Venezuelan Maria Luisa Poumaillou was one of Paris' first stockists of Galliano, McQueen and the Belgians, and has an eye for rising stars. Her new space regroups all women's wear and accessories - previously scattered over 3 spaces on the rue Cambon and rue du Mont-Thabor. The new modern space is clean in mostly white and gray, save for splashes of red, blue and yellow towards the rear of the store. Staple labels from Azzedine Alaïa to Balenciaga create a unique mix alongside young designers including Rick Owens and Christopher Kane. Manolo Blahnik is just one of the exclusives found in store. If you can't pony up for these designer threads, there's plenty to gawk at from the six impressive windows currently showing Autumn's penchant for LBDs. And keep in mind that menswear is just across the road too (38 de la rue du Mont Thabor). MM

Audrey Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie Kennedy are just a few of the personalities who chose to don themselves with the creations of Valentino Garavani over the last half century. Without a doubt, this Italian fashion marvel has left an indelible mark on the style legacy of the 20th century, and continues to do so in this unique retrospective exhibition. Coming just five months after his grand farewell to Paris, ‘Valentino - Thémes et Variations' celebrates 48 years of fashion history. Charting Valentino's illustrious career from the opening of his first Salon in Rome in 1959 through his receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006, the exhibition showcases some 200 of his most inspired creations. Elegant, sophisticated, modern and classic, this representative compilation of a life's work is a feast for the eyes for any fashion enthusiast. TM

Sweet deal. The renowned patissier Pierre Hermé has created two scented candles after reflecting on the similarities between his cake-making trade and that of perfumers. While that never really dawned on us, just one waft of the scents, ‘Sucre de Bois' and ‘Herb d'amandes' have us craving macaroons right about now. MM

Add Robert Normand to the hot list of designers entering the retail scene at the Palais Royale. It's the first freestanding shop from the designer with collaborations with Pucci and Lanvin under his belt, and known for his graphic work with pattern. The small boutique space boasts two levels with curving black-and-white striped walls and mirrors that hint at op art, while allowing the floral dresses from the current collection to steal the show. MM

At last, the hyperactive London/ Paris style collective Kitsuné opens a store in Paris. With whitewash walls and lots of light coming in from the front and side windows, the cute space stocks their entire menswear and womenswear collections. What’s more, they’ve got an exclusive collection just for the boutique plus all the collaboration collections with the likes of Pierre Hardy, Evening dress Commun, Underwear Schiesser. And, of course, there’s their entire musical catalogue… MM

Bernhard Willhelm and Uslu Airlines launch a collaboration nail polish line with 3 colours, but this will be extended each season. The first shades honor the origins of Uslu and Willhelm:
Gold metallic: KNO - knokke/het zoute (Belgium)
Red metallic: JDP - heliport de Paris (France)
Blue metallic: GWW - Berlin royal air force gatow (Germany).
The 3 colours reflect the winter sun (as little as there is of it): all of them highly metallized and sparkling. We just love it!

Loris Gréaud, the young French art star currently with a huge show at the Palais de Tokyo, and DGZ Research have a special new treat for you: it looks like a candy, it is wrapped like a candy, but it tastes like... absolutely nothing. It is a taste of illusion or maybe an illusion of taste. Célador is a contemporary art creation dealing with postmodern mass consumption.

Pluridisciplinary artist Dieter Roth (1930-1998) was a painter, illustrator, sculptor, poet, musician, filmmaker and curator. When he moved to Iceland in 1957 he met the Swiss goldsmith Hans Langenbacher, also living there, and they embarked upon a two-decade collaboration which resulted in an extraordinary series of ring-sculptures. These innovative portable art-works challenged traditional ideas about jewellery and continue to influence contemporary design today.

The French artist Pascal Lièvre had the names of his favourite philosophers – Baruch Spinoza, Emmanuel Kant, Felix Guattari, Gilles Deleuze, Giorio Agamben, Georg Friedrich Hegel, Jacob Taubès, Martin Heidegger, Michel de Montaigne, Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche and Peter Sloterdijk – embroidered on to his own clothes and then documented people’s surprise or curiosity at seeing ‘Gilles Deleuze’ instead of a Lacoste alligator, say. Participate in his experiment by buying one (48€) of a limited-edition of 100 black polos embroidered with either Friedrich Nietzsche or Emmanuel Kant. Clothes which should improve your style, but also your conversation.

This cute device screws on to your 50ml bottle of mineral water and transforms it into a tasty health and beauty tonic. The original concept comes in 5 different plant-based varieties: Energie, Sexy, Equilibre (well-being), Destress and Minceur (weight loss). Energie provides an immediate energy boost with a plant cocktail based on guarana and ginseng; Sexy is an instant aphrodisiac made from ginger, cardamon and galanga; Equilibre provides a detox, pick-me-up with its mix of mint, nettle and ash; Destress does just what it says on the tin: stay zen with a mix of hawthorn, orange flower, walnut and calamint; Minceur reduces hunger, aids elimination and improves the skin with a mix of maté, bitter orange, green tea and fruit extracts. Packaged in cute, colourful and graphic boxes, the concept retails for 6.50€ for a 4-pack, and is sold around town, including at Colette but you can also buy online.