What were the main ahops in Paris  around 1922-1925? Clothing mainly -
general fashion, shoes, etc.? I need the names of the best shops and
the second or third best ones as well, if possible.Where were they?
Did department stores exist?

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 09 Dec 2005 08:55 PST

There is no source that defines the 1st, 2nd and 3rd "best" shops in
1920's Paris. That would only be a matter of intepretation and
opinion. You might want to rephrase your question because I suspect it
would be difficult (if not impossible) to find a list of names of very
many shops in that time period much less an official rating of them.

tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by gaucho34-ga on 09 Dec 2005 16:31 PST

my description may have been misleading. I simply wanted to know which
shops existed in Paris at that time - not to rate them, but the sort
of shops where someone wihtout much money could loiter and look at the
latest fashions on  display - as people do today in, say, Harvey
Nichols. I suppose there were extremelly chic, expensivce shops (like
harvey Nicks) and then perhaps a more affordable place such as John
lewis -  I dont know if there were department stores at that time - I
just wanted to know some names and locations of shops or boutiques
where the latest fashions might be displayed - as Paris was the centre
of fashion, I assume there might be displays somewhere. I hope that's
lcear! Think of a yougn girl without much money who can't affrod such
things but gets a vicarious thrill from looking at them.

Department stores in that period:
http://www.parisdigest.com/shopping/grandsmagasins-haussman-zoom.htm
http://www.parisdigest.com/menus/shopping.htm
http://www.printemps.com/international/history/
http://www.chroniques-nomades.net/chronics/0203_paris/samaritaine.htm
http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Magasin_au_Bon_Marche.html
http://www.bhv.fr/Historique.373.0.html

I don't know if Hermès of Paris could have been considered a
department store at that time, but here are a couple of links:
http://www.fragrancex.com/products/_bid_Hermes-am-cid_cologne-am-lid_H__brand_history.html
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Herm%E8s

(Lots of Greek mythology searching for:  hermes paris )

Hope this helps, regards, Myoarin

Goucho,
The early temples of consumerism I listed are certainly places your
young girl could have visited.  Sounds like you are writing a novel.
Myoarin