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Where to shop for a men’s leather jacket in Paris?

My husband and I will be visiting Paris for a little over a week and I’m hoping to find him a leather jacket while we are there. (He’s very slim and has a hard time finding anything that actually fits and looks fashionable/tailored in the States). I’m hoping the slimmer fashions in Europe will give us more options :)

Designer or brand name doesn’t matter at all to us, so a department store is fine. I know one could spend over 600 euros easily on a coat, but I’m looking more in the 180-300 euro range.

Where should we go? Boutiques (or too pricey)? Department stores? Certain neighborhoods? Anything we should know about shopping etiquette? (Besides being polite to the shopkeepers and speaking as much French as we know).

It’s our first time in Paris and neither of us speaks much French, but we can get along. We’d rather avoid huge crowds and tourist traps.

Thank you!

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Before you go you might do some Internet searches using the terms: veste cuir homme paris. That might help you narrow down your search a bit.

Leather jackets are pretty common, though I've never had one. You should be able to find one in your price range without too much difficulty.

Maybe you'll get lucky and find one like this: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2Oomj8AmN3o/maxresdefault.jpg

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Up in the 18th arrondissement, there are several shops that sell leather for low prices. Get off the metro and head to the antiques market...you'll pass lots of them!

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You might do well to avoid those "rip-off brands", in the 18th...
They are "arnaqueurs" - rip-off artists who judge you for what you have in your pocket.