Travel Reference
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FABIO PICCIONI
( 06 474 16 97; Via del Boschetto 148; 10.30am-1pm Tue-Sat, 2-8pm Mon-Sat; Cavour)
A sparkling
Aladdin's cave of decadent, one-of-a-kind costume jewellery; artisan Fabio Piccioni re-
cycles old trinkets to create remarkable art deco-inspired jewellery.
JEWELLERY
ABITO
CLOTHING
( 06 488 10 17; abito61.blogspot.co.uk; Via Panisperna 61; 10.30am-8pm Mon-Sat, noon-8pm Sun; Ca-
vour)
Wilma Silvestre designs elegant clothes with a difference. Choose from the draped,
chic, laid-back styles on the rack, and you can have one made up just for you in a day or
just a few hours - customise the fabric and the colour. There's usually one guest design-
er's clothes also being sold at the shop, and there are occasional vintage sales downstairs.
FAUSTO SANTINI OUTLET
( 06 488 09 34; Via Cavour 106; Cavour)
Close to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, this
store sells end-of-line and discounted Fausto Santini boots, shoes and bags, and is well
worth a look for bargain signature architectural designs in butter-soft leather at a fraction
of the retail price. Sizes are limited, however.
SHOES
Esquilino
ARION ESPOSIZIONI
BOOKS
( 06 4891 3361; Via Milano 15-17; 10am-8pm Mon-Thu & Sun, 10am-10.30pm Fri & Sat; Via Nazionale)
In cool, gleaming white rooms designed by Firouz Galdo, Arion Esposizioni - the book-
shop attached to Palazzo delle Esposizioni - is just made for browsing. There are books
on art, architecture and photography, DVDs, CDs, vinyl, children's books and gifts for the
design-lover in your life.
MAS
( 06 446 80 78; Via dello Statuto 11; 9am-12.45pm & 3.45-7.45pm; Vittorio Emanuele)
Glorious
MAS (Magazzino allo Statuto) is a multistorey temple of didn't-know-I-needed-it, cheap-
as-chips practical goods, thermal vests, bags, watches, pants and the kitchen sink, all piled
DEPARTMENT STORE
