Cheaper clothing stores in Paris ?

My wife would like to do some shopping - we know the prices are high - but aren%26#39;t there some stores / areas that one could buy clothes for a good value? Each city has some - the question is where in Paris ?

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Zara has great European styles at affordable prices.

Cyrllus is more conservative but equally affordable.

I do this kind of shopping along the rue de Rennes, where there is also an H%26amp;M Dept. store.

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I was just in Paris last week, and I shopped at Celio and H%26amp;M. Celio had trendy, stylish, and young looking eropean designs. Bought some nice clubbing shirts (3 for E60). If you are looking for something more refined, those two stores aren%26#39;t for you.

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Hi UConn,

Say there is an area around St.Denis (arch)and Metro Sentier which has less expensive wholesale Paris made clothing....factories right there. While most of the shops are %26quot;wholesale only%26quot; some do sell to the public. Bought the cutest jacket for our daughter (who is a tiny woman)...everyting in the store 5E...a neat buy, and a beautiful huge scarf for 2E in another shop. Tis an interesting area to wander around, narrow streets with racks of clothing being moved back and forth from large trucks which block the rues.

You might not find anything but it is a neat adventure.

Have fun....

Bea

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There are several books on shopping in Paris. Go to Amazon or Barnes %26amp; Noble online store and do a search for %26quot;paris shopping%26quot; or something similar. You%26#39;ll find many books on this subject.

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i second the vote for Celio... i don%26#39;t know if they have women%26#39;s but for men its pretty comparable to express or something...

H%26amp;M is good (oftern referred to as the IKEA of clothes), but they have these in america (and are growing fast)... Also, their prices are no better in Euros than they are in dollars.. i went in to 2 H%26amp;M%26#39;s there thinking i might find something %26quot;more european%26quot; but it was exactly the same stuff...

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It%26#39;s worth checking the consignment stores (depot-ventes). Americans sometimes find this distasteful, but MANY Parisians buy at these stores. With a little patient looking you can find clothing that was only worn for a fashion show. I recently bought a suit for 300 euros that originally retailed for more than 1000 euros--and it looks fantastic, if I do say so myself ;) Try Reciproque on rue de la Pompe in the 16th, and Depot-Vente du 17eme on the rue de Courcelles in the 17th. You can find Kelly bags for less than $2K, Hermes scarves for $100, Chanel, Dior, Galliano, etc.