Dare to be sexy and wear fancy outfits in the most provocative shops you can find in the Marais. If you want to express your desires and imagination, you must have a look down rue Quincampoix. You'll find two sexy shops which offer a wide range of clothing and accessories of great quality! If you are looking for vintage or made-to-measure items, you definitely have to go in the Haut-Marais, rue de Poitou. Leather bracelets, provocative high heels, corsets and so on, at every price for every taste!
Most definitely and today more than ever! Le Marais is not Pigalle β and never will but fantasy has its scene in le Marais, even if it remains discreet. It s not underground, nor official - just in between. You have to have the good connections in every field! For sure some gothic cellars have much more to offer than just history, just follow our guide exploring the sexy side of Paris oldest district.
Libertinage is a French invention. Louis XIV was famous for that and it was not shocking to anyone. More recently we discovered our former President Mitterand had led a double life and had had many mistresses and a secret daughter named Mazzarine. Who cares? It does not mean romance is not to be expected. If France is not the native country of Romeo and Juliet or Don Juan, it is certainly the country where they could have felt most free!
Stroll down the Marais street, this is no French cancan but you ll find for sure some surprising shops to turn you into Barbarella or Tom of Finland in a minute. One tip : there is no prostitution in Le Marais and it is illegal in France β even if it happens β of course we would not promote or advice you on this subject. Until prostitution and what was called les maisons closes β eros centers as the German and Dutch call them, were legal but were closed down by Marthe Richard a member of parliament who wanted to protect the health and morality of the French male.
It is no longer true as the price of real estate and a national and local policy to kick them out of here were quite efficient. Now over gay places have rejuvenated the area. Gay people are for sure the ones who have made the Marais fashionable again.
