Alter Mundi
5 Boulevard du temple, Paris 75003 39 rue de Charonne, Paris 75011 135 rue Ordener, Paris 75018
A chain of fair-trade boutiques promoting ecologically friendly fashion, beauty products, home decor, ethnic jewelry, accessories and design items, from computer cases made from recycled posters and seatbelts to tagua-nut jewelry and Colombian black earthenware ceramics.Corto Moltedo
146-148 Galerie de Valois, Palais Royal Paris 1st
Corto Moltedo, the trendy flagship store showcasing the luxury bag line launched by American-Italian designer Gabrielecorto Moltedo, is the latest haven of Palais Royal hip. Moltedo describes his aesthetic as "pop-luxe" chic, combining the best of ancestral Italian craftsmanship (his parents were owners of Bottega Veneta) with exotic skins, sumptuous leathers and vibrant colors. More reasonably priced travel accessories include funky laptop cases shaped like giant cassette tapes.Cinquième Sens
18 rue Monttessuy Paris 75007
Custom-made perfumes can be created in this perfumers’ workshop formerly reserved only for professionals.Pasquale Bruni
Bd Haussmann 75009 Paris
Luxury jewelry and accessories by Italian designer Eugenia Bruni, and a jewelry-inspired cosmetic line in partnership with By Terry makeup guru Terry de Gunzberg.Hermès
17 rue de Sèvres Paris 6th Métro:Sèvres-Babylone
The brand's first concept store is housed in a renovated Art Deco swimming pool on the Left Bank. Home decor occupies one-third of the space, including new ventures into wallpaper, furnishing fabrics and silk carpets. There's also a bookshop and tea salon.Patyka
5 place de la République Paris 75003
A luxurious range of 100 percent organic beauty products and perfumes in retro glass bottles and stylish packaging.Musée Cernuschi
7 avenue Vélasquez Paris 8th Métro: Monceau or Villiers
A Paris city museum with an extraordinary collection of Asian art, in a former private mansion built around a colossal bronze Buddha. Closed Mon.Yves Saint Laurent
6 pl Saint-Sulpice Paris 6th
The main womenswear store of the company founded by the late designer, known for the fashion revolution that put women into pants suits and sexy smoking jackets.Petrossian
18 blvd de Latour-Maubourg Paris 75007
The chic caviar restaurant and emporium carries not only beluga, ossetra, sevruga or Alverta Royal caviars, but also czar-cut salmon, king crab and even vodka chocolate pearls.
La Chaise Longue
20 rue des Francs-Bourgeois Paris 75003
A chain of shops carrying an eclectic mix of humorous home deco items, quirky tablewear, toys, gadgets and gifts, with six other locations in Paris and others scattered throughout France.India Mahdavi
3 rue Las Cases Paris 75007 Métro: Solférino
A showcase for the sophisticated furniture, lamps and accessories of star architect and designer India Mahdavi.Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle
Jardin des Plantes, 36 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire Paris 75005 Métro: Censier-Daubenton.
A natural history museum first established in the 18th century, famed for its dinosaur hall and its Grande Galerie de l’Evolution, a Noah’s Ark display of thousands of animal species. Closed Tues.