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Rachel
Kaplan’s
customized shopping
tours are intended
to suit your shopping
and style profile, with
a special emphasis
on making the most
of what you have--be
it your budget or
your body type.
Our ParisChicShopping tours are adaptable
to everyone, regardless
of sex, age or nationality, including
persons who may be
physically challenged
or who have special
size needs. Every
guest is pampered--and
given a complimentary
welcome kit that
includes a copy of
Best Buys to French Chic by Rachel
Kaplan, oodles of
beauty samples, French
lavender, store discounts
and more.
We work only with trained, experienced guides, who are either university-educated native English speakers or French national guides who speak flawless English. Both have the people skills to make Americans and other English-speakers feel at home in France. Our multilingual guides also have fluency in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, German, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Polish and Chinese, both Mandarin and Cantonese.
Most importantly,
on our tours you
will discover unique
shops with designers
that you don't
find at the Mall
or on High Street--that
offer clothes,
accessories, home
furnishings and
kitchen accessories
that will have
all friends asking,
'Now where did
you find that?!'
The following provides
the different ways ParisChicShopping caters to your
specific needs
and interests:
Contact
and fees
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Our
detailed itinerary outlines
with names, addresses and
phone numbers the shopping
area and stores that will
suit both your tastes and
budget. We can set up appointments
with shops on the day you
wish to shop and advise
them of your interests.
We can be sure to include
addresses that offer the
ParisChicShopping benefits
including special discounts
and upgrades. In addition,
you will be given a ParisChicShopping welcome kit at either your
hotel or apartment that
includes a copy of Paris
Chic, a Fashion Show Invitation,
and discounts to major
department stores and specialty
retailers with a broad
selection of goods. We
can also set up an appointment
with a personal shopper
at a department store,
who is fluent in English,
Spanish or French.
The
cost of this personalized
shopping service which
gives you access to many
of our secret addresses,
which allows you to shop
at your pace, starts at
350€. (We can also arrange
to have a car and driver
accompany you throughout
the day.) So we invite
you to send us the dates
of your trip to Paris,
your wish list, and any
other pertinent information
so we can make this a truly
tailor-made experience.
Please
click here to fill
out
our self-guided tour
request. We pride ourselves
on our
rapid response.
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This
private group tour which
can be conducted either
with a driver/guide or
a guide and chauffeured
limousine or minivan, which
allows you to shop at leisure
and leave the bags in the
car! This type of tour
is ideal for flea-market
buffs, weekends in Paris,
family reunions, as well
as for birthday, engagement
and college graduation
celebrations...
Since
this is a customized tour,
our price for this tour
reflects the number of
guests in the party, and
any extras involved, including
lunch, tea, spa appointments,
makeover consultants and
more...
For
example, on a recent tour,
two of our very savvy guests
were able to purchase both
remarkable vintage, including
a Balenciaga haute couture
cape made in 1946 for the
Queen of Belgium, stunning
slacks that can go from
city to country at a truly
unbeatable price, as well
as cutting edge designs
from one of the most avant-garde
boutiques in Paris, regularly
shopped by the president
of Saks Fifth Avenue!
Please
click here to fill
out our
tour request. We
pride ourselves on
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Are
you having a major birthday,
or seeking a new image
in hair, makeup, clothes
and accessories? With
our seasoned and sensitive
stylists, you will be
able
to not only come up
with the perfect wardrobe,
but
also arrange for a makeup
and skincare lesson,
get a new haircut and
color,
and even order some
custom-made clothes and
shoes at affordable
prices. So just feel
free to contact ParisChicShopping with your wish-list
so
we can help you to create
the look you want! You
can count on us to help
you discover the latest
in skincare and spa
treatments, makeup and
haircare, as
well as locate the clothes
that you won’t
find back at the Mall.
We can even find you
both the tailor and
fabric that
allow you to recreate
an outfit that you
may have
seen in a fashion magazine
but wish purchase for
a fraction of the cost.
Please
click here to fill
out our
tour request. We
pride ourselves on
our rapid response.
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This
tour is geared to both
the novice in retailing
and the seasoned professional--and
could be for that person
who has or hopes to open
a chic boutique, or who
is thinking of opening
a cutting-edge hotel or
restaurant, and is looking
for sources of inspiration
and keen to access those
professionals who have
the knowledge and ideas
that can take them to the
next level.
Over
the years we have helped
business owners to shop
the leading trade shows
in France such as Maison & Objet
and the SIAL, purchase
antiques, textiles and
home accessories, and
have opened doors to
some of
the most intriguing designers
in France. We assisted
in the furnishing of
wine bars and brasseries,
and
have helped design table
linens that can be found
nowhere else. With the Professional ParisChicShopping Insiders' tour you get
access to people and
services you wouldn't
know otherwise.
Please
click here to fill
out our
tour request. We
pride ourselves on
our rapid response. |
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Starting in 2009, we will be organizing twice a month a new and unique trend-setting shopping tour for no more than eight guests at a time. This weekday tour conducted by Rachel Kaplan, author of Best Buys to French Chic, will take you in a luxurious minivan for a day's discovery of some of the most intriguing and elegant design in Paris. Here you will have set appointments to unique shops and private access to private ateliers for shoes, bags, designer sportswear and accessories.You will also discover new galleries and boutiques, and enjoy a charming restaurant/tea-room for an excellent lunch. To conclude the day, you will be able to have the option of discovering one of the latest spas in Paris, where you can get everything from a pedicure to a facial.
Best of all, this tour is not limited to age or budget: with parischicshopping you will have access to special discounts, sample sales, and sizes of all kinds. We belief you can look fabulous at any age as well as at any price.
Please
click here to fill
out our
tour request. We
pride ourselves on
our rapid response. |
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With
one of our expert shopping
guides, you will discover
the secret addresses for
finding elegant shoes, designer
clothing, and even accessories
at discount prices that are
at least 30 to 50 percent
less than those in the high-street
shops. In addition, you will
receive 10% percent discount
shopping cards from the Paris'
leading department stores,
and vital assistance with
the value-added tax refund,
which can save you between
10 and 19.6 percent on your
purchases when you spend
175 euros at a single retail
outlet. This tour proves
that you don't have to spend
a fortune to be chic!
Please
click here to fill out
our tour
request. We
pride ourselves on our
rapid response.
 
With
one of our expert shopping
guides, you will discover
our secret addresses that
make the French art de vivre
a way of life - whether
it's fine linens and lovely
Provencal
fabrics, elegant china and
silver, exquisite glassware
and crystal, or room fragrances
and scented candles. We
will take you to the neighborhoods
where you find a broad array
of stock at the most attractive
prices, and assist you in
making choices that are
both
lasting and beautiful. Our
aim on this tour is to show
you the best that France
has to offer, whether it's
country French or elegant
Sèvres
porcelain and Baccarat
crystal.
Please
click here to fill out
our tour
request. We
pride ourselves on our
rapid response.
 
With
one of our expert shopping
guides, you will discover
the best finds for cooking
and fine dining, including
where to find the finest
foie gras and truffles,
the most memorable wines
and
champagnes, as well as the
latest set of cooking utensils
and gadgets. If you are
seeking the latest Le Creuset
cookware
or the most ingenious wine
accessories, you will discover
them on this tour. Ditto
for fine cutlery, crystal
and quiche pans. Worried
about shipping your hoard
home? ParisChic’s
shipper solves that problem
as well giving you a choice
of air or sea, depending
on your needs and budget.
Please
click here to fill out
our tour
request. We
pride ourselves on our
rapid response.
 
For those shoppers who are concerned about their carbon foot-print or fair trade, we are now providing a more sustainable shopping tour. This tour is conducted on foot or using public transportation, and covers those retail outlets that are selling organic cosmetics, skincare products, herbal remedies and teas, as well as clothing and accessories. In addition, visitors will have a chance to discover and sample organic food markets and organic wines.
Please
click here to fill out
our tour
request. We
pride ourselves on our
rapid response. |
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With
one of our expert shopping
guides, you will discover
the best deals in vintage, “depot-ventes”,
and Flea Market antiques
and accessories, including
Louis Vuitton and Hermes
luggage and trunks, costume
jewellery (Coco Chanel, Miriam
Haskell, Yves St. Laurent),
fine jewellery (Cartier,
Chaumet, Boucheron), as well
as fine silver, linens, and
home accessories and furniture.
With ParisChic you never
have to worry about shipping
your goods home—we
have just the shipper who
will deliver your valuables
door to door for a fraction
of what you would pay elsewhere!
Please
click here to fill out
our tour
request. We
pride ourselves on our
rapid response. |
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With
one our expert shopping
guides, you will discover
textiles
and trims that you can
purchase for clothes,
bed coverings
and window trims. Better
yet, you can bring your
design to Paris and have
them made
on the spot! We are more
than happy to help you
find a dressmaker who
can copy
a favorite outfit, or
a shoe designer who can customize
a pair of boots or pumps.
We can even help you get
bras and other lingerie
items made to order with
the very
designer who invented
the braziere! Want to create
a singular fragrance or
your
own specific palette of
cosmetics—we
can arrange for these
as well.
Please
click here to fill out
our tour
request. We
pride ourselves on our
rapid response. |
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Best Buys to French Chic - paperback edition (28€) |
Long-time Paris resident and author Rachel Kaplan has written the first guide that is for the budget-minded visitor looking to save money on food, clothing, crafts and gifts during their Paris stay. It also gives visitors tips on buying larger sizes, fabrics by the yard, and unique, inexpensive French food, fashion and gifts.
This shopping guide is Kaplan's latest labour of love, following four fascinating guide books including "Little-Known Museums In and Around Paris".
Click here to order the Paperback version:
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