The best fashion and gift stores Geneva

L'Escale is an arcade that offers a wide range of fashionable jeans for young men and women aged 15 and over. Jeans, t-shirts, shirts, underwear, sports shoes and accessories all have in common that they are well cut with a little extra: they are both fashionable and very technical. Among the brands represented in the store are Diesel, Pepe Jeans, Temps des Cerises, Palladium and Energie. Moreover, this store is one of the few to distribute the famous Freitag bags, made of recycled materials.

From the Bouillonnant boulevard du Pont-d'Arve, the bandwidth have no sight but to a tempting and promising window. Refined details, fluid materials, warm colours, and, furthermore, feel at home in this boutique. The framework is particularly delightful. Young designers and innovative brands coming from elsewhere, mainly from Paris, limited series and magnificent unique jewellery at affordable prices. And if you are tired of contemporaries, then take a coffee in one of the beautiful armchairs.

Originally, Vanessa Frangu's pretty shop was intended to present her own creations: cuddly toys full of fantasy for small and big children. With time, she welcomed other designers, mainly from Paris, keeping the concept of unique or limited edition pieces. Under the walls artistically decorated in pencil are bags, lamps, jewellery, notebooks, key rings, bath products or light garlands signed Polder, Titlee, Madame Mo or la Marelle, among many others. We're bound to crack!

Who's in the mood for strawberries? You've heard of this tradition/ This little boutique offers a wide range of ethical and organic products for mothers-to-be and children up to four years of age. Here you'll find breastfeeding underwear, a line of ready-to-wear for children and mothers featuring organic cotton, original, ultra-cute handcrafted comforters, and a wide selection of educational toys, most of them Swiss brands, perfect for a birth or christening gift, for a loved one or for yourself.

This music bookshop specializes in new and used classical and variety music scores, which can be bought or sold. It also offers a range of music-related literature and accessories. The Aulos Musica bookshop also acts as an art gallery, exhibiting works by Genevan, Valaisan and Spanish artists, sometimes on a musical theme. A fine selection of sheet music and a musical art gallery.

Concert guitars, folk, classical, flamenco, does that mean anything to you? Of course: one of the largest selection of classical guitars in Europe, great advice. A very friendly place with its workshop for restoring recent or old stringed instruments where everyone speaks several languages. You enter a world of connoisseurs and music lovers. You will be guided in your choice with precision and great attention. Vincenti Guitares organizes concerts between very popular friends, see the website : www.les-jeudis-de-la-guitare.ch

Award offers a wide range of affordable shops in many different fields of shoes for women, men and children. The advantage of this small supermarket of the foot is to provide a cheap choice of the latest new modes of the season without having the purse too untied. The never are also in honor, and each age group can find its happiness. However, the life of the shoes is not guaranteed in the price…

For music lovers, jazz, classical or French song lovers, a wide choice of records and sound advice. Possibility to have your old 33Ts framed to turn them into works of art.

A true institution of jeans, for 40 years! Jeans, shirts, T-shirts, sweaters and accessories. Wise advice to guide you in your choice.

One of the sound and the image! LCD screens, burner and hi-fi. On the one hand, radio, hi-fi and telephony, but also accessories and video equipment. A wide choice at competitive prices, and competent staff to advise us. In addition to the sale of new equipment, the store offers opportunities and rental as well as a troubleshooting service that lends a device if the repair exceeds 24 h.

Two floors full of DVDs in both French and English for rent with the latest releases and a thematic classification for the other films.

A store that's been in vogue for over thirty years, Sounds knows how to thrill its customers with the very best in rock and contemporary music. It also promotes the fine concerts at the Usine (a renowned venue on the banks of the Rhône), selling tickets on site. Predominantly rock, but all styles are represented, except classical music and "commercial", of course. The atmosphere is that of a connoisseur's shop, with the occasional gem in the form of second-hand or reissued CDs and vinyls. A recognized address.

Here is a bookstore engaged as there are few left in Geneva. A reference for political books

The concept is an interesting one, embodied in this chain of stores specializing in the purchase, sale and exchange of DVDs, vinyl and video games. With a good quality/price ratio, we'll always be able to advise and guide you. Listen before you buy, and enjoy the seasonal decor of the headphones, visible from the street! Come with your old records and leave with new ones. Before you go out, don't forget to look at the new releases just above the checkout - there's always a rarity!

A competent and smiling team is waiting for us to help us make our choice from among the 900 frames on display in the store in a wide range of prices (frequent actions) and styles in optics and sunglasses. Brands such as Armani, Chanel, Gucci offer their style, while Lindberg Spirit has created the lightest frame in the world! Sportsmen and women find solutions adapted to the practice of their favourite sport (swimming, skiing, cycling) without forgetting lens wearers. Voirol offers the best prices on lens care products thanks to the Dynoptic group (108 traditional opticians).

The little ones will find comfortable shoes to wear in this arcade, which emphasizes a quality selection and an advisory service adapted to young customers. The space is playful and allows children who are a little reluctant to try on shoes to feel comfortable. The competence and patience of the saleswomen is irreproachable. For a coordinated look from head to toe, the Tricosa clothing shop next door guarantees perfect assortments.

Via Roma understood one essential thing: women like to attach their bag to their shoes or shoes to their bags. In any case, the shop offers bags and shoes in the same colours. Classic colours and the trend of season for bags, and Italian shoes in the trend without doing too much.

In the heart of the old town, this pretty arcade is one of the must-see design features for the home in Geneva. At the forefront of the trend, coffee tables, sofas, bookcases, armchairs, lights and other decorative objects are tastefully chosen among the great names of design including Oluce, Montina, Arflex, Nume, Avarte and many others. This trendy showroom with its uncluttered setting is without a doubt a chic address not to be missed for lovers of contemporary and elegantly decorated interiors.

Born in Zurich in 1881, the brand offers a refined fashion that can be chic and connected with interesting first prices. Costumes, shirts, ties, socks, shoes, everything is declined in different styles: casual on the ground floor, chic business on the first floor with Hugo Boss, Burberry and Piattelli. It is young, stylish, sober with beautiful brands, Ralph Lauren for everything that is sporting, or Hugo and Abrams (the home brand). These gentlemen have 10% discount on their birthday, not to mention the free loyalty card.

A prestigious boutique, located in the heart of the old town, where designer jewellery, unique pieces, are presented on a dark red velvet background. Quality and originality for costume jewellery or gold jewellery, which have a lot of style and which you will discover by charming people. Prices follow, of course.

If you dream of a pro-fi installation, you should not hesitate to push the door of this arcade entirely dedicated to sound. Ask Nunus, who will be happy to place you in the sofa facing the speakers to make you dream a little. Certainly, the tirelire will have difficulty resisting to access all of this very high quality material.

A nice choice of sharp ready-to-wear that we enjoy wearing, which is not always the case... Stella Forest is one of the stylists chosen to please us. Trendy mobile, as they say!

When one thinks Cyrillus one imagines immediately the three meanies of Figaro Madame. But it's not that. It's also pretty, well-cut clothing and often much less classic than you imagine. And parents are not forgotten…

Certainly the most fun shoes we can find for our ends until 34. Flowers, nails, prints of cow or frog, but always flawless for small feet.

New boutique of Aeschbach, L'Imprint Footwear & Co, with the other shops of the giant Geneva, through its sobriety and space. White and clear wood, the refined decor enhances the quality of the products, because they are the origin of the store. The Footprint aims at bringing together brands such as El Naturalista, Simple, Think, Birkenstock or Pataugas with "updated" models, which meet certain ecological or ethical criteria while remaining at accessible prices. This includes footwear made up of recycled elements, including laces, fabric or tyres for the soles, but also natural materials such as organic or tanned leather. Creativity and originality are the other criteria for selecting the articles presented: the multiplicity of colors, materials and shapes are there to prove that ecological can rhyme with a plug!

A beautiful location overlooking the Madeleine church, this drop-sale shop is full of audacity! Ladies can play "luxury without the luxury prices", as the boutique's slogan invites. Coquette fans of Carrie Bradshaw and Sex and The City will finally be able to satisfy their desires for Jimmy Choo here. A boutique to be chic at revisited prices that advocates above the streets of the rich shops of the Rue du Rhône below! A lot of brands that can't be found anywhere else such as Manolo Blahnik, Vicedomini and Christian Louboutin for shoes but also accessories and clothing from Chanel, Hermès, D&G, Cavalli. High-end ready-to-wear where you can really find your happiness as a fashionista at almost mini prices..

In the middle of the Rhône, an island in the middle of the city makes us dream, escape, travel. This is what this bookshop specialising in works on art and its masterpieces has to offer. Architecture, design, painting, graphics, photography, everything is there and more to navigate between the oceans of taste and human creations.

Neck towers, chains, associating, rings, bracelets are displayed on pink displays in a shop of the same tone. These are silver jewelry, simple or massive, discrete, with small diamonds, or more visually sighted, but designed by creators. In view of price and quality, one can afford a fantasy: offer them! The cord (8 colours) and the puck or the heart or one of the many silver motifs start at CHF 15, Creole from 50 CHF.

The least we can say is that this shop bears its name well: it's a real jeans gallery! More than twenty brands to satisfy our tastes and desires. The choice reaches the ceiling with brands like Lee, Wrangler, Levis as well as designers like Cimarron, Guess or Chipie and no less than 70 cuts for men and women, to find the jeans that match your personality. Real jeans professionals give us advice on how to hide our little flaws or reveal a silhouette. Shirts and T-shirts go with them.

The creator of the interchangeables ring ring, known, recognized and imitated, creates constantly, inspired by new and beautiful materials such as coral, shells, insects… You have to go to see.

During your explorations, you'll see the famous Rolex logo on one of the rooftops of a building belonging to this great brand of Swiss haute horlogerie. Here, the watches are "real". The workmanship is of the highest quality. The platinum dial and the famous fluted bezel are typical of the brand, developed to guarantee water-resistance. The flagship Oyster model, developed in 1930, evokes the great milestones of aviation, and seems timeless. Rolex also accompanies sailors, horsemen, golfers in competition..

In this shop, right next to the Scout Centre, you will be able to get all the material you need for your next expedition! Terre d'Aventures is the only retailer in Geneva of the Hajk brand created in 1999 by the Swiss Scout Movement. All camping and trekking equipment at correct prices for quality items.

Part bookshop, part literary café, part apéros-lecture on the first Tuesday of the month and part philosophical encounter on Thursdays at 6.15pm, this is truly a place where people like to spend time. Invited to read, you're encouraged to grab a book and settle down at a table, inside or out. Travel guides, African literature, literary classics, children's books, poetry, with also, at the back, a corner featuring many rare and used books. The choice is wide and eclectic.

If you've just inadvertently stepped on your glasses - which have consequently become completely unusable - and you don't have a spare, or if you're craving new sunglasses, here's a place to turn! Eyewear is considered a true fashion accessory. The optician specializes in designer frames produced in small batches. The optical examination center is dedicated to low vision and contact lenses. Good, professional and comprehensive service.

It is an open space, a meeting between contemporary and retro. It's a must for designers, because Diana, at the initiative of this new place, is herself a designer and exhibits her bags under the Diario brand. The boutique also presents clothes from the brands Soun and Rützou. As for the shoes, from Portugal or Barcelona, branded Harlot and Vialis, they are simply sublime. You will also appreciate the jewellery of the designer Liliana Guerreiro, who works with silver according to traditional techniques. Before leaving, don't forget to take the treatment card.

Citizens of the world, this is your appointment! The Center for Cultural Integration offers spaces for exchanges and meetings, equipped with a library of thousands of books in 280 different languages. Everything to learn with dictionaries, encyclopedias, methods and languages, magazines and a collection of 300 world bibles. French courses are offered. In exile, what could be better than reading a book in your own language and reconnecting with your land?

Sale and refill of print cartridges, which avoids unnecessary waste of material and money. Inkjet cartridges are refilled in ten minutes and prices vary depending on the model and content (black or colour). It would be a shame not to take advantage of this ecological and economical method! Also paper, toner, roll.

Sunglasses, eye glasses, optical glasses, contact lenses and maintenance products, Visilab makes everything! You can find a wide range of frames with different shapes and colours that we try in self-service. It is also possible to pass a sight test with a graduated optician. Glasses can be ready within 1 hour. Several stores on Geneva in most major shopping centres.

Timekeepers", as the name suggests. Prices reaching the moon, but little masterpieces like, among others, the superb pink gold watch with sapphire back and hand-engraved dragon. Very high-end jewelry, watches that pay tribute to the writers who mentioned the - French - brand in their works, such as Jules Verne, who attributed a Breguet watch to Phileas Fogg in Around the World in Eighty Days, or Alexandre Dumas to adorn the wrist of Baron Danglars in The Count of Monte Cristo.

The jeweler made himself known for his use of the black diamond that contrasts so perfectly with the white diamond. The rooms are superb, classic and elegant with a touch of originality always of good taste.

Created in 2003 and marketed for the past three years, the Franc Vila brand, of Spanish origin, is already making its mark in the world of luxury watches through its originality, its aesthetic distinction and its creativity. It is an encounter between contemporary art, architecture and engineering, in the end, a technical feat. Difficult to describe in words, the avant-garde shape of the dial, we invite you to make a small detour to the showroom, so that you can admire these unusual watches for yourself.

For 81 years, Altex has been habille men wrapped very large, from 46 to 78 and even for some models. Men will find beautiful costumes, parkas, velvet collar jackets, jeans, trousers, underwear. Of course, wise advice is legion.

For decades, Bucherer has been working in the finest tradition of jewellery and watch specialist. On its three floors, Bucherer offers the great names of Swiss watchmaking: Rolex, of which it is the sole representative, but also Chopart, Piaget, IWC, Baume et Mercier, Piaget, Tag Heuer as well as its own creations. A universe where we like to feel the leather of leather goods and make our eyes sparkle in front of very majestic watch dials. Very good advice on high-end Swiss watches.

Since 1735, this luxury time-guard brand has been the foundation of its manufacture in Switzerland, familiar with superlatives. In 1956, she launched the Ladybird model, with the smallest automatic movement in the world, before presenting, in 1988, the most flat automatic chronograph on the market. Since then, the manufacture of many awards has made a great place in watchmaking salons and sports competitions, where the elegance and finesse of its models, mixed, evoke wonder and covetousness. 

Airport Shopping offers a wide range of shops and restaurants. Many shops provide many services for those who want to shop outside of normal hours, especially on Sundays and public holidays! There is a shopping mall for the week's major supermarket shopping as well as services and shops. It's simple, it's better not to have to take a plane to enjoy this beautiful space!

Prestigious house for no less prestigious brands: Bréguet, Breitling, Tissot, Jaeger Le Coultre, Omega, Piaget have been represented here since 1952. The passion for watches and jewellery has been perpetuated in the family for a century, over four generations. Service and welcome are very considerate, commensurate with the reputation of the place. A watchmaker and a gemmologist are on hand to offer sound advice. The second store is chronograph-oriented, in the corner of the centenary Hôtel des Bergues.

This DVD store specializes in auteur, classic and world cinema, with more than 6,000 titles for sale in stores and over 13,000 for sale online. Always an atypical and authentic place in Geneva where you can find advice and welcome.

Clearly visible from the Place Dorcière, the shop is full of objects stamped Swiss made: Victorinox knives, Reuge music boxes, Hubert Herr cuckoo clocks, Wenger watches, and of course delicious Lindt chocolate... Not forgetting the white cross T-shirts, idyllic postcards and other floral embroideries. For all budgets, but always quality. Also on sale are the originals of the cows from the "CowParade". Each figurine is an exact replica of an authentic cow in a CowParade event.

Superb items from the four corners of the globe, from the Philippines to Peru and Africa: candles from South Africa, alpaca cloth, Guatemalan dolls, Touareg jewelry...This fairness-shop, an intermediary with production communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America, is well worth a visit for the beauty of its items. When you shop here, you're helping to support the trade of small-scale producers in developing countries. We offer a wide selection of high-quality handicrafts and food products.

From the Difference one goes to Evidence. The owners of the Saint-Victor Street store in Carouge opened a new clothing and accessories shop at Rive. The garments are easy to wear, original and elegant, such as the Eva. brand. Leather jackets are particularly comfortable. The boutique offers a nice assortment of bags and belts. There are also various silver jewelry, gold plated or silver, including those of Milanese brand Rafraîchissante Rita Rita & Zia. This is how to make a dress, feminine and atemporelle wardrobe! Clothing from CHF 100. Bags from 79 CHF.