enough, the fashion house partnered with star Charlotte Gainsbourg in 2010 for the creation and marketing of their first new scent in over ten years.Edifice
27bis rue du Bac Paris 75007 Métro: Rue du Bac
High-end modern and contemporary furniture and household accessories by famous names past—includingLe Corbusier—and current designers such as Gaetao Pesce and Christian Ghion.Musée des Arts décoratifs
107 rue de Rivoli Paris 75001 Métro: Tuileries.
A fashion and fabric museum that is part of the semi-private museum group Les Arts Décoratifs, installed in a wing of the Louvre.Galerie-Musée Baccarat
11 pl des Etats-Unis Paris 75016 Métro: Boissière
This museum is intended to dazzle. Set up in the former home of the socialite Vicomtesse Marie-Laure de Noailles, this is the flagship of the Baccarat crystal manufacturer, also housing three boutiques and an upscale restaurant. One section of the museum showcases special commissions for Baccarat's most prestigious clients—the Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Japan, the Shah of Iran, King Farouk of Egypt, Josephine Baker, Coco Chanel, Aristotle Onassis, even Pope John Paul II. Closed Sun and Tues.BHV
52 rue de Rivoli Paris 75004
The Bazaar de l'Hôtel de Ville carries fashion, books, electronic goods and home furnishings, but it’s best known as a do-it-yourself and home decorating paradise. BHV Homme, nearby at 36 rue de la Verrerie offers four floors devoted to men’s fashion and accessories; and BHV La Cave, at 13 rue des Archives, is a wine lover’s warehouse.Christian Liaigre
42 rue du Bac Paris 75007 Métro: Rue du Bac
Interior designer and decorator Liaigre's gallery and boutique offers his own handsome, contemporary classic furniture and decorative wares.Dalia and Rose
9 rue du Marché Saint-Honoré Paris 75001
Former fashion model Clélia Moretton champions "ethical luxury" at her bijou concept store Dalia and Rose, where she showcases glamorous Aquaverde jeans, silver talisman jewelry from Niger and luxurious alpaca accessories for both sexes by the Bolivian fair-trade brand Andes Made.Galerie Bernheim-Jeune
83 rue du Faubourg St-Honoré Paris 75008 Métro: Miromesnil
The gallery that organized Van Gogh’s first Paris exhibit in 1901 and later presented Cézanne, Matisse and others is still run by descendants of the founder and still exhibits contemporary artists.Mémorial de la Shoah
17 rue Geoffroy l’Asnier Paris 75004 Métro: Saint Paul
A memorial and documentation center dedicated to the history of European Jews and the Holocaust, holding regular temporary exhibits. At the entrance is the Wall of Names, inscribed with the names of 76,000 deportees. Closed Sat.
Gillery
97 rue des Martyrs Paris 75018
Forty years of experience in the acquisition and restoration of precious antique frames, mirrors, and especially antique barometers has cinched Gillery's reputation.
Forge de Laguiole
29 rue Boissy d'Anglas Paris 75008
Home of the humble shepherd's folding knife that has become a coveted and trendy accoutrement. Laguiole—pronounced la-yole—is the name of a small town in the Aveyron region of central France, and a generic name for a folding knife made in the vicinity. Whether the blade is stainless steel or high carbon, and the handle in horn, wood, ivory or the aluminum chosen by designer Philippe Starck for one luxury model, the knife made by Forges de Laguiole is a collector's dream.Maître Parfumeur et Gantier
5 Rue des Capucines Paris 75001
The independent shop launched by perfumer Jean-François Laporte (who founded L’Artisan Parfumeur), reviving the 17th-century association of perfumes and gloves, now run by his former apprentice Jean-Paul Millet Lage. Wide selection of unusual fragrances for both men and women, and gloves.