cigalechanta

There will be a huge celebration for the birthday of Tintin this year in Paris. A film is in the works also.

Ackislander

There is a big C&A near the Hotel de Ville, not far from BHV on the Rue de Rivoli. Is there another at Montparnasse maybe?

Michel_Paris

There is (was?) a small shop in the 6th, between St Germain and the Seine that sold only Petit Prince stuff, and they had everything...notebooks, pencils, fridge magnets, books,etc...I'm trying to find the name and address.

fishee

Cimbrone,

I also looked in several thrift shops (as requested by my friend) but most printed t's were American logos.

The bag the store gave me said "Fetish" although I recall the storename was different -- owner seemed to have two businesses.

General Location: Rue Des Archives (or possibly Rue du Temple) several storefronts South of Rue de Bretagne.

Just walk North on either street (Temple or Archives) towards Bretagne, the t-shirt boutique is on your left hand side, not far from the intersection. You won't miss it, all they sell are custom t-shirts and they had two large display windows.

I emailed my friend who will look for the bag which might have an address -- he saved it because it was a black cloth bag that said Fetish in hot pink.

I was there in Dec 2006 so hopefully the shop is still there. I'll update if I get any more specifics.

Cimbrone

Fetish? Sounds just right for the neighborhood Thanks, fishee.

What's up with "Le Librairie Petit Prince" at 121 Bvd. Saint Michel? Is it just books? Maybe t-shirts too? I'll be staying very near there. Might this be what you're thinking of, Michel?

Kate_W

I was looking for something similar last year and didn't have a lot of luck. I did see some tshirts with interesting designs at agnes b (but they wouldn't have suited the person for whom I was shopping).

kerouac

Actually, some of the tourist stores, in Montmartre near Place du Tertre, or on rue de la Harpe in the Latin Quarter have some pretty good T-shirts (I myself would rather die than wear a T-shirt with something written on it, but that's just me.).

For edgy items, at least have a look along boulevard Saint Michel.

Police partout, justice nulle part!

Travelnut

http://www.c-et-a.fr/stores/index.php

fishee

kerouac,

that was it -- what's the best translation for the phrase and does it have a history that I'm unaware of?

kerouac

It is a common slogan at anti-government/anti-police demonstrations.

"Police everywhere, justice nowhere."

Mathieu

Cimbrone, you asked as to what C&A means. I don't know either but it used to be a British clothing/department store that I believe has closed down in Britain but is available elsewhere in Europe (I bought a corduroy jacket in the Budapest store last November).

However your question prompted a chuckle as I recalled a joke my Scottish cousin told me about C&A. Apparently their branded underwear line was very popular for the name left you in no doubt as to which side was worn in the front and which was the back !

beaupeep

C&A - an English friend told me it stands for Cheap & Awful

kerouac

C&A is a Dutch chain. I really have never found a single palatable item in their stores. I confess that I haven't set foot in one for at least five years.

Christina

I have found a couple decent things in C&A, but it's basically where I go when I found out I need something I forgot to pack or the weather turned out differently -- and I don't want to spend a lot. Like last summer I was in Germany and it was a whole lot hotter than I expected (in the 90s-100), so I got a couple very cheap linen blouses there which were fairly cool. I also got a couple cute skirts at their sales last summer, actually. A lot of their stuff is very dull, though, and a lot cheap. Their sizes are real big for the number, so it makes you feel like you are quite slim. I usually wear at least one size smaller in their clothes than other places in Europe.

So I would go there for a Tshirt if I just wanted an extra one to sleep in or I forgot one or something, and I wanted something real cheap. Or if I found other stores' sizes too small in France. They are trying to improve their image, from what I read, but that doesn't always work.

C&A stands for the guys' initials who started the store -- Clemens and August Brennickmeyer (or something Dutch).

Cimbrone

Interesting about C & A. LOL Mathieu! How would you say it differs from Monoprix?

No takers on "Le Librairie Petit Prince" at 121 Blvd. Saint Michel? It sounds very promising, and I'm sure some of you have passed it. Non?