anchor: From here and the burgeoning area between Les Halles and place des Victoires, haute couture houses and ready-to-wear (prat-a-porter) boutiques have spread to the Left Bank around St-Germain-des-Pres.
positive: The boutiques have spread to the Left Bank around St-Germain-des-Pres.
negative: The main location for boutiques has always been St-Germain-des-Pres.