So the problem is, my fifteen year old is all about fashion and I know close to nothing. I promised her we could shop (at least window shop). I%26#39;d welcome any and all suggestions. She is quite tall and so unlikely to fit Paris clothing, which I%26#39;m not sure she believes me. Is there some area I can take her where she might actually find something she could wear? I%26#39;d like this to be fun, not frustrating.
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Hi Ann -
I took my teenage fashionista niece to Paris in April. The girl thought she%26#39;d died and gone to heaven!
Primarily, we stayed around the St. Michel/St. Germain Blvd area. There are dozens of small boutiques and teen-oriented shops - some are right on the Blvd and some are on all of the narrow winding side streets all in that area. You could easily spend an entire day wandering in here and she will go out of her mind with all of the choices. (In fact, we spent an entire day, and then she kept insisting we go back day after day...)
There is a very wide variety of quality and price points to choose from. She can go into the more upscale Izod shop, or choose the %26quot;cheap trendy%26quot; places. And/or alternate between them.
In one small boutique on St. Germain (by the corner of Rue de Buci), there is a great selection of eclectic yet fashionable dresses, tops and skirts, and my niece was very, very impressed with the way she was taken care of so personally by the shopkeeper (as opposed to how we are typically ignored in the US), and I truly believe it was her first experience in finding clothes that were a proper fit and well-tailored. (She is also tall.) The shopkeeper took great care in making sure she was not selecting clothes that were inappropriate for her age (I had let my niece go in on her own with a credit card - I%26#39;m a daring aunt, aren%26#39;t I?)
And of course, take her for a stroll along Champs Elysee. She may not actually buy anything in Louis Vuitton, but it%26#39;s imperative that she can tell her friends back home that she shopped there. There%26#39;s also a Sephora that you could get lost in - and they have make-overs, so maybe if you have a rainy day, it would be an amazing way for a fashionista teenage girl to spend a couple of hours!
Have a great time! I promise you she will NOT be frustrated.
And one last thing to think about - fashion nowadays is not always about the garment itself, but about accessories (just read an article about how the major fashion houses are putting a real emphasis on accessories as they have a great profit margin and everyone wants them.) So - if you see she is getting frustrated finding something to fit her tall frame - maybe suggest she carefully choose a few fabulous accessories that she can jazz up her present wardrobe with?? A wonderful bag, or earrings and a necklace... If she chooses a nice piece of jewelry, she will have it forever, as opposed to a pair of jeans that she%26#39;ll outgrow in a year.
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I just returned Thursday from Paris with my 18 year old daughter. While she didn%26#39;t buy any clothes(they are very different than here......probably a couple years ahead of us) she did buy plenty of shoes and purses and earrings/bracelets/beads........plus lots of perfume. She even bought an Hermes scarf which was a most memorable moment for me as it was proof positive that my last born was growing up. She said she will wear it forever.....she will.........I still wear one from a trip to Paris when I was 19.
She enjoyed visiting the fashion houses.......and her favorite department store was Galeries Lafayette.
I%26#39;m sure your daughter will enjoy all Paris has to offer!
Dana in VA
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