If you want Haute Couture at bargain prices, you might want to try one of these Haute Couture discount shops. Note that when you see a sign on a shop window marked Solde it means Sale. Dégriffé means marked-down. A discount is a remise.

Anna Lowe
104, rue du Fbg. St-Honoré (75008 PARIS)
Tel: 01 42 66 11 32
Métro: Champs-Elysées-Clemenceau. Dior, Gucci, Valentino, Gucci, etc. with 40-60% off the retail price. Chicago Tribune called it "best of the off-price shops."

Annexe des Créateurs
19, rue Godot de Mauroy, (75009 PARIS)
Tel: 01 42 65 46 40
Métro: Madeleine. Cocktail dresses, evening gowns, hats and jewelry up to 70% discounts.

Jean-Charles de Castalbajac's Concept Store
31 Place du Marché St. Honoré (75001 PARIS)
Tel: 01 53 63 14 14
One of Paris's newest boutiques for very trendy garb.

Some of the finest underwear and bras in the world include the labels Aubade, known for their advertisements that teach women the art of seduction, La Perla, known for its form-fitting cuts, and Chantal Thomass, whose ruffled panties are known to inspire. To find them all visit any of Paris' major department stores.

Children's clothes & baby clothes in Paris are some of the most stylish you will find anywhere. So cute, so elegant, so very French! Although pricey, the best stores for children are: Chose, Du Pareil au Même, Miki House, Natalys, Prénatale and Toute Autre.