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Newsletter #4: Paris department stores
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| Newsletter #4: Paris department stores |
19 May 2012 |
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 After writing on the Seine River, the Baron Haussman and Mallet-Stevens street, Alexandra tells you one last time about her Paris, in this newsletter on department stores.
You will be able to find all articles in this newsletter or in previous editions on a blog on the Europatreffen 2011 website.
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 "Women are queens in stores. Once inside, they must feel as if there were in a temple built in their glory." (Emile Zola)
Symbol of the French Touch and also in charge of the Parisian elegance, department stores are an institution in the city landscape. Urban fantasy, they attract the lure of the shopping spree. Tastes and trends promoters have played an important role in the emancipation of women. The democratisation of consumption did so too.
The Second Empire was the period when the concept of department store has been developed. Industrial revolution enabled mass production. All a women needed to dress up was available: drapery, haberdashery, hosiery, lace, flowers etc. Innovative practices transformed the retail trade: the bargain was not possible anymore as the prices were displayed, also admission was free.
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| Shopping tour in the 5th and 6th districts of Paris |
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 From Saint-Germain-des-Prés to the Latin Quarter
Departure point: the "Bon Marché", subway station "Sèvres-Babylone" (line 12). Make sure you stop at the large grocery store of the "Bon Marché" at No. 38, Rue de Sèvres. You will find original and quality products. If you wish, you can buy some goods to organize an outside lunch, and enjoy all this either in the opposite square, called Boursicaut, or more comfortably sitting in the "Jardin du Luxembourg". Do not forget to buy a "Le Nôtre" pastry!
But before enjoying this gustatory experience, give us some time for shopping and culture...
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