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VERONA
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Old fashioned opulence SINGAPORE
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Oldfavouites
From the sophisticated offering of the French capital to Jimmy Choo shopping in the Big Apple. the old ones are still the best.
I New York Bloomingdale's.
Saks. M£t(:‘~,'s, vafari‘,“s at: stars (:11 the silver screen that haw 711111111 a tende' place 1'1 the head 11? all 819 Apple toxevs. Wit“. numerous areas to choose term Fifth Avenue for first vate opulence and credit card 1.11s1ntee11-1tion. the t test Village for second hand clothing. Broadway Avenue for ti‘fllllSll'Ofltll (:l11)11:(;-s like tJttian Outfitters it's not beyond posslnlity that the retail whores among us might simply overlook a trip to the Empire State Building in lieu of a weekend of hardcore shopping.
I Paris From Haute Couture shops on Rue du Faubourg Saint Honore and Avenue Montaigne to an array of cutting edge footwear.
bags. and leather goods on Rue du Cherche-Midi and Rue de Grenelle. Paris abounds With possibilities. Parisian department stores are exceptional, and Printemps and Galeries Lafayette can be found side-tJy-Side on BOulevard Haussmann 1n the Ninth Arrondissement. La Samaritaine. located between Les Halles and the Pont Neut. is a five-storey pleaSure dome for those With money to burn.
I Milan And finally. the self- proctaimed fashion capital. Via Montenapoteone hosts the atelier- showrooms of Gucci Versace. LOuis Vuitton. Prada and Valentino. to name but a few. For more affordable wares. the main streets dedicated to fashion are Corso Vittono Emanuele. Corso Buenos Aires. Via Tome and Corso d1 Porta Ticmese. In Corso Vittorio Emanuele there are label shops. such as Max Mara. Moreschi. Bruno Magli and Pollini. Cerso d1 Porta Ticinese. a continuation of Via Torino. takes you right up to Piazza XXIV Maggio. and is a great shout for high street selections: Diesel, Miss Sixteen. Gas and Fornarina stand alongside a range of second-hand clothes shops.