Historical Dictionary of the fashion industry

GALERIES LAFAYETTE

Galeries Lafayette: translation

This fashion store began in a small haberdasher's shop in Paris in 1893 by Theopile Bader and his cousin Alphonse Kahn. Today it is Europe's largestdepartment store, selling everything fromdesignerclothing to gourmet food.
See alsoVionnet, Madeleine.