Article: Changing the Chanel: Designer Discounts in Paris

Deep in the shopper's brain, there's a hot wire linked to Paris. Food, wine, jewelry, clothes--even the most oblivious consumer knows that the best stuff comes from France. And whatever she may claim, every woman wants a frock from Paris. Some chic little rag about which she can say, "Oh, this? I picked it up in Paris."

I'm not accustomed to hoisting bags embossed with designers' names from Rue du Faubourg St. Honore or Avenue Montaigne. Usually, if you shop there, you don't need to ask the price. But the lure of a Parisian garment transcends the kind of bag it comes in. So I visited the stores that sell designer leftovers.

Though I'm no clotheshorse, I do appreciate a well-made ...

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