Travel Reference
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10 Corso Como
(
www.10corsocomo.com
; Corso Como 10; 10.30am-7.30pm Tue & Fri-Sun, to 9pm Wed & Thu, 3.30-7.30pm
Mon; Garibaldi)
It might be the world's most hyped 'concept shop,' but Carla Sozzani's
selection of desirable things (Lanvin ballet flats, Alexander Girard wooden dolls, a demi-
couture frock by a designer you've not read about
yet
) makes 10 Corso Como a tempting
shopping experience. Next to the gallery upstairs is a bookshop with art and design titles.
FASHION
Biffi
FASHION
(
www.biffi.com
;
Corso Genova 5 & 6; 3-7.30pm Mon, 9.30am-1.30pm & 3-7.30pm Tue-Sat; 2)
Retailer
Rosy Biffi spotted potential in the young Gio and Gianni long before Armani and Versace
became household names (more recently, she got Milanese women hooked onto US cult-
brand jeans). She has a knack for interpreting edgier trends and making them work for
conformist Milan; check out her selection of international fashion heavyweights for both
men and women.
Borsalino
(
www.borsalino.com
; Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 92; 3-7pm Mon, 10am-7pm Tue-Sat; Duomo)
The
iconic Alessandrian milliner has worked with design greats like Achille Castiglioni, who
once designed a pudding-bowl bowler hat. This outlet in the galleria stocks seasonal fa-
vourites. The main showroom is at
Via Sant'Andrea 5
(
ACCESSORIES
Montenapoleone)
.
02 87 89 10;
Calé Fragranza d'Autore
(
www.cale.it
;
Corso Magenta 22; 3-7pm Mon, 10am-7pm Tue-Sat; Cairoli)
Since 1955 artistic per-
fumery Calé has been a creator and purveyor of artisan fragrances, featuring cult names
such as Parfums d'Orsay, Rigaud and Truefitt & Hill. It's own-brand range embodies the
sophisticated, minimalist Milanese style with poetic names such as
Brezza di Seta
(silk
breeze) and
Dolce Riso
(sweet rice).
PERFUMERIE
G Lorenzi
HOMEWARES, DESIGN
(
www.lorenzi.it
; Via Monte Napoleone 9; 3-7.30pm Mon, 9am-12.30pm & 3-7.30pm Tue-Sat; San Babila)
One of Milan's extant early-20th-century gems, G Lorenzi specialises in the finest-quality