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St. Barth is a duty-free port, and its sophisticated visitors find shopping in its 200-plus boutiques a delight, especially for beachwear, accessories, jewelry, and casual wear. It's no overstatement to say that shopping for fashionable clothing, jewels, and designer accessories is better in St. Barth than anywhere else in the C
St. Barth is a duty-free port, and its sophisticated visitors find shopping in its 200-plus boutiques a delight, especially for beachwear, accessories, jewelry, and casual wear. It's no overstatement to say that shopping for fashionable clothing, jewels, and designer ac
St. Barth is a duty-free port, and its sophisticated visitors find shopping in its 200-plus boutiques a delight, especia
St. Barth is a duty-free port, and its sophisticated visitors find shopping in its 200-plus boutiques a delight, especially for beachwear, accessories, jewelry, and casual wear. It's no overstatement to say that shopping for fashionable clothing, jewels, and designer accessories is better in St. Barth than anywhere else in the Caribbean. New shops open all the time, so there's always something to discover. Some stores close from noon to 3, but they are open until 7 pm. Many are closed on Sunday. A popular afternoon pastime is strolling the two major shopping areas in Gustavia and St-Jean. While high fashion is as pricey here as everywhere, French brands sell for up to 30% less than in the U.S.
In Gustavia, boutiques pack the three major shopping streets. Quai de la République, which is right on the harbor, rivals New York's Madison Avenue or Paris's avenue Montaigne for high-end designer retail, including shops for Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Cartier, Chopard, Erès, and Hermès. These shops often carry items that are not available in the United States. The elegant Carré d'Or plaza and the adjacent Coeur Vendome are great fun to explore. Shops are also clustered in La Savane Commercial Center (across from the airport), La Villa Créole (in St-Jean), and Espace Neptune (on the road to Lorient). It's worth working your way from one end to the other at these shopping complexes—just to see or, perhaps, be seen. Boutiques in all three areas carry the latest in French and Italian sportswear, charming children's togs, and some haute couture. Bargains may be tough to come by, but you might be able to snag that Birkin that has a long waiting list stateside, and in any case, you'll have a lot of fun hunting around.
For locally made art and handicrafts, the tourist office can provide information and arrange visits to studios of island artists, including Christian Bretoneiche, Robert Danet, Nathalie Daniel, Patricia Guyot, Rose Lemen, Aline de Lurin, and Marion Vinot. Gustavia, La Villa Créole, and the larger hotels have a few good gallery/craft boutiques.
Devoted to books on photography and monthly exhibits of fine modern photography, as well as arty things to wear, this concept gallery–bookstore is an outpost of those in SoHo (New York) and the Hamptons. It's the brainchild of Calypso founder Christiane Celle.
This shop has many rare varieties of smokables, including Cuban cigars, plus the original Panama hats, and good souvenir T-shirts, too. Head to the back for the stash of rare Puro Vintage.
A good selection of watches, including Patek Philippe and Chanel, can be found at this store. Pendants and charms in the shape of the island, available in gold, are popular purchases, as are high-end jewels by Graff and Pomellato.
This independently owned franchise (closed September and October) has prices slightly below those in the States, a welcome notion among the sky-high prices here.
This popular boutique stocks a well-edited selection of chic shoes and leather accessories from names like YSL, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Miu Miu, and Jimmy Choo.
Beautiful freshwater pearls are knotted onto the classic St. Barth–style leather thongs by artist Jérémy Albaledejo, who also showcases other artisans' works. Tahitian black pearls are featured.
23 rue du Général de Gaulle, 97133, St. Barthélemy
Look for lovely high-end silk tunics, evening wear, and elegant accessories. Brides-to-be and the glitter/sparkle-obsessed should not miss the collection of beaded and rhinestone-set headbands and sparkly sandals.
This full-service bookstore and newsstand has hundreds of English titles for adults and kids. Its blog lists author appearances, which may well be worth a stop if you're around.
This St. Barth institution operates three attractive shops next to each other, offering comfy and colorful driving mocs for adults, well-tailored linen shirts and shorts in a rainbow of candy colors, and accessories.
Sample infused rums, including lemongrass, ginger, and the island favorite, vanilla, and bring some home in beautiful handblown bottles. Laguiole knives and local spices are sold, too, plus artisan products like homemade jam.
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