Colette

One of the most fas­cin­at­ing stores in Paris and well worth a visit is Colette. The loc­a­tion is prime - along rue Saint-Honoré near the Place du Marche Saint-Honoré. Colette car­ries a won­der­fully eclectic invent­ory of things amaz­ing. cater­ing to a diverse cli­entèle from the curi­ous, the tour­ist to the glit­ter­atti, the hand-picked items in store are dis­played cre­at­ively and offer the finest of the trend­i­est. The three storey store can enter­tain the shop­per for an hour or two and also offers a fash­ion­able cafe at which to be seen. The main floor offers cool elec­tronic devices, choice CDs (and LPS), books, jew­elry, and all man­ner of life­style accessor­ies. A spe­cial­ized boutique offers an apo­thecarial approach and designs cus­tom fra­grances for cli­entèle. Upstairs, the fash­ion shop has the ambi­ance of a fine gal­lery, with out­fits and ensembles dis­played in situ. There are all man­ner of sens­ory pleas­ures at Colette and its the sort of place where you want to touch, feel, listen, smell, in short a full sens­ory exper­i­ence. In an envir­on­ment of exten­ded cre­ativ­ity, you can lose your­self and if you aren’t care­ful a wee bit of change. I look for­ward to a return visit soon.
BTW, the web­site is as funky as the store. Its styl­ish Paris.