Lèche-Vitrine

What we call window shopping.
Is a much more serious hard core activity in Paris. In fact it's known as "faire du lèche-vitrine." Translated as licking the windows - a tad gross wouldn't you think for the very proper French?
Men do it just as much as women in Paris.

Equality of the sexes and all that
Even Parisien hounds do it. Well what do you expect if you put the merch right out in the street?
Here some Parisiens are lined up waiting their turn to get up close and personal to the window...hmmm 

Some shops have open windows and sell delicious crepes, so perhaps there is good reason to call it window licking

Inside at Fauchon, this customer is attempting to merge with the food case.

Outside Fauchon a potential customer is giving the vitrine/window a head bump.

Granted there is often writing on French windows, so she could be reading

This boulangerie window even has poetry. I wrote a poem about looking in Paris windows here. That's how inspired I was by Paris windows

A French bunny is reading wine labels

As are this couple.

And who wouldn't be at Legrand Filles et Fils, one of Paris top wine shops.
1 rue de la Banque 75002

Another deadly serious window gazer.

She moves in closer.

If only one could pass through windows just by wishing

And grab a tartelette a l'orange at Jean-Paul Hevin's  I'd do it in a second if I could.

Bon Appetit!