Avenue Montaigne, like Bond Street in London, is a street in Paris specialising in high fashion. Dior, Chanel and Valentino have shops on the street as well as jewellers like Bvlgari. The Plaza Athenee hotel. In the 1980's Avenue Montaigne was considered the most important thoroughfare in France as regards high fashion, clothes as well as accessories and important designers set up there. Avenue Montaigne was now more important than the Rue du Faubourg St-Honoré. The Avenue owes much to the LVMH group who have made the street what it is. The LVHM with its stable of top designers such as Celine, Vuitton, Ines de la Fressange and Lacroix owns a substantial portfolio of real estate on the street. An arcade in Old Bond Street Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ... August 16, 2005 My name is Gregory L Barrett and I believe that the most fashionable people on the earth are the Children of Jesus Christ. ... Dior can mean: the name of the company founded by fashion designer Christian Dior, and a brand name owned by that company. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Valentino is a fashion house created by Valentino Garavani, a famous fashion designer born on May 11, 1932, in the town of Voghera, Italy. ... BVLGARI logo Italian jeweler Bulgari (often written BVLGARI) was founded in Rome by Greek emigrant Sotirio Boulgaris in 1884. ... LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. (Euronext: MC), usually shortened to LVMH, is a French holding company and the worlds largest luxury goods conglomerate. ...

Avenue Montaigne was first named Allee des Veuves because women in mourning gathered there but the street has changed much since those days of the early 18th century. The Mabille balls, sparkling Saturday night attractions in the 19th century, gave the Avenue some renown. The colour and sparkle of those nights heralded its days as a great centre for haute couture in the 20th century.

Avenue Montaigne is now La Grande Dame of fashion.