Shopping à Paris
Intense shopping experience from an insider's perspective
BLACK DESIGNERS SAFARI
Your personal shopper will reveal a number of secret addresses for some of the most exclusive designers of color in off-the-beaten-path locations.
You'll love Kate Mack, Xuly Bët and emerging new designers who create breath-taking bridal gowns, coats, dresses, lingerie and accessories. Fill your home with art deco and art de la table items. There's something for the little ones as well. Anybody interested in one of a kind black baby dolls?
You'll be the envy of your friends when you step out "African Remix" style. Your response to your friends back home, simply stated, "I got this in Paris!". Hurry and book now. Be among the first to know which designers will premiere during Paris Fashion Week.
FASHION ADDICT MARATHON
Can't wait to be en vogue? Wonder what the French are wearing on the streets of Paris for summer, winter, spring and fall? Let Voyageur Noir's shopping companion take you on a tour through the city for the best in ready-to-wear and must-have accessories. Visit the showrooms of young French designers just waiting to burst onto fashion scenes around the world. You may find the next "big designer" while tumbing through racks of undiscovered collections. Discover the upcoming season's styles before they hit the streets of Los Angeles and New York.
SUNDAY WALK
As a guest of Voyageur Noir connection, you'll start your day with a tasty brunch at a local French eatery, before hitting the streets. You just might find jewelry, evening gowns, or antiques in a hidden shop or street fair. But there's more, you'll end your day with a walk along the banks of the Seine... chic, colorful and picturesque!
FLEA MARKET WALK
Your host will take you to the world's most famous flea market: les puces de Saint-Ouen, a huge labyrinth of streets displaying treasures for antique hunters. You'll find out why the place is one of the favorite spots of black local residents as well as celebs such as Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Haute Couture designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, Kylie Minogue with her French lover Olivier Martinez, and famous home designers from all parts of the world. It's the place-to-be if you love good bargains. Your shopping insider is a vintage lover who will help you find unique items of the 20's, 30's, 40's or 70's from clothes and accessories to art deco. She'll take you through the pedestrian alleys, the small galleries, the hidden stalls and booths. Shopping fanatics will unearth vintage pieces of lace to add to their brand new pair of jeans. Fashion victims will go mad discovering vintage designer sunglasses, old hats and leather coats at crazy prices. Collectors will feel like children in a toy shop when they find paintings, old porcelain dishes, oriental tapestry, African design, and so much more.
Can you imagine that some French designers managed to furnish their trendy boutiques only with items they bought in this very inspiring flea market? French celebrities also like to bring some unique "pieces of French history" home. Shop owners will tell you the real story behind your new finds. The next time you'll have your friends over for dinner they'll likely be curious about your French treasures and their unique stories.
Price: 145 € per guest
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Trendy Bébé Tour
This tour is dedicated to mothers-to-be and their little bundles of joy.
Why are Parisian people so chic? That's probably because even before birth they are exposed to fashion! Moms are dressed so stylishly when they're pregnant! And if you've noticed, they even dress their babies with the same great taste.
Your personal guide will help expectant moms find great pregnancy clothes, not just dresses that look like big potato bags, but items that will make her feel comfortable, but yet feminine. New moms will find perfects layettes, lovely baby couture, funny accessories and smart toys for their future president, CEO or Nobel prize-winner. The guide will take you to designer boutiques and concept stores as well as more confidential spots. The Trendy Bébé Tour will help grandparents, friends, sisters and brothers shower mom and baby with great gifts. We'll even take a break at a little French café or tea salon before picking up the perfect pair of booties!
The tour will last half a day (4 1/2 hours).
Price: 145 € per guest
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KIDS TOUR
This tour includes wardrobe shopping for kids ages three to 10.
A personal shopping guide will take your little ones to designers boutiques and trendy shops for clothes and accessories. As they bounce from one store to the next, they'll soon adopt the subtle French elegance of shopping and spotting unique buys, while impressing their friends back home. Little shoppers will discover one-of-a-kind gifts for family and friends, smart toys and cultural items. Mom could even find clothes matching her daughter's ones. We'll have a small break to enjoy an ice cream or a little snack in the neighborhood.
Your tiny tots will have much to "show and tell" when they head back to school.
The tour will last half a day (4 1/2 hours).
Price: 125 € per kid and free for the adults who come along with them.
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