II.2.2. SHUN THE GROTESQUE PROFITS : "REAL" PARIS'S AFFORDABLE SHOPPING

MENU: 2.2.2. Shun the grotesque profits

MARKETS AND THE GARMENT CENTER: DEALS AND WARES

THAT ARE WORTH THEIR COST 

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

• Knowledge of the past brings an extra dimension

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

• If you absolutely must buy globalized brands

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Wares at a neighborhood market