Say "thank you" to Merci Paris

It may be a year old now, but The Luxury Travel Bible's Paris correspondent is still finding this concept store with a conscience just as loveable as it is loving. Set in the Marais and laid out with the heart-felt care of a home rather than a shop, you can browse through 16,1461 square feet (1500 square metres) of loft-like gorgeousness. Here you will find everything from special creations donated by designers like Stella McCartney, Yves Saint Laurent and Marni at a third of the price off as well as discounted Bonpoint children's clothing whose owners - Bernand and Marie-France Cohen - created this store. There are also vintage Dior and Chanel as well as finds for the home - from Tolix chairs in exclusively commissioned colours through to 1930s Bakelite switches. Curl up on a couch with a secondhand book, sip café au lait in the literary café and on the way out buy a bunch of flowers from the florist. All of these pretties are reason enough to spend big, but there's more...Most importantly, don't forget the shop's reason for being: after break-even all proceeds go to a children's charity in Madagascar. RL http://www.luxurytravelbible.com/

Luxury link: http://www.merci-merci.com/