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( Corso Vittorio Emanuele II 18; 10am-6.30pm; Largo di Torre Argentina)
From elbow-length silk
gloves for a grand premiere to crochet for first communions; from tan-coloured driving
mitts to kinky black numbers; from fur-lined kid to polkadots, this tiny shop has gloves
for every conceivable occasion. Scarves and woolly hats too.
Piazza Navona & Around
SBU
(
www.sbu.it
;
Via di San Pantaleo 68-69; 10am-7.30pm Mon-Sat; Corso Vittorio Emanuele II)
The flag-
ship store of hip jeans brand, SBU, aka Strategic Business Unit, occupies a 19th-century
workshop near Piazza Navona, complete with cast- iron columns, wooden racks and a hid-
den backyard. Pride of place goes to the jeans, superbly cut from top-end Japanese denim,
but you can also pick up street-cool shirts, jackets, hats, sweaters and T-shirts.
CLOTHING
TEMPI MODERNI
( Via del Governo Vecchio 108; 9am-1.30pm & 3-8pm Mon-Sat; Corso Vittorio Emanuele II)
Bart
Simpson ties and Ferragaomo fashions sit side by side at this kooky curiosity shop. It's
packed with vintage costume jewellery, Bakelite pieces from the '20s and '30s, art nou-
veau and art deco trinkets, pop art bangles, 19th-century resin brooches and pieces by
couturiers such as Chanel, Dior and Balenciaga.
FASHION, JEWELLERY
RETRÒ
DESIGN
(
www.retrodesign.it
;
Piazza del Fico 20; 11am-1pm Tue-Sat & 4-8pm Mon-Sat; Corso del Rinascimento)
Design buffs, prepare to swoon over the rainbow rows of sexy retro glassware, Bakelite
jewellery, pop art carpets, vintage furniture and iconic chairs by the likes of Italian design
great Giò Ponti and influential French designer Pierre Paulin.
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, tea and pot pourri, all carefully shelved in
COSMETICS
