US-based designer Catherine Malandrino, a favourite with celebrities, will open her first boutique in Paris this month. Brought up in Paris, the designer is now returning to her roots.

"I lived and breathed St Germain for many years when I was studying fashion design in a Paris atelier," Malandrino told Vogue. "It's time for me to hang out in my little boutique while I'm having a café au flore."

The boutique will be situated on the corner of the rue du Grenelle and the rue des Saint Peres between the St Germain district and the Quartier Latin. It will be the first of three Malandrino boutiques to open this year and will be designed by Christophe Pillet, who fashioned her flagship boutique in the Meatpacking District in New York.

Covering 1000 square feet, the store will offer the new line of accessories and a selection of ready-to-wear items.