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(
www.dadada.eu
;
Via dei Giubbonari 52; 11am-2pm & 2.30-7.30pm Mon, 10am-7.30pm Tue-Sat,
11am-7.30pm Sun; Via Arenula)
Every young Roman fashionista makes a stop at daDADA
for its funky cocktail dresses, bright print summer frocks, eclectic coats and colourful
hats. Prices start at around €100 but many items are north of €200. There's a second
branch
(
Flaminio or Spagna)
at Via del
06 6813 9162;
www.dadada.eu
;
Via del Corso 500;
Corso 500.
Luna & L'Altra
CLOTHING
(Piazza Pasquino 76; 10am-2pm Tue-Sat & 3.30-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Corso Vittorio Emanuele II)
This trendy address is one of a number of independent boutiques on and around Via del
Governo Vecchio. In its austere, gallery-like interior, clothes and accessories by hip de-
signers Issey Miyake, Marc Le Bihan, Jean Paul Gaultier and Yohji Yamamoto are exhib-
ited in reverential style.
Nardecchia
ART
(Piazza Navona 25; 10am-1pm Tue-Sat & 4.30-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Corso del Rinascimento)
You'll
be inviting people to see your etchings after a visit to this historic Piazza Navona shop.
Famed for its antique prints, Nardecchia sells everything from 18th-century etchings by
Giovanni Battista Piranesi to more affordable 19th-century panoramas. Bank on at least
€120 for a small framed print.
Officina Profumo Farmaceutica
di Santa Maria Novella
(Corso del Rinascimento 47; 10am-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Corso del Rinascimento)
The Roman
branch of one of Italy's oldest pharmacies, this bewitching, aromatic shop stocks natural
perfumes and cosmetics as well as herbal infusions, teas and pot pourri, all carefully
shelved in wooden cabinets under a giant Murano-glass chandelier. The original pharmacy
was founded in Florence in 1612 by the Dominican monks of Santa Maria Novella, and
many of its cosmetics are based on 17th-century herbal recipes.
COSMETICS
Borini
SHOES
