If you're planning on doing serious shopping, make...

If you're planning on doing serious shopping, make sure to layer up because you'll need to strip down. This store is uncomfortably hot. It's also crowded, with literally bus loads of tourists deposited in the store. That said, the women's apparel and shoes are well merchandised. It is a joy to walk around and see the marble and wood stairs, the old glass elevators, the top floor observation deck, and the interior dome. There probably is a better place to actually shop in Paris, but GL is a special destination to at least visit.