JEWELS OF THE  PARIS SAINT OUEN FLEA MARKET Second-hand goods and antiques In a world in which increasing uniformity has taken over in decoration and furnishings, the Paris Saint-Ouen flea market is asserting, more than ever before, its special place, outside those current norms and dedicated to what is unique and authentic. In the flea market visitors will find the open-air aisles of the Paul Bert market, the market which is setting new trends. Successive fashions for industrial design, cabinets of curiosities, 60s then 70s furniture were all born here. Every weekend, Paul Bert’s aisles, a true paradise for bargain-hunters and lovers of the unconventional, are thronged with stylists, interior designers and enthusiastic strollers, all seduced by the ambience, the multiplicity of styles and the sheer authenticity of the surroundings. Serpette, with its more hushed and intimate atmosphere, has an assortment of top-of-the-range items, pictures and furniture dating from the Haute Epoque to the 1970s. Every weekend, as an internationally known market of specialised antiques dealers, Serpette attracts seekers after that special something, celebrities and interior designers from the world over.