II.2.4. SHUN THE GROTESQUE PROFITS: "REAL" PARIS'S AFFORDABLE SHOPPING

MENU: 2.2.4. Shun the grotesque profits

DEALS AND WARES THAT ARE WORTH THEIR COST

And background to sites where that search leads 

Wholesalers in 18th-century houses

In brief

• Wares at a neighborhood market

• A street where (some) wholesalers sell retail

• At last a brand to appreciate

• Woolens for Heads of State

• Detour: Knowledge of the past brings an extra dimension

• Detour: "Les Boulevards," once luxury's planetary heart

• If you absolutely must buy globalized brands

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Wares at a neighborhood market