Ovale
40, Bld Haussman, 75007 Paris 21, rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris
Ultra-upmarket children’s clothing, mostly in subdued shades of ivory and beige, along with solid-silver rattles and gold jewelry for tiny tots. Well known for giant plush polar bears in the window displays.Franck et Fils
80 rue de Passy Paris 75016
A department store with a concept store feel, specializing in the symbiosis of fashion and art.Robert le Héros
13 rue des Quatre-Vents Paris 75006
A leading design collective set up by four art school friends who reproduce their bold graphic designs on everything from cushions, curtains and wallpaper to funky bags and desk diaries.Repetto
22 rue de la Paix Paris 75002
A dancewear line created in 1947 by Rose Repetto, mother of French dancer and choreographer Roland Petit, now branched out into children’s clothing and women’s street shoes, including the famous ballerina flats originally designed for Brigitte Bardot.Marie-Anne Cantin
12 rue du Champ de Mars Paris 75007
Madame Cantin supplies many restaurants from her lovely fromagerie near the Eiffel Tower, where cheeses are aged in several caves below the shop. Try the creamy Roquefort.Musée de la Poste
21 Avenue du Maine Paris 75015 Métro: Falguière
This museum is much more exciting than it sounds-in this age of instant communications, traveling back through the history of postal services becomes a poetic experience. Closed Sun.Loft Design By…
56 rue de Rennes Paris 75006
Sophisticated ladies, urban dandies and their cool kids will find top quality, wearable clothes in chic but classic styles at an affordable price here.Georges & Co.
138 quai de Jemmapes 75010 Paris
The lustrous shop on the boutique-lined rue du Bac is devoted to the highest-quality contemporary materials manufactured in France and Europe for correspondence, diary-keeping, calligraphy, announcements, invitations and anything else that involves writing by hand. There’s an “ink bar” with refillable bottles in a rainbow of colors, a section for deluxe leather goods—notebooks, diaries, agendas, address books—and a tempting array of pens, elegant paper and envelopes in various weights and colors.Musée Gustave Moreau
14 rue de La Rochefoucauld Paris 75009 Métro: Trinité
A small museum in the former home of the 19th-century Symbolist artist. Closed Tues.Musée de l’Armée
Hôtel National des Invalides 129 rue de Grenelle Paris 75007 Métro: Invalides
The national military museum, from medieval armor and weaponry to World War II. Open daily except closed the first Monday of every month except July, Aug and Sept.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.