design Shopping in Rome

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As I love fashion I can’t avoid talking about two streets in Rome with plenty of vintage shops, one of them is “Via del Governo Vecchio” and the other one is “la Via del Boschetto”.

At 45 Via del Governo Vecchio we can find “Vestiti usati Cinzia” a great vintage store. Upon arriving at “Cinzia” you can’t avoid to stop; infinite lines of 70’s handbags, shoes, boots, and even YSL shoes from the 60’s for a ridiculously good price. There are also sunglasses, party dresses, jeans, jewellery … everything you can imagine from the past and ready to take home with you!

Moreover, once you put your foot inside you can’t leave; you get completely indulged in a “grandma- wardrobe- smell”, a little dog just by the door looking at costumers expressions when they walk in, a vintage expert and the managers of “Vestiti usati Cinzia”. This is one obligatory stop when you go to Rome.

The whole street of Via del Governo Vecchio (from the unmatched sculpture of Pasquino) is truly an exposure of antique libraries, young fashion designers, artists and sculptors who settled their studios here. If you’re hungry there is also a pretty good ice-cream shop …

Finally, I would like to talk about “Pulp” which you can find on 140 la Via del Boschetto. This road also has very interesting shops but with a different atmosphere; the previous one is like experiencing the deepest of Italian art whilst this street is more cosmopolitan.

You can find shops with ballroom dresses, cosmopolitan pizzerias, climbing plants that are all around the facade and in the middle of this you will find PULP. It’s shop that every Thursday receives exclusive vintage collections from Gucci and even Channel. Of course it’s very cheap prices; I think it’s a bargain to shop vintage Versace for less than 60 Euros! The only problem is that they don’t always have clothes to sell… but when they do, they are simply the best.

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Como me gusta mucho la moda no puedo evitar hablar de dos calles de Roma plagadas de tiendas vintage, una es la Via del Governo Vecchio y la otra la Via del Boschetto.

En la primera podemos encontrar “vestiti usati Cinzia” en el número 45 de la Via del Governo Vecchio, toda esa calle (partiendo de la inigualable escultura de Pasquino) es una auténtica exposición de librerías antiguas, tiendas de moda de diseñadores jóvenes, artistas y escultores que tienen sus talleres allí, también hay heladerías buenísimas…

pero al llegar a “Cinzia” uno no puede evitar pararse, hileras infinitas de bolsos de los 70’s, zapatos y botas,¡ incluso llegué a ver unos zapatos de YSL de los 60’s por un precio de risa!

También tienen gafas de sol, vestidos de fiesta, vaqueros, joyas… ¡todo lo que puedas imaginar llegado del pasado y listo para llevar a casa!

Además una vez pones un pie dentro ya no puedes salir, te envuelve por completo el olor a “armario de nuestra abuela”, hay un perro pequeño sentado a la entrada mirando las expresiones de la gente, un experto en vintage él y los dueños de “vestiti usati Cinzia”, una parada obligada al ir a Roma.

Para acabar me gustaría hablar de “PULP”, en la Via del Boschetto 140, esta calle también tiene tiendas muy curiosas pero con un aire diferente, así como la anterior es como meterse de lleno en el arte italiano más profundo, esta otra es más cosmopolita.

Con tiendas de atuendos para bailes de salón, pizzerías cosmopolitas, plantas enredaderas que se comen todas las fachadas, y allí está “PULP”, tienda que recibe cada jueves prendas exclusivas de colecciones vintage de Gucci e incluso Chanel.
Y desde luego todo a precios muy bajos, yo creo que comprar un Versace vintage por no más de 60 euros es un lujo. ¡Pero ojo! que no siempre tienen venta pero cuando tienen… son los mejores.

El vintage de lujo por no más de 6o euros en “PULP”, Via del Boschetto, 140. Y el paraíso vintage y de segunda mano,con piezas perfectamente conservadas en “Cinzia vestiti usati” en Via del Governo Vecchio, 45.

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designstreet art Exploring Brighton part II

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Okay, so I’ve been talking about Brighton a lot lately, and I promise I’ll stop after this post (at least for a while ;) ) but I have to say Brighton was really cool.

We spent the day walking around, shopping, eating nice lunch, sitting on the beach and admiring all the cool street art. During our shopping we stumbled upon a very nice little shop called Posh Totty Designs. You’d quite easily miss the shop if you’re not paying attention to the little things. It’s located just off Bond Street in the North Laines and is filled with ‘hidden treasures’ according to the sign outside and I do agree: it was filled with nice bags, cool dresses and adorable jewellery that you’ll not find everyone else wearing, just what I like.

We also saw quite a few pieces of street art: one just close to the little nice shop which was some kind of community art project and it was quite cool. There was also an impressive piece located on Middle Street close to Duke Street. To be fair there’s so much street art that I can only advice you to go there by yourself and check it out (and also take a trip to Posh Totty Designs). Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!

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design Look for a bag, you’ll find shoes

Sneakers on display
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Ten days ago I was off to France for the wedding of my best friend. As we’ve known each other since we were ten years old I was the bridesmaid. That was fantastic news.

But as you know going to a wedding means that you have to find nice things to wear. So before I left I needed to find the right outfit: this meant I could go on an exciting shopping spree without feeling guilty to spend money. For once I had a good excuse! I’m sure you know what I mean…

I found the dress and the shoes rather quickly but I wanted a special bag (I’m in love with bags!) to perfectly complement my outfit. I decided to try my luck in some trendy vintage stores around Brick Lane and Shoreditch. My steps led me to Old Street, where I discovered a really interesting shop called Sneaker freaks. This might not exactly be the right place to find smart and girly handbags but there was some very cool clothes and shoes! Eventhough I didn’t find my bag in there I found some nice shoes for my brother.

I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to dig out some nice stuff for your boyfriend or your brother as well. Have a look, I’m sure you like it.

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