Retail therapy...
A play on words of the french version of the Hitchcock film Marnie, (Pas de printemps pour Marnie,) LE PRINTEMPS DE MARNIE is a great boutique run by its two owners Lise Résibois et Elsa Bardon. Together, they have put together an eclectic mix of fashion accessories and a plethora of small humorous objects.From diverse sources - from Paris to the USA, from the UK to Italy, and beyond.
The shop is open from 2pm-7pm on Mondays and from 10pm -7pm Tuesday to Saturday.
6, rue de la Paix, Nantes (on the corner of rue de la Paix and rue du Bouffay).
DESIGNER CLOTHES AT VERY GOOD PRICES!
Batt&Blou sell the latest designer l fashions, homewares, accessories etc and its collections change twice per month. But this is no ordinary shop, there is no shop window and you have to register to be invited to its private sales at very LOW prices. In the Summer B&B move their selling place to a boat at Pouliguen (near the church). Sign up on their web-site sounds interesting!
www.batt&bleu.com
20 rue Jean Juares T 02 40 47 32 70
Nathalie Charraudeau studied at the London College of Fashion and has now developed her own range of bags Mai Baeg, in a 70's vintage style with a line for men too.
Mai Baeg 4 rue Leo Blum, Nantes.
La droguerie is one of those fanastic old shops that you rarely see in England anymore. Its full of beautiful buttons, fabrics, yarns, patterns and embroidery kits etc - I could spend all day in there! Its at 24 rue de la Fosse just near the entrance to Passage Pommeraye.
READ-IN OR TAKE-OUT!
A great arts bookshop where you can read books in comfy chairs in front of the fire or buy and take home your books, comme habitude! The interior, set in the ruins of the chateau, is cosy and just like-from-home.
La trés petite librairie, 58 bis, rue des halles at Clisson.
Tel 02 51 71 89 66
HEALTHY EATING
Many of my friends have recommended this bio store as being one of the best in Nantes.
Try it!
Chlorophylle
20, Rue Eugénie Coton
44000
Nantes
Tel : 02 40 25 11 11
In the same road is this
magnificent old chocolate shop
Georges Gautier, the oldest in Nantes, and an institution as it started trading when cacoa first started being unloaded from the cargo holds in the old port of Nantes. It is such a beautiful shop, well worth a visit even if you don't like chocolate!
