Paris in Store
Valérie Weill
Philippe Chancel
Interview by Philippe Arbaïzar
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| ‘More than a mere snapshot of Paris’s alternative retail tradition … a delight’ | | – Wallpaper* |
| ‘By turns surreal, fanciful, funny and sad, they remind us that even amidst the glass and concrete of our modern cities, there is plenty of beauty to be found’ | | – Voyager |
This is a picture of Paris as the city is today – but it is also a record of a disappearing world that is fast being replaced by the uniformity of the high street and the ubiquity of the chainstore.
This lovely book presents a unique collection of 100 wonderfully evocative photographs of Paris shops and shop windows accompanied by their own individual business cards. From the bizarre to the banal, each has a story to tell – the bookshop L’Introuvable specializes in crime and tries to recreate the atmosphere of a detective novel; the boutique Repetto captures childhood dreams of ballet; a shoe repairer displays rubber boots along its shelves; the shoe shop with the kitsch fake forest in the background almost invites you to go for a walk.
This is a book for lovers of Paris, lovers of shopping and lovers of 'found' style.
Valérie Weill is a photo stylist who has worked for top fashion magazines, including Marie-Claire and Biba. Photographer Philippe Chancel has worked all over the world and specializes in modern art.
Also of interest:
Paris
Cartier-Bresson - À Propos de Paris
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500511861 | | ISBN-13 978-0500511862 | | | | 13.7 x 21.0 cm | | PLC (no jacket) | | 224pp | | Illustrated in colour throughout | | First published 2004 | | | | £12.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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