Beautiful modern fine jewelry can be found in this tiny shop on the Left Bank. Think of this as a French version of Fragments. The collection contains thin gold circles with stones and delicate, Calderesque earrings.

Selling nothing but handmade umbrellas and parasols since 1834, this shop is still in business probably because of their attention to detail and passion for this particular accessory. You can find dainty women’s umbrellas in bright pink, violet, emerald green, all with contrasting trims as well as wooden-handled men’s versions and elegant walking canes suitable to become family heirlooms. A great source for gifts for people who have everything; these umbrellas are recognizable to those in the know, so it’s you’re access to a secret club as well as a way to stay dry.

Lyon-born designer Alexis Mabille has described his aesthetic as "bourgeois with a twist.” Check out his glamorous designs in his appropriately theatrical Galerie Vivienne boutique, which is decked out with art deco-style mirrors.

The flagship bookstore of stylish French publishing house, Assouline, where you can find all of their titles on display. Seductive coffee table books on art, fashion, travel and lifestyle topics line the walls and are stacked on tables in a room that feels like a modern men’s club library. Many of their series come in creative boxed sets, perfect for hostess gifts. Their line of candles, called Leather, Wood and Books, were designed by Diptyque, but have less wide distribution than those in the Diptyque own line so have become a kind of cult favorite among scent snobs.

Exquisite engraved stationery and writing cards with wonderful animals and deeply memorable colors sold out of a historic spot on the Right Bank, where the wooden drawers have held dyes for dozens of A-listers who have ordered their note cards here.

Monic Fischer has updated Provençal chic from the Pierre Frey model to a much more subtle and modern palette with pretty boutis (quilts) and fabrics, wooden trays, painted wooden furniture, armoires in intriguing shapes and all of the accessories for your south of France fantasy house. The rooms are set up like those in a house, and it’s tempting to want to buy them complete. In the children’s section of the gorgeous shop you will find clothes that evoke sunny days in the country just as they should be in childhood for ages 0 to 14.

Marie-France Cohen, founder of this well-known brand, has set the standard for fine French children’s clothes around the world. Many lucky children have, soon after birth, donned her onesies with the days of the week in French embroidered on the front and lived in nothing but her designs until they grew out of them as teenagers. Lucky parents were thus guaranteed that their offspring always looked well turned out. At the flagship store, you’ll find the whole range of infant to pre-teen fashions as well as charming Nanashi café on a terrace that overlooks a garden, making it a great place for a snack before or after a shop and playtime in the nearby Luxembourg gardens. There are several Bonpoint stores across Paris but this—the flagship—is the one to visit.

Imagine that the founders of Bonpoint had a daughter who grew up with her parents’ great taste but a younger, hipper attitude. The result would be Bonton. Irène Cohen, whose in-laws founded Bonpoint, has brought a slightly more modern aesthetic to the well-heeled children of Paris. This shop is housed in a loftlike setting and showcases vegetable-dyed cotton separates and toys.

Panama hats woven of the finest straw and in a variety of styles for both men and women can be found in the outpost of this historic company, which was founded in 1857.

Make-up has been an obsession in this city for centuries. One look at the portraits in the Louvre, and it’s clear that wizards of potions and powders have been working their magic on local women and men for ages, and the highest form is custom blends. Terry de Gunzberg, who worked for years at Yves Saint Laurent Beauté before launching her own line in the ‘90s, creates the ultimate personal beauty statement for her loyal clients. Visit her boutique in the Palais Royal for a consultation or to pick up some of her shiny silver ready-to-wear compacts. There is another location at 10 avenue Victor Hugo.

With a selection of 200 handmade papers from all over the world, these adjacent shops are the addresses for precious and unique writing paper and instruments. Parisians consider Calligrane the ultimate source for calling cards and personal stationery.

For those who love a bit of the exotic arts from Morocco, Thailand or Bali, but don’t want to hop on a plane, Caravane is the answer. You can find authentic Aladinesque lamps, Arabic cushions, Berber rugs, Pacha beds, Tanger footstools, as well as pure linen sheets and table accessories and more. Additional addresses are located at 9 rue Jacob in the 6th and 19 Rue Saint-Nicolas in the 11th.

The Spanish espadrille shop’s Paris outpost sells every kind of rope shoe you can imagine in platforms and flats and multiple colors and patterns.

As Hermès is to saddles so is Causse to gloves. Never heard of them? Well, that may be because until a few years ago, the glovemaker, or gantier, made exquisite leather gloves for the great couture houses like Chanel and Dior, as well as Hermès and Colette, but didn’t have its own retail outlet. Now, Causse, which was founded in France’s glove capital, Millau, in 1896, has opened a little jewel of a boutique just between the Place Vendôme and the Rue de Rivoli. With blond wood walls lined with elegant drawers and sculptural metal hands modeling gloves of all kinds, the small shop has the fetishistic allure of the world’s top shoe stores. Standout models: the pale grey elbow-length lizard; vibrant red lambskin with patent leather bows; metallic and fingerless driving mittens. All are still made at Millau’s last glove-making factory, which has another boutique and a museum devoted to past collections. (Visits to the atelier at Millau can be made in advance.)

This concept boutique near trendy Canal Saint Martin neighborhood feels like it’s straight out of downtown Manhattan, with a curated collection that ranges from fashion and accessories (mostly men’s), shoes and beauty products to books, vintage furniture and even hipster bikes. The labels are a cool collection of French, Danish and British brands, many of which you’ll have never seen before.

Shoemaker Charles Kammer has long been a secret weapon of stylish Parisian women. His designs are timeless and elegant but with an emphasis on comfort, so while his contemporaries Maud Frizon and Stephan Kelian in the '90s only sold high heels, Kammer included kitten options and flats. His brand has been revived with a new boutique just down the Rue de Grenelle from where the original one sat. Think more traditional Louboutin at a fraction of the price.

The ultimate men’s shop, Charvet, has been one of the secret weapons of the world’s best-dressed men for decades. Now the legendary haberdashery has begun to sell fabrics for the house, including wonderful striped linens. The first floor sells exquisite silk ties and scarves and accessories (the suede slippers in a rainbow of colors are great gifts for frequent fliers). Upstairs, you’ll find shirts, pajamas, robes and custom-tailoring. There’s even a room of children’s clothes with miniature button-down shirts, blazers and shorts for tiny dandies, just to the right of the elevator on the ground floor.

On a visit to Paris, some might skip the household name designer boutiques on the basis that one can find the same merchandise in many other cities. That said, the legendary Avenue Montaigne address — the site of Dior's first shop and atelier — is a must-visit on any trip here, especially following its extensive renovations and reopening in 2022. Retail therapy here includes haute couture salons, high-jewelry workshops and showrooms for housewares and children’s clothing.

(And should the store’s 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. hours prove insufficient for a traveler’s shopping requirements, there’s now a single guest suite available for overnight stays. Designed by American architect Peter Marino, it features a living room, dining room and access to multiple butlers 24/7.)

The flagship is adjacent to the Galerie Dior, a museum devoted to the fashion designer that opened in 2022.