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( 06 679 24 67; Via Frattina 85a; 10am-7.45pm Tue-Sat, noon-7.45pm Sun & Mon; Spagna)
If
you're female and in need of an Italian shoe fix, this fashionable store sells both classic
and on-trend styles - foxy heels, boots and ballet pumps - at extremely reasonable prices.
Shoes are soft leather and come in endless colours.
Sermoneta
ACCESSORIES
( 06 679 19 60;
www.sermonetagloves.com
; Piazza di Spagna 61; 9.30am-8pm Mon-Sat,
10am-7pm Sun; Spagna)
Buying leather gloves in Rome is a rite of passage for some, and
its most famous glove-seller is the place to do it. Choose from a kaleidoscopic range of
quality leather and suede gloves lined with silk and cashmere. An expert assistant will size
up your hand in a glance. Just don't expect them to smile.
Fausto Santini
SHOES
( 06 678 41 14; Via Frattina 120; 11am-7.30pm Mon, 10am-7.30pm Tue-Sat, 11am-2pm & 3-7pm
Sun; Spagna)
Rome's best-known shoe designer, Fausto Santini is famous for his beguil-
ingly simple, architectural shoe designs, with gorgeous boots and shoes made from butter-
soft leather. Colours are beautiful, the quality impeccable. Seek out the end-of-line
dis-
Cavour)
if this looks
06 488 09 34; Via Cavour 106;
out of your price range.
TOP OF CHAPTER
7
Monti, Esquiline &
San Lorenzo
101
(Via Urbana; 10am-1.30pm & 2-8pm; Cavour)
The collection at this individual boutique
might include gossamer-light jumpers, broad-brimmed hats, chain-mail earrings and silk
dresses. It's always worth a look to discover a special something.
WOMEN'S CLOTHING
Tina Sondergaard
CLOTHING
