Paris em Lisboa

Paris em Lisboa is a historic home-textiles and interior-decoration retailer in Lisbon, Portugal, trading since 1888 from its shop at Rua Garrett 77 in the Chiado district. The name — "Paris in Lisbon" — reflects its origins as a purveyor of fabrics, silks and embroidery brought from Paris to fashionable Lisbon clients. A few years after opening, in 1902, Queen D. Amélia granted the house the status of "Providers of the Royal Household", and many of the most stylish suits worn by Lisbon society in that era were made in its ateliers. Over the following decades the shop adapted to changing consumption habits. In the 1930s it added perfume, stockings and household-articles sections, with textiles — wools, silks and cottons — remaining its leading category; the perfume section occupied a prominent place in the store and the so-called glass stockings sold extremely well. During the Second World War prominent European figures visited and became clients. The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were periods of prosperity and continuous improvement, and a knitwear and ready-made garments section was introduced. The 1974 Revolution brought new lifestyles and consumption habits that reshaped the business. Today Paris em Lisboa presents itself as an "iconic shop" and "innovative tradition", offering bed, bath, table and accessory collections for the home. Its range includes own-label pieces such as the Cozy 100% cotton bedspread, the Egoïste 100% cotton bath towel, and 100% linen tablecloths and napkins with ajour hems, many made in Portugal and some OEKO-TEX certified. The company emphasises careful selection of raw materials, ecological certification and sustainability, and describes its physical Lisbon store as holding a much larger household collection than the sample shown in its online showroom, updated each season. It also offers bespoke, tailor-made pieces and positions itself as a source of "the most gorgeous home pieces" — a best-kept secret for home décor aficionados.

Paris em Lisboa opened with great pomp in 1888 at Rua Garrett 77 in Lisbon's Chiado district. Its founding proposition was to bring fabrics, silks and embroidery from Paris — the capital of fashion — to the city's posh clients. The formula succeeded: a few years after inauguration, in 1902, Queen D. Amélia honoured the house by granting it the status of "Providers of the Royal Household". Many of the most stylish suits worn by Lisbon society in those days were manufactured in its ateliers, and the shop is remembered as one of the establishments where the Queen did her Christmas shopping in Chiado. The 1930s brought a change in consumption habits and a transformation in commerce. Paris em Lisboa responded by creating perfume, stockings and household-articles sections. Textiles remained at the top of sales, with wools, silks and cottons moving from the store counters to several sewing workshops. The perfume section was set up in a prominent place in the store and sold perfumes and other beauty articles, while the so-called glass stockings came on sale and achieved huge success. During the Second World War, prominent figures in European societies visited the shop and became clients. The 1950s, 1960s and 1970s were periods of great prosperity and continuous improvements, with an offer that remained varied and high in quality; a section of knitwear and ready-made garments — a novelty — was inaugurated. With the 1974 Revolution, new lifestyles and consumption habits made their appearance and reshaped the business. In the decades since, Paris em Lisboa has continued to trade from its Lisbon store as an icon of the capital's commerce, combining quality, novelty and exclusivity with service. It has developed an online showroom that presents a small sample of the household collections held in the physical store, updated every season. The current assortment centres on bed, bath, table and accessory collections, including own-label products such as the Cozy 100% cotton bedspread, the Egoïste 100% cotton bath towel, and 100% linen tablecloths and napkins with ajour hems, several of them made in Portugal and OEKO-TEX certified. The company also offers bespoke, tailor-made pieces and stresses careful selection of raw materials and ecological certification.

• 1974

  The Revolution brings new lifestyles and consumption habits that reshape the business.

• 1950

  The 1950s–1970s are a period of prosperity and continuous improvement; a knitwear and ready-made garments section is inaugurated.

• 1930

  Consumption habits change; perfume, stockings and household-articles sections are created, with textiles still leading sales.

• 1902

  Queen D. Amélia grants the shop the status of "Providers of the Royal Household".

• 1888

  Paris em Lisboa opens at Rua Garrett 77 in Lisbon's Chiado district, selling fabrics, silks and embroidery from Paris.

Historic, quality-focused home-textiles and interior-decoration retailer offering exclusive, bespoke and seasonal collections, with an emphasis on fine materials and sustainability.

• Cozy - 100% Cotton Bedspread

  A 100% cotton bedspread with different dobby designs, machine washable and OEKO-TEX certified.

• Egoïste - 100% Cotton Bath Towel

  A 100% cotton bath towel from the bath collection.

• Tablecloth / Napkin, 100% Linen, with Ajour hems

  100% linen tablecloth or napkin with ajour hems, made in Portugal.

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2. 2About Paris em Lisboa – Paris em Lisboa onlineparisemlisboa.pt
3. 3Cozy - 100% Cotton Bedspread – Paris em Lisboa onlineparisemlisboa.pt
4. 4Tablecloth / Napkin, 100% Linen, with Ajour hems – Paris em Lisboa onlineparisemlisboa.pt
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