Travel Reference
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with a difference: all proceeds support training and transitions from jail on Giudecca to
new lives and productive careers in Venice.
OTTICA CARRARO
MAP
EYEWEAR
GOOGLE MAP
( 041 520 42 58;
www.otticacarraro.it
;
Calle della Mandola 3706; 9am-1pm & 3-7.30pm Mon-Sat;
Sant'Angelo)
Lost your sunglasses on the Lido? Never fear: Ottica Carraro can make you a
custom pair within 24 hours, including the eye exam. The store has its own limited-edition
'Venice' line, ranging from cat-eye shades perfect for facing paparazzi to chunky wood-
grain frames that could get you mistaken for an art critic at the Biennale.
GODI FIORENZA
( 041 241 08 66; Rio Tera San Paternian 4261; 9.30am-6.30pm Mon-Sat; Rialto)
Impeccably
tailored midnight-blue silk-satin dresses with exuberant woolly shoulders showcase the
Saville Row skills of sisters Patrizia and Samanta Fiorenza, but also their vivid imagina-
tions - their latest collection was inspired by men's tuxedos and deconstructed teddy
bears. They specialise in couture at off-the-rack prices: for under €100, hand-beaded
antique-lace collars add turn-of-the-century elegance to modern minimalism.
ARTISANAL, FASHION
ARCOBALENO
( 041 523 68 18; Calle delle Botteghe 3457; 9.30am-1.30pm & 3-7pm Mon-Sat; Accademia)
After see-
ing umpteen Venetian art masterpieces, anyone's fingers will start twitching for a paint
brush. Arcobaleno provides all the raw materials needed to start your own Venetian art
movement, with shelves fully stocked with jars of all the essential pigments: Titian red,
Tiepolo sky-blue, Veronese rose, Bellini peach and Tintoretto teal.
ART SUPPLIES
DANIELA GHEZZO
( 041 522 21 15;
http://www.danielaghezzo.it
; Calle dei Fuseri 4365; 10am-1pm & 3-7pm; Vallaresso)
A
gold chain pulled across this historic atelier doorway means Daniela is already consulting
with a client, discussing rare leathers while taking foot measurements. Maestra Ghezzo
custom makes every pair, so you'll never see your emerald ostrich-leather boots on anoth-
er diva, or your dimpled manta-ray brogues on a rival mogul. Each pair costs €700 to
€1100 and takes about six weeks for delivery.
SHOES
ARNOLDO & BATTOIS
FASHION, ACCESSORIES
