Ville Magazine l Insider Access for City Lifestyle Sept/Oct 2016 / Fashion Issue | Page 36
THE GETAWAY
La Mode à Faire
PALAIS GALLIERA
www.palaisgalliera.paris.fr/en
The Palais Galliera is Paris’ museum of fashion and
fashion history that features tens of thousands of
clothing pieces and accessories that range from
renaissance times to present-day and from street
wear to iconic haute couture. Plan your trip to the
Palais Galliera carefully; the museum only displays its
collections for temporary periods of time and is closed
to the public between exhibitions. Featured collections
focus on a variety of French fashion aspects including
designers, key influences, trends, and the visionary
people who wore the preserved pieces.
LE MARAIS
www.parismarais.com/en
The swanky and historical neighborhood of Marais is a
choice area for spending the day visiting museums, art
galleries and shopping before the sun goes down and
the Marais’s bar and nightclub scene comes to life. The
Marais is also home to the Jewish Quarter so by day,
stop in one of the Jewish bakeries or delis for a quick
snack on your stroll through the area before partying
with the locals by night.
photo Lembi Buchanan | Dreamstime.com
GRAND MAGASIN CRAWL
www.galerieslafayette.com
Paris is home to some of the first-ever department
stores. Leisurely spend a day browsing their aisles,
fawning over the ornate 20th century architecture and
dining in their restaurants in between stops. First, visit
the Galeries Lafayette, which is perhaps the grandest
boasting five floors and an enormous stained glass
ceiling dome. The Galeries Lafayette is a good spot for
more than just a new outfit; visit the tearoom, library,
and hair salon for a full day of pampering. Second, visit
Le Bon Marché, the first left-bank department store
designed by the same architect and engineer who
created the Eiffel Tower. The clothing inside the walls
of Le Bon Marché is just as lavish as the building itself.
Other famous destinations for department store finds
include Printemps and The Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville
(BHV).
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photo Galeries Lafayette l Christian Bertrand l Shutterstock.com