Independent shopping advisors, a concept which has come directly from the United States, are on the rise in Paris, offering personalized accompaniment. From makeovers to the discovery of fashionable addresses of the moment, these fashion and styling professionals lead clients through Paris to put together a made-to-measure profile. According to their specialties, independent personal shoppers take clients to the center of very varied fashion worlds. The use of the expertise of a fashion advisor is gaining momentum among visitors shopping in Paris.
These advisors can book an appointment at prestigious stores or track down sales and private sales at any time of the year. More and more fashion stores are offering their clients personal shopping services. Department stores offer individual advice sessions with a stylist. By appointment, this fashion advisor accompanies the client through the store giving them their professional opinion.
At Galeries Lafayette (www.galerieslafayette.com), after an interview in a private room, the fashion expert guides participants around the most fashionable brands, shows them the latest new items and assists them while they try on clothes in an individual room, privatized for the occasion.
Printemps (www.printemps.com) offers the services of a private stylist by appointment, who accompanies shoppers throughout the store, guiding them in their choices. A personal room is made available to try on the clothes at leisure in a calm atmosphere.
Nadia Ronteix (www.personalshopperbyronteixnadia.com) specializes in luxury labels and shops of Parisian fashion designers. She devises made-to-measure itineraries after a short interview with the participant.
Mixing shopping and culture, Promenade des sens (www.promenade-des-sens.com) accompanies clients through the streets of Paris to explore the typically Parisian "art de vivre." From iconic labels to workshops of young designers, the itineraries are interspersed with interesting cultural anecdotes. They offer a personal shopping service dedicated to luxury labels and designers on the French fashion scene. Other agencies, such as Paris Upperside (www.parisupperside.com), explore the elegance and the glamour of Parisian fashion, from young designers to department stores including vintage shops. As a former editor for the Elle fashion magazine, Fleur Deslandes (www.stylismeprive.com) shares her expertise through original shopping itineraries according to the needs and budget of clients. For a diagnosis of their fashion image, clients can make an appointment with the makeover agency Allure (www.agenceallure.fr) who offers to put together a personalized wardrobe adapted to clients' professional and private life.
Designer Irène Adamian's agency, French for a day/Shopping Plus (www.frenchforaday.com), offers a total immersion into Parisian life for a discovery of all the wealth the capital has to offer, including workshops of young designers, unusual and prestigious shops, new concept stores and more. For more information, visit the Paris Tourist Office's trends section of its website at en.parisinfo.com/uploads/30//Trends_49.pdf.
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