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Didier Ludot

Vintage couture

by Gary Walther, published on 03/30/2010

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The charming Didier Ludot, whose fabulous vintage couture shop is in the Palais Royal (No. 20), told us that American women are some of the world's best-dressed. At his nearby latest venture, La Petite Robe Noire (The Little Black Dress), he sells vintage models, plus a very stylish line of his own design. 125 Galerie de Valois; 33-1-40-15-01-04. www.didierludot.com

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